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It was supposed to be a spectacular entrance - Kenny Chesney rising from underneath the stage at Williams-Brice Stadium.

But as he crouched on the rising platform, the lift jolted and Chesney's right ankle, which was secured in a harness for safety, was pulled awkwardly.

The band kept playing the opening song, "Live Those Songs Again," as Chesney winced in pain. He signaled the crew to lower him to stage level.

By the final chorus, Chesney was back on beat and smiling. But he clearly was in pain, and the cocksure strut he's known and loved for had a hitch the rest of the evening.

Saturday night's kickoff to the stadium portion of Chesney's "Poets & Pirates Tour 2008" got off to an unfortunate start, but Chesney proved why he is one of the few performers who can do stadium shows: He kept singing.

And the 44,424 fans surely were relieved he didn't immediately seek the medical attention he probably needed. It was as if he knew the fans needed his attention more.

He hobbled to the stage's left flank during "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems," grimacing along the way, but he still sounded like sand-in-your-toes, good-time Kenny.

That's only part of the article.

I'm like seriously waiting to see photos of my brother drunk. He kept calling me before Luke and after Luke and I couldn't understand a word he said. He had random dudes calling my phone too.

OMG ASH! He can't cancel because it's my only chance to see Keith for like ever...

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LeAnn Rimes wore a Gamecocks jersey and with her ponytail, she looked like she was ready to play flag football. Her set slowed down the show, but it would have been tough to enjoy her ballads if people were screaming. Her cover of Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me" was a surprise, though some in the crowd called it a cheap trick to fill the set. Apparently, they wanted "How Do I Live" and "Blue," timeless vocal beauties.