Urben gets HIGH in Vegas
"Keith Urban's HIGH in Vegas" will feature new music from his forthcoming album, slated for release this fall, with songs not yet played live, including his new single "Messed Up As Me," as well as "Straight Line" and "Go Home W U" (with Lainey Wilson). The all-new show will also include many of his number one hits, including "Somewhere In My Car," "Somebody Like You," "Blue Ain't Your Color" and "Wasted Time."
Members of The 'Ville, Urban's official fan club, will have access to a pre-sale beginning Tuesday at 10 a.m. Pacific time. Citi cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning May 7 at noon Pacific time. Live Nation, Ticketmaster and SiriusXM customers will have access to a pre-sale beginning Wednesday at 10 a.m. Pacific time until Thursday, May 9, at 10 p.m. Pacific time. Tickets go on sale t the public starting Friday, May 10, at 10 a.m. Pacific.
The dates are: Oct. 4, 5, 9, 11, 12 and February 2025: 14, 15, 19, 21, 22
Shows begin at 8:30 p.m.
More news for Keith Urban
- 05/17/24: Urban gets "Messed Up" on The Voice
- 05/03/24: Urban looks to "GO HOME W U"
- 02/29/24: Urban releases "Messed Up As Me" on Friday
- 09/07/23: Urban, Gill, Bentley, Ballerini play All for the Hall
- 08/03/23: Urban, Brooks, Murphy to join Nashville Songwriters Hall
- 11/18/22: Urban drops "Street Called Main" video
- 11/07/22: Urban returns to Vegas for residency
- 07/12/22: FGL's Hubbard joins Urban tour
CD reviews for Keith Urban
It's getting tougher and tougher all the time to justify categorizing Keith Urban's music as country. "The Speed of Now, Pt. 1" doesn't help. (What, is there a pt. 2 of this largely lame music on the way? Say it ain't so!) It's a relatively good pop album, for a Nashville pop effort, but there's just too much real country (Jon Pardi, Luke Combs) getting played on mainstream radio these days. The world just doesn't really need new Urban pop music. ...
It's telling how two songs on Keith Urban's "Graffiti U" album chug along to a reggae beat because pop rhythms and non-country elements are the obvious inspirations for this collection. Opener "Coming Home" may borrow (steal?) a guitar riff from Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried," but this is where that country road begins and ends.
Urban follows "Coming Home" with "Never Comin' Down," which is introduced with a funky bass line ...
Even though Keith Urban's single, "Wasted Time," borrows more than a little sonic sensibility from electronic music, there's still an upfront banjo solo. And this is how it's always been with Urban. He may play the part of the guitar hero at times, and even revealed his eclectic musical knowledge as a judge on American Idol, but Urban will always be a country boy at heart. And boyish good looks and talent have taken this country boy far, too.
The wonderfully titled ...
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