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Keith Urban Tour Dates 2011

admin — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:14:21 +0000

The guitar slinging country rocker – Keith Urban – has announced another world domination tour. Or, at least, a major US country music Arena tour extravaganza.

The “Get Closer” tour is name after his newest album that was just released and features the hit country song “Put You In A Song.” Opening acts and / or “special guests” will also be added soon. Tickets will go on sale in mid February – check back for ticketing details.

Urban has scheduled the dates to allow for cherished family time and makes his way through much of the continental U.S.

KEITH URBAN announces his

‘GET CLOSER 2011 WORLD TOUR’

DATE	CITY	VENUE	ONSALE
June 16	Mobile, AL	Civic Center	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	Feb 25
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	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 28	Washington, DC	Verizon Center	Feb 18
July 29	Toledo, OH	Huntington Center	Feb 26
July 31	Ft. Wayne, IN	Memorial Coliseum	Feb 18
August 4	Atlanta, GA	Gwinnett Center	Feb 25
August 6	Nashville, TN	Bridgestone Arena	March 4
August 11	Cincinnati, OH	US Bank Arena	March 11
August 12	Knoxville, TN	Thompson Boling Arena	March 4
August 13	Augusta, GA	James Brown Arena	Feb 11
August 18	Tulsa, OK	BOK Center	March 25
August 19	Kansas City, MO	Sprint Center	Feb 18
August 20	Omaha, NE	Qwest Center	April 8
August 25	Jonesboro, AR	ASU Convocation Center	Feb 18
August 26	Tupelo, MS	Bancorpsouth Arena	Feb 18
August 27	Lafayette, LA	Cajundome	March 12
August 28	Dallas, TX	American Airlines Center	Feb 12
September 8	Buffalo, NY	HSBC Arena	Feb 11
September 29	Seattle, WA	KeyArena	March 4
October 1	San Jose, CA	HP Pavilion	Feb 12
October 2	Sacramento, CA	ARCO Arena	Feb 12
October 4	Fresno, CA	Save Mart Center	Feb 25
October 7	Glendale, AZ	Jobing.com Arena	May 13
October 8	Los Angeles, CA	Staples Center	March 4
October 11	Denver, CO	Pepsi Center	Feb 18
October 13	Milwaukee, WI	Bradley Center	March 12
October 14	Chicago, IL	Allstate Arena	Feb 11
October 15	Minneapolis, MN	Target Center	April 8

Taylor Swift Speak Now World Tour Dates

admin — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:47:32 +0000

Taylor Swift

It’s the biggest country tour since Garth… Taylor Swift is currently slated to play 87 shows in 19 countries spanning four continents on the Taylor Swift Speak Now World Tour 2011, which kicks off February 9th in Singapore.

Taylor will play shows throughout Asia and Europe during the first part of 2011, before kicking off her North American tour, sponsored by Covergirl, on May 27th in Omaha, Nebraska. Ticket prices will start at $25 dollars. Here are the announced dates for Taylor Swift Speak Now World Tour 2011:

February 9 Singapore

February 11 Seoul, South Korea

February 13 Osaka, Japan

February 16 & 17 Tokyo, Japan

February 19 Manila, Philippines

February 21 Hong Kong

March 6 Brussels, Belgium

March 7 Rotterdam, Holland

March 9 Oslo, Norway

March 12 Oberhausen, Germany

March 15 Milan, Italy

March 17 Paris, France

March 19 Madrid, Spain

March 22 Birmingham, UK

March 25 Belfast, Northern Ireland

March 27 Dublin, Ireland

March 29 Manchester, UK

March 30 London, UK

May 27 & 28 Omaha, Nebraska

May 29 Des Moines, Iowa

June 2 & 3 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

June 4 Orlando, Florida

June 7 Columbus, Ohio

June 8 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

June 11 Detroit, Michigan

June 14 & 15 St. Paul, Minnesota

June 18 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

June 21 Buffalo, New York

June 22 Hartford, Connecticut

June 25 Foxborough, Mass

June 30 Greensboro, NC

July 1 Knoxville, TN
July 2 Louisville, KY

July 8 Charlotte, NC

July 9 & 10 Atlanta, GA

July 14 Montreal, Quebec

July 15 & 16 Toronto, Ontario

July 19 & 20 New York, NY

July 28 Grand Rapids, MI

July 29 Indianapolis, IN

July 30 Cleveland, OH

August 2 & 3 Washington, DC

August 6 Philadelphia, PA

August 9 & 10 Chicago, IL

August 13 Lexington, KY

August 14 St. Louis, M I

August 18 & 19 Edmonton, Alberta

August 23 & 24 Los Angeles, CA

September 1 & 2 San Jose, CA

September 3 Sacramento, CA

September 6 Portland, OR

September 7 Seattle, WA

September 10 & 11 Vancouver, BC

September 16 & 17 Nashville, TN

September 21 Tulsa, OK

September 24 Kansas City, MI

September 27 Denver, CO

September 28 Salt Lake City, UT

October 4 Little Rock, AR

October 5 New Orleans, LA

October 8 Dallas, TX

Chesney’s Big Decade

editor — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:40:36 +0000

A Toast to the 2000's For Kenny

Nashville: While he’s the only country act in Pollstar’s Top Tours of 2009′s Top 10 – finishing at #6 with a gross of $71.1 million, Keith Urban being next at #16 – but more impressively, after only 8 of the new century’s first 10 years spent as a headliner, the high energy performer still came in as the #2 most attended and #3 highest earning tour of the 21st century’s first decade. Granted 5 of those years saw Kenny Chesney headlining multiple NFL stadiums, but it’s still an achievement he finds staggering.

“I remember how good it felt when I was selling out small halls and bars, and you can tell everyone “I sold the show out…,” Chesney says with a laugh. “You know that idea that there are no more tickets left, no matter how small the venue, it’s exciting – and you can feel it in the crowd. So, when you start playing bigger and bigger places, you want to keep that… the energy you have, and the excitement when you hear you’ve gone clean in a venue.”

“But even as you’re hearing that stuff, there’s still some sense of, well, it’s not real. You sell out Foxboro’s Gillette Stadium 5 years in a row – it’s not ho-hum…. and it’s still more things people say than real until you walk out onstage, hear the crowd and go, ‘WOW!’ Because in a weird way, these numbers – especially to a guy from Luttrell, TN who thought they had it made playing the Turf in Nashville one New Year’s Eve – are surreal.”

Ironically, the only act who outdrew Chesney for the decade was good friend and duet partner Dave Matthews, well established as a headliner in the last 90s. For sheer gross, Celine Dion’s historic Vegas residency put her at #2 – with DMB earning $529 million, Dion bringing in $522 million and Chesney earning an impressive $455 million with aggressively low ticket prices. Rounding out the decade’s Top 10 are stalwarts Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, U2, Madonna, the Eagles, Elton John and Jimmy Buffett.

“You look at those names, and you look around,” the 4-consecutive Academy of Country Music and 4-time Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year concedes. “Every name on that list is a serious performer whose songs have made a mark on how people live their lives, how they mark their passages – and to be on a list with those sorts of icons really makes me pause and think about all of it…

“Because to be honest, for me and the guys, it’s really more about the next show, the next chance to get up onstage and rock. That energy… the way the fans throw it back at us, sing these songs like they are their lives… well, that is, hands down, the greatest feeling in the world!’

The names on the 2009 list are pretty impressive, too. With U2′s stadium-only tour coming in at #1, it’s Bruce Springsteen, Elton John & Billy Joel, Britney Spears and AC/DC making the top 5 – and the Jonas Bros, Dave Matthews, Fleetwood Mac and Metallica closing out the Top 10 tours of the year. With a 3-D moving coming in April, who knows what 2010 holds for country’s biggest draw?

George Strait ’09 – Tour Schedule

admin — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:23:56 +0000

Note: Additional dates will be announced

5/15    Charlotte, NC             Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
5/16    Raleigh, NC               Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
5/22    Cincinnati, OH          Riverbend Music Center
5/23    Pittsburgh, PA            Post-Gazette Pavillion
5/29    Holmdel, NJ               P.N.C. Bank Center
5/30    Boston, MA                Tweeter Center
6/12    Virginia Beach, VA      Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
6/13    Washington, DC          Nissan Pavillion
6/28    Cadott, WI*               Country Fest 2009
6/29    Milwaukee, WI           Music Fest 2009
7/11    Calgary, AB               Calgary Stampede
7/12    Craven, SK                Craven Country Jamboree
7/17    Salt Lake City, UT      USANA Amphitheatre
7/18    Cheyenne, WY            Cheyenne Frontier Days
7/24    Indianapolis, IN        Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
7/25    Tinley Park, IL (Chicago) First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
*JULIANNE HOUGH NOT APPEARING ON THESE DATES

Outlaws: Jamey Johnson tours with Willie Nelson

admin — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:21:42 +0000

WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY WITH SPECIAL GUEST JAMEY JOHNSON TOUR INFO:

March 11           Youkey
Theatre
Lakeland, FL
March 12           Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &
Casino                       Hollywood, FL
March 13           House of
Blues                                                        Lake
Buena Vista, FL
March 14           St. Augustine
Amphitheatre                                      St. Augustine, FL
March 15           House of
Blues                                                         North
Myrtle Beach, SC
March 17           Ruth Eckerd
Hall                                                     Clearwater, FL
March 18           King Center For The Performing
Arts                       Melbourne, FL
March 19           Marina Civic
Center                                                 Panama City, FL
March 20           Silver Star Resort & Casino Convention
Center        Choctaw, MS

Sun City Carnival Kenny Chesney Tour Schedule

admin — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:20:14 +0000

2009 Sun City Carnival

April 17-18      Uncasville, CT
April 23           Albuquerque, NM
April 26           Indio, CA
May 1              San Antonio, TX
May 2              Dallas, TX
May 3              Houston, TX
May 7              Des Moines, IA
May 8              Omaha, NB
May 9              Kansas City, MO
May 14            Birmingham, AL
May 15            Shreveport, LA
May 16            Little Rock, AR
May 21            Greenville, SC
May 22            Baltimore, MD
May 23            Columbus, OH
May 27            Atlanta, GA
May 30            Louisville, KY
June 6              Pittsburgh, PA
June 11            Moline, IL
June 13            Chicago, IL
June 19            Somerset, WI
June 20            Fargo, ND
June 24            New York, NY
June 25            Virginia Beach, VA
June 27            Philadelphia, PA
July 2              Ft Wayne, IN
July 10            Calgary, Alberta
July 11            Merritt, BC
July 14            Boise, ID
July 18            San Francisco, CA
July 23             Salt Lake City, UT
July 24-25       Cheyenne, WY
July 29             Lake Tahoe, NV
Aug 6               Orange Beach, AL
Aug 7               Jacksonville, FL
Aug 8              Tampa, FL
Aug 13            Hartford, CT
Aug 15            Boston, MA
Aug 19            Ottawa
Aug 20            Toronto
Aug 22            Detroit, MI
Aug 29            Bristow, VA
Aug 20            Raleigh, NC
Sept. 19         Indianapolis, IN

Keith Urban’s New Tour Schedule

admin — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:16:15 +0000

Date              Venue/City                  On Sale         With
May 7th          Uncasville, CT         2/14              Sugarland
May 8th           Uncasville, CT         2/14               Sugarland
May 9th         State College, PA       2/13              Sugarland
May 15th         Chicago, IL              2/14          Zac Brown Band
May 28th         Charleston, WV         2/13       Zac Brown Band
May 29th         Roanoke, VA              2/13        Dierks Bentley
May 30th          Huntsville, AL         2/13          Dierks  Bentley
June 5th         Cincinnati, OH         2/13              Taylor Swift
June 6th         Detroit, MI                  3/7   Taylor Swift
June 7th         Ft. Wayne, IN         2/13               Taylor Swift
June 11th          St. Louis, MO         2/13               Sugarland
June 13th          Atlanta, GA                 2/13    Taylor Swift
June 17th          Greenville, SC         2/13               Sugarland
June 18th          Charlotte, NC         2/14               Sugarland
June 19th         Raleigh, NC                2/14   Sugarland
June 27th          Des Moines, IA         2/13      Taylor Swift
June 28th         Moline, IL                  2/14     Taylor Swift
July 9th          Omaha, NE                2/13       Jason Aldean
July 10th         Wichita, KS                 2/13    Jason Aldean
July 11th          Dallas, TX                   2/13        Jason Aldean
July 15th         Denver, CO                3/14         Sugarland
July 19th         Los Angeles, CA         2/15              Sugarland
July 25th          Glendale, AZ              2/13   Sugarland
July 31st          Boston, MA                 2/13     Taylor Swift
August 1st          Philadelphia, PA         2/13      Taylor Swift
August 8th          Kansas City, MO         2/13     Taylor Swift
August 13th          Pittsburgh, PA         3/20      Jason Aldean
August 14th         Columbus, OH         2/13               Jason Aldean
August 18th          Hershey PA               2/14        Jason Aldean
August 21st         Cleveland, OH         2/21                   Sugarland
August 27th         Charlottsville, VA         2/1