The immersive experience was a collaboration between Live Nation’s Vibee and the country star
Kenny Chesney’s Guitars, Tiki Bars and a Whole Lotta Love immersive fan experience was impressive. Located at a two-story space near the Love sign inside the Venetian Resort Las Vegas, the experience accompanied Chesney’s 15-date Sphere residency, which wrapped on June 21st.
In partnership with Vibee, Guitars, Tiki Bars and a Whole Lotta Love culled pictures, passes, license plates, handwritten lyrics, instruments, and other mementos from two decades of stadium-sized summers, making it the ultimate pre-show tailgate hangout.
Chesney’s personal artifacts were on display in a variety of forms. From oversized photo galleries to enlarged handwritten lyric sheets and more, the free museum took fans inside the life and songs of the East Tennessee native and the appreciation he has for those fans known as No Shoes Nation.
Greeting guests just inside the entrance on the main level was a handwritten letter Chesney penned for the experience, previewing the space while thanking fans for their support. The wall-size display was surrounded by No Shoes Nation flags and archival photos on several pillars.
Giant video screens took up two entire walls. The four-part mini-documentary series, “The Making of Knowing You,” was playing upon our arrival on June 18th, three days before the residency wrapped its 2025 run.
The Vibee staff replicated the stage used during Chesney’s Sun Goes Down 2024 Tour complete with live music at any given time. The actual blueprints from the stage designers were also on display.
All of this led to a VIP section complete with a bar and more career-spanning relics, including yearbooks from previous tours that he gifts to each band and crew member, RIAA-certified albums, signed guitars, posters, jerseys, and more. The Vibee staff replicated two dozen beach chairs with special imagery that were custom-designed and hand-painted for the green room at each tour stop.
Upstairs featured a beach vibe that paid homage to Chesney’s love of the island life. Fans were able to snag a pic with a replica of the “American Kids” van with instruments or stand next to the sign that maps some of the country superstar’s favorite cities in correlation to the British Virgin Islands.
Bartenders were standing by to serve guests at The Spread the Love Bar, named after his collaboration with The Wailers. The design was inspired by a bar used for the filming of the “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems” video, which shot on the island of Jost Van Dyke over 20 years ago.
The Good Stuff Hat Shop gave fans an opportunity to create their own headwear with over two dozen designs and six colors to choose from.
The merch room included a variety of throwback and Sphere-exclusive designs. Additional hats, posters, tour flags, and more fun merch were available.
Tailgaters were able to hang out and relax on more of the specialty beach chairs and play a game of corn hole or beer pong on No Shoes Nation-branded boards and tables.
Fans were allowed to step inside the special Photo Booth, where they could take home a free branded photo strip. Ours turned out nicely.
Finally, fans could visit the SiriusXM booth to record a video message for Kenny that could be shared on social media or heard on the No Shoes Nation SiriusXM station.
We wrapped our night by heading over to the show. The unique venue proved itself once again with insane graphics that complemented Chesney’s music. Custom animations, video clips, and countless archival photos not only amazed fans during the two-hour spectacle but also continued to tell Chesney’s story in the most unique ways.
Fans have another chance to see the residency when he returns in 2026. Further details are forthcoming.
