Kenny Chesney to Be the First Country Act to Headline Las Vegas' Sphere

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Kenny Chesney is headed to Sin City. The country star, 56, announced that he will be performing a 2025 Las Vegas residency, headlining the Sphere for 12 shows starting in May. Keep reading to find out more… “The reason that this was exciting for me to do is because it’s such a different road for us to go down.

I get to take my audience down this really immersive space,” Kenny said while on Today on January 16. He continued, “For the first time, it’s going to be such a shared experience for us.

And it’s as if almost we’re just in a completely different state of consciousness in a way because usually it’s us onstage and it’s the audience out there and I try really hard for it to be a really great shared moment.

But this is, it’s just so unique.” Other previous headliners at the Sphere include U2, Dead & Co, and Phish. Kenny will be the first country act to be a headliner at the venue. Kenny refers to his fans as the “No Shoes Nation,” and in a recent statement announcing the residency, he shared why he wants to perform at the Sphere. “I’m always looking for ways to deepen the way No Shoes Nation experiences this music.