The sun is up and shinin’ bright on Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw‘s ‘Brothers of the Sun’ Tour, which launched on June 2nd. Joining them on the road as special guests are Grace Potter & The Nocturals and Jake Owen, who says he’s been having an incredible time on the tour. (AUDIO INFO BELOW)

• Jake’s new single is called “The One That Got Away” — it’s from his Barefoot Blue Jean Night album, home to back-to-back number-one hits with the title track and his recent smash, “Alone with You.”
• And with two number-one hits in a row to his credit with “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” and “Alone with You,” Jake says that it’s really made a cool difference in the way that fans have been responding to his music in concert. (AUDIO INFO BELOW)

  Jake Owen talks about being on the ‘Brothers of the Sun’ Tour. (:23)
“It’s been amazing. You know, Kenny and all of his people are really good to us. They always have been. It’s been pretty awesome watchin’ Tim McGraw do his thing, and Grace Potter is one of the most talented female musicians — just musicians in general, really, so it’s been an awesome opportunity for the guys and I to watch everybody kind of get into the groove of things, and it’s been awesome. So we’re gonna keep on keepin’ on.”

  Jake Owen is seeing a big difference in the way that crowds are responding to his music these days. (:39)
“It’s been awesome, I mean, just to see the crowds sing along and get loud. There’s a big difference between just a…difference between a hit song and, like, career songs. And the last few songs I’ve released have really turned out to be career songs for me. So it’s changed my perception on the road, it’s changed the way the fans react to our music — it gives ’em somethin’ to look forward to. We’re still out there playin’ all the hits we had before, but it’s just nice to have somethin’ that was a little bit bigger, you know? So, it’s a perfect opportunity right now on the road for us to get out there and do our thing and watch it grow, and hopefully one of these days down the road I’ll be able to fill a stadium full of people like Kenny does.”