Here and Now Tour
Tour by Kenny Chesney
Associated albumHere and Now
Start dateApril 23, 2022 (2022-04-23)
End dateAugust 27, 2022 (2022-08-27)
Legs1
No. of shows41 in North America
Kenny Chesney concert chronology

The Here and Now Tour[1] (originally known as the Chillaxification Tour) was the sixteenth headlining concert tour by American country music recording artist, Kenny Chesney. The tour is in support of his nineteenth studio album, Here and Now (2020). Pre-dominantly visiting the United States, there are 41 shows planned during the spring and summer of 2022.

Background

Original poster for dates planned for 2020

The tour was announced in September 2019, with 20 shows planned for stadiums in the spring and summer of 2020.[2] Country acts Florida Georgia Line[3] and Old Dominion[4] were slated as support acts for the tour. Later in December 2019, the tour expanded, adding an additional 18 shows to be performed in amphitheaters. For these shows, Michael Franti & Spearhead[5] were announced as the opening act.

The COVID-19 pandemic took a heavy toll on the live entertainment industry. In March 2020, Chesney postponed the tour to begin at the end of May 2020.[6] A few months later, The Messina Touring Group announced all dates were postponed.[7] Chesney wrote to his fan base (the No Shoes Nation) postponing all dates was a late resort. The singer also mentioned meeting with his team, MTG, medical experts, city commissioners, venue management, and the NFL daily to make the tour happen in 2020.

Later that summer, postponed shows were rescheduled.[8] The tour was set to start in April 2021, with the new country group Gone West added as a support act.[9] However, as the effects of the pandemic increased, the tour was postponed once again.[10]

A year later, Chesney revealed the tour will finally take place in 2022.[11] The singer also renamed the tour. Its full title with sponsorship is "Blue Chair Bay Rum Presents Here And Now 2022 Fueled by Marathon".[12] As of July 2021, there are no support acts that have been announced for the new dates.

Speaking of the tour, Chesney stated:

"Like it does for everyone, the idea of music, live music, fills me up [...] Nothing is so in the moment, so completely alive. I want to start 2022 with the awesome rush that embodies everything playing for No Shoes Nation is. We're calling the tour Here And Now 2022, because when we get together, there is only the present – and it's so electric and good, I know I don't want it to end. I just want to be 100% there with all of you.[13]"

On February 7, 2022, Chesney announced 20 amphitheater to coincide with the 21 stadium dates.[14]

Following the tour, Pollstar reported Chesney had broken 14 personal ticket sales records, and in many markets had to push the stage further into the end zone to accommodate the demand for tickets.[15]

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue[16]
Date City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance / Capacity Revenue
North America [17]
April 23, 2022 Tampa United States Raymond James Stadium Dan + Shay
Old Dominion
Carly Pearce		 58,369 / 58,369 $8,605,328
April 30, 2022 Charlotte Bank of America Stadium 41,342 / 42,489 $4,327,462
May 5, 2022 Noblesville Ruoff Music Center Carly Pearce 15,376 / 20,000 $948,508
May 7, 2022 St. Louis Busch Stadium Dan + Shay
Old Dominion
Carly Pearce		 40,653 / 40,653 $4,147,274
May 14, 2022 Milwaukee Miller Park 41,138 / 41,138 $5,459,692
May 19, 2022 Orange Beach Wharf Amphitheater Carly Pearce 9,551 / 9,551 $1,097,048
May 21, 2022 Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium Dan + Shay

Old Dominion
Carly Pearce

 47,925 / 47,925 $4,902,829
May 25, 2022 Charleston Credit One Stadium Carly Pearce 11,803 / 11,803 $1,219,816
May 26, 2022 Huntsville Orion Amphitheater 7,384 / 7,384 $907,117
May 28, 2022 Nashville Nissan Stadium Dan + Shay
Old Dominion
Carly Pearce		 57,211 / 57,211 $6,833,834
June 2, 2022 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Carly Pearce 14,375 / 14,375 $884,954
June 4, 2022 Arlington AT&T Stadium Dan + Shay
Old Dominion
Carly Pearce		 50,033 / 50,033 $4,588,994
June 8, 2022 Canandaigua CMAC Carly Pearce 11,569 / 11,569 $750,924
June 9, 2022 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center 19,933 / 19,933 $1,080,994
June 11, 2022 Pittsburgh Heinz Field Dan + Shay
Old Dominion
Carly Pearce		 53,502 / 53,502 $5,569,182
June 15, 2022 Virginia Beach Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater Carly Pearce 16,324 / 16,324 $970,030
June 16, 2022 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live 18,114 / 18,114 $903,466
June 18, 2022 Philadelphia Lincoln Financial Field Dan + Shay
Old Dominion
Carly Pearce		 55,519 / 55,519 $7,047,085
June 23, 2022 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center Carly Pearce 20,336 / 20,336 $1,196,358
June 25, 2022 Chicago Soldier Field Dan + Shay
Old Dominion
Carly Pearce		 52,792 / 52,792 $6,054,015
June 29, 2022 Brandon Brandon Amphitheater Carly Pearce 6,822 / 6,822 $571,924
June 30, 2022 Rogers Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion 9,064 / 10,876 $777,117
July 2, 2022 Kansas City GEHA Field Dan + Shay
Old Dominion
Carly Pearce		 57,852 / 57,852 $5,231,690
July 9, 2022 Bozeman Bobcat Stadium Old Dominion
Carly Pearce		 25,469 / 25,469 $2,742,481
July 12, 2022 Stateline Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena Carly Pearce 14,558 / 14,558 $1,729,241
July 13, 2022
July 16, 2022 Seattle Lumen Field Dan + Shay
Old Dominion
Carly Pearce		 50,983 / 50,983 $5,101,650
July 19, 2022 Bend Hayden Homes Amphitheater Carly Pearce 13,742 / 15,660 $1,402,468
July 20, 2022
July 23, 2022 Inglewood SoFi Stadium Dan + Shay
Old Dominion
Carly Pearce		 50,227 / 50,227 $5,467,968
July 27, 2022 Nampa Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater Carly Pearce 10,898 / 10,898 $728,537
July 28, 2022 West Valley City USANA Amphitheatre 18,224 / 19,958 $1,189,152
July 30, 2022 Denver Empower Field at Mile High Dan + Shay
Old Dominion
Carly Pearce		 60,023 / 60,023 $6,535,578
August 6, 2022 Minneapolis U.S. Bank Stadium 50,150 / 50,150 $5,996,445
August 10, 2022 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion Carly Pearce 15,000 / 15,000 $1,316,917
August 11, 2022 Geddes St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview 14,876 / 17,136 $1,316,917
August 13, 2022 East Rutherford MetLife Stadium Dan + Shay
Old Dominion
Carly Pearce		 59,999 / 59,999 $7,267,540
August 18, 2022 Columbus Historic Crew Stadium 23,197 / 23,197 $2,214,103
August 20, 2022 Detroit Ford Field 49,725 / 49,725 $5,622,738
August 26, 2022 Foxborough Gillette Stadium 122,021 / 122,021 $12,968,004
August 27, 2022
Total 1,296,079 / 1,309,574 $135,259,120
Cancellations and rescheduled shows

Band

References

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  3. ↑ Ives, Brian (September 24, 2019). "Kenny Chesney Announces 2020 Tour With Florida Georgia Line, Old Dominion". WKLB-FM. Beasley Broadcast Group. Archived from the original on July 4, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
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  11. ↑ "Date set: Kenny Chesney finally returning to Arrowhead Stadium with 'Here and Now' tour". KMBC-TV. Hearst Television. June 17, 2021. Archived from the original on July 4, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
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  14. ↑ "Kenny Chesney Doubles Down With 20 Amphitheater Shows Added To His 21-Date Stadium 'Here And Now 2022 Tour'". pollstar.com. 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
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