Kenny Chesney: ‘Won’t Take Chances With People I Love’
Kenny Chesney had a stadium show planned in Phoenix earlier this week (7/25), and Megan Moroney had already finished her set when the weather got too gruesome to continue at the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater.
Rain, wind, and weather advisories couldn’t dampen the spirit of No Shoes Nation, who waited a full two hours for Kenny to be able to take the stage for the local stop on his Sun Goes Down 2024 Tour. And then the lightning struck.
Chesney said after the show, “I won’t take chances with the people I love.” The country superstar then started making good on that notion, the songwriter/superstar was in the trenches monitoring weather movement, talking to promoter reps and people in the building, looking for solutions for interminable circumstances. When he found out he could play the next night, even as lighting started slicing the sky, Kenny made the decision – and moved the sold-out show to Thursday.
He said, “I came to Phoenix to play. I wanted to share this music with the Arizona faction of No Shoes Nation, and I didn’t think some rain would stop us. But lightning is something else. After we’d waited so long when that happened, there was only one thing to do: come back tomorrow night.”
Kenny then started letting fans know the show has moved on local media and social media. Staying watchful, the show intro finally rolled at 7:20 – and an intimate evening with Chesney was underway. He played for over two hours.
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Kenny noted, “When you’ve got a sold-out house, fans like the people in Phoenix, and a band that’s as on fire as my crew has been all summer, really, you do want to play. We’re not quite the post office – come wind or rain or snow or sleet or hail – but we’re not worried about getting wet if No Shoes Nation is in the house and looking for music. That’s when my band really shines.”
He concluded, “I think when we all go through things like this together, No Shoes Nation comes together even more tightly bound. I feel that way even more. Those fans who came, stayed, and believed? It’s a whole other kind of connection and one I’ll cherish for the rest of my life.”
Kenny Chesney’s Sun Goes Down 2024 Tour Remaining Dates:
July 27 Denver, Colo. || Empower Field at Mile High Stadium
Aug. 3 Nashville, Tenn. || Nissan Stadium
Aug. 8 Columbus, Ohio || Historic Crew Stadium*
Aug. 10 Detroit, Mich. || Ford Field
Aug. 15 Bangor, Maine || Maine Savings Amphitheater^
Aug. 17 East Rutherford, N.J. || MetLife Stadium
Aug. 23 Foxborough, Mass. || Gillette Stadium
Aug. 24 Foxborough, Mass. || Gillette Stadium
Aug. 25 Foxborough, Mass. || Gillette Stadium
- Megan Moroney and Uncle Kracker only
^ Megan Moroney only
