KENNY CHESNEY - FORD AMPHITHEATRE - TAMPA, FLORIDA JUNE 2, 2007

Set List: Beer In Mexico; Keg In The Closet; Summertime; Live Those Songs; Big Star; No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem; The Woman With You; Living In Fast Forward; Young; The Good Stuff; I Go Back; Anything But Mine; Don't Happen Twice; My Old Blue Chair; Introduction Of The Band; Back Where I Come From; You Saved Me; When The Sun Goes Down; Lay You Down; How Forever Feels; She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy; There Goes My Life

Saturday night Kenny Chesney - who recently was voted Entertainer of the Year for the third time - brought his 'Flip Flop Tour' to Tampa.
Opening acts Pat Green and Sugarland warmed up the crowd as a prevailing winds left over from tropical storm Barry whipped through the amphitheatre. Pat Green seemed a little out of his element for his 30 minute set, which could have been shorterl but Sugarland - whose star is on the rise, put on a good hour show which had the place jumping.
I have attended quite a few shows here now - and this was by far the fullest I have ever seen it. Every seat was full and the lawn area was PACKED! Even the periodic rain did not dampen their spirits and you didn't see many people making for the exits early.
This was one high energy show. If you like Kenny's music is a personal opinion - but make no mistake - this was NOT a typical aw-shucks country concert. Quite the contrary.
This show rocked harder than most rock concerts. Even though he's carved out a name for ballad type songs - his set was high octane 95% up tempo songs from start to finish, with more lighting effects, stage screens and power riffs than a KISS concert. All that was missing was the fire effects and dripping blood.
The 10-1 female ratio could have cared less. Kenny set them all on fire and there were was a lot of boobs a poppin', scantily clad dressed women and female dancers grinding their partners! We were even treated to a show of two girls grabbing each others ass for pictures.
And oh by the way Kenny Chesney sang some songs.
The sound left a bit to be desired as the mix - while cranked up in volume - wasn't the greatest, and Kenny's microphone cut out for most of "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" but the crowd filled in for him as they knew all the lyrics.
Tampa Bay Bucanneers coach John Gruden was brought out on stage at one point, and Kenny sang to Kelly Preston during "You Saved Me" so while the clouds were rolling over - the stars were still shining in the venue. Kenny's shining the brightest of all.
4 out of 5 stars