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Kenny Chesney Will Be Carrying A Heavy Load When He Comes To Gillette This Summer

The weight of 34 #1 hit songs will be hauled to Foxboro this August. It’s a lot, especially when you consider the time limit to a concert. How do you…

2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival - Night 1 - Show

LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 18: Musician Kenny Chesney performs onstage at the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival at MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 18, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada….

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The weight of 34 #1 hit songs will be hauled to Foxboro this August. It's a lot, especially when you consider the time limit to a concert. How do you squeeze in the big hits, the fan favorites and even a couple of covers in one show?
Kenny Chesney is up for the challenge.

Congrats to our sultan of summer, the pharaoh of Foxboro, on this great accomplishment! "Knowing You" took it's sweet time to reach the top. The bitter sweet song about losing someone you love took about 37 weeks to hit #1. Some things are worth the wait... and the weight.

On the subject of the song, Kenny said, “Losing people you care about is always hard. There’s a hole where all that adventure used to be. But if you pause for a moment, remember all the crazy times, the discoveries, moments you shared while sad and laughing… If you take all that in, if you know the person who’s gone brought all that to you, how can you be anything but glad? When you’re sad, it’s so easy to forget… But I worry we lose all the love and beauty in sadness over what’s gone. My hope, throughout the life of this single, has been for people to take this idea and embrace it, embrace that person they loved who’s gone and celebrate every small thing that was part of their relationship.”

The video for this #1 hits close to home for us New Englanders. Part of it was shot in Gloucester, MA.

Chesney's No Shoes Nation, the name for his fans, came to be at Foxboro and Gillette Stadium. He wraps up every tour here, a place close to his heart. Kenny's Here And Now 2022 tour also features Dan + ShayOld Dominion and Carly Pearce.

Catch Kenny and friends at Gillette August 26 and 27. Limited tickets are on sale HERE. 

Born and raised at Country 1025. Carolyn is a concert-lovin’ country music fan. Plus, an avid New England sports fan. Count Kruser in for standup comedy, movies, and cosmos, but family is #1 for her. Wife, mother of 2- plus Zoey the dog, unpaid cook, cleaner and organizer of chaos. Kruser likes to write about country music, New England lifestyle and trending topics.