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Post by yoohoo on Jan 8, 2008 12:01:23 GMT -5
Kenny Chesney riding into 2008 with momentum Posted: 2:12 PM Jan 2, 2008 Last Updated: 2:12 PM Jan 2, 2008 Reporter: The Associated Press
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A | A | AKenny Chesney goes into the new year with the highest grossing country tour of last year.
Chesney's "Flip Flop Tour" made close to 72 million dollars, ranking fourth for all genre tours. Keith Urban is joining Chesney on a number of stadium tours this year.
Their first stop is Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, on July 26th. Chesney's "Poets and Pirates Tour" will also feature LeAnn Rimes on all shows. Urban and Carrie Underwood are touring together on the "The Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride" tour this year.
Their tour opens at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut, on January 31st.
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Post by yoohoo on Jan 8, 2008 12:11:09 GMT -5
Music Review Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates (2007) Kenny Chesney A- MELLOW DRAMA Kenny Chesney gets a little introspective as he continues to extol the chilled-out life Jim Graham/Redux
Credits Release Date: Sep 11, 2007; Lead Performance: Kenny Chesney; Genre: Country/Bluegrass
By Whitney Pastorek For the better part of this new century, country superstar Kenny Chesney has criss-crossed America selling his laissez-faire musical lifestyle, rooted in tank tops and rum. But now, at the increasingly ripe age of 39, the flip-flops may be starting to chafe, as the singer begins wondering if life as a hillbilly rock star is all it's cracked up to be. With his 11th album, the woefully titled Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates, that existential crisis is on full display.
Despite being a decent songwriter (see ''Beer in Mexico,'' the best song from 2005's The Road and the Radio), Chesney penned none of Just Who I Am's 11 tracks. Yet many of the tunes he's chosen seem personal, not to mention pensive — take ''Better as a Memory,'' a sweet 'n' low meditation on love and leaving, or ''Demons,'' an austere album closer that lets regret and whiskey flow free. These are simple, earnest songs from the perspective of someone realizing his limitations as a man.
But don't despair, party people. While the lyrics are engaging (and, yes, emotionally honest), it's not like Chesney's fiddling around with some alt-country concept album here. The usual bulletproof, radio-friendly production remains fully intact. Insanely pleasant first single ''Never Wanted Nothing More'' and the Mellencampian riffs of ''Just Not Today'' both trade on memories of girls, summer days, and pickup trucks (a few of Chesney's favorite subjects) to fire up those who prefer to remember life like it probably never was. The Dwight Yoakam-penned ''Wild Ride'' is a surrealist journey drenched in vocoder, so you know it's fun. And two odd though still catchy songs appear to have wandered in from another, less good album: ''Shiftwork,'' a calypso duet with George Strait, and ''Dancin' for the Groceries,'' a single-mom stripper saga that's undermined by lines like ''So she puts on a dress that might feel pretty/If she didn't have to take it off again.''
It's probably not a coincidence that Just Who I Am's finest moment comes via the fusion of commercialism and contemplation. ''Don't Blink'' is a meticulously pop-crafted slow burner with a monster hook that also features a reflective verse: ''Best start puttin' first things first/'Cause when your hourglass runs outta sand/You can't flip it over, start again.'' Brilliant poetry it's not, but let's hope that revelation sticks. For while Chesney can always count on the booze-cruise crowd, the tentative maturity that threads its way through Just Who I Am reveals an artist ready and able to try something deeper. And there's a lot of us out here who'd happily raise a rum punch to that. B
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Post by FlipFlopSummer on Jan 9, 2008 12:31:30 GMT -5
oh yeah according to my Radio and me personally being in the buisness KC will be giving out more Tour Dates ion the east side of the country in about a week or so so keep checkin in with KC.com for more.
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Post by yoohoo on Jan 14, 2008 11:59:47 GMT -5
Saturday January 12, 08:25 PM Nervous Chesney produces Willie Nelson album NASHVILLE (Billboard) - When country superstar Kenny Chesney was approached about producing a new album for Willie Nelson, he was initially underwhelmed. "I wish I could say that I jumped at the chance," Chesney says, "but it came at a time when I was really tired from the end of my tour and I wanted to be sure that I had the mental energy that it'd take to have that guy's music in your hands.
"And just when I was needing it the most, God gave me Willie Nelson," he continues. "You never know where inspiration is going to come from." ADVERTISEMENT
The fruit of their efforts, "Moment of Forever," is due in stores Jan. 29 on Universal Music's Lost Highway label.
The invitation to work with Nelson, 74, came after he guested on Chesney's version of "That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)," a song Nelson recorded in 1979 with Leon Russell. The rough mix caught the attention of Nelson's manager, Mark Rothbaum, who asked if Chesney and veteran producer Buddy Cannon would be interested in doing a full-blown project.
Chesney says he was a bit uneasy on the first day in the studio. "I hadn't been that nervous in awhile, especially making a record," he says. "I had my vision of what I wanted to do with Willie, but I didn't know if that was Willie's vision."
The feeling dissipated when Chesney walked into the studio. "Willie gave me a big hug," Chesney says. "Next thing you know, I was hanging out with my buddy."
Nelson contributed three cuts: "Over You Again," which he wrote with sons Micah and Lukas, and two that he wrote solo, including the hilarious "You Don't Think I'm Funny Anymore" ("Did you hear the one about the dirty whore/Oh, I forgot ... you don't think I'm funny anymore").
The album includes a cover of Dave Matthews' haunting "Gravedigger," a song suggested by Chesney.
"I had heard Dave singing it, but I hadn't really paid attention to it," Nelson says. "It wasn't until I heard it and read the words on paper that I realized what a really good song it is."
He had a similar experience with Bob Dylan's "Gotta Serve Somebody," which Cannon brought to the table. "I started reading the lyrics and decided this would be fun to do," Nelson says.
Randy Newman's "Louisiana," originally written about the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, finds new life as a commentary on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. "We took the lyric and made it apply to today," Chesney says.
Chesney and Cannon also delivered songs for the project, and Chesney duets with Nelson on "Worry B Gone." The title cut was written by Kris Kristofferson and Danny Tims.
Nelson hasn't received much radio play in recent years -- his last solo appearance in the top 20 of Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart came in 1990 with "Ain't Necessarily So."
Lost Highway executives hope video channels will help get the word out about the new set. Two videos, one for "Gravedigger" and one for "You Don't Think I'm Funny Anymore," were recently filmed. The former was shot at a Bronx cemetery and features Nelson in multiple roles. "I was the gravedigger, I was the cab driver, I was the limo driver, I was the priest," Nelson says. "I played everybody in there."
The latter video features Jessica Simpson, Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson, and premieres Feb. 9 on MTV.
Meanwhile, Nelson will appear Feb. 14 on NBC's "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" and Feb. 22 on "Today," and he will perform new material on an extensive spring tour, which includes a performance Feb. 3 during the Super Bowl halftime show in Phoenix.
Reuters/Billboard
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Post by yoohoo on Jan 16, 2008 11:45:38 GMT -5
Kenny Chesney’s 2008 Poets & Pirates Concert Tour To Visit Heinz Field
PITTSBURGH — Following two highly successful performances in recent years, award-winning music entertainer Kenny Chesney will return to Heinz Field this summer as part of his 2008 Poets & Pirates Tour.
Chesney’s 2008 Poets & Pirates Tour will make its only appearance at Heinz Field on Saturday, June 14. A three-time and current Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year, Chesney will bring his tour to 13 NFL stadiums around the country with the possibility of more to come.
In the previous two performances at Heinz Field in 2005 and 2007, Chesney’s summer concerts have been a huge success. Over 100,000 tickets were sold the past two concerts in Pittsburgh.
Ticket sales, times and accompanying acts will be announced at a later date.
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Post by yoohoo on Jan 16, 2008 11:49:12 GMT -5
Kenny Chesney to Play Williams-Brice
COLUMBIA (WLTX) -– Colonial Center officials have announced that Kenny Chesney will appear at Williams-Brice Stadium on April 26 as part of his 2008 Poets and Pirates Tour.
Global Spectrum, management company for USC and the Colonial Center, say they will announce the full tour lineup and dates tickets go on sale at a later date.
Promoters are promising concert-goers the "biggest country show in the history of South Carolina."
The Colonial Center's website says tickets will be available for the concert at Williams-Brice Stadium through the Colonial Center ticketing system.
Chesney has performed at the Colonial Center for the past five years.
Promoters say Columbia will be the first stop for the tour, and it's the only market that Chesney will play that is not an NFL-sized stadium.
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Post by chesneynut on Jan 17, 2008 11:17:47 GMT -5
LOL I wish he'd hurry up and release more dates!! I wanna know if hes coming to Nebraska again or if I gotta go outta state LOL dont know if I can handle all the suspense!!
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Post by yoohoo on Jan 24, 2008 12:01:08 GMT -5
Kenny Chesney to return to Grand Rapids The Enquirer
Country music singer Kenny Chesney has added a stop in Michigan to his 2008 summer tour.
The Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year will perform May 21 and 22 along with LeAnn Rhimes at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.
ADVERTISEMENT Ticket prices and on-sale date information have not yet been released. Chesney also is scheduled to perform at Ford Field in Detroit on Aug. 2.
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Post by BeachTenant on Jan 25, 2008 10:26:49 GMT -5
See? he's still adding more states/shows! keep your fingers crossed!
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Post by yoohoo on Jan 29, 2008 11:41:33 GMT -5
Don’t bother camping for Chesney tickets Fans must claim numbered wristband for random drawing Tickets for Kenny Chesney’s April 26 concert at Williams-Brice Stadium will go on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 9. For previous Chesney concerts, fans have camped out on the Colonial Center plaza in hopes of landing front-row seats — and a possible high-five from the country-singing star. But for this show the arena will use a random ticket distribution system. The arena will not allow overnight camping. Fans must claim a numbered wristband from the arena box office from 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 8, and then return to the Colonial Center at 8 a.m. Feb. 9 for the drawing. Here’s how it works: A random wristband will be drawn, and the holder of that number will be the first person in line, followed by the subsequent numbers. So if 150 is called, then 151 will buy next. The wristbands, which are solely for tickets sold at the Colonial Center, only guarantee a place in line — not a ticket. If ticket buyers don’t have wristbands on Feb. 9, they will have to wait at the end of the line. Tickets cost $89.50, $69.50 and $49.50 and can be purchased — without waiting in line — by visiting www.thecolonialcenter.com or by calling (800) 472-8499. Tickets will also be sold at Piggly Wiggly and Play It Again Sports. Chesney will be joined at Williams-Brice by Brooks & Dunn, LeAnn Rimes, Gary Allan and Luke Bryan. The capacity for the show will be 58,000. — Otis R. Taylor Jr.
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Post by yoohoo on Feb 4, 2008 11:44:47 GMT -5
For this 'Moment,' Chesney put down his microphone Enlarge By Glen Rose Team note: In addition to producing Willie Nelson's album, Kenny Chesney recorded a duet and co-wrote a song. Digg del.icio.us Newsvine Reddit FacebookWhat's this?By Brian Mansfield, Special for USA TODAY Kenny Chesney's already a multiplatinum recording artist and stadium headliner. This week, he adds a new accomplishment to his résumé: producer. Along with Nashville producer Buddy Cannon, the Country Music Association's reigning Entertainer of the Year produced Willie Nelson's Moment of Forever album, as well as a bluegrass offering from Tim Hensley, who plays guitar in Chesney's band. Both discs are out this week.
"I've always been comfortable seeing my vision and, with Buddy's help, having it come to life in the studio," says Chesney, who has been producing his own albums with Cannon since 2002's No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems. "For the first time, I had to back out of the front chair as an artist and become sensitive to what another artist wanted their record to sound like, then mix it with my vision."
Chesney initially worked with Nelson after inviting him to record the Frankie Laine hit That Lucky Old Sun for a future Chesney project. After hearing a rough mix of that duet, Nelson invited Cannon and Chesney to work on an album with him.
"I didn't know whether (Chesney) would be willing to jump in and do something on one of my records, but I came to find out he was a fan," Nelson says. "He was right there with every note that we were doing. He worked hard in there."
FIND MORE STORIES IN: Nashville | Kenny Chesney | Willie Nelson | Chesney | Country Music | Buddy Cannon Nelson's album, recorded in Nashville, includes a remake of the Dave Matthews Band's Gravedigger, a duet with Chesney called Worry B Gone and a song Chesney co-wrote called I'm Alive.
Chesney also wrote two songs with Hensley for his album, called Long Monday. Hensley's album features some of Nashville's top acoustic players and background vocals by Vince Gill and Patty Loveless.
"We sat around in a circle and arranged each song at that moment, then we did a couple of passes, and it was a fun, laid-back experience," Chesney says.
"The Willie experience was the same way, but, personally, there was more at stake. I wanted to make sure Willie really loved what we were doing and where we were taking his music."
Cannon says Chesney's skills in the studio have grown considerably in the years they've worked together.
"The musicians have unbelievable respect for him," Cannon says. "The guys love working with him, because he knows what he wants.
"I called him after we did this Willie record and said, 'Man, you have become a good record producer.' I'd work on any record with him."
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Post by yoohoo on Feb 7, 2008 11:49:57 GMT -5
Chesney bringing Poets & Pirates Tour to Columbia, April 26
Special to The T&D COLUMBIA -- Kenny Chesney will bring the 2008 Poets & Pirates Tour to Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday, April 26, for the largest country concert in the history of South Carolina.
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Post by yoohoo on Feb 12, 2008 11:39:10 GMT -5
Monday, February 11, 2008 Obama Wins Country Music Entertainer of the Year :-)
Extends Amazing String of Victories
The Borowitz Report
Coming off a weekend in which he racked up victories in Nebraska, Washington, Louisiana, the Virgin Islands and Maine, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) extended his amazing winning streak today by being named the Country Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year.
For Mr. Obama, who is not a country music entertainer, the award represents a significant upset since it had been expected to go to longtime country favorite Kenny Chesney.
Mr. Obama barely had time to cobble together an acceptance speech when he received word that he had also won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
The Illinois senator had been considered a long-shot to win the Nobel, given his history of not being a chemist, but the Nobel committee awarded it to him nonetheless, passing over the prohibitive favorite for the prize, Dr. Hiroshi Kyosuke.
Reached at his laboratory in Tokyo, where he has been studying the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription for the past forty years, Dr. Kyosuke said he had “no hard feelings” about losing the chemistry prize to a non-chemist, explaining, “If anyone else had beaten me, I’d be upset, but Barack Obama? I do love him so.”
The news about the Nobel Prize was slightly overshadowed by the release of a new poll today showing Senator Obama defeating Hannah Montana in a head-to-head match-up.
The poll showed Mr. Obama defeating Ms. Montana 67 percent to 31 percent among people who describe themselves as rabid fans of Hannah Montana.
Elsewhere, seeking funds for her cash-strapped campaign, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) fired her campaign manager and replaced her with Heather Mills McCartney.
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Post by yoohoo on Feb 14, 2008 11:46:25 GMT -5
Kenny Chesney is considering canceling his annual Keg In The Closet Tour of college town bars. News of a tentative Keg In The Closet date at the Jupiter Bar & Grille near the University of Alabama was hacked off an inactive page on the venue's website and it wound up on the comment portion of Chesney's official website, kennychesney.com. A disappointed Chesney said, " . . . If it gets too out of control, we just can't do it. I mean, the spirit of this has always been for me and the guys to get out, get a little sloppy, play a buncha songs we love and have a good time. It's supposed to be loose, easy and in the moment. But if this kind of craziness is already happening, it means we may've hit the point where we can't do it anymore. I'd hate that, but these clubs can't handle that kind of crowding -- and I don't wanna put them through it. It's a shame ... it's a lotta fun for everybody, and it's always seemed like the people who didn't get in were good sports about it." Over the past five years, Chesney has played the local favorite bars at Auburn, Florida State, Louisiana State, Mississippi State, the Universities of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Virginia and Virginia Tech, and a couple dive bars in the Florida Keys. During that time, only one show was cancelled, and that was because the club owner distributed the tickets instead of making them available to the students.
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Post by yoohoo on Feb 18, 2008 11:38:44 GMT -5
Kenny Chesney Considering Ending Surprise College Bar Gigs Country star Kenny Chesney is considering putting an end to his impromptu college bar shows after discovering fans are learning about the low-key gigs and turning them into big events.
Chesney's informal "Keg In The Closet" shows are set up to help the singer and his band rehearse for arena tours.
But after learning that news of a tentative show near the University Of Alabama in Tuscaloosa has been publicized by over-eager fans, the country star is thinking about axing the pre-tour gigs.
The shows are announced at the last minute to allow college students to attend.
Chesney says, "The idea is to let it be a surprise, give it back to the kids on those campuses (we play). We pulled a show because someone decided they were gonna hand out the tickets, and if it's gonna turn into something that's not the spirit of what we're trying to do, then it's probably time to stop."
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