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Brothers of the Sun Tour

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Location
  
United States

No. of shows
  
23

Legs
  
1

Box office
  
US$96.5 million

Start date
  
June 2, 2012 (2012-06-02)

End date
  
August 25, 2012 (2012-08-25)

The Brothers of the Sun Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by American country music recording artists 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 the 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 $96 million in ticket sales and drew over one million in attendance.

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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 list

  1. "Felt Good on My Lips"
  2. "For a Little While"
  3. "Down on the Farm"
  4. "Real Good Man"
  5. "Last Dollar (Fly Away)"
  6. "Unbroken"
  7. "Everywhere"
  8. "Where the Green Grass Grows
  9. "Mexicoma"
  10. "All I Want Is a Life"
  11. "Just to See You Smile"
  12. "Better Than I Used to Be"
  13. "Let It Go"
  14. "How Bad Do You Want It"
  15. "Back When"
  16. "Sing Me Back Home" (Merle Haggard cover)
  17. "Something Like That"
  18. "Southern Voice"
  19. "Live Like You Were Dying"
  20. "The Cowboy in Me"
  21. "I Like It, I Love It"
  22. "Truck Yeah"
  23. "Beer In Mexico"
  24. "Keg In The Closet"
  25. "Summertime"
  26. "Reality"
  27. "Live Those Songs"
  28. "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems"
  29. "What I Need to Do"
  30. "I Go Back"
  31. "Come Over"
  32. "Anything but Mine"
  33. "You and Tequila" (with Grace Potter)
  34. "Back Where I Come From"
  35. "Living In Fast Forward"
  36. "Young"
  37. "Somewhere with You"
  38. "Never Wanted Nothing More"
  39. "On the Coast of Somewhere Beautiful"
  40. "Out Last Night"
  41. "When The Sun Goes Down"
  42. "Don't Happen Twice"
  43. "The Boys of Fall"
  44. "Feel Like a Rock Star"
  45. "Refried Dreams"
  46. "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy"
  47. "Indian Outlaw"
  48. "Running on Empty" (Jackson Browne cover)

References

Brothers of the Sun Tour Wikipedia
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