Keith Urban Kicks Of Tour With New Music!

Nashville, Tenn (Top40 Charts/ Keith Urban Official Website) Grammy Award winner Keith Urban proved his "Get Closer 2011 World Tour" is aptly named when he kicked off the more than 50 city run in Biloxi, MS last week in support of his sixth CD Get Closer with an all new stage production. Featuring a main stage as well as four smaller platforms that bring Urban out into the audience, the tour allows Urban to connect with fans like never before (go here to see more). Urban's spontaneity and captivating live show make the tour one not to be missed and it's already getting rave reviews from critics. To download behind the scenes footage from the tour, go!

As The Biloxi Sun Herald states, "The opening night of Keith Urban's 'Get Closer 2011 World Tour' was an electrifying three hours of solid rock rhythms and precision musicianship... Urban took the thousands of fans in attendance at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum on a ride that at times felt more rock concert than country show."

After his triumphant debut in Biloxi that left "nearly everyone on their feet" (Biloxi Sun Herald), Urban stopped in Jacksonville, FL and then Tampa Bay where he "wow[ed] the crowd with well-crafted songs, great playing and old. fashioned showmanship." (St. Petersburg Times) Full of surprises, Urban continued to please the energized crowd by walking through the audience, bringing fans up on stage and handing off a signed guitar to one lucky audience member. Once again, Urban has created a truly one of a kind concert experience for fans-

Playing songs from his latest release, Get Closer, Urban's live set featured his newest single "Long Hot Summer" which ships to radio today and his 12th No 1 song "Without You". In addition, each show featured songs from Urban's extraordinary catalogue of music including "Better Life", "You'll Think of Me", "Days Go By", "Somebody Like You", "Sweet Thing", and Get Closer's "Put You In A Song" - one of Urban's 25 Top 5 hits.
ACM Award-winning RCA Nashville recording artist Jake Owen will appear on all U-S. dates, while the Canadian leg in July will feature The Band Perry. The "Get Closer 2011 World Tour" makes stops throughout North America including Nashville, Los Angeles, Toronto, Chicago, Edmonton, Washington DC, amongst other locations-

AT&T/Samsung are the presenting sponsors of Keith Urban's "Get Closer 2011 World Tour".

For more official Keith Urban touring news and ticket information go to www.keithurban-net and listen to your local country radio station.
KEITH URBAN: 'GET CLOSER 2011 WORLD TOUR'
DATE CITY VENUE
June 16 Biloxi, MS MS Coast Coliseum
June 17 Jacksonville, FL Veterans Memorial Arena
June 18 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
June 23 Columbia, SC Colonial Life Arena
June 24 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
June 25 Raleigh, NC RBC Center
June 29 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
June 30 Moline, IL i Wireless Center
July 7 Hershey, PA Giant Center
July 8 Boston, MA TD Garden
July 9 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
July 10 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
July 14 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
July 15 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
July 16 Albany, NY Times Union Arena
July 19 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
July 21 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
July 22 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
July 23 Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
July 26 Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum
July 28 Washington, DC Verizon Center
July 29 Toledo, OH Huntington Center
July 31 Ft. Wayne, IN Memorial Coliseum
August 4 Atlanta, GA Gwinnett Center
August 5 Atlanta, GA Gwinnett Center
August 6 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
August 11 Cincinnati, OH US Bank Arena
August 12 Knoxville, TN Thompson Boling Arena
August 13 Augusta, GA James Brown Arena
August 16 Wichita, KS Intrust Bank Arena
August 18 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
August 19 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
August 20 Omaha, NE Qwest Center
August 25 Jonesboro, AR ASU Convocation Center
August 26 Tupelo, MS Bancorpsouth Arena
August 27 Lafayette, LA Cajundome
August 28 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
September 8 Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena
September 9 Ottawa, ONT Scotiabank Place
September 10 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre
September 12 London, ONT John Labatt Centre
September 15 Winnipeg, MAN MTS Centre
September 16 Regina, SAS Brandt Centre
September 17 Regina, SAS Brandt Centre
September 18 Saskatoon, SAS Credit Union Centre
September 21 Edmonton, ALB Rexall Place
September 23 Calgary, ALB Scotiabank Saddledome
September 24 Penticton, BC S. Okanagan Events Centre
September 26 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
September 29 Seattle, WA KeyArena
October 1 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
October 2 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
October 4 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
October 8 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
October 11 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
October 13 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
October 14 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
October 15 Minneapolis, MN Target Center