Keith Urban announces first UK tour in 12 years for May 2020, tickets on sale

“Urban makes every punter feel as if they’re on the front row” - The Guardian

“Keith Urban rocks” -  Mail Online
*UPDATE * Due to overwhelming demand, 3 new dates in the UK 
have been added to Keith's 2020 European Tour!  

Country icon Keith Urban returns to the UK in May 2020 for his first full tour in over 12 years!

Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 11th October: 
 Ticketmaster UK | AXS | ents24.com

(London, Monday October 7, 2019) Keith Urban has today announced a brand new UK and European Tour for 2020.

The 13 date tour, which will see him play at London’s prestigious Eventim Apollo, follows his hugely successful headline slot at C2C in March and a one-off special club show at O2 Forum Kentish Town, his first shows on UK soil for well over a decade.

“Our shows in the UK earlier this year reiterated why I love the audiences there so much,” said Urban. “It’d been a long time since we had played Europe last time – waaay too long.  The concerts we did earlier this year were really special nights for me – total madness – so I’m grateful that we can get back there again.  I’m jonesing to play and so glad it’s happening soon!

The UK leg of the tour kicks off in London at the Eventim Apollo on the 5th May, and then heads to O2 Apollo, Manchester (8th May), O2 Academy, Glasgow (12th May) and O2 Academy Birmingham (14th May).

The full tour begins on 2nd May in Amsterdam and after his shows in the UK he’ll head off to Europe for shows in Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne, Hamburg, Munich, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo.

Keith Urban Live Tour European Dates:

Sat 2 May 2020 - AFAS Live, Amsterdam

Tues 5 May 2020 - Eventim Apollo, London (Queen Caroline Street, London, W6 9QH) Floor Standing £56.25
Weds 6 May 2020 - Eventim Apollo, London (Queen Caroline Street, London, W6 9QH) Floor Standing £56.25  NEW DATE

Friday 8 May 2020 - O2 Apollo, Manchester (Stockport Road, Manchester, M12 6AP) Full Price Ticket £47.30 - £56.25
Sat 9 May 2020 - O2 Apollo, Manchester (Stockport Road, Manchester, M12 6AP) Full Price Ticket £47.30 - £56.25 NEW DATE

Tues 12 May 2020 - O2 Academy, Glasgow (121 Eglington Street, Glasgow, G5 9NT) Full Price Ticket £45.75 - £55.35 * SOLD OUT *

Wed 13 May 2020 - O2 Academy, Glasgow (121 Eglington Street, Glasgow, G5 9NT) Full Price Ticket £45.75 - £55.35 NEW DATE

Thurs 14 May 2020 - O2 Academy, Birmingham (16-18 Horsefair, Birmingham, B1 1DB) Full Price Ticket £45.75 - £55.35

Weds 20 May 2020 -  Zenith, Munich

Fri 22 May 2020 – Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt

Sat 23 May 2020 -  Palladium, Cologne

Mon 25 May 2020 -  Sporthalle, Hamburg

Tues 26 May 2020 – Verti Music Hall, Berlin

Fri 29 May 2020 - Falkoner Salen, Copenhagen

Sat 30 May 2020 -  Annexet, Stockholm

Sun 31 May 2020 - Sentrum Scene, Oslo

O2 PRESALE began Wed 9 Oct 2019 

GENERAL SALE begins Fri 11 Oct 2019 at 9am

Available at 9am on Fri 11th October Ticketmaster UK | AXS | ents24.com

Source: keithurban.net/events

STRICTLY SPEAKING: Keith Urban will play under the glitterball.

On Sunday October 13, legendary Australian country singer Keith Urban will play under the glitterball!

This week the Strictly Come Dancing pros come together to wow the audience with an electric group performance  when the Grammy Award-winning country singer will also be in the studio, performing Never Comin’ Down.

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UK CHART SUCCESS

Keith's latest album Graffiti U (released April 28, 2018) reached the Top 10 with a #9 bow on the UK's Official Country Albums Chart (dated W/E May 10, 2018). In its 12th chart frame it peaked at NO.2 (Week Ending 21 March 2019).

08.04. 2006 YOU'LL THINK OF ME (CAPITOL) #88 Peak; 1 week on UK Official Top 100 Singles Chart  

11.06. 2005 DAYS GO BY (CAPITOL) #40 Peak; 6 weeks on UK Official Top 100 Album Chart

Chart run (6 weeks / 11.06.2005 - 16.07.2005) 40-49-67-84-77-92

                       

25.11.2006 LOVE PAIN & THE WHOLE CRAZY THING (CAPITOL) #73 Peak; 2 weeks on UK Official Top 100 Album Chart

Chart run (1 week / 08.04.2006 - 08.04.2006)

Earlier in 2019 Keith released the standalone single We Were.

2019 REWIND: Keith Urban, O2 Forum Kentish Town, London live review

Urban opened the night with his current single Never Comin’ Down from latest album Graffiti U before going into classic hit Days Go By. It was a good indication of what was in store for the night. Some fans have been very vocal in their dismay regarding Urban moving away from his roots on his last two studio albums. Last night, deliberately or not, he offered up a career-spanning collection over the course of his near 135-minute show that should please all of his fans….In fact the set list sequencing was pretty genius. The Graffiti U songs, which are probably his most contentious, were spread throughout the night and they offered a welcome change of pace at regular intervals. The bass-driven Drop Top featuring Kassi Ashton was a highlight while Love the Way It Hurts (So Good) is an example of Urban pushing the boundaries of Country music as far as possible. The majority of the audience though were there for the classics and those came thick and fast during the night….. Elsewhere in the set support act Kerri Watt joined Urban for a rendition of The Fighter, which saw Urban move into the audience during the song’s second half where he stayed for a medley of hits and to give a fan his guitar (yes really). The triple punch of Gone Tomorrow (Here Today), John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16, and Wasted Time from Ripcord caused the audience to erupt into a party and paved the way for the encore – Rating 5/5 Entertainment Focus.com

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About Keith Urban

Born in Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand (Oct 1967 (age 51) and raised in Australia, Keith Urban is one of country music’s biggest superstars and most talented musicians. Keith released his debut self-titled album in 1999 on the label he remains on today, Capitol Records Nashville, and has since continued to entertain fans globally.

Keith Urban has firmly established himself as one of the music industry's most electrifying and prolific talents.

With nine full-length studio records, including his most recent GRAFFITI U, four Grammy Awards and millions of albums, songs and tickets sold worldwide, he's renowned for his electrifying and "no holds barred" live shows.

To date, Urban has landed 24 career No.1s and sold more than 20 million albums. In addition to the Grammys, he's racked up 13 CMA Awards (2018 Entertainer of the Year), 15 ACM Awards,  four AMAs and a People’s Choice Award.

His ninth release RIPCORD stood out as not only the second platinum-certified album of 2016, but it also made history. It would be the second time one of his releases simultaneously bowed at No.1 on the all-genre charts in the US, Canada and Australia – the only male country artist to do so twice.

Beyond Urban's impressive solo discography, he's also collaborated with the likes of The Rolling Stones, John Mayer, Steven Tyler, Alicia Keys, Tim McGraw and Taylor Swift, to name a few.

BILLBOARD CHART HISTORY

Keith Urban with his ninth studio LP, GRAFFITI U (Hit Red/Capitol Nashville/Universal Music Group Nashville), roared in atop Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart (dated May 12, 2018), earning 145,000 equivalent album units in its first week (according to Nielsen Music), with 136,836 in traditional sales.

The album benefited from a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer tied to Urban’s latest tour.

Urban earned his sixth Top Country Albums No.1, all of which have debuted at the summit. His new leader follows Ripcord (93,000 sold; 2016).

GRAFFITI U marked Urban's seventh career top 10 album sales effort and followed 2016's RIPCORD.

CHART HISTORY

RIPCORD (Hit Red/Capitol Nashville/ Universal Music Group Nashville), released May 6, 2016, bounded in at #4 Billboard 200 and No.1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart (chart dated May 28) with sales of 92,726 copies. 

FUSE (Hit Red Capitol Nashville) released Sept 10, 2013, debuted at #1 Billboard 200 and No.1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums selling 98,037 copies. By April 2016 it had shifted 478,000 copies. The album was certified Platinum by RIAA on April 14, 2017.

GET CLOSER (Capitol Nashville) released Nov 16, 2010 debuted at #7 Billboard 200 and No.2 Top Country Albums selling 161,528 copies its first week of release. As of 4 August 2013, the album has sold 743,000 copies in the US. The album was certified Platinum (1 million units) on April 17, 2017.

DEFYING GRAVITY (Capitol Nashville) released on March 31, 2009, debuted at #1 Billboard 200 and No.1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums with 171,547 sales. By Aug 8, 2010 it had sold 879,100 copies. It was certified Platinum on Sept 21, 2010

LOVE, PAIN & THE WHOLE CRAZY THING (Capitol Nashville), released Nov 7, 2006 debuted at #3 Billboard 200 and No.1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums with a debut sales of 270,000. The album has been certified Platinum on Dec 13, 2006.

BE HERE (Capitol Nashville), released Sept 21, 2004 debuted at #3 Billboard 200 and No.1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums

with a debut sales week of 148,000. The album was certified 4× Platinum by RIAA on Oct 26, 2006 and remains as Urban's best-selling album to date, with sales of 3,639,000 copies (as of July 2009).

GOLDEN ROAD (Capitol Nashville), released Oct 8, 2002 reached #11 on the Billboard 200 and peaked No.2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and spent 108 weeks on the chart. The album was certified 3× Platinum on Sept 22, 2005.

KEITH URBAN (Capitol Nashville), released Oct 19, 1999 (also known as Keith Urban II) debuted and peaked at #145 on the Billboard 200 and No.17 on the Top Country Albums.

Urban’s breakthrough album produced four great singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart: "It's a Love Thing" (#18), "Your Everything" (#4), "But for the Grace of God" (#1), and "Where the Blacktop Ends" (#3). It had sold 980,000 copies by July 2012 and was certified Platinum on Dec 15, 2003