Due to popular demand, Kenny Chesney has added three dates to his forthcoming Sphere Las Vegas residency, expanding his run of shows from 12 to 15 this summer.

Chesney had announced his residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas will kick off on Thursday, May 22, making history as the first country artist and the fifth overall to perform at the world’s most innovative venue, joining the lineup of artists who have headlined the 17,600-seat venue including: U2, Dead & Company, Eagles, Phish, and Afterlife Presents Anyma.

Chesney said of the residency: “I’m always looking for ways to deepen the way No Shoes Nation experiences this music. Over the years, they have shown me through their own response to these songs how passionate they are about what they mean, how these songs are part of their lives. When people give you that much heart, I want to give them even more. When we started talking about all of the possibilities playing Sphere offered, I was all in. Just the idea of 4D technology and the impossibly dialed in sound raises the experience for No Shoes Nation, literally immersing them in music, visuals, sound and being together. To me, this is going to be a whole new way of rocking the fans, and I can’t wait.”

Chesney said he agreed to the residency without ever actually attending a concert at the venue: “When we started talking, I flew to Vegas with my key tour team. We stood on the floor as they ran the film of U2’s show, and we were completely consumed. We could see the band, but it was so much more than that. It almost took what they were doing and multiplied it by another dimension,” Chesney added. “Knowing how much intensity our shows generate, my mind started thinking about all the things we could do. Once you see how the show wraps all the way around you, the dreaming begins.”

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, January 31st starting at 10 am PT. Head HERE for more information.

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