its only 19 shows and even if they add more which i expect they will and its closer to maybe 25-30 shows, that is still a far cry from the 200ish a year the Nox have been doing so that leaves alot of room for Noc headliners.  the tour doesnt start till June so hopefully the Nox will do their own run starting a few months before that, then a fall tour after.

As for Grand Point North i think they should move it to Halloween and make it a "Noctober Festival" in VT where all the weird "wicked" witchcraft/witch trials were in that reigion in the first place waaaay back in the day (Salem, Mass). Vt has that kind of vibe to it anyway and is beautiful in the fall.  (Not to mention Aug 14th is my nephew's birthday as well as TH1's new grandson is Aug 13th so moving forward those dates are certainly not ideal for he and I).  It is the rest of the festival scene next summer that I wonder about.  obviously the Ches tour at this point for GPN seems to be more of an exposure opportunity to a new and bigger audience, and a bigger payday.  maybe they will still do some festies though when they can.

At the end of the day i am not a Chesney fan persay, im certainly not about to follow this tour or jump to pay staduim prices to see GPN open for 2 mainstream country bands...but with that said im happy as hell for Grace and the band.  the stadium exposure will be great and lets face it they must be getting a shit-ton of cash for this, so good for them. they def deserve it.  The Ches fans seem to be into GPN and GPN seems to have fun with the Ches crew and she/they get out there for his set too during u &amp; tequilla and a few others.  this is what they do for a living so to jump on the opportunity is a no-brainer