Sun City Carnival Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Sun City Carnival Tour
Landscape:yes
Artist:Kenny Chesney
Location:North America
Album:Lucky Old Sun
Greatest Hits II
Number Of Legs:1
Number Of Shows:57
Last Tour:The Poets & Pirates Tour
(2008)
This Tour:Sun City Carnival Tour
(2009)
Next Tour:2010 With a Two Tour
(2010)

The Sun City Carnival Tour was the ninth headlining concert tour by American country music singer Kenny Chesney, in support of both his twelfth studio album, Lucky Old Sun (2008), and his second greatest hits compilation, Greatest Hits II (2009). The tour began on April 17, 2009, in Uncasville, Connecticut, ending on September 19, of that year in Indianapolis, Indiana. This tour was the biggest country music tour for 2009 and the sixth overall in music.

Opening acts

Set list

  1. "Live Those Songs"
  2. "Summertime"
  3. "Beer in Mexico"
  4. "Keg in the Closet"
  5. "Out Last Night"
  6. ”The Boys of Fall”
  7. ”The Good Stuff”
  8. "Big Star"
  9. ”Reality”
  10. ”Til It’s Gone”
  11. "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems"
  12. ”Somewhere with You”
  13. "I Go Back"
  14. ”Get Along”
  15. "Anything but Mine"
  16. ”Save It for a Rainy Day”
  17. "Down the Road"
  18. "Me and You"
  19. ”There Goes My Life”
  20. "Old Blue Chair"
  21. ”All the Pretty Girls”
  22. "Living in Fast Forward"
  23. "Young
  24. ”Noise”
  25. ”American Kids”
  26. ”Setting the World on Fire”
  27. "Never Wanted Nothing More"
  28. "Back Where I Come From"
  29. "How Forever Feels"
  30. "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven"
  31. "When the Sun Goes Down"
  32. "Don't Happen Twice"
  33. "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy"
  34. "Jack & Diane"
Encore
  2. "Don't Blink"
  4. "Better as a Memory"
  6. "Take It Easy"
  8. "Mary Jane's Last Dance"
  10. "The Joker"
  12. "With or Without You"
  14. "The Fireman"
  16. "Hurts So Good"
  18. "Blister in the Sun"
  20. "You Really Got Me"
  22. "Rocky Mountain Way"
  24. "That Lucky Old Sun"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueOpening actsAttendanceRevenue
North America[1]
April 17, 2009UncasvilleUnited StatesMohegan Sun ArenaLady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert		15,053 / 15,053$1,274,480
April 18, 2009
April 23, 2009AlbuquerqueJournal Pavilion12,549 / 15,004$622,965
April 25, 2009Las VegasThe Joint4,072 / 4,072$479,875
April 26, 2009 IndioEmpire Polo Field
May 1, 2009San AntonioAT&T Center12,606 / 12,606$661,649
May 2, 2009FriscoPizza Hut Park25,026 / 25,026$1,840,494
May 3, 2009The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion15,750 / 15,750$851,933
May 7, 2009Des MoinesWells Fargo Arena11,183 / 11,183$601,596
May 8, 2009OmahaQwest Center14,270 / 14,270$919,296
May 9, 2009Kansas CitySprint Center13,922 / 13,922$998,116
May 14, 2009PelhamVerizon Wireless Music Centerrowspan="2"
May 15, 2009Bossier CityCenturyTel Center
May 16, 2009North Little RockAlltel Arena13,614 / 14,583$699,238
May 21, 2009GreenvilleBi-Lo Center11,645 / 11,645$614,444
May 22, 2009ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion19,316 / 19,316$959,972
May 23, 2009ColumbusCrew StadiumLady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert
Sugarland		25,088 / 25,088$1,943,542
May 28, 2009AlpharettaVerizon Wirless AmphitheatreLady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert		12,502 / 12,502$882,270
May 30, 2009LouisvillePapa John's Cardinal StadiumLady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert
Sugarland
Montgomery Gentry		40,144 / 40,144$2,881,832
June 4, 2009DarienDarien Lake PACLady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert		15,176 / 21,192$674,435
June 6, 2009PittsburghHeinz FieldLady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert
Sugarland
Montgomery Gentry		47,510 / 49,103$4,106,495
June 11, 2009MolineiWireless CenterLady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert
June 13, 2009ChicagoSoldier FieldLady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert
Sugarland
Montgomery Gentry		48,763 / 50,109$3,184,606
June 19, 2009 SomersetFloat-Rite AmphitheatreLady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert
June 20, 2009FargoFargodome13,151 / 13,151$754,837
June 24, 2009WantaghJones Beach Theater11,651 / 13,824$704,435
June 25, 2009Virginia BeachVerizon Wireless Amphitheater17,407 / 20,055$799,677
June 27, 2009PhiladelphiaLincoln Financial FieldLady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert
Sugarland
Montgomery Gentry		52,343 / 52,343$4,407,377
July 2, 2009Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial ColiseumLady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert
July 3, 2009 MilwaukeeMarcus Amphitheater22,643 / 22,643$1,363,796
July 9, 2009EdmontonCanadaCommonwealth Stadium33,910 / 44,500$2,540,906
July 10, 2009CalgaryPengrowth Saddledome12,364 / 12,364$1,444,475
July 11, 2009MerrittMerritt Mountain Music Festival Groundsrowspan="2"
July 14, 2009BoiseUnited StatesTaco Bell Arena
July 18, 2009San FranciscoAT&T Park36,258 / 37,411$2,516,347
July 23, 2009SandyRio Tinto Stadium21,215 / 23,687$1,577,610
July 24, 2009 CheyenneCheyenne Frontier DaysJake Owen28,079 / 40,528$1,633,914
July 25, 2009
July 29, 2009StatelineHarveys Outdoor ArenaLady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert		7,262 / 7,262$672,358
August 1, 2009SeattleQwest FieldLady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert
Sugarland
Montgomery Gentry		42,092 / 45,064$3,208,188
August 6, 2009Orange BeachAmphitheater at the WharfLady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert		9,641 / 9,641$858,049
August 7, 2009JacksonvilleJacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena12,243 / 12,243$762,183
August 8, 2009TampaFord Amphitheatre19,404 / 19,404$1,106,334
August 13, 2009HartfordComcast Theatre24,087 / 24,087$1,133,213
August 15, 2009FoxboroughGillette StadiumLady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert
Sugarland
Montgomery Gentry		57,890 / 57,890$5,041,001
August 19, 2009OttawaCanadaScotiabank PlaceLady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert		12,331 / 12,331$903,518
August 20, 2009TorontoMolson Canadian Amphitheatre16,101 / 16,101$934,644
August 22, 2009DetroitUnited StatesFord FieldLady Antebellum
Montgomery Gentry
Sugarland		49,215 / 49,215$3,843,639
August 28, 2009SyracuseNew York State FairJake Owen15,157 / 16,167$885,190
August 29, 2009BristowNissan PavilionLady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert		22,670 / 22,670$1,230,552
August 30, 2009RaleighTime Warner Cable Music Pavilion19,985 / 19,985$996,260
September 10, 2009BiloxiMississippi Coast Coliseumrowspan="5"
September 11, 2009TallahasseeLeon County Civic CenterMiranda Lambert
September 12, 2009North CharlestonNorth Charleston Coliseum
September 15, 2009New York CityHard Rock CafeUncle Kracker
September 17, 2009BloomingtonU.S. Cellular Coliseum
September 19, 2009IndianapolisLucas Oil StadiumMiranda Lambert
Sugarland
Montgomery Gentry
Zac Brown Band		45,178 / 45,178$3,016,365
Festivals and fairs
  • This concert was a part of the Stagecoach Festival, held at the same venue as the Coachella Music Festival, near Palm Springs, CA.
  • This concert was a part of the Apple River Country Splash Festival.
  • This concert was a part of Summerfest.
  • These concerts were part of the Cheyenne Frontier Days.
    NotesThe Frisco, Texas concert was abruptly called-off due to torrential rain and lighting fifty minutes into the show, and was made-up on May 17, 2009.

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Fabian. Shelley. Kenny Chesney's 'Sun City Carnival' Tour Dates. Country Music.about.com. About.com. January 29, 2015.

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