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" "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" Encore "Don't Blink" "Better as a Memory" "Take It Easy" "Mary Jane's Last Dance" "The Joker" "With or Without You" "The Fireman" "Hurts So Good" "Blister in the Sun" "You Really Got Me" "Rocky Mountain Way" "That Lucky Old Sun"

Tour dates Date City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance RevenueNorth AmericaApril 17, 2009UncasvilleUnited StatesMohegan Sun ArenaLady AntebellumMiranda Lambert15,053 / 15,053$1,274,480April 18, 2009April 23, 2009AlbuquerqueJournal Pavilion12,549 / 15,004$622,965April 25, 2009Las VegasThe Joint4,072 / 4,072$479,875April 26, 2009 IndioEmpire Polo FieldMay 1, 2009San AntonioAT&T Center12,606 / 12,606$661,649May 2, 2009FriscoPizza Hut Park25,026 / 25,026$1,840,494May 3, 2009The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion15,750 / 15,750$851,933May 7, 2009Des MoinesWells Fargo Arena11,183 / 11,183$601,596May 8, 2009OmahaQwest Center14,270 / 14,270$919,296May 9, 2009Kansas CitySprint Center13,922 / 13,922$998,116May 14, 2009PelhamVerizon Wireless Music Center rowspan="2" rowspan="2" May 15, 2009Bossier CityCenturyTel CenterMay 16, 2009North Little RockAlltel Arena13,614 / 14,583$699,238May 21, 2009GreenvilleBi-Lo Center11,645 / 11,645$614,444May 22, 2009ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion19,316 / 19,316$959,972May 23, 2009ColumbusCrew StadiumLady AntebellumMiranda LambertSugarland25,088 / 25,088$1,943,542May 28, 2009AlpharettaVerizon Wirless AmphitheatreLady AntebellumMiranda Lambert12,502 / 12,502$882,270May 30, 2009LouisvillePapa John's Cardinal StadiumLady AntebellumMiranda LambertSugarlandMontgomery Gentry40,144 / 40,144$2,881,832 June 4, 2009DarienDarien Lake PACLady AntebellumMiranda Lambert15,176 / 21,192$674,435June 6, 2009PittsburghHeinz FieldLady AntebellumMiranda LambertSugarlandMontgomery Gentry47,510 / 49,103$4,106,495June 11, 2009MolineiWireless CenterLady AntebellumMiranda LambertJune 13, 2009ChicagoSoldier FieldLady AntebellumMiranda LambertSugarlandMontgomery Gentry48,763 / 50,109$3,184,606June 19, 2009 SomersetFloat-Rite AmphitheatreLady AntebellumMiranda LambertJune 20, 2009FargoFargodome13,151 / 13,151$754,837June 24, 2009WantaghJones Beach Theater11,651 / 13,824$704,435 June 25, 2009Virginia BeachVerizon Wireless Amphitheater17,407 / 20,055$799,677June 27, 2009PhiladelphiaLincoln Financial FieldLady AntebellumMiranda LambertSugarlandMontgomery Gentry52,343 / 52,343$4,407,377July 2, 2009Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial ColiseumLady AntebellumMiranda LambertJuly 3, 2009 MilwaukeeMarcus Amphitheater22,643 / 22,643$1,363,796 July 9, 2009EdmontonCanadaCommonwealth Stadium33,910 / 44,500$2,540,906July 10, 2009CalgaryPengrowth Saddledome12,364 / 12,364$1,444,475July 11, 2009MerrittMerritt Mountain Music Festival Groundsrowspan="2" rowspan="2" July 14, 2009BoiseUnited StatesTaco Bell ArenaJuly 18, 2009San FranciscoAT&T Park36,258 / 37,411$2,516,347July 23, 2009SandyRio Tinto Stadium21,215 / 23,687$1,577,610July 24, 2009 CheyenneCheyenne Frontier DaysJake Owen28,079 / 40,528$1,633,914July 25, 2009 July 29, 2009StatelineHarveys Outdoor ArenaLady AntebellumMiranda Lambert7,262 / 7,262$672,358August 1, 2009SeattleQwest FieldLady AntebellumMiranda LambertSugarlandMontgomery Gentry42,092 / 45,064$3,208,188August 6, 2009Orange BeachAmphitheater at the WharfLady AntebellumMiranda Lambert9,641 / 9,641$858,049August 7, 2009JacksonvilleJacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena12,243 / 12,243$762,183 August 8, 2009TampaFord Amphitheatre19,404 / 19,404$1,106,334August 13, 2009HartfordComcast Theatre24,087 / 24,087$1,133,213August 15, 2009FoxboroughGillette StadiumLady AntebellumMiranda LambertSugarlandMontgomery Gentry57,890 / 57,890$5,041,001August 19, 2009OttawaCanadaScotiabank PlaceLady AntebellumMiranda Lambert12,331 / 12,331$903,518August 20, 2009TorontoMolson Canadian Amphitheatre16,101 / 16,101$934,644August 22, 2009DetroitUnited StatesFord FieldLady AntebellumMiranda LambertSugarlandMontgomery Gentry49,215 / 49,215$3,843,639August 28, 2009SyracuseNew York State FairJake Owen15,157 / 16,167$885,190August 29, 2009BristowNissan PavilionLady AntebellumMiranda Lambert22,670 / 22,670$1,230,552August 30, 2009RaleighTime Warner Cable Music Pavilion19,985 / 19,985$996,260September 10, 2009BiloxiMississippi Coast Coliseum rowspan="5" rowspan="5" September 11, 2009TallahasseeLeon County Civic CenterMiranda LambertSeptember 12, 2009North CharlestonNorth Charleston ColiseumSeptember 15, 2009New York CityHard Rock CafeUncle KrackerSeptember 17, 2009BloomingtonU.S. Cellular ColiseumSeptember 19, 2009IndianapolisLucas Oil StadiumMiranda LambertSugarlandMontgomery GentryZac Brown Band45,178 / 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.

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