Guitars, Tiki Bars and a Whole Lotta Love is a museum and meet-up with vintage merch and a Spread the Love bar
Kenny Chesney Live at Sphere in Las Vegas opens next month with the multi-purpose Guitars, Tiki Bars and a Whole Lotta Love in partnership with Vibee. Taking over a two-story space at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas, the experience culls pictures, passes, license plates, handwritten lyrics, instruments and other mementos from two decades of stadium-sized summers, making Guitars, Tiki Bars and a Whole Lotta Love is a place to pause and think about all the stories people lived tailgating, singing along or just meeting a few new friends.
“A lot has happened,” the East Tennesseean says about the inspiration. “When you start creating something like this, you really step back and think about it. And these crazy summers tours, the fun and music made, wouldn’t have happened without No Shoes Nation, so I wanted to pull back the curtain and let them see at least a piece of it.”
Guitars, Tiki Bars and a Whole Lotta Love comes with its very own beach bar. Christened “Spread the Love,” after his collaboration with The Wailers, the bar is a place to come together, have a drink – grown up or otherwise, meet up with friends or make new friends. Think of it as a lower impact tailgate situation that will be free and open to the public, whether or not you’re heading into Sphere, on Wednesday through Sunday of show weeks from 11 am until 8 pm.
“So much about how we do what we do is different with Sphere, so I want to make sure people can still have the core experiences,” Chesney explains. “Or maybe something that builds from that, creates a whole new way to pre-game, come together and just enjoy all the music we’ve shared whether you’re coming to the show or not.”
Chesney promised No Shoes Nation something very different when he began teasing his touring plans for 2025. Beyond taking the music into a more immersive dimension, he’s finding deeper meaning and nuance in many of the songs. To mirror that deepening sense of what this all means, Chesney wanted to create a space where the journey was as much a piece of the experience as the actual show. That intimacy and meaning infuses the experience for anyone who’s ever heard their life or found their meaning in his 33 No. 1s and myriad Top 5 and Top 10 hits.
Limited tickets remain for the 15-date Sphere residency with official VIP Concert & Hotel Packages available via Vibee. All Vibee packages offer guests a choice of premium tickets including Sandbar (general admission floor) or reserved seating, a collectable laminate and lanyard, access to the No Shoes Island VIP Pool Party, exclusive Kenny Chesney curated gift bag and early access to the Guitars, Tiki Bars and a Whole Lotta Love experience on show days for crowd-free shopping on exclusive merch items, and access to a dedicated shopping lane during public hours. Vibee Hotel Packages include a two-night stay at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas (The Venetian or The Palazzo) or Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
