Some things are inevitable! After two years – and close to 400,000 tickets – exploring the deeply dimensional Sphere Las Vegas, Kenny Chesney ends the suspense by announcing his return to stadiums with the Original Vibe Room Tour 2027. Kicking off April 24 for his eighth appearance at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium, the OVRT will play only stadiums, wrapping up at Foxboro’s Gillette Stadium August 28.
CMA 2020 Entertainer of the Year Eric Church, who not only toured with Chesney on the massive 2013 No Shoes Nation Tour, but came out nightly and sang with the East Tennessean, joins for the full run. Adding even more guitar-forward, songwriter-driven charge is Rock & Roll of Fame inductee, 9x GRAMMY winner and good friend Sheryl Crow.
“When we started to talk about touring next year, all I could think about was how good those stadiums feel… how loud, how fast, how much energy comes hurling at us,” Chesney says of the decision to do an all-stadium tour. “I don’t think I knew how much I missed it. And when it hit me, as well watching comments on Instagram and Facebook, I realized: we should make next year be all about the stadiums. So, we did.
“To make it really hit, I called Eric, who’d come out that first weekend in Vegas and sang a few with me, to see if he’d want to do this. He was in. Then to give fans a twist, something a little different, but someone who rocks and everyone in No Shoes Nation loves, I asked Sheryl Crow if she wanted to come play with us; and she said, ‘Yes.’ Suddenly, we’ve got all that high-powered energy, and it was starting to feel the same way we did way back in the day…”
That blast of excitement, the insanity of those first years of selling a million tickets every summer, there was no denying that passion. When Chesney started thinking about how much music he’d made, how many millions of miles he’d traveled, he realized not only was he fired up to get out there, it reminded him of 2002’s No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems Tour. And that’s when the tour name hit him.
“It was such a rush,” Chesney recalls. “And this feels just like that. Three people who know each other, are friends and loveto play taking it out on the road for the summer. That kind of camaraderie matches everything about what made me want to chase this dream in the first place, that adventure and fun defined us. For me, there was only one name: the Original Vibe Room Tour, because this time, with these people, I want everyone in the Vibe.
“We started the Vibe Room in 2002 as a place for our people – the adults, guests, musicians – to come together, get a drink, hang out, meet up, maybe make some new friends. It was a fun place, and I feel like that’s what 2027’s gonna be all about. So what else would we call it?”
Even more thrilling, beyond first-time plays in Greenville, N.C.’s home of the East Carolina University Pirates, and Ames, Iowa’s home of the Iowa State Cyclones, this tour marks homecomings across the line-up. After 24 shows at New England’s Gillette Stadium, it will mark Chesney’s 13th year in Pittsburgh and Detroit, 12th stadium show in Philadelphia, ninth stop in New Jersey, Dallas-Fort Worth and Kansas City, with Tampa and Chicago logging their eighth stadium concert.
“It’s crazy to think these stadiums where I see football played every week are like coming home for the band and myself, but also really No Shoes Nation which rose out of these stadium parking lots. Stadiums are where we come most alive – and this tour’s taking it to a whole other level.
“We’ve got this new album that’s already done insane things, starting with ‘Carry On,’ the very first single,” Chesney offers. “You can feel the energy around this music, Silver Sands Marina and the tracks that are already out there. We’ve got great new music to add in, plus so many songs that bring the summer to life. This is everything the band and I live for.”
In keeping with the spirit of returning to how it all began, Chesney has tapped fellow East Tennessee artist/songwriter Greylan James to open the powerhouse show. The Academy of Country Music Song of the Year winner – and CMA Song of the Year nominee – for Jordan Davis’ “Next Thing You Know” has notched hits for Morgan Wallen, Blake Shelton, Darius Rucker, Chesney and more, as well as breaking into the Top 20 with his own “Water At A Wedding.”
“It’s gonna be an amazing summer. I can’t believe we’re here again, and I can’t wait to get out there and start doing it. The Original Vibe Room Tour 2027 is gonna be all the things, but especially a lot of fun, a lot of music and a lot of songs people have lived their lives to.
“Get ready. We’re coming.”
Fans can register now at KennyChesney.com for early access to tickets, with presale registrations powered by Seated. Registered fans will receive a code before the Vibe Room Presale begins on Thursday, September 17 at 10am local time. Registration is free, but it does not guarantee tickets. For questions about the presale registration process, please visit support.seated.com.
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The Original Vibe Room Tour 2027 Dates:
April 24 Tampa, Florida || Raymond James Stadium
May 1 Greenville, North Carolina || Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
May 8 Arlington, Texas || AT&T Stadium
May 15 St. Louis, Missouri || The Dome at America’s Center
May 22 Minneapolis, Minnesota || U.S. Bank Stadium
May 29 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || Acrisure Stadium
June 5 Ames, Iowa || Jack Trice Stadium
June 12 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || Lincoln Financial Field
June 19 Buffalo, New York || Highmark Stadium
June 26 Chicago, Illinois || Soldier Field
July 3 Nashville, Tennessee || Nissan Stadium
July 10 Milwaukee, Wisconsin || American Family Field
July 17 Denver, Colorado || Empower Field at Mile High
July 24 Kansas City, Missouri || Arrowhead Stadium
July 31 Atlanta, Georgia || Mercedes Benz Stadium
August 7 East Rutherford, New Jersey || MetLife Stadium
August 14 Detroit, Michigan || Ford Field
August 21 Charlotte, North Carolina || Bank of America Stadium
August 28 Foxborough, Massachusetts || Gillette Stadium
