More than 50,000 fans went coastal with Kenny Chesney Saturday night in Tampa (3/19) at the first of his 11 stadium shows and second stop of his 2011 Goin’ Coastal Tour. “I saw the first show in West Palm Beach (3/17) and the stadium show in Tampa,” our insider reports. “Both are great, one’s just on steroids.” The stadium-show entrance was under wraps until the Saturday date. “You know the camera-on-wires they use at NFL games? He was on that kind of setup, so instead of coming in on a straight line like a zip-line, he was able to move around about 30-50 feet over the audience. He probably had two minutes of airtime before hitting the stage with probably a minute left in the first song.” Setting Chesney up were Uncle Kracker, Billy Currington and the Zac Brown Band, who hosted an eat-and-greet for fans prior to the show and mixed Van Morrison and Charlie Daniels Band covers in their set.

For the encore, ZBB and Chesney played a 20-minute super-group jam, which included “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy,” along with Alabama’s “Dixieland Delight,” Rolling Stones “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers’ “Runnin’ Down A Dream.” Celebrity sightings at the Sunshine State dates included NFL greats Joe Namath, Jason Witten, Wes Welker and Jon Gruden; and MLB players Nick Swisher, Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay and John Smoltz.

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Kenny Chesney and the Zac Brown Band have added a second date at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachuesette. Their first scheduled concert there sold out in eight minutes. The second show will take place on August 28th, the night after the previous show. Billy Currington and Uncle Kracker will also be performing. Tickets go on sale February 5th.

“The last show of every year has always been special — a unique shared moment and connection with the fans celebrating a summer full of music,” Chesney said. “I can’t think of a better place than playing two nights at Gillette stadium to close this year’s tour. I really missed playing Foxboro last summer, and I can’t wait to reconnect with everyone in New England.”

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It’s hard to believe that Kenny Chesney has never done a stadium show in the New York – New Jersey area. It’s true. But, it won’t be true for long. He’s adding a concert at the New Meadowlands Stadium to his upcoming Goin’ Coastal tour. It’s set for August 13 and tickets go on sale this Saturday. That makes 10 stadium dates so far on this tour. Kenny Chesney will be touring with the Zac Brown Band, Billy Currington and Uncle Kracker.

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