Kenny Chesney Previews ‘Right here and Now’ Tour

Kenny Chesney is taking off on his long-awaited Right here and Now Tour on April 23 in Tampa, and the celebrity guarantees a heart-pumping present with a various musical choice.

Chesney shall be bringing a brand new band on this summer season’s tour, and he says he was “shocked” by the musical prowess the gamers have displayed throughout rehearsals. 

“It’s leaner, however extra muscular,” he says in a press launch. “There’s an actual sense of energy after they play, engagement in the best way they pay attention to one another — and actually push how we ship these songs. It’s loopy. It’s all the time been a rocking band. However this yr, this group of individuals, the chemistry and power they’ve collectively, I used to be shocked to see how far more these songs could possibly be; each day, it’s one other shock, and it’s superior.”

Anticipate a 26-song setlist that may embody some basic tunes, however a number of older songs shall be faraway from the checklist with the intention to make room for more moderen hits. Particularly, he’s placing a brand new spin on his 2021 single, “Understanding You,” which followers are positive to take pleasure in. 

“We’ve labored up a reasonably cool model of ‘Understanding You,’” he says. “As a lot as this present is constructed on excessive power, rock arduous, have enjoyable vibes, there’s a sense to ‘Understanding You’ that’s going to make each soccer stadium in America really feel like that place you go along with your most particular recollections, wherever that’s.”

“It means ‘You And Tequila’ and ‘Wild Youngster’ will not be within the stadiums this yr,” he provides. “However I believe No Sneakers Nation goes to answer this the identical manner they did ‘Something However Mine.’” 

Hitting the highway on a significant tour for the primary time for the reason that COVID-19 pandemic, Chesney is now seeing his music in a brand new mild. He says he’s realizing an overarching theme inside his music of dwelling life to the fullest, which is a notion his No Sneakers Nation followers appear to embrace.

“I don’t suppose I’ve ever considered what these songs taken as a complete are product of,” he says, “However taking part in to them with this new band, I spotted: the songs I’ve all the time gravitated to are those about dwelling life the best way you need to, loving the experiences you may have and the folks you meet alongside the best way.”

“Possibly that’s why No Sneakers Nation is not like another group of followers I’ve ever encountered,” he provides. “They share that very same compass, too. So, after they hear these songs, they acknowledge an actual reality in them, too.” 

Chesney’s Right here and Now Tour will run by way of stadiums and amphitheaters for the whole thing of the summer season, concluding with two exhibits at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on August 26 and 27. He shall be joined by Outdated Dominion, Dan + Shay and Carly Pearce as opening acts.