Kenny Chesney reschedules Massachusetts show due to storm threat

This March 9, 2011, photo shows Kenny Chesney rehearsing for his 'Goin' Coastal' tour in Nashville, Tenn.

Photo by Mark Humphrey, Associated Press

This March 9, 2011, photo shows Kenny Chesney rehearsing for his "Goin' Coastal" tour in Nashville, Tenn.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Kenny Chesney has rescheduled a concert set for Sunday. Aug. 28, at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., for two days earlier so that that show will not be threatened by storms caused Hurricane Irene. Chesney's show has been moved to Friday, Aug. 26. The decision was made in the wake of weather-related stage collapses at concerts recently in Indiana and Belgium earlier this month. Resulting in the deaths of seven people.

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