Kenny Chesney Headlines Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation’s 2023 Tex Gala, Presented By Choctaw Casinos & Resorts

By Texas Rangers Communications

Posted on October 06, 2022, October 06, 2022

The Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation announced that eight-time Entertainer of the Year Award-winner Kenny Chesney will headline the 2023 TEX Gala on Thursday, April 20, at 6 p.m. at Globe Life Field.

Individual tickets and tables for the 2023 TEX Gala are on sale now and available for purchase at texasrangers.com/texgala. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation and its mission to improve the lives of children, military, first responders, and their families in the North Texas community and beyond. 

Event attendees will experience a red-carpet arrival and enjoy cocktail hour and dinner on the playing surface of Globe Life Field. Live and silent auctions will feature exclusive Rangers experiences and an assortment of sports and Hollywood memorabilia. The evening will culminate in a performance from the man the Los Angeles Times called “the People’s Superstar,” Chesney.

Chesney has won eight Entertainer of the Year Awards (four consecutive from the Academy of Country Music, four from the Country Music Association), enjoyed 34 No. 1s, making him Billboard’s #1 Country Singles artist, and sold more than a million tickets on each of his headlining tours. His Here And Now 2022 Tour played 21 stadium shows to 1.3 million people alone. 

In addition to his latest chart-topping single “Knowing You,” Chesney’s hits include “Young,” “You and Tequila,” “When the Sun Goes Down,” “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven,” “Pirate Flag,” “Summertime,” “I Go Back,” “Somewhere With You,” “American Kids,” “Get Along” and many more.

For information about sponsorships opportunities for the 2023 TEX Gala, presented by Choctaw Casinos & Resorts, contact Justin Henry, Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation director of development, at [email protected].   

Last year's second annual TEX Gala, headlined by three-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist Darius Rucker, raised $1.85 million for the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation.

About the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation

Since its inception in 1991, the Foundation has invested more than $65 million in our community and is dedicated to improving the lives of children in need. The Foundation provides funding for children, the military, first responders and their families, through educational, health, and athletic programming and partnerships. Signature programs include the Texas Rangers MLB Youth Academy at Mercy Street Sports Complex, presented by Toyota, the 2018 Allan H. Selig Award for Philanthropic Excellence award-winning Richard Greene Scholars, the Charley Pride Fellowship Program and the 50th Anniversary Legacy Grant Program. Faced with ever-increasing need in our communities, we are providing more financial support than ever to our neighbors in need through the support of partner organizations and emergency relief organizations.

About Choctaw Casinos & Resorts

Owned and operated by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, the third-largest Indian Nation in the United States with more than 208,000 tribal members and 11,000 employees. Choctaw Casinos feature a variety of gaming, hotel and resort properties throughout southeastern Oklahoma. Locations include Durant, Grant, Pocola, Idabel, Broken Bow, McAlester, Stigler and Stringtown. The Choctaw Casino & Resort-Durant underwent a $500 million expansion in August 2021 that added 1,000 more rooms and created 1,000 new jobs. In addition to the increased room capacity, the new Sky Tower also features an expanded gaming floor and fresh amenities such as new pools, parking garage, retail space, entertainment options and dining venues. For more information, visit www.ChoctawCasinos.com.

About Kenny Chesney

Deemed “The King of the Road” by The Wall Street Journal, Kenny Chesney is the only country artist in Pollstar’s Top Touring Artists of the Decade. Known for his high energy shows, songs that celebrate life as real people live it and a strong sense of musicality, Chesney has won eight Entertainer of the Year Awards (four consecutive from the Academy of Country Music, four from the Country Music Association), had 34 No. 1s and sold in excess of 30 million albums, as well as more than a million tickets on each of his headlining tours. He has topped the charts with Grace Potter, P!nk, the Wailers Band, Dave Matthews and Uncle Kracker, while also both duetting with and co-producing an album for Willie Nelson. In addition to his latest chart-topping single “Knowing You” off studio album Here And Now, Chesney’s hits include “Young,” “You and Tequila,” “When the Sun Goes Down,” “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven,” “Pirate Flag,” “Summertime,” “I Go Back,” “Somewhere With You,” “American Kids,” “Get Along” and many more.