Kenny Chesney in Concert!

Last night we went to a Kenny Chesney concert that was absolutely fantastic! It's been a year or two since he last came to Evansville (caused a huge uproar that he didn't come back even though he said he would - lots of talks about a new stadium). My concert experience is limited, but he moved around more than anyone I've ever seen. It was what I imagine a Garth Brooks concert would be like.

Kenny Chesney on the move

Gary Allan opened for him - I was actually really impressed with him. He's got more hits than we thought. I might even go buy one of his older CDs.

Gary Allan

When Kenny Chesney came out on stage, the crowd went absolutely wild and every seat was full. He did a lot of his hits including "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem", "Summertime", "Never Wanted Nothing More", "Shiftwork", "Don't Blink", "Road and the Radio", "Living in Fast Forward", "Beer in Mexico", "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy", and Kenton's favorite "Back Where I Come From"! During "Back Where I Come From", they had images from all around Evansville including Ellis Park, UE, USI, CMoe, Four Freedoms Monument, LST, and downtown. It was incredible.

Kenny Chesney

Kenny during "No Shoes..." - he let the crowd sing the chorus and just danced around - the crowd probably could have sang almost every song without him, it was amazing

One of the best parts of the concert was complete improv. Kenny said he met a fan during the Meet and Greet before the show and wanted to play a song for him from the fan's favorite album - he barely remembered the chords and fumbled over the words quite a bit - it was great, the crowd would have cheered if Kenny hummed.

Kenny continued and played short excerpts from other songs he hadn't played all year with just him, his guitar, and the keyboard player. At one point Kenny and the piano player had a miscommunication and started playing different songs - it was very genuine, awesome. I was so glad he played part of "I Lost It" which is one of my favorite songs.

At the end of the concert, Kenny signed an acoustic guitar and gave it to a kid in the front row! Bet he has no idea how valuable that guitar really is. Unbelievable! How neat would it be to have that guitar? Guess we'll just have to settle for a keychain.