Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw Reunite for “Brothers of the Sun” Tour

Earlier this week, country-music superstars Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw announced they will be joining forces for the ‘Brothers of the Sun Tour’ which will take place in the summer of 2012.

The two award-winning performers are slated to kick off the tour, which includes stops at nineteen stadiums across the U.S., with a performance at Raymond James Stadium on June 2nd in Tampa, FL. The road trip, which ends Aug. 25 in Foxboro, MA, also includes two cities with yet-to-be-determined dates: Indianapolis and Cleveland.

The Brothers of the Sun tour will not be the first time Chesney and McGraw toured together as the pair first linked up when Chesney opened for McGraw back in 2001.

The duo recently told ABC news they are both looking forward to the 2012 reunion.

“Tim and I have been great friends since we first toured together, and I can’t wait to get back on the road with him,” Chesney said in a press release. “He’s one of my closest friends in music and in life, and I know this tour is going to be something special.”

“Our friendship was forged on the road, so it’s going to be a blast heading out with Kenny again,” McGraw stated.

The tour, which marks Chesney and McGraw’s first tour together in a decade, will also feature Grace Potter & the Nocturnals and Jake Owen.

Tickets for the shows in Dallas, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, East Rutherford, Detroit, and Foxboro go on sale Dec. 3 via Ticketmaster; remaining on-sale dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

A complete list of concert dates for Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw’s 2012 Brothers of the Sun tour can be seen below:

June 2: Tampa, Fla. (Raymond James Stadium)
June 3: Atlanta (Georgia Dome)
June 9: Dallas (Cowboys Stadium)
June 10: Kansas City (Arrowhead Stadium)
June 16: Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field)
June 23: Nashville (LP Field)
June 24: Charlotte, N.C. (Bank of America Stadium)
June 30: Pittsburgh (Heinz Field)
July 1: Cincinnati (Paul Brown Stadium)
July 7: Chicago (Soldier Field)
July 8: Minneapolis (Target Field)
July 14: Anaheim, Calif. (Angel Stadium)
July 21: Denver (Sports Authority Field at Mile High)
TBA: Indianapolis (Lucas Oil Stadium)
TBA: Cleveland (Cleveland Browns Stadium)
Aug. 11: East Rutherford, N.J. (MetLife Stadium)
Aug. 12: Washington, D.C. (FedExField)
Aug. 18: Detroit (Ford Field)
Aug. 25: Foxboro, Mass (Gillette Stadium)

via Taste of Country