KENNY CHESNEY TO DEBUT VIDEOS THIS MONTH ON CMT

Chesney’s “Stadium-Show-on-the-Beach” Becomes Video, CMT Special Video Bows Nov. 7, “Kenny Chesney: Live from Flora-Bama” Concert Special Nov. 14 

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When Kenny Chesney decided to play one show in 2014, he wanted it to count. Not just to reconnect with his fans but to road-test the songs he’d spent the year turning into The Big Revival, his 13th #1 Country Album Chart debut.

With over 40,000 people on the beach, in the parking garages, inhabiting a flotilla that included shrimp boats, yachts, inflatables, skidoos and a pirate ship, it was a moment you wouldn’t want to forget. For Kenny Chesney, who had a film crew on hand, the Flora-Bama-Jama turned into not just a keepsake for the people involved, but a broadcast quality proposition that he’s able to share with the fans.

“During the soundchecks, I knew this was one of those times... I knew we were gonna want to have the memory forever,” Chesney explains. “But I didn’t know it was going to turn out the way that it did. Over 40,000 from New Hampshire, Alaska, Texas and all over made their way to the Alabama-Florida line on very short notice; for everyone who wanted to come and couldn’t get a wrist band... or sort out their schedules... this is for you!”

On November 7, CMT and CMT Pure will begin exclusively airing the clip for “Flora-Bama,” a song Chesney wrote with David Lee Murphy celebrating the way time suspends at the storied package store/lounge on the beach. Then November 14 “Kenny Chesney: Live from Flora-Bama” will debut at 10 p.m. ET and re-air November 16 and at 9 a.m. ET. Additional airings across CMT’s platforms – online, Pure, Video on Demand and Palladia – are being scheduled.

“I always thought ‘Flora-Bama’ was one of those songs people will know and sing, live and breathe whether it’s a single or not,” Chesney allows. “I’ve been told ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ wasn’t a single, either, but everyone knows it. To me, you honor that... I mean, when those people kicked in and started singing ‘Flora-Bama’ back to me there on the beach, which hit me in the heart. So... unconventional? Yes. But worth doing? Absolutely.”

Chesney’s 32-song set lasted two and a half hours. The show’s the best of that near perfect Gulf Coast evening. With the laidback energy of being on the water set off by the full production from his stadium staging, Chesney and the No Shoes Nation were in rare form.

With his platinum-certified “American Kids” having spent two weeks at #1 and “Til It’s Gone” hitting the Billboard Country Charts at #18 on add date, Chesney’s The Big Revival is striking a chord. As he gears up for his 55 date tour of the same name, Billboard has a cover story about the man The Wall Street Journal called “The King of the Road” for their annual Touring Conference issue, hitting newsstands Nov. 14.

“For a year off, I’ve been plenty busy. I love that the fans who weren’t able to be there get to share the Flora-Bama-Jama with us. Until we get back out on the road in 2015, it’s the next best thing – and a helluva good time was had by all. Now you can join in, too.”

Source: www.digitalrodeo.com

KENNY CHESNEY BLOWS OUT THE FLORA-BAMA-JAMA

Wristbands for 8/16 Beach/Bar Show Gone in Under 5 Minutes

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PENSACOLA, Fla. (July 17, 2014)-- Kenny Chesney knew he wanted to get the No Shoes Nation together for one big show before The Big Revival hit the streets – and he knew he wanted that show to be something special. He also wanted it to reflect the laidback, easy-going hang that has come to mark his all-day outdoor plays.

What he wasn’t prepared for – when the announcement hit yesterday that he would be making wristbands for the free show at the Flora-Bama on August 16 available at 7 a.m. – was the volume of traffic that caused his website to literally shut down the site. But the No Shoes Nation is not to be denied, and when the RSVP portal re-opened at 7:30 a.m., the wristbands for the fenced-in beach area were snapped up in less than 5 minutes.

“Maybe the fans are as hungry to see me as I am them,” Chesney said with a laugh. “Cause I can’t wait to get out there and play. As I’ve said: I really miss not playing shows, seeing the people and having that exchange of energy that we have every night! The No Shoes Nation always brings it, and brings it hard – and they push me to bea better artist.”

The Flora- Bama Lounge is located on Perdido Key, where Orange Beach and Gulf Shores meet. Established in 1964, it straddles the Florida/Alabama line and draws an eclectic mix of beach people, good ole boys, sports fans, locals, tourists, college kids, good timers, musicians and other folks looking to soak up the be-as-you-are environment.

“There are a few places that have the vibe, but not many bring together everything that – to me – makes for a great time: the beach, room to hang out, nowhere to hurry, lots of friends you don’t know yet – and an environment that says, ‘Come! Have a good time!’ The Flora-Bama has all that, and more... and getting out on that beach to play is gonna be awesome. I’m already psyched to know this is really happening.”

“American Kids” is taking the country charts by storm, #12 with a bullet on Billboard and #14 on Mediabase after three short weeks. The triple-rhythmed, double hook song captures an essential core sample of how freewheeling people live, love and come of age. A right now song, one people can embrace no matter their age, it embraces the moment, the joy and every opportunity to engage.

“When I heard ‘American Kids,’ I knew it was special... It was a song people – especially the ones in the pinpoint towns between New York and L.A. – really live, really capture. So I was thrilled to cut it, and when we went looking for a place to do this show, I wanted something that had that spirit, had that vibe... That’s what The Big Revival is all about, that’s what this show is all about – and this is what the Flora-Bama is.”