Urban picks Owen to open shows

Owen said, "I'm honored to join Keith on his tour. Keith and his band are some of the greatest entertainers in the world, and I'm looking forward to getting out there and watching him play every night. This is going to be truly an amazing summer."

The "Get Closer 2011 World Tour" will open in Biloxi, Miss. on June 16. The tour comes in support of Urban's sixth studio CD, "Get Closer," released in November

Owen is currently in the studio recording his third album, due for release later this year. \

Tour dates are:
June 16 Biloxi, MS Mississippi Coast Col. Feb. 18
June 17 Jacksonville, FL Veterans Memorial Arena Feb. 12
June 18 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum Feb. 19
June 23 Columbia, SC Colonial Life Arena March 4
June 24 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena Feb. 11
June 25 Raleigh, NC RBC Center Feb. 11
June 29 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center Feb. 18
June 30 Moline, IL i Wireless Center Feb. 12
July 7 Hershey, PA Giant Center March 5
July 8 Boston, MA TD Garden Feb. 12
July 9 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena Feb. 12
July 14 Newark, NJ Prudential Center Feb. 18
July 15 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center Feb. 12
July 16 Albany, NY Times Union Arena Feb. 18
July 19 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena Feb. 11
July 21 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena Feb. 12
July 22 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena Feb. 25
July 23 Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills Feb. 25
July 26 Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum Feb. 11
July 28 Washington, DC Verizon Center Feb. 18
July 29 Toledo, OH Huntington Center Feb. 12
July 31 Ft. Wayne, IN Memorial Coliseum Feb. 18
Aug. 4 Atlanta, GA Gwinnett Center Feb. 25
Aug. 6 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena March 4
Aug. 11 Cincinnati, OH US Bank Arena March 11
Aug. 12 Knoxville, TN Thompson Boling Arena March 4
Aug. 13
Aug. a, GA James Brown Arena Feb. 11
Aug. 16 Wichita, KS Intrust Bank Arena March 4
Aug. 18 Tulsa, OK BOK Center March 25
Aug. 19 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center Feb. 18
Aug. 20 Omaha, NE Qwest Center April 8
Aug. 25 Jonesboro, AR ASU Convocation Center Feb. 18
Aug. 26 Tupelo, MS Bancorpsouth Arena Feb. 18
Aug. 27 Lafayette, LA Cajundome March 12
Aug. 28 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center Feb. 12
Sept. 8 Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena Feb. 11
Sept. 9 Ottawa, ONT Scotiabank Place March 4
Sept. 10 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre March 4
Sept. 12 London, ONT John Labatt Centre March 4
Sept. 15 Winnipeg, MAN MTS Centre March 4
Sept. 16 Regina, SAS Brandt Centre March 4
Sept. 17 Saskatoon, SAS Credit Union Centre March 4
Sept. 21 Edmonton, ALB Rexall Place March 4
Sept. 23 Calgary, ALB Scotiabank Saddledome March 4
Sept. 26 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena March 4
Sept. 29 Seattle, WA KeyArena March 4
Oct. 1 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion Feb. 12
Oct. 2 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena Feb. 12
Oct. 4 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center Feb. 25
Oct. 7 Glendale, AZ Jobing.com Arena May 13
Oct. 8 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center March 4
Oct. 11 Denver, CO Pepsi Center Feb. 18
Oct. 13 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center March 12
Oct. 14 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena Feb. 11
Oct. 15 Minneapolis, MN Target Center April 8