Urban unveils new show
The tour, which debuted this past weekend in New York, features new music, including the reigning CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year's latest single "We Were," and a brand-new production and lighting design.
"I'm always looking for something a bit different when I go to see a show, especially when I see someone more than once - the set list, production, lighting, even just the vibe. So I decided to change it up for the summer - have some fun and do something a bit different," Urban said.
Tour dates are:
June 22 Chicago Lakeshake Festival
July 4 Provo, Utah America's Freedom Festival at Provo
July 19 Brooklyn, Michigan International Speedway
July 20 Eau Claire, Wisconsin Country Jam USA
July 26 Cheyenne, Wyoming Cheyenne Frontier Days
Aug. 1 Detroit Lakes, Minnesota WE Fest
Aug. 2 Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sioux Empire Fair
Aug. 3 Sturgis, South Dakota Buffalo Chip Campground
Aug. 16 Endicott, New York Dick's Sporting Goods Open
Aug. 31 Puyallup, Washington Washington State Fair
Sept. 15 Louisville, Kentucky Hometown Rising
Sept. 21 Franklin, Tennessee Pilgrimage Festival
Oct. 18 Durant, Oklahoma Choctaw Grand Theater
More news for Keith Urban
- 09/18/20: Urban,Childers tops new releases
- 05/15/20: Urban surprises first responders with drive-in concert
- 05/11/20: Urban announces "THE SPEED OF NOW, Part 1"
- 04/27/20: Urban goes with "Polaroid"
- 04/02/20: Urban releases "God Whispered Your Name" video
- 02/27/20: Urban drops new song, assumes ACM hosting duties
- 10/22/19: Urban teams with Church on "We Were"
- 10/08/19: Urban announces European tour
CD reviews for Keith Urban
It's telling how two songs on Keith Urban's "Graffiti U" album chug along to a reggae beat because pop rhythms and non-country elements are the obvious inspirations for this collection. Opener "Coming Home" may borrow (steal?) a guitar riff from Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried," but this is where that country road begins and ends.
Urban follows "Coming Home" with "Never Comin' Down," which is introduced with a funky bass line ...
Even though Keith Urban's single, "Wasted Time," borrows more than a little sonic sensibility from electronic music, there's still an upfront banjo solo. And this is how it's always been with Urban. He may play the part of the guitar hero at times, and even revealed his eclectic musical knowledge as a judge on American Idol, but Urban will always be a country boy at heart. And boyish good looks and talent have taken this country boy far, too.
The wonderfully titled ...
Keith Urban will keep his superstar status intact with the lengthy "Fuse." The upbeat, commercial- and fan-friendly music and singing from Urban will ensure that. This is pretty much vintage Urban.
That means Urban's not very high on the country quotient. What sounds like a guitar on the rocking Good Thing and the somewhat swampy Red Camaro, for example, is Mike Elizondo's programming. Yes, there's gango (six-stringed banjo with guitar neck) sprinkled in many songs, but ...
©Country Standard Time • Jeffrey B. Remz, editor & publisher • countrystandardtime@gmail.com
About • Copyright • Newsletter • Our sister publication Standard Time
Country News
CD Reviews
Follow us on
