Kenny Chesney will kick off his Trip Around the Sun in Las Vegas

Allister AnnKenny Chesney won’t start his Trip Around the Sun Tour until April 21 in Tampa, Florida, but the superstar has decided to kick things off a little early in Sin City. He’ll play The Joint at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas on March 16-17.

“Some years, we do the Keg in the Closet at a lot of the college bars in SEC towns,” Kenny points out. “Some years, we do the Keg in the Keys. But this year, I thought we should do something different.”

“Rather than the last-minute announce and scramble, go ahead and set the dates, and announce them early,” he says. “We’ve had such a great relationship with The Joint. That room puts everybody right in the heart of the show — and there’s so much great rock & roll history at the Hard Rock, I thought it would be a great place to kick off the year.”

Kenny was one of the first acts to play the room. He and Sir Paul McCartney both took the stage during the venue’s opening weekend. Tickets are on sale now at KennyChesney.com.

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