Keith Urban Announces Huge 2011 Tour

Keith Urban is set to return to the road next summer, along with special guests, with a U.S. tour that will debut in Mobile, Alabama on June 16th, 2011.  “Get Closer 2011 World Tour” will have an all-new stage production that will feature Keith’s uniquely hard-charging, captivating live performances; concert events that critics have hailed as “one of the best reasons in the world to attend a live concert”. 

“Get Closer 2011 World Tour” will not only include songs from Keith’s catalogue of hits, including “Better Life”, “You’ll Think Of Me”, “Days Go By”, “Somebody Like You” and “Sweet Thing”, but will feature the debut of music from his just released sixth CD release Get Closer, including his latest “Put You In A Song”.  He recorded the album after losing most of the music equipment he owned to last spring’s flood, which caused more than $2 billion in damages in Nashville alone.

Through the years Keith’s spontaneity and captivating stage presence have resulted in one-of-a-kind concert experiences.  Whether closing his shows with a thru-the-audience trek to a waiting taxi cab outside the arena or signing and giving away a guitar while performing atop a seat back somewhere in the stands, Keith has given his audiences what one critic described as ‘a show which you’d be hard-pressed to top in country – or rock”. 

  Get Closer follows two previous consecutive Billboard country and pop #1 albums, as well as five previous CDs, all of which have been certified platinum or multi-platinum.

Earlier this year Urban picked up the best male video of the year award at the 2010 CMT Music Awards. He was also recognized as the favorite male artist at the People’s Choice Awards.

Here's the full venue list to date:

Thu 06/16/11         Mobile, AL     Mobile Civic Center    

Fri 06/17/11         Jacksonville, FL     Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena    

Sat 06/18/11         Tampa, FL     St. Pete Times Forum    

Thu 06/23/11         Columbia, SC     Colonial Life Arena    

Fri 06/24/11         Charlotte, NC     Time Warner Cable Arena    

Sat 06/25/11         Raleigh, NC     RBC Center    

Wed 06/29/11         St. Louis, MO     Scottrade Center    

Thu 06/30/11         Moline, IL     i wireless Center    

Thu 07/07/11         Hershey, PA     GIANT Center    

Fri 07/08/11         Boston, MA     TD Garden    

Sat 07/09/11         Uncasville, CT     Mohegan Sun Arena    

Thu 07/14/11         Newark, NJ     Prudential Center    

Fri 07/15/11         Philadelphia, PA     Wells Fargo Center    

Sat 07/16/11         Albany, NY     Times Union Center    

Tue 07/19/11         Columbus, OH     Nationwide Arena    

Thu 07/21/11         Cleveland, OH     Quicken Loans Arena    

Fri 07/22/11         Grand Rapids, MI     Van Andel Arena    

Sat 07/23/11         Auburn Hills, MI     The Palace Of Auburn Hills    

Thu 07/28/11         Washington, DC     Verizon Center    

Fri 07/29/11         Toledo, OH     The Huntington Center    

Sun 07/31/11         Fort Wayne, IN     Allen County War Mem. Coliseum    

Thu 08/04/11         Duluth, GA     The Arena At Gwinnett Center    

Sat 08/06/11         Nashville, TN     Bridgestone Arena    

Thu 08/11/11         Cincinnati, OH     U.S. Bank Arena    

Fri 08/12/11         Knoxville, TN     Thompson-Boling Arena    

Sat 08/13/11         Augusta, GA     James Brown Arena    

Thu 08/18/11         Tulsa, OK     BOK Center    

Fri 08/19/11         Kansas City, MO     Sprint Center    

Sat 08/20/11         Omaha, NE     Qwest Center Omaha    

Thu 08/25/11         Jonesboro, AR     ASU Convocation Center    

Fri 08/26/11         Tupelo, MS     BancorpSouth Arena    

Sat 08/27/11         Lafayette, LA     Cajundome    

Sun 08/28/11         Dallas, TX     American Airlines Center    

Thu 09/08/11         Buffalo, NY     HSBC Arena    

Thu 09/29/11         Seattle, WA     KeyArena At Seattle Center    

Sat 10/01/11         San Jose, CA     HP Pavilion At San Jose    

Sun 10/02/11         Sacramento, CA     ARCO Arena    

Tue 10/04/11         Fresno, CA     Save Mart Center    

Fri 10/07/11         Glendale, AZ     Jobing.com Arena    

Sat 10/08/11         Los Angeles, CA     Staples Center    

Tue 10/11/11         Denver, CO     Pepsi Center    

Thu 10/13/11         Milwaukee, WI     Bradley Center    

Fri 10/14/11         Rosemont, IL     Allstate Arena    

Sat 10/15/11         Minneapolis, MN     Target Center

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