The Brothers of the Sun Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by American country music singers Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw. It took place in 22 cities at 22 venues across the United States. Chesney and McGraw began the tour at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on June 2, 2012, and ended it with two shows at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts on August 25, 2012. The tour grossed over $96 million in ticket sales and drew at least one million in attendance.
Background In November 2011, it was announced that country singers Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney would reunite for a stadium tour throughout North America. The duo had previously toured together as part of the George Strait Country Music Fest in 2001. Following the announcement, it was revealed the tour would feature special guests Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and Jake Owen. Tickets for most dates went on general sale to the public on December 11, 2011.
Set lists
Tour dates + List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance RevenueNorth AmericaBox score:
June 2, 2012 Tampa United States Raymond James StadiumGrace Potter and the NocturnalsJake Owen 48,443 / 50,604 $4,320,106 June 3, 2012 Atlanta Georgia Dome 44,124 / 46,565 $3,924,229 June 9, 2012 Arlington AT&T Stadium 47,269 / 50,425 $4,421,768 June 10, 2012 Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 46,346 / 49,747 $3,831,962 June 16, 2012 Philadelphia Lincoln Financial Field 53,111 / 53,111 $5,541,757 June 23, 2012 Nashville LP Field 49,869 / 52,332 $3,622,116 June 24, 2012 Charlotte Bank of America Stadium 44,482 / 47,835 $3,404,455 June 30, 2012 Pittsburgh Heinz Field 53,325 / 57,452 $4,841,193 July 1, 2012 Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 42,716 / 45,764 $3,495,146 July 7, 2012 Chicago Soldier Field 51,100 / 51,100 $5,109,399 July 8, 2012 Minneapolis Target Field 42,524 / 42,524 $4,483,461 July 14, 2012 Anaheim Angel Stadium 44,832 / 44,832 $3,963,039 July 15, 2012 Oakland O.co Coliseum 41,245 / 41,449 $3,128,663 July 21, 2012 Denver Sports Authority Field at Mile High 50,020 / 50,020 $4,401,805 July 28, 2012 Indianapolis Lucas Oil Stadium 41,671 / 43,864 $3,509,151 July 29, 2012 Cleveland Cleveland Browns Stadium 45,321 / 48,495 $3,511,455 August 3, 2012 New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome 37,916 / 40,876 $3,385,855 August 4, 2012 Houston Reliant Stadium 38,242 / 41,849 $3,600,279 August 11, 2012 East Rutherford MetLife Stadium 56,285 / 56,285 $5,523,669 August 12, 2012 Landover FedExField 46,389 / 50,179 $3,953,164 August 18, 2012 Detroit Ford Field 48,943 / 48,943 $4,560,108 August 24, 2012FoxboroughGillette Stadium111,209 / 111,209$9,926,110 August 25, 2012Total 1,085,382 / 1,125,460 $96,458,890
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