Country music star Kenny Chesney will be the first musician to perform a full-length show at the new Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, the Buffalo Bills and the musician announced Tuesday.
The performance - part of The Original Vibe Room Tour - will take place next summer, but presale tickets will be available this week.
Here's more about the show and ticket sales:
Highmark Stadium's first full-length show
Kenny Chesneywill bring his The Original Vibe Room Tour to Highmark Stadium on Saturday, June 19, 2027. He will perform with Eric Church, Old Dominion and Greylan James. The concert is part of Chesney's 2027 stadium tour, which currently includes 19 venues and is scheduled to begin in April at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium.
Chesney, 58, was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
last year and has received numerous awards over his career, which spans more than three decades. He last performed in western New York at the Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center in Genesee County in 2024.
How to get tickets
Presale tickets for the June 2027 concert will begin at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept 16 via the No Shoes Nation. and at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17 via KennyChesney.com. Public on-sale begins at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 25.
Highmark Stadium
The new Highmark Stadium, located at 10 Bills Plaza in Orchard Park, cost roughly $2.2 billion and has been praised for its modern design, spacious concourses and locally inspired architecture.
The new stadium places fans closer to the field than the Bills' previous stadium, where the team played home games for 52 years through the 2025 season. Chesney's June 2027 stadium concert is the first full-length concert scheduled to take place at the new Highmark Stadium.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: First full-length concert at Bills' new stadium announced. See who's performing
