Kenny Chesney Announces 2016 Spread the Love Tour

Winter may be upon us, but thoughts of summer have already arrived. Today (10/27), Kenny Chesney announced his 2016 Spread the Love Tour, which will kick off April 23 at Auburn’s Jordan Hare Stadium.

“People always want to know about the stadiums,” Chesney laughed, “because it’s a big show… a lot of music… and the kind of day people come together and celebrate friendship. We know a lot of people travel to these dates from all over, so to give them as much time as possible to get ready, I figured it’d be nice to get these out in front of our other shows! There could be a stadium date or two added, but for everyone who’s asking, let’s get next year started, right now.”

Chesney’s stadium show lineup includes Miranda Lambert, Sam Hunt and Old Dominion, with a few cities having a surprise guest in Hunt’s spot (noted with an asterisk below).

“When I was thinking about what I wanted to do this year, how to keep the energy we had and give the fans something truly great musically, [Miranda] just made sense,” Chesney explained. “She’s a songwriter, a great singer and she loves music every bit as much as I do. In a stadium, those things matter.”

Hunt is someone Chesney has had his eye on, especially after writing his No. 1 hit “Come Over.” “The second I heard Sam’s demo for ‘Come Over,’ I knew he was onto something very unique,” Chesney, who gave Hunt his first cut, said. “Watching him develop as an artist, seeing his songwriting evolve – and knowing how he brings it when he gets on stage makes him a perfect act to come out with us.”

The Tennessee native also couldn’t resist having Old Dominion back out with him again in 2016. “There is nothing like the energy of a stadium show,” Chesney added. “Old Dominion kicked the whole summer off last year with the best vibe. If we’re talking about Spread the Love, those guys are all about it. If there’s anything I want to see this summer, it’s that attitude that really defines what’s going on.”

Kenny Chesney – Spread the Love Tour 2016 – Stadiums ONLY:

April 23 — Jordan Hare Stadium — Auburn, Ala.
May 7 — Chase Field — Phoenix, Ariz.
June 4 — AT&T Stadium — Arlington, Texas*
June 18 — Miller Park — Milwaukee, Wisc.*
June 25 — Lincoln Financial Field — Philadelphia, Pa.*
July 2 — Heinz Field — Pittsburgh, Pa.
July 16 — Arrowhead Stadium — Kansas City, Mo.
July 23 — Century Link Field — Seattle, Wash.
August 6 — Levi’s Stadium — Santa Clara, Calif.
August 13 — Ford Field — Detroit, Mich.*
August 20 — MetLife Stadium — East Rutherford, N.J.

& More To Be Announced…