{"id":19075,"date":"2019-10-05T08:18:40","date_gmt":"2019-10-05T14:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1812787"},"modified":"2019-10-05T08:18:40","modified_gmt":"2019-10-05T14:18:40","slug":"kenny-chesneys-walk-through-at-the-work-in-progress-at-sofi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/music-news\/kenny-chesneys-walk-through-at-the-work-in-progress-at-sofi\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenny Chesney\u2019s Walk-Through at the Work in Progress at SoFi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Alison Bonaguro<\/a><\/span> 14m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

Kenny Chesney<\/a>\u2019s Los Angeles tour stop is a full 10 months away. But that didn\u2019t stop him from stopping by to check out the progress of the SoFi Stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe never do this sort of thing. But to see something that\u2019s going to be a part of so many people\u2019s lives for generations, something where we\u2019re going to be one of their very first concerts,\u201d Chesney said, \u201cthat\u2019s the kind of opportunity for someone like us that just doesn\u2019t exist.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 70,000-seat indoor\/outdoor sports and entertainment venue will be the new home for the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers, along with hosting special concert events like the one Chesney has planned for August 1, shortly after the grand opening. The SoFi name comes from Social Finance, Inc., a digital financing company. A video<\/a> from Fox LA shows that the 3.1 million-square-foot stadium is about 75 percent complete.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was thinking when we came in, about the sound, how with this stadium being sunk three stories into the ground, this is going to be loud! When we play, the music is going to be held inside here, but so is the sound of No Shoes Nation,\u201d Chesney said. \u201cWhen we take that stage, the energy that comes at you is so intense, but in a place like this, where it all gets captured, that passion coming at us is going to be so intense. I can\u2019t wait.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chesney was on the job site with one of his tour mates, Michael Franti<\/a>, and as they took in all of the moving pieces and parts that go into building a state-of-the-art, open-air stadium, they were in awe of the precision it takes. \u201cI was saying if any one of those columns is even two inches off, the whole thing won\u2019t work,\u201d Franti said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll their blood, sweat and tears are in this, and we will leave a little sweat and love here too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chesney\u2019s 2020 Chillaxification tour with Franti, Florida Georgia Line and Old Dominion kicks off April 18 in Arlington, Texas.
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