Keith Urban broadens North American 'Escape'
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With a sweeping spring, summer and fall outing already in progress, Keith Urban has added a handful of mostly Canadian stops to his "Escape Together" world tour.
Since last check, the country superstar has tacked on an additional 13 shows to the North American leg of the trek, which kicked off May 7 in Uncasville, CT, and continues June 5 in Cincinnati. Added to the itinerary were second nights in Calgary (9/19) and Edmonton (9/22), as well as two-night stands in Saskatoon (9/23-9/24) and Winnipeg (9/26-9/27). A few US appearances--July 23 in Sacramento, CA; Aug. 7 in Tulsa, OK; Sept. 11 in Seattle and Oct. 8 in New York--have also joined the current slate; details are included below.
Urban--who performed his latest single, "Kiss a Girl," with "American Idol" winner Kris Allen on the TV show's season finale last month--is pushing his fifth studio album, "Defying Gravity," which surfaced in March and debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200. His previous two efforts--"2004's "Be Here" and 2006's "Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing"--both peaked at No. 3.
The country crooner has been nominated for three CMT Music Awards this year: Male Video of the Year for "Sweet Thing," Collaborative Video of the Year for "Start a Band" with Brad Paisley, and CMT Performance of the Year for "Raise the Barn" with Brooks & Dunn. With online voting now closed, fans will have to wait to see the results, which will be announced during CMT's June 17 broadcast from the Nashville awards ceremony.
June 2009
5 - Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena
6 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
7 - Fort Wayne, IN - Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
11 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
12 - Memphis, TN - Fedex Forum
13 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
17 - Greenville, SC - Bi-Lo Center
18 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena
19 - Raleigh, NC - RBC Center
26 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheater
27 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
28 - Moline, IL - i Wireless Center
July 2009
9 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center Omaha
10 - Valley Center, KS - Kansas Coliseum
11 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
15 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
17 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
18 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center
19 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
23 - Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena
25 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
31 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
August 2009
1 - Philadelphia, PA - The Wachovia Center
2 - Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena
7 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
8 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
13 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
14 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
15 - Indianapolis, IN - Indiana State Fairgrounds
18 - Hershey, PA - GIANT Center
20 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
21 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
22 - Louisville, KY - Freedom Hall at The Kentucky Expo Center
27 - Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena
28 - Knoxville, TN - Thompson-Boling Arena
29 - Nashville, TN - Sommet Center
September 2009
9 - Salt Lake City, UT - EnergySolutions Arena
11 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena
12 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
14 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena
16 - Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place
18, 19 - Calgary, Alberta - Saddledome
20, 22- Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
23, 24 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Credit Union Centre
26, 27 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
October 2009
1 - London, Ontario - The John Labatt Centre
3 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
8 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
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