The Big Revival Tour
{{Short description|2015 concert tour by Kenny Chesney}}
{{Infobox concert
|concert_tour_name = The Big Revival Tour presented by Corona Light
|image = The_Big_Revival_Tour_poster.jpg
|image_caption = Promotional poster for the tour
|image_size = 200px
|landscape = yes
|alt =
| artist = Kenny Chesney
| location = North America
| album = The Big Revival
| start_date = {{Start date|2015|03|26}}
| end_date = {{End date|2015|08|29}}
| number_of_legs = 1
| number_of_shows = 61
| gross = U.S. $116.4 million
| last_tour = No Shoes Nation Tour
(2013)
| this_tour = The Big Revival Tour
(2015)
| next_tour = Spread the Love Tour
(2016)
}}
The Big Revival Tour presented by Corona Light was the fourteenth headlining concert tour by American country music artist Kenny Chesney, in support of his sixteenth studio album The Big Revival (2014). Ten of the shows were merged with Jason Aldean's Burn It Down Tour.{{cite web|last1=Wyland|first1=Sarah|title=Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean Merge Tours for Stadium Shows|url=http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2014/10/28/kenny-chesney-and-jason-aldean-merge-tours-for-stadium-shows/|publisher=GAC|accessdate=November 1, 2014|date=October 28, 2014}} Eric Church co-headlined five of them with Chesney while Miranda Lambert co-headlined the show at Soldier Field in Chicago. This was the biggest country music concert tour of 2015 and the second-ranked North American one of the year, after grossing over $116.4 million.{{cite web|last1=Stephens|first1=Samantha|title=Kenny Chesney Gives Life Through Big Revival Tour|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1761375/kenny-chesney-gives-life-through-big-revival-tour/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224135754/http://www.cmt.com/news/1761375/kenny-chesney-gives-life-through-big-revival-tour/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 24, 2015|website=CMT|publisher=Viacom|date=December 23, 2015|accessdate=January 4, 2016}}{{cite web|title=2015 Pollstar Year End Top 200 North American Tours|url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2015/2015YearEndTop200NorthAmericanTours.pdf|website=Pollstarpro.com|publisher=POLLSTAR|accessdate=January 8, 2015}}
Background
The tour was first announced in October 2014, when Chesney was promoting his album on Good Morning America.{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/country-music-star-kenny-chesney-promises-good-music/story?id=26413617 |title= Country Music Star Kenny Chesney Promises Good Music, Energy on Coming 2015 Tour |date=October 24, 2014 |work=ABC }} When asked about the tour Chesney says, "I've been ready to get out there for a long time. Now that we're announced I'm fired up! This new music brings a new energy to the show, and it's gonna take what we do to a whole other level.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kenny-chesney-the-big-revival-tour-2015-20141024 |title=Kenny Chesney Preps the Big Revival Tour 2015|author= Stephen L. Betts |date=October 24, 2014 |magazine=Rolling Stone }} Days after the tour was announced, it was revealed that ten of the shows in the summer would be combined with Jason Aldean's Burn It Down Tour. These ten shows will be played at football stadiums across America. On this ten show merge, Chesney's says; "There aren't a lot of guys out there who can hit it the way Jason does, so I'm glad we're able to bring both of our tours together for 10 nights the summer. I know what me and the guys are bringing in terms of music, and I know Jason can hang with us!" Aldean praised Kenny by saying that he "is the guy everybody in country music looks up to when they think about workin’ hard, building your career out on the road and getting to eventually play stadiums". Chesney also gave Aldean advice when Aldean started playing stadiums a few years ago and the two "have a real friendship."{{cite web|title=Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean Join for Stadium Tour|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1732108/kenny-chesney-jason-aldean-join-for-stadium-tour/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709211846/http://www.cmt.com/news/1732108/kenny-chesney-jason-aldean-join-for-stadium-tour/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 9, 2015 |work=CMT|date=October 27, 2014 }}
It was later announced that Chesney will also merge an additional five shows with Eric Church. These shows will also be played at football stadiums. According to Church, he had a good time in his previous tour with Chesney, and that Chesney is "an artist that isn't afraid to let you come full blast and do what you do. It's rare you get to tour with someone you respect and you are friends with. I can't wait to do it again."{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/eric-church-to-join-kenny-chesneys-big-revival-tour-in-five-cities-20141110 |title=Eric Church to Join Kenny Chesney's Big Revival Tour in Five Cities|author= Beville Dunkerley |date=November 10, 2014|magazine= Rolling Stone }}
Additional solo dates were announced in January 2015.{{cite web|title=Kenny Chesney Takes The Big Revival Tour To America|url=http://kennychesney.com/news/news.php?uid=270|website=KennyChesney.com|accessdate=January 21, 2015}}
Set list
- "Drink It Up"
- "Reality"
- "Beer In Mexico"
- "Keg In The Closet"
- "Til It's Gone"
- ”Here and Now”
- "Summertime"
- ”We Do”
- "Pirate Flag"
- "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems"
- "Big Star"
- "Somewhere with You"
- "I Go Back"
- ”Get Along”
- ”Spread the Love”
- "Knowing You"
- "Living In Fast Forward"
- "Young"
- "Whole Lotta Rosie" {{small|(AC/DC cover)}}
- ”Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven”
- "American Kids"
- ”Wild Child”
- "Anything but Mine"
- ”Hemingway’s Whiskey”
- "There Goes My Life"
- "How Forever Feels"
- "Never Wanted Nothing More"
- ”Don't Blink”
- ”Shiftwork”
- "When The Sun Goes Down"
- ”I Lost It”
- "Don't Happen Twice"
- ”You Save Me”
- "Out Last Night"
- "The Boys of Fall"
- ”Live a Little”
- ”Coastal”
- "You and Tequila"
- ”You Had Me from Hello”
- "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy"
Opening acts
- Jake Owen (select dates){{cite web |url=http://radio.com/2014/11/11/kenny-chesney-big-revival-tour-dates-jake-owen-cole-swindell-chase-rice/ |title=Jake Owen, Cole Swindell, Chase Rice Added to Kenny Chesney's Big Revival Tour|author= Kevin Rutherford |date=November 11, 2014 |work=Radio.com}}
- Brantley Gilbert (select dates){{cite web |url=http://www.axs.com/news/brantley-gilbert-lends-support-on-kenny-chesney-s-big-revival-tour-25720 |title=Brantley Gilbert lends support on Kenny Chesney's Big Revival Tour |author=Jason Scott |work= AXS |date=October 29, 2014}}
- Cole Swindell (select dates)
- Chase Rice (select dates)
- Old Dominion (select dates){{cite web |url=http://www.etonline.com/music/155245_kenny_chesney_taps_old_dominion_for_big_revival_tour/ |title=EXCLUSIVE: Kenny Chesney Taps Buzzy Band Old Dominion for Big Revival Tour|author= Sophie Schillaci |date= December 16, 2014 |work=Entertainment Tonight}}
Tour dates
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! style="width:150px;"|Date ! style="width:150px;"|City ! style="width:150px;"|Country ! style="width:250px;"|Venue ! style="width:150px;"|Opening acts ! style="width:150px;"|Attendance ! style="width:150px;"|Gross revenue |
| colspan="7" |Promotional Show |
|---|
| August 16, 2014
|United States |N/A |40,000 |N/A |
| colspan="7"|North America |
| March 26, 2015
|rowspan="2"|Nashville |rowspan="35"|United States |rowspan="2"|Bridgestone Arena |rowspan="14"|Jake Owen |rowspan="2"|28,682 / 28,682 |rowspan="2"|$1,873,344 |
| March 27, 2015 |
| March 28, 2015
|12,667 / 12,667 |$672,313 |
| April 3, 2015
|rowspan="2"|Las Vegas |rowspan="2"|The Joint |rowspan="2"|8,135 / 8,135 |rowspan="2"|$1,220,250 |
| April 4, 2015 |
| April 8, 2015
|10,802 / 10,802 |$564,465 |
| April 9, 2015
|BJCC |10,101 / 10,101 |$530,740 |
| April 11, 2015
|Tortuga Music Festival |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |
| April 16, 2015
|12,556 / 12,556 |$640,935 |
| April 17, 2015
|15,461 / 15,461 |$874,935 |
| April 23, 2015 {{ref label|CCR|D|D}}
|10,397 / 10,397 |$527,649 |
| April 24, 2015
|rowspan="2"|Uncasville |rowspan="2"|Mohegan Sun Arena |rowspan="2"|15,278 / 15,278 |rowspan="2"|$1,249,829 |
| April 25, 2015 |
| April 29, 2015
|13,278 / 13,278 |$765,362 |
| May 2, 2015 {{ref label|JAA|A|A}}
|Jake Owen |46,549 / 47,498 |$4,765,582 |
| May 6, 2015
|rowspan="2"|Jake Owen |11,388 / 13,737 |$596,646 |
| May 7, 2015
|13,201 / 13,201 |$781,073 |
| May 9, 2015 {{ref label|ERC|B|B}}
|Eric Church |43,675 / 44,872 |$4,064,335 |
| May 12, 2015
|Chase Rice |5,213 / 5,213 |$684,291 |
| May 14, 2015
|Jake Owen | 10,805 / 12,156 | $604,952 |
| May 16, 2015 {{ref label|JAA|A|A}}
|Brantley Gilbert | 47,256 / 47,256 | $4,210,345 |
| May 21, 2015
|rowspan="5"|Jake Owen | 13,041 / 13,041 | $745,654 |
| May 22, 2015
| 18,448 / 20,338 | $1,103,706 |
| May 23, 2015
|{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |
| May 27, 2015
|17,432 / 17,432 |$1,135,180 |
| May 28, 2015
|10,282 / 12,346 |$572,808 |
| May 30, 2015 {{ref label|ERC|B|B}}
|Eric Church |55,381 / 55,381 |$5,135,827 |
| June 4, 2015
|Jake Owen |9,898 / 9,898 |$544,176 |
| June 6, 2015 {{ref label|MIR|C|C}}
|Miranda Lambert |43,630 / 48,278 |$3,776,207 |
| June 11, 2015
|Jake Owen |10,227 / 10,355 |$511,756 |
| June 13, 2015 {{ref label|ERC|B|B}}
|Eric Church |45,857 / 48,464 |$3,643,658 |
| June 14, 2015
|Florida Country Superfest |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |
| June 18, 2015
|Jake Owen |10,631 / 10,631 |$779,008 |
| June 20, 2015 {{ref label|JAA|A|A}}
|Brantley Gilbert |53,363 / 53,363 |$5,867,106 |
| June 21, 2015
|Ohio Country Superfest |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |
| June 25, 2015
|Canada |Jake Owen |10,145 / 12,000 |$642,620 |
| June 27, 2015 {{ref label|JAA|A|A}}
| rowspan="20" |United States |Brantley Gilbert | 49,680 / 51,610 | $4,428,366 |
| July 2, 2015
|Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater |{{n/a}} |4,839 / 4,839 |$417,345 |
| July 3, 2015
| rowspan="2" |Las Vegas | rowspan="2" |The Joint | rowspan="2" {{n/a}} | rowspan="2" |8,219 / 8,219 | rowspan="2" |$1,183,500 |
| July 4, 2015 |
| July 8, 2015
|CMAC |rowspan="2"|Jake Owen | 14,772 / 14,772 | $696,270 |
| July 9, 2015
| 12,151 / 13,300 | $756,562 |
| July 11, 2015 {{ref label|ERC|B|B}}
|Eric Church | 55,131 / 55,131 | $5,952,700 |
| July 16, 2015
|Jake Owen | 13,558 / 13,558 | $875,608 |
| July 18, 2015 {{ref label|JAA|A|A}}
|rowspan="2"|Minneapolis |rowspan="2"|Target Field |rowspan="2"|Brantley Gilbert |rowspan="2"| 84,479 / 84,479 |rowspan="2"| $7,816,355 |
| July 19, 2015 {{ref label|JAA|A|A}} |
| July 22, 2015
|rowspan="2"|Jake Owen | 7,524 / 7,524 | $730,371 |
| July 23, 2015
| 10,132 / 11,513 | $566,503 |
| July 25, 2015 {{ref label|JAA|A|A}}
|Brantley Gilbert | 53,864 / 53,864 | $4,297,535 |
| July 29, 2015
|BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove |rowspan="2"|Jake Owen | 9,835 / 10,973 | $604,189 |
| July 30, 2015
|Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion | 10,276 / 10,276 | $733,960 |
| August 1, 2015 {{ref label|JAA|A|A}}
|Brantley Gilbert | 53,864 / 53,864 | $5,394,025 |
| August 6, 2015
|Jake Owen |9,689 / 10,548 |$505,748 |
| August 8, 2015 {{ref label|JAA|A|A}}
|Sports Authority Field at Mile High |Brantley Gilbert |54,674 / 54,674 |$5,279,591 |
| August 13, 2015
|Darling's Waterfront Pavilion |Chase Rice |13,381 / 13,381 |$898,901 |
| August 15, 2015 {{ref label|JAA|A|A}}
|Brantley Gilbert |58,642 / 58,642 |$6,067,017 |
| August 19, 2015
|rowspan="2"|Canada |rowspan="2"|Jake Owen |11,166 / 12,179 |$576,122 |
| August 20, 2015
|12,372 / 12,372 |$700,723 |
| August 22, 2015 {{ref label|ERC|B|B}}
|rowspan="3"|United States |Eric Church |49,285 / 49,285 |$4,903,524 |
| August 28, 2015 {{ref label|JAA|A|A}}
|rowspan="2"|Foxborough |rowspan="2"|Gillette Stadium |rowspan="2"|Brantley Gilbert |rowspan="2"|120,206 / 120,206 |rowspan="2"|$11,624,917 |
| August 29, 2015 {{ref label|JAA|A|A}} |
| colspan="5" |Total
|1,331,518 / 1,358,026 |$114,094,584 |
;Notes
:{{note label|JAA|A|A}} These shows are with Jason Aldean.
:{{note label|ERC|B|B}} These shows are with Eric Church.
:{{note label|MIR|C|C}} This show is with Miranda Lambert.
:{{note label|CCR|D|D}} This show is with Chase Rice only.
Blood marrow donations
For this tour Chensey's No Shoes Nation teamed up with the Love Hope Strength Foundation's Get on the List Campaign. At the stadium shows fans could sign up to be bone marrow donors and the donors were then entered into the national donor bank in cooperation with Delete Blood Cancer. Twenty-five matches were found. About the matches found Chesney stated: "This was something so hard to believe, given how easy and simple it is", "I'm thrilled to hear 25 matches have already been found. Maybe we should call them No Shoes, All Heart Nation."
References
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