Keith Urban performs at 3 shows in a night in London & appears on Radio 2!

Keith Urban performs with Hootie and the Blowfish, Brad Paisley, 

guests on The Michael Ball Show 

and sets the Strictly Ballroom alight with Never Comin Down

 Click To Enlarge: Keith Urban with Brad Paisley at the O2 Arena

Check out the fan and social media reaction below

While in London on Saturday (Oct. 12) to promote his just announced European tour, Keith Urban left his appearance on Strictly Come Dancing and made his way to the Eventim Apollo where he took the stage to play “Mustang Sally” with Hootie and the Blowfish. 
 Keith Urban announces first UK tour in 12 years for May 2020, tickets on sale

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— Keith Urban (@KeithUrban) October 12, 2019

But the night wasn’t over because Urban then jumped on the underground for the 40 minute Tube ride to The O2, where he took to the stage to perform two songs with Brad Paisley. Whew! 

Chris Country got the inside track with Keith Urban (Chris Country Breakfast at 7:40am!) What’s all this about Keith riding the underground to get from performing with Hootie over to Brad:

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The Michael Ball Show

Keith was a late surprise guest on BBC Radio 2’s The Michael Ball Show on Sunday (Oct 13)

He spoke about moving to Nashville in the 90s, balancing family life, songwriting, his album GRAFFITI U, the enjoyment of country music in the UK, growing up and he played a solo acoustic of "Blue Ain't Your Color" live in the studio.

“It sounded brilliant Keith” - Michael Ball Listen back at 1 hour 11 BBC Sounds

Keith Urban had the Strictly Ballroom on its feet, and we're Never Coming Down! #Strictly

Strictly Come Dancing

Series 17: Week 4 Results BBC iPlayer

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman presented the results show (first broadcast Sunday Oct 13), with Keith Urban and a jaw-dropping group routine from the Strictly professionals Kevin Clifton (Strictly Champion and 5x finalist) & Katya Jones (World, British Latin champion; Strictly Come Dancing 2017 WINNER)

Setting up the performance Claudia said 

“It is now time for some music, performing his WORLDWIDE HIT ‘Never Comin Down’ * it’s Keith Urban!”

* To date Keith has charted one single on the UK Charts in 2006 You'll Think Of Me (CAPITOL) which peaked for 1 peak at #88.

In America Never Comin Down peaked at #18 on the Billboard Country Airplay Chart (chart dated 2.9.2019) and #30 on Hot Country Songs.

His performance drew a standing ovation from both the audience and judges Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli, Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas (turning up the heat once more for the head judge who described actor Kelvin Fletcher as "a very masculine man, with scintillating and sensual hip action, with a beautiful leg action and sensitivity of touch. "You just sent my temperature through the roof! I've never seen a man rumba like that," she gushed).

Following the Strictly broadcast "Never Comin Down" shot to No.2 on the UK Country iTunes Singles Chart (#22 UK iTunes all-genres) selling 194 copies (Keith Urban - Never Comin Down 0.1047 = The song is selling 10.4% of what the #1 song is selling over 24 hours).

It was selling 65% of the No1 song on UK Country iTunes (Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber)

It also sparked interest in his albums with GRAFFITI U lifting to No.1, GREATEST HITS landing at No.2, DAYS TO BY blowing in at No.6 and RIPCORD arriving at No.19 on UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#32, #37, #315, #613 respectively on UK iTunes all-genres).

GRAFFITI U was also placed at No.1 on Amazon Best Sellers

SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION

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• Now, something is very different to bringing to the Strictly goes Country music!! 😍
• Keith tried so hard that after the show he was very tired. Fifty on the nape of the neck. KU still pretends to be a young man.
• The dancers were great. Keith Urban just went out of his way just to do well.
• It worked out very well, but I don't like you anyway.
• This song is very danceable.
• That was live singing and playing you heard there from Keith and the band!
• Keith Urban was amazing! Best guest so far this series!
• Keith Urban fantastic, shame the dancers have to come on when the guest singers are on. So distracting & audience clapping & whooping. For a few minutes why does it have to be about them!!!!
• 👎 Nice miming there Keith.
• Why would he travel half way around the world to mime ffs?

Twitter:

Who else is sofa bopping to @KeithUrban on #Strictly? Country music really is the best... 🥳🎸 pic.twitter.com/PaUj0orepK

— Country Hits Radio (@countryhitsuk) October 13, 2019

MARKY @GOMDT1981 Amazing performance by Keith and was amazing seeing him turn up on stage with brad paisley last night at the o2 straight after this performance

Country Hits Radio @countryhitsuk He really is amazing!! We love him. 🤩 Absolutely brilliant performance. We love him! 😍

Brits in Boots @BritsInBoots Busiest man in London this weekend!

Sara Williams Bought back memories of how good C2C was. Just love it.

Zoe Stewart  Brilliant performance by Keith Urban !! And the pro dancers awesome.. xx

Melvlittle Love Keith Urban's music, can't wait for May to see his concert. I've seen him twice before and the shows are fantastic! The strictly dancers were amazing also, as they always are.Xx

Estelle Vasey Suffered through strictly to watch Keith Urban so with it. Fab fab fab.

Nancy Allen Really enjoyed the show especially seeing my absolute favourite performer Keith!

Deborah Love KU ! There's a reason he is entertainer of the year!! If you haven't ever been to his concert, GO!!! He is the best at what he does!

KITCountry @kit_country When Country comes to town you are #NeverComingDown 🤠💃🤠💃🤠💃🤠💃 See you in May 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Sheiladugle Now that was so Off The Chart Good Keith.  I llllloooovvvveeedddd it💕💯

Facebook C2C (Country Music Attendees) Reaction

• So excited to see Keith Urban on Strictly tonight!! Who’s all watching?🎶 🎤 🎸 xx
• Omg he's just so awesome!! Just as good as C2C, my favourite song too!!
• Took the crowd a while to get on their feet and clap, I would have been on the dance floor lol
• He was a busy man last night. Three gigs xxx
•  He was amazing 🤠🤠🤠🤠😍😍
• First time for me to watch Strictly 😂 #UrbanArmy 🤟🏻
• I thought the mixing of the sound for the show was awful.
• Well I got to say I’m a true Keith Urban fan. I have just been defending him on the Strictly Facebook closed group. I’m also strictly fan but,,,,, NO ones going be running down our man x
• He was great. Loved him at C2C.
• Dancers kept blocking my view of Keith haha love Keith xxxx

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Keith Urban had the Strictly Ballroom on its feet, and we're Never Coming Down!

• 👍 Bloody loved Keith Urban....talented amazing musician and writes all his own stuff. Booked tickets to see him next May in Birmingham - cannot wait! I've waited so long to see him in the UK. Bring it on and well done Keith xx
• Yaaaaaay! Even my Dad is a fan at 77 after watching him on Strictly! I think all his UK dates will be sold out after his Strictly debut. I'm surprised how many people have never heard of him on here! I'm so jealous of Nicole Kidman lol 😂 x
• So sick of the dancers taking centre stage , yes I know it’s a dancing show but their guests are there to show case their music , glad also that the audience kept a bit quiet too
• Absolutely amazing love Kevin. Never heard of Keith urban but most say he was very good
• He's bloody gorgeous.
• That was superb. Keith Urban and Kevin and Katya were outstanding
• Keith Urban is fantastic, I'm a huge fan of his! So great for the UK to showcase a tiny snippet of current country music 👌 Nice one Strictly!! 🤠🤠🤠
• It's not necessary to have dancing when someone is performing, it's very rude when the dancers are applauded and someone is trying to sing.
• I've never heard of him, but he was better than Harry Connick Jnr last week who I had heard of, so fair play to him.
• Never took much notice of Keith urbane b4 but sure will now 🤩
• Thank you BBC for having Keith on the show... he may not be a household name in the UK but he is a superstar in the country world and country rocks 😍🤠😍
• 👎
• Never heard that song before in my life, would have thought they could have hired someone more memorable.
• Never heard of Keith Urban , couldn't understand a lot of his lyrics ,but it wasn't because of the raucous audience for a change ,thank you for toning down the screaming from the said audience .
• Who? Never heard of him and he was rubbish. Needs a good haircut! Bring back Buble.

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john_chubbs World wide hit!!!!!!i must have nodded off when it was a hit here🤔

julesuk555 Most country music isn’t a hit in uk but it will be everywhere else in world. But it did make me laugh as I thought what you said.

Sorry to see Dev & Dianne leave....totally lost for words.....totally love Mr Urban looking forward to 2020

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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

Glasgow singer-songwriter Kerri Watt named as Keith Urban’s special guest and returns for C2C2019

WATT THE ...?!!

Glasgow singer-songwriter Kerri Watt is named 

Keith Urban’s special guest for his headline show!

The current CMA Entertainer of the Year plays a special GRAFFITI U pre-tour club show!

WHEN: Wed 06 Mar 2019 @ 19:00 O2 Forum Kentish Town

WHERE: O2 Forum Kentish Town (9 - 17 Highgate RD, NW5 1JY MAP) is a 2300 capacity theatre-style live music venue in Kentish Town, North London (Website | Travel) .

STALLS STANDING £56.30 (£48.50) | BALCONY UNRESERVED SEATS £56.30 (£48.50).

Tickets available from: Ticketmaster UK Event

BLOG: Keith Urban announces UK show at O2 Forum Kentish Town on March 6th

Kerri will return to the C2C Festival performing with her full live band!

She will play the Big Entrance (Sat 9 March 2019; 15:10-15:40) & Town Square (Sun 10 March 2019; 10:30-11:00).

Kerri excitedly shared: First day of band rehearsals. If you wanna hear the magic we’re cooking up, get yourself one of the last tickets

Kerri Watts’ Celtic roots are embedded in the streets of Glasgow where poets grow and strong hearts rule.

Her current embracing of Americana is not fashion or vogue; this sound was fused when the then 16-year old Kerri ventured solo to California. She blazed a trail through prestigious venues from West Coast to East Coast across the US honing her craft in

places such as Whisky a Go Go in L.A., The Basement in Nashville and NYC’s Rockwood Music Hall. Kerri fell in love with America and its music.

Kerri’s love of travel, nature and adventure didn’t stop in the USA. An adventitious meeting with a music executive in Ibiza saw her returning to the UK to record. Her incredible pure, emotive but powerful voice and pop sensibility soon found her playlisted twice on BBC Radio 2, singles Long Way Home (released July 2015) and The Wild (released March 2016). It wasn’t long before live sessions and numerous TV appearances were booked in with ITV, STV and the BBC, and people began to pay real attention to Kerri.

Her music hinted at the wide open spaces of her American experiences, yet were carefully crafted pop tunes. Kerri’s collaboration with producer Oliver Nelson on the summer mix of You racked up over a million plays and achieved a number one on Hype Machine with rave reviews.

On the back of her commercial and critical success, Kerri hit the festival circuit running, playing Glastonbury, Isle of Wight, Secret Garden Party, Cornbury to name but a few. Kerri honed her stage performances further with support tours for Starsailor, Nina Nesbitt, Ward Thomas and the Overtones. This Summer, Kerri performed with Embrace with whom she has co-written and supported COLDPLAY at the Millennium Stadium to over 140,000 people over just two days.

Back full circle in Nashville Kerri wrote and recording new material with multi-award winning and chart topping songwriter, producer and publisher Jeff Cohen (co-writer of The Shires, Ward Thomas) along with 3 time Grammy nominee Kevin Kadish – the writer and producer behind Meghan Trainor’s ‘All About That Bass’, before embarking on her first headline UK tour in the fall of 2017.

BBC Radio 2 A-­listed singer songwriter Kerri Watt announced her first ever headline tour, with 14-­dates across the UK in November 2017.

Kerri’s single ‘Old School Love’, released in July 2017, was first for her new label East West Records (Warners). The single marked a slight change from her previous two singles, the BBC Radio 2 play listed ‘Long Way Home’ and ‘The Wild’.

On Aug 24, 2018 Kerri released a collab ‘Never’ with Embrace which saw her perform live on various radio and tv spots and support COLDPLAY at the Millennium Stadium to over 140,000 people over just two days.

She performed 4 times at the C2C Country To Country Festival in March 2018 playing the Big Entrance Stage (Sat & Sun March 10 & 11), CLUB WM-Water Margin & Busking Stage.

After signing a recording and publishing deal with Cooking Vinyl, on Jan 23, 2019, Kerri is excited to be back playing at C2C, performing with her full live band. 

She will play the Big Entrance (Sat 9 March 2019; 15:10-15:40) & Town Square (Sun 10 March 2019; 10:30-11:00).

In recent exciting news she will be Keith Urban’s special guest when he plays his headline show at London’s O2 Forum at Kentish Town on Wednesday 6 March!

Kerri also regularly presents an Americana radio show (Weds 13:00-15:00) on Pulse 98.4FM (Community Radio across Barrhead and around the World via the TuneIn Radio App) | Website; Pulse Radio House, 25 Springfield Road, Barrhead G78 2SG)

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