Kenny Chesney reschedules his Minneapolis concert for Aug. 6, 2022 at U.S. Bank Stadium

Tickets from his postponed 2020 show will be honored or refunded in next 30 days.

June 17, 2021 at 5:14PM
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Kenny Chesney/ Star Tribune photo by Aaron Lavinsky (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

After postponing his tour because of the pandemic, Kenny Chesney, country music's stadium king, has rescheduled his concerts for 2022, with an Aug. 6 show at U.S. Bank Stadium.

He was originally slated to appear at the Vikings stadium on May 2, 2020.

Chesney lists 18 U.S. stadiums on his Here and Now 2022 Stadium Tour.

"With every city, county and state having their own protocols, with capacity numbers shifting every day, I didn't want to announce until we knew we could come full on ... strong ... and without a care in the world," Chesney said in a statement. "I always want to be that place where you can let go, feel safe and have the time of the summer."

Tickets from the delayed show will be honored; refunds will be available at place of purchase for only the next 30 days.

Chesney last performed at the Vikings stadium in 2018. He rocked Target Field four times between 2012 and 2015.

Since Def Leppard, Guns N' Roses and now Chesney have rescheduled their postponed stadium shows from this year and last, that leaves the Rolling Stones as outliers. There has been no word on rescheduling of their No Filter Tour from 2020, which included a May 16 date at U.S. Bank Stadium.

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Kenny Chesney/ Star Tribune photo by Aaron Lavinsky (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Jon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily newspaper. He has attended more than 8,000 concerts and written four books (on Prince, Led Zeppelin, Neil Diamond and Bob Dylan). Thus far, he has ignored readers’ suggestions that he take a music-appreciation class.

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