| Concert Review of Kenny Chesney at Soldier Field Stadium on Sat Jun 21, 2008 |
| Event Date |
| Sat Jun 21, 2008 |
| Source |
| Chicago Sun-Times |
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| http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/767989 |
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A little bit country and a whole lot hot REVIEW | Rimes, Chesney, Urban reflect country's hipper new vibe BY KEVIN ALLEN To paraphrase one of the songs from Kenny Chesney's new album, "Poets and Pirates: Just Who I Am," things got a little crazy Saturday night at Soldier Field. In an evening where each act successfully topped the last, it was evident that today's male country star is a different breed altogether from years past. He no longer has to even attempt to fit the cowboy archetype or bask in a glow of patriotism, as was once the fashion. They don't even have to be, in Aussie Urban's case, American. These guys prefer designer jeans to Wranglers, often look like underwear models and enjoy the type of devotion from female fans previously reserved for guys named Timberlake. It makes sense, though. It would be hard for anyone to buy the tear-in-my-beer story from a dude who's swimming in cash and sharing a tour bus with Nicole Kidman. So the mood is generally kept positive. Many of Chesney's most popular anthem songs that he broke out Saturday, such as "Summertime," "No Shirt (No Shoes, No Problem)" and "Beer In Mexico," are celebrations of leisure, good times and flip-flops. In trying economic times and uncertainty in politics, it's natural and good that Chesney's (and Urban's for that matter) brand of escapism would keep fans on their feet for hours on a memorable Chicago evening. When Chesney slowed the tempo a bit -- as those country stars are often wont to do -- the lyrics remain generally upbeat with carpe diem undertones, as with "Don't Blink," during which the crowd matched him passionately lyric-for-lyric.. |
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| User Comments |
| I enjoyed Leann Rimes and Keith Urban better than Kenny, both are more talented. |
| I loved Keith Urban, and all the other performers, Kenny Chesney was very disappointing and we left our great main floor seats after his third song. |
| Kenny absolutely sucked. Never pay money to see that hack again!!! |
| GREAT SHOW! |
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