Brothers of the Sun Tour explained

Concert Tour Name:Brothers of the Sun Tour
Landscape:yes
Artist:Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw
Location:United States
Number Of Legs:1
Number Of Shows:23
Gross:US$96.5 million

The Brothers of the Sun Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by American country music artists Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw. It took place in 22 cities at 22 venues across the United States. Chesney and McGraw began the tour at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on June 2, 2012, and ended it with two shows at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts on August 25, 2012. The tour grossed over $96 million in ticket sales and drew at least one million in attendance.[1]

Background

In November 2011, it was announced that country singers Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney would reunite for a stadium tour throughout North America. The duo had previously toured together as part of the George Strait Country Music Fest in 2001. Following the announcement, it was revealed the tour would feature special guests Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and Jake Owen. Tickets for most dates went on general sale to the public on December 11, 2011.[2]

Set list

Tim McGraw Set list

  1. "Felt Good on My Lips"
  2. "For a Little While"
  3. "Down on the Farm"
  4. "Real Good Man"
  5. "Last Dollar (Fly Away)"
  6. "Unbroken"
  7. "Everywhere"
  8. "Where the Green Grass Grows
  9. "Mexicoma"
  10. "All I Want Is a Life"
  11. "Just to See You Smile"
  12. "Better Than I Used to Be"
  13. "Let It Go"
  14. "How Bad Do You Want It"
  15. "Back When"
  16. "Sing Me Back Home" (Merle Haggard cover)
  17. "Something Like That"
  18. "Southern Voice"
  19. "Live Like You Were Dying"
  20. "The Cowboy in Me"
  21. "I Like It, I Love It"
  22. "Truck Yeah"

Kenny Chesney Setlist

  1. "Beer In Mexico"
  2. ”Here and Now”
  3. "Keg In The Closet"
  4. "Summertime"
  5. "Reality"
  6. ”Til It’s Gone”
  7. "Live Those Songs"
  8. ”We Do”
  9. "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems"
  10. "What I Need to Do"
  11. "I Go Back"
  12. "Come Over"
  13. "Anything but Mine"
  14. "You and Tequila" (with Grace Potter)
  15. "Back Where I Come From"
  16. ”Happy Does”
  17. "Living In Fast Forward"
  18. "Young"
  19. "Somewhere with You"
  20. "Never Wanted Nothing More"
  21. ”Tip of My Tongue”
  22. "On the Coast of Somewhere Beautiful"
  23. "Out Last Night"
  24. ”Knowing You”
  25. "When The Sun Goes Down"
  26. "Don't Happen Twice"
  27. "The Boys of Fall"
  28. "Feel Like a Rock Star"
  29. "Refried Dreams"
  30. "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy"
  31. "Indian Outlaw"
  32. "Running on Empty" (Jackson Browne cover)

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueOpening actAttendanceRevenue
North America[3]
June 2, 2012TampaUnited StatesRaymond James StadiumGrace Potter and the Nocturnals
Jake Owen		48,443 / 50,604$4,320,106
June 3, 2012AtlantaGeorgia Dome44,124 / 46,565$3,924,229
June 9, 2012ArlingtonAT&T Stadium47,269 / 50,425$4,421,768
June 10, 2012Kansas CityArrowhead Stadium46,346 / 49,747$3,831,962
June 16, 2012PhiladelphiaLincoln Financial Field53,111 / 53,111$5,541,757
June 23, 2012NashvilleLP Field49,869 / 52,332$3,622,116
June 24, 2012CharlotteBank of America Stadium44,482 / 47,835$3,404,455
June 30, 2012PittsburghHeinz Field53,325 / 57,452$4,841,193
July 1, 2012CincinnatiPaul Brown Stadium42,716 / 45,764$3,495,146
July 7, 2012ChicagoSoldier Field51,100 / 51,100$5,109,399
July 8, 2012MinneapolisTarget Field42,524 / 42,524$4,483,461
July 14, 2012AnaheimAngel Stadium44,832 / 44,832$3,963,039
July 15, 2012OaklandO.co Coliseum41,245 / 41,449$3,128,663
July 21, 2012DenverSports Authority Field at Mile High50,020 / 50,020$4,401,805
July 28, 2012IndianapolisLucas Oil Stadium41,671 / 43,864$3,509,151
July 29, 2012ClevelandCleveland Browns Stadium45,321 / 48,495$3,511,455
August 3, 2012New OrleansMercedes-Benz Superdome37,916 / 40,876$3,385,855
August 4, 2012HoustonReliant Stadium38,242 / 41,849$3,600,279
August 11, 2012East RutherfordMetLife Stadium56,285 / 56,285$5,523,669
August 12, 2012LandoverFedExField46,389 / 50,179$3,953,164
August 18, 2012DetroitFord Field48,943 / 48,943$4,560,108
August 24, 2012FoxboroughGillette Stadium111,209 / 111,209$9,926,110
August 25, 2012
Total1,085,382 / 1,125,460$96,458,890

Notes and References

  1. Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw Close Out 'Killer' Stadium Tour . Ray Waddell . . August 27, 2012 . July 9, 2014.
  2. Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw Reunite for Stadium Tour . Ray Waddell . . November 11, 2011 . July 9, 2014.
  3. Box score:
    • June 23, 2012 . Billboard Boxscore . Billboard . 124 . 22 . New York . 0006-2510 . June 17, 2012 . https://www.webcitation.org/68VJdQd8i?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp . June 18, 2012 . dead .
    • 30 June 2012. Billboard Boxscore. Billboard. 124. 23. New York. 0006-2510. 23 June 2012. https://www.webcitation.org/68eQOqxQO?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. 23 June 2012.
    • 7 July 2012. Billboard Boxscore. Billboard. 124. 24. New York. 0006-2510. 1 July 2012. https://www.webcitation.org/68q4xP6ap?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. 1 July 2012.
    • 14 July 2012. Billboard Boxscore. Billboard. 124. 25. New York. 0006-2510. 8 July 2012. https://www.webcitation.org/68zuYqkXo?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. 8 July 2012.
    • 28 July 2012. Billboard Boxscore. Billboard. 124. 27. New York. 0006-2510. 21 July 2012. https://www.webcitation.org/69KdOqCFf?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. 21 July 2012.
    • 4 August 2012. Billboard Boxscore. Billboard. 124. 28. New York. 0006-2510. 31 July 2012. https://www.webcitation.org/69YmEJknw?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. 31 July 2012.
    • 11 August 2012. Billboard Boxscore. Billboard. 124. 29. New York. 0006-2510. 6 August 2012. https://www.webcitation.org/69iCHTzaa?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. 6 August 2012.
    • 25 August 2012. Billboard Boxscore. Billboard. 124. 31. New York. 0006-2510. 16 August 2012. https://www.webcitation.org/69xvf1UrO?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. 16 August 2012.
    • 1 September 2012. Billboard Boxscore. Billboard. 124. 32. New York. 0006-2510. 26 August 2012. https://www.webcitation.org/6ADkNla9G?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. 26 August 2012.

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