Kenny Chesney will become the first country artist to headline the Las Vegas Sphere with a residency that launches on May 22, it was announced on Thursday. "I'm always looking for ways to deepen the way No Shoes Nation experiences this music,

Kenny Chesney is Sphere-bound. The country star announced Thursday that he’ll launch a 12-date residency at the state-of-the-art dome-shaped venue in Las Vegas in May, nine months after he wrapped a U.S. tour that hit Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium in July.

Kenny Chesney will become the first country artist to play the Las Vegas Sphere with a 12-show residency this spring. Here's what to expect.

If you’d like to see the 56-year-old country icon live in a whole new way, tickets can be purchased for all upcoming Kenny Chesney Sphere shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Friday, Jan. 31.

Now, some music fans are speculating that Kenny Chesney, who is a four-time entertainer of the year winner at both the CMA Awards and ACM Awards, and a mainstay stadium headliner, is the next artist slated to play the Sphere.

LAS VEGAS -- Kenny Chesney will be the next headliner at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The 56-year-old country artist known for songs such as “There Goes My Life” and “When the Sun Goes Down” will kick off his series of shows at the iconic venue May 22.

The superstar will be the first country artist to appear at the Las Vegas venue.

Here’s how to get tickets for Kenny Chesney, who follows Phish, Dead & Company, U2, Eagles into Sphere in Las Vegas.

Country music superstar Kenny Chesney will be the first country act to perform at the legendary Sphere at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. His 12-night residency there will start on May 22 and end on June 14. He will perform on May 22, May 24, May 25, May 28, May 30, May 31, June 4, June 6, June 7, June 11, June 13 and June 14.

I’m always looking for ways to deepen the way No Shoes Nation experiences this music,” Chesney says in a statement. “Over the years, they have shown me through their own response to these songs how passionate they are about what they mean,