# Sun City Carnival Tour

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

* Lady Antebellum
* Miranda Lambert
* Montgomery Gentry
* Sugarland
* Jake Owen
* Uncle Kracker
* Zac Brown Band

## Set list

* Set list varies, not performed in same order every night, some songs not played at every show.
* "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 |||||||
| April 17, 2009 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 15,053 / 15,053 | $1,274,480 |
| April 18, 2009 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 15,053 / 15,053 | $1,274,480 |
| April 23, 2009 | Albuquerque | United States | Journal Pavilion | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 12,549 / 15,004 | $622,965 |
| April 25, 2009 | Las Vegas | United States | The Joint | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 4,072 / 4,072 | $479,875 |
| April 26, 2009 $^A$ | Indio | United States | Empire Polo Field | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | — | — |
| May 1, 2009 | San Antonio | United States | AT&T Center | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 12,606 / 12,606 | $661,649 |
| May 2, 2009 | Frisco | United States | Pizza Hut Park | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 25,026 / 25,026 | $1,840,494 |
| May 3, 2009 | The Woodlands | United States | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 15,750 / 15,750 | $851,933 |
| May 7, 2009 | Des Moines | United States | Wells Fargo Arena | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 11,183 / 11,183 | $601,596 |
| May 8, 2009 | Omaha | United States | Qwest Center | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 14,270 / 14,270 | $919,296 |
| May 9, 2009 | Kansas City | United States | Sprint Center | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 13,922 / 13,922 | $998,116 |
| May 14, 2009 | Pelham | United States | Verizon Wireless Music Center | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | — | — |
| May 15, 2009 | Bossier City | United States | CenturyTel Center | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | — | — |
| May 16, 2009 | North Little Rock | United States | Alltel Arena | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 13,614 / 14,583 | $699,238 |
| May 21, 2009 | Greenville | United States | Bi-Lo Center | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 11,645 / 11,645 | $614,444 |
| May 22, 2009 | Columbia | United States | Merriweather Post Pavilion | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 19,316 / 19,316 | $959,972 |
| May 23, 2009 | Columbus | United States | Crew Stadium | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Sugarland | 25,088 / 25,088 | $1,943,542 |
| May 28, 2009 | Alpharetta | United States | Verizon Wirless Amphitheatre | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 12,502 / 12,502 | $882,270 |
| May 30, 2009 | Louisville | United States | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Sugarland Montgomery Gentry | 40,144 / 40,144 | $2,881,832 |
| June 4, 2009 | Darien | United States | Darien Lake PAC | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 15,176 / 21,192 | $674,435 |
| June 6, 2009 | Pittsburgh | United States | Heinz Field | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Sugarland Montgomery Gentry | 47,510 / 49,103 | $4,106,495 |
| June 11, 2009 | Moline | United States | iWireless Center | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | — | — |
| June 13, 2009 | Chicago | United States | Soldier Field | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Sugarland Montgomery Gentry | 48,763 / 50,109 | $3,184,606 |
| June 19, 2009 $^B$ | Somerset | United States | Float-Rite Amphitheatre | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | — | — |
| June 20, 2009 | Fargo | United States | Fargodome | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 13,151 / 13,151 | $754,837 |
| June 24, 2009 | Wantagh | United States | Jones Beach Theater | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 11,651 / 13,824 | $704,435 |
| June 25, 2009 | Virginia Beach | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 17,407 / 20,055 | $799,677 |
| June 27, 2009 | Philadelphia | United States | Lincoln Financial Field | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Sugarland Montgomery Gentry | 52,343 / 52,343 | $4,407,377 |
| July 2, 2009 | Fort Wayne | United States | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | — | — |
| July 3, 2009 $^C$ | Milwaukee | United States | Marcus Amphitheater | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 22,643 / 22,643 | $1,363,796 |
| July 9, 2009 | Edmonton | Canada | Commonwealth Stadium | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 33,910 / 44,500 | $2,540,906 |
| July 10, 2009 | Calgary | Canada | Pengrowth Saddledome | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 12,364 / 12,364 | $1,444,475 |
| July 11, 2009 | Merritt | Canada | Merritt Mountain Music Festival Grounds | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | — | — |
| July 14, 2009 | Boise | United States | Taco Bell Arena | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | — | — |
| July 18, 2009 | San Francisco | United States | AT&T Park | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 36,258 / 37,411 | $2,516,347 |
| July 23, 2009 | Sandy | United States | Rio Tinto Stadium | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 21,215 / 23,687 | $1,577,610 |
| July 24, 2009 $^D$ | Cheyenne | United States | Cheyenne Frontier Days | Jake Owen | 28,079 / 40,528 | $1,633,914 |
| July 25, 2009 $^D$ | Cheyenne | United States | Cheyenne Frontier Days | Jake Owen | 28,079 / 40,528 | $1,633,914 |
| July 29, 2009 | Stateline | United States | Harveys Outdoor Arena | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 7,262 / 7,262 | $672,358 |
| August 1, 2009 | Seattle | United States | Qwest Field | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Sugarland Montgomery Gentry | 42,092 / 45,064 | $3,208,188 |
| August 6, 2009 | Orange Beach | United States | Amphitheater at the Wharf | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 9,641 / 9,641 | $858,049 |
| August 7, 2009 | Jacksonville | United States | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 12,243 / 12,243 | $762,183 |
| August 8, 2009 | Tampa | United States | Ford Amphitheatre | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 19,404 / 19,404 | $1,106,334 |
| August 13, 2009 | Hartford | United States | Comcast Theatre | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 24,087 / 24,087 | $1,133,213 |
| August 15, 2009 | Foxborough | United States | 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 | Canada | Molson Canadian Amphitheatre | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 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 | United States | New York State Fair | Jake Owen | 15,157 / 16,167 | $885,190 |
| August 29, 2009 | Bristow | United States | Nissan Pavilion | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 22,670 / 22,670 | $1,230,552 |
| August 30, 2009 | Raleigh | United States | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 19,985 / 19,985 | $996,260 |
| September 10, 2009 | Biloxi | United States | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | — | — |
| September 11, 2009 | Tallahassee | United States | Leon County Civic Center | Miranda Lambert | — | — |
| September 12, 2009 | North Charleston | United States | North Charleston Coliseum | Miranda Lambert | — | — |
| September 15, 2009 | New York City | United States | Hard Rock Cafe | Uncle Kracker | — | — |
| September 17, 2009 | Bloomington | United States | U.S. Cellular Coliseum | — | — | — |
| September 19, 2009 | Indianapolis | United States | Lucas Oil Stadium | Miranda Lambert Sugarland Montgomery Gentry Zac Brown Band | 45,178 / 45,178 | $3,016,365 |

### Festivals and fairs

    This concert was a part of the Stagecoach Festival, held at the same venue as the Coachella Music Festival, near Palm Springs, CA.
    This concert was a part of the Apple River Country Splash Festival.
    This concert was a part of Summerfest.
    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.