Sun City Carnival Tour
2009 concert tour by Kenny Chesney
Sun City Carnival Tour Location North America Associated album Lucky Old Sun Greatest Hits II Start date April 17, 2009 (2009-04-17 ) End date September 19, 2009 (2009-09-19 ) Legs 1 No. of shows57
The Poets & Pirates Tour (2008)
Sun City Carnival Tour (2009)
2010 With a Two Tour (2010)
The Sun City Carnival Tour was the ninth headlining concert tour by American country music singer Kenny Chesney , in support of both his twelfth studio album, Lucky Old Sun (2008), and his second greatest hits compilation, Greatest Hits II (2009). The tour began on April 17, 2009, in Uncasville, Connecticut , ending on September 19, of that year in Indianapolis, Indiana . This tour was the biggest country music tour for 2009 and the sixth overall in music.
Opening acts
Set list
Set list varies, not performed in same order every night, some songs not played at every show.[citation needed ]
"Live Those Songs"
"Summertime "
"Beer in Mexico "
"Keg in the Closet "
"Out Last Night "
”The Boys of Fall ”
”The Good Stuff ”
"Big Star "
”Reality ”
”Til It’s Gone”
"No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems "
”Somewhere with You ”
"I Go Back "
”Get Along ”
"Anything but Mine "
”Save It for a Rainy Day ”
"Down the Road"
"Me and You "
”There Goes My Life ”
"Old Blue Chair"
”All the Pretty Girls ”
"Living in Fast Forward "
"Young
”Noise ”
”American Kids ”
”Setting the World on Fire ”
"Never Wanted Nothing More "
"Back Where I Come From " (Mac McAnally cover)
"How Forever Feels "
"Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven "
"When the Sun Goes Down "
"Don't Happen Twice "
"She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy "
"Jack & Diane " (John Cougar cover)
Encore
"Don't Blink "
"Better as a Memory "
"Take It Easy " (Eagles )
"Mary Jane's Last Dance " (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers cover)
"The Joker " (Steve Miller Band cover)
"With or Without You " (U2 cover)
"The Fireman " (George Strait cover)
"Hurts So Good " (John CougarSteve Miller Band cover)
"Blister in the Sun " (Violent Femmes cover)
"You Really Got Me " (The Kinks cover)
"Rocky Mountain Way " (Joe Walsh cover)
"That Lucky Old Sun"
Tour dates
Date
City
Country
Venue
Opening acts
Attendance
Revenue
North America[ 1]
April 17, 2009
Uncasville
United States
Mohegan Sun Arena
Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert
15,053 / 15,053
$1,274,480
April 18, 2009
April 23, 2009
Albuquerque
Journal Pavilion
12,549 / 15,004
$622,965
April 25, 2009
Las Vegas
The Joint
4,072 / 4,072
$479,875
April 26, 2009 A
Indio
Empire Polo Field
—
—
May 1, 2009
San Antonio
AT&T Center
12,606 / 12,606
$661,649
May 2, 2009
Frisco
Pizza Hut Park
25,026 / 25,026
$1,840,494
May 3, 2009
The Woodlands
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
15,750 / 15,750
$851,933
May 7, 2009
Des Moines
Wells Fargo Arena
11,183 / 11,183
$601,596
May 8, 2009
Omaha
Qwest Center
14,270 / 14,270
$919,296
May 9, 2009
Kansas City
Sprint Center
13,922 / 13,922
$998,116
May 14, 2009
Pelham
Verizon Wireless Music Center
—
—
May 15, 2009
Bossier City
CenturyTel Center
May 16, 2009
North Little Rock
Alltel Arena
13,614 / 14,583
$699,238
May 21, 2009
Greenville
Bi-Lo Center
11,645 / 11,645
$614,444
May 22, 2009
Columbia
Merriweather Post Pavilion
19,316 / 19,316
$959,972
May 23, 2009
Columbus
Crew Stadium
Lady Antebellum Miranda LambertSugarland
25,088 / 25,088
$1,943,542
May 28, 2009
Alpharetta
Verizon Wirless Amphitheatre
Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert
12,502 / 12,502
$882,270
May 30, 2009
Louisville
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Lady Antebellum Miranda LambertSugarland Montgomery Gentry
40,144 / 40,144
$2,881,832
June 4, 2009
Darien
Darien Lake PAC
Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert
15,176 / 21,192
$674,435
June 6, 2009
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field
Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Sugarland Montgomery Gentry
47,510 / 49,103
$4,106,495
June 11, 2009
Moline
iWireless Center
Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert
—
—
June 13, 2009
Chicago
Soldier Field
Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Sugarland Montgomery Gentry
48,763 / 50,109
$3,184,606
June 19, 2009 B
Somerset
Float-Rite Amphitheatre
Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert
—
—
June 20, 2009
Fargo
Fargodome
13,151 / 13,151
$754,837
June 24, 2009
Wantagh
Jones Beach Theater
11,651 / 13,824
$704,435
June 25, 2009
Virginia Beach
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
17,407 / 20,055
$799,677
June 27, 2009
Philadelphia
Lincoln Financial Field
Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Sugarland Montgomery Gentry
52,343 / 52,343
$4,407,377
July 2, 2009
Fort Wayne
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert
—
—
July 3, 2009 C
Milwaukee
Marcus Amphitheater
22,643 / 22,643
$1,363,796
July 9, 2009
Edmonton
Canada
Commonwealth Stadium
33,910 / 44,500
$2,540,906
July 10, 2009
Calgary
Pengrowth Saddledome
12,364 / 12,364
$1,444,475
July 11, 2009
Merritt
Merritt Mountain Music Festival Grounds
—
—
July 14, 2009
Boise
United States
Taco Bell Arena
July 18, 2009
San Francisco
AT&T Park
36,258 / 37,411
$2,516,347
July 23, 2009
Sandy
Rio Tinto Stadium
21,215 / 23,687
$1,577,610
July 24, 2009 D
Cheyenne
Cheyenne Frontier Days
Jake Owen
28,079 / 40,528
$1,633,914
July 25, 2009 D
July 29, 2009
Stateline
Harveys Outdoor Arena
Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert
7,262 / 7,262
$672,358
August 1, 2009
Seattle
Qwest Field
Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Sugarland Montgomery Gentry
42,092 / 45,064
$3,208,188
August 6, 2009
Orange Beach
Amphitheater at the Wharf
Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert
9,641 / 9,641
$858,049
August 7, 2009
Jacksonville
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
12,243 / 12,243
$762,183
August 8, 2009
Tampa
Ford Amphitheatre
19,404 / 19,404
$1,106,334
August 13, 2009
Hartford
Comcast Theatre
24,087 / 24,087
$1,133,213
August 15, 2009
Foxborough
Gillette Stadium
Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Sugarland Montgomery Gentry
57,890 / 57,890
$5,041,001
August 19, 2009
Ottawa
Canada
Scotiabank Place
Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert
12,331 / 12,331
$903,518
August 20, 2009
Toronto
Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
16,101 / 16,101
$934,644
August 22, 2009
Detroit
United States
Ford Field
Lady Antebellum Montgomery Gentry Sugarland
49,215 / 49,215
$3,843,639
August 28, 2009
Syracuse
New York State Fair
Jake Owen
15,157 / 16,167
$885,190
August 29, 2009
Bristow
Nissan Pavilion
Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert
22,670 / 22,670
$1,230,552
August 30, 2009
Raleigh
Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
19,985 / 19,985
$996,260
September 10, 2009
Biloxi
Mississippi Coast Coliseum
—
—
September 11, 2009
Tallahassee
Leon County Civic Center
Miranda Lambert
September 12, 2009
North Charleston
North Charleston Coliseum
September 15, 2009
New York City
Hard Rock Cafe
Uncle Kracker
September 17, 2009
Bloomington
U.S. Cellular Coliseum
—
September 19, 2009
Indianapolis
Lucas Oil Stadium
Miranda Lambert Sugarland Montgomery GentryZac Brown Band
45,178 / 45,178
$3,016,365
Festivals and fairs
[A] This concert was a part of the Stagecoach Festival, held at the same venue as the Coachella Music Festival, near Palm Springs, CA.
[B] This concert was a part of the Apple River Country Splash Festival .
[C] This concert was a part of Summerfest .
[D] These concerts were part of the Cheyenne Frontier Days .
Notes
The Frisco, Texas concert was abruptly called-off due to torrential rain and lighting fifty minutes into the show, and was made-up on May 17, 2009.
References
Studio albums Compilation albums Live albums Concert tours