Trip Around the Sun Tour explained

Concert Tour Name:Trip Around the Sun Tour
Landscape:yes
Location:North America
Number Of Legs:1
Number Of Shows:18
Gross:$114.3 million
Last Tour:Spread the Love Tour
(2016)
This Tour:Trip Around the Sun Tour
(2018)
Next Tour:Songs for the Saints Tour
(2019)

The Trip Around the Sun Tour was the sixteenth headlining concert tour by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It began on April 21, 2018, in Tampa Bay, Florida and finished on August 24, 2018, in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The tour played NFL, MLB, and MLS stadiums. The tour was first announced in October 2017.[1]

Commercial reception

The tour was marked as Chesney's biggest ever, earning $114.3 million. 1.289 million tickets were reportedly sold.[2]

Opening acts

Setlists

This setlist is a representation of the June 2, 2018, show in Pittsburgh.[3]

  1. "Beer in Mexico"
  2. "Reality"
  3. "Til It's Gone"
  4. Here and Now
  5. "Summertime"
  6. ”We Do”
  7. "Pirate Flag"
  8. "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems"
  9. Everyone She Knows
  10. "Somewhere with You"
  11. "I Go Back"
  12. "Get Along"
  13. "Anything but Mine"
  14. Tip of My Tongue
  15. "Save It for a Rainy Day"
  16. "When the Sun Goes Down"
  17. Knowing You
  18. "All the Pretty Girls"
  19. Happy Does
  20. "Living in Fast Forward"
  21. "Young"
  22. "Noise"
  23. "American Kids"
  24. "Setting the World on Fire"
  25. Out Last Night
  26. "Everything's Gonna Be Alright"
  27. "Dust on the Bottle"
  28. "How Forever Feels"
  29. The Good Stuff
  30. "Big Star"
  31. "Don't Happen Twice"
  32. The Boys of Fall
Encore
  1. "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueOpening actsAttendanceRevenue
North America[4]
April 21, 2018TampaUnited States Raymond James StadiumThomas Rhett
Old Dominion
Brandon Lay
55,292 / 55,292 $6,245,650
April 28, 2018MilwaukeeMiller Park43,526 / 43,526 $5,136,660
May 5, 2018MinneapolisU.S. Bank Stadium48,255 / 48,255$4,999,184
May 12, 2018Orchard ParkHighmark Stadium50,255 / 40,655$6,880,111
May 19, 2018ArlingtonAT&T Stadium46,274 / 48,625$3,770,669
May 26, 2018AtlantaMercedes-Benz Stadium51,312 / 51,312$5,068,880
June 2, 2018PittsburghHeinz Field48,856 / 50,405$4,603,691
June 9, 2018PhiladelphiaLincoln Financial Field55,238 / 55,238$6,384,845
June 16, 2018ColumbusMapfre Stadium26,455 / 27,207$3,186,820
June 23, 2018PhoenixChase Field48,424 / 49,014$3,198,416
June 30, 2018DenverSports Authority Field at Mile High51,553 / 53,983$4,442,006
July 7, 2018SeattleCenturyLink Field48,889 / 50,864$4,442,006
July 14, 2018Kansas CityArrowhead Stadium57,582 / 57,582$4,981,733
July 21, 2018St. LouisBusch Stadium44,529 / 44,529$4,753,888
July 28, 2018ChicagoSoldier Field52,189 / 52,189$5,751,195
August 4, 2018DetroitFord Field48,826 / 48,826$4,968,563
August 11, 2018NashvilleNissan Stadium55,182 / 55,182$5,471,438
August 18, 2018East RutherfordMetLife Stadium58,642 / 58,642$6,858,291
August 25, 2018FoxboroughGillette Stadium121,714 / 121,714$11,631,679
Total$114.3 million

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kenny Chesney's Trip Around The Sun Tour. KennyChesney.com. October 6, 2022. February 2, 2022.
  2. Kenny Chesney's Trip Around the Sun Tour Finishes as His Biggest Tour Ever. Billboard. Frankenberg. Eric. August 30, 2018. February 8, 2019.
  3. Web site: Kenny Chesney Setlist at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh. setlist.fm.
  4. Boxscore:
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. February 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501232717/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. May 1, 2018.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. February 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20180509203605/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. May 9, 2018.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. February 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20180516162138/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. May 16, 2018.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. February 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20180529133610/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. May 29, 2018.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. February 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20180606163404/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. June 6, 2018.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. February 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20180614183147/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. June 14, 2018.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. February 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20180628013210/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. June 28, 2018.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. February 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20180712054347/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. July 12, 2018.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. February 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20180718160242/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. July 18, 2018.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. February 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20180801170215/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. August 1, 2018.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. February 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20180808144310/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. August 8, 2018.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. February 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20180815151802/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. August 15, 2018.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. February 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20180822151416/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. August 22, 2018.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. February 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20180828145155/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. August 28, 2018.