Keith Urban has long been hailed as one of the industry’s best live performers who has always given his fans, old and new alike, electrifying and unpredictable shows with eye-popping production and a set list that is saturated with many of his 19 No. 1 songs.  Electrifying and emotional, face-paced and inclusive, Urban’s concerts are an explosive experience, a roller coaster ride that numerous critics have called “concert events not to be missed.”

‘RipCORD World Tour 2016’ with Brett Eldredge, along with special guest Maren Morris, will debut on June 2nd, in Kansas City, Missouri and thus far will play more than 50 shows in amphitheaters and arenas throughout the U.S.  Additional legs will be announced and ticket on sales, which will begin in select markets on January 29^th, will become available locally within the next few weeks.

“I’m seriously chomping at the bit to kick off this tour,” said Urban.  “We’ll be playing a lot of new music from RipCORD, all new production, new cities where we’ve never played …and Brett Eldredge and Maren Morris?  It’s gonna be potent and unbridled!!!”

‘RipCORD World Tour 2016’ will not only see Urban’s first headlining shows ever in Youngstown (Ohio), Lincoln (Nebraska), Orange Beach (Alabama), Bloomington (Illinois) and Myrtle Beach (South Carolina), but will see his return to several cities in which he hasn’t appeared in three years, including Tampa (Florida), Kansas City (Missouri), Lake Tahoe (Nevada) and West Palm Beach (Florida).

“I was a Keith Urban fan long before I ever got this music thing going,” said Eldredge.  “He is an absolute powerhouse on stage – unlike anyone I’ve ever seen and to top it all off, one of the most down to earth people I know! The Ripcord tour is gonna be on fire! Get ready!”

“When I was asked to join Keith on tour, I was floored,” said Morris.  “I’ve personally been a fan of his for as long as I can remember. This is my first tour at this level, and I can’t think of a more respected writer, artist, and musician to join for it. It’s going to be an absolute blast!”

Urban’s ‘RipCORD World Tour 2016’ will debut on the heels of his soon to be released eighth studio album release of the same name, which has already produced two singles – his Grammy nominated, 19^th No. 1 song, “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16” and its second single “Break On Me.”  It is the follow-up to Urban’s groundbreaking release FUSE, his fourth #1 album, that marked the first time in history that a male Country artist had debuted atop the all-genre charts in the U.S., Canada and Australia.

KEITH URBAN “RIPCORD WORLD TOUR” 2016

June 2                Kansas City, MO                 Cricket Wireless Amphitheater

June 3                St. Louis, MO                      Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

June 4                Indianapolis, IN                  Klipsch Music Center

June 10              Myrtle Beach, SC (festival)  Carolina Country Music Fest

June 11              Alpharetta, GA (Atlanta)      Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

                                                                    at Encore Park

June 16              Orange Beach, AL               The Wharf Amphitheater

June 17              Tampa, FL                          MIDFLORIDA Credit Union

                                                                    Amphitheatre

June 18              West Palm Beach, FL          Perfect Vodka Amphitheater

June 23              Clarkston, MI (Detroit)        DTE Energy Music Theatre

June 24              Canandaigua, NY                Constellation Brands-Marvin

                                                                    Sands Performing Arts Center

June 25              Mansfield, MA (Boston)       Xfinity Center

July 2                 Gilford, NH                         Bank of New Hampshire

                                                                    Pavilion at Meadowbrook

July 9                 Toronto, ON                        Molson Canadian Amphitheatre

July 14               Cincinnati, OH                   Riverbend Music Center

July 15               Cleveland, OH                     Blossom Music Center

July 16               Holmdel, NJ                        P.N.C. Bank Arts Center

July 21               Salt Lake City, UT               USANA Amphitheatre

July 22               Greenwood Village, CO        Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre

July 23               Albuquerque, NM                Isleta Amphitheater

July 28               Mountain View, CA             Shoreline Amphitheatre

July 29               Lake Tahoe, Stateline NV    Lake Tahoe at Harvey’s Outdoor

                                                                    Amphitheatre

August 18           Charlotte, NC                      PNC Music Pavilion

August 19           Raleigh, NC                        Walnut Creek Amphitheatre

August 20           Virginia Beach, VA              Farm Bureau Live at Virginia

                                                                    Beach

August 25           Syracuse, NY                      Lakeview Amphitheater

August 26           Philadelphia, PA                  BB&T Pavilion

August 27           Washington, DC                  Jiffy Lube Live

October 6            Bismarck, ND                     Bismarck Civic Center

October 8            Lincoln, NE                         Pinnacle Bank Arena

October 13          San Antonio, TX                  AT&T Center

October 14          Dallas, TX                          American Airlines Center

October 15          New Orleans, LA                 Smoothie King Center

October 20          Los Angeles, CA                  Staples Center

October 21          Las Vegas, NV                     T-Mobile Arena

October 22          Phoenix, AZ                        Talking Stick Resort Arena

October 27          Grand Rapids, MI                Van Andel Arena

October 28          Rosemont, IL (Chicago)        Allstate Arena

October 29          Toledo, OH                          Huntington Center

November 4         Milwaukee, WI                    BMO Harris Bradley Center

November 5         Minneapolis, MN                 Target Center

November 11       Nashville, TN                      Bridgestone Arena

November 12       Bloomington, IL                   U.S. Cellular Coliseum

November 13       Youngstown, OH                 The Covelli Centre

November 17       Hershey, PA                        Giant Center

November 18       Uncasville, CT                    Mohegan Sun Arena

November 19       Brooklyn, NY                       Barclays Center

About Brett Eldredge

Brett Eldredge’s current single, “Drunk On Your Love” is the second single from his recently released sophomore album Illinois and is currently nearing Top 20. Illinois debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart and No. 3 on the Billboard top 200 Chart and has already produced the No. 1 single “Lose My Mind.” The 2014 CMA New Artist of the Year co-wrote and co-produced every song on the 12 set disc, which follows on the heels of his 2013 debut album Bring You Back. That album spawned three consecutive #1 singles including thePlatinum-certified “Don’t Ya,” the Gold-certified “Beat of the Music,” which was the most played country song of 2014, and the Gold-certified “Mean To Me.”

Known for his world-class vocals, Eldredge has performed his songs on nearly every major television show in the country, and recently wrapped his first headline tour, CMT on Tour: Brett Eldredge & Thomas Rhett — Suits & Boots.

About Maren Morris

25 year-old Columbia Nashville singer/songwriter Maren Morris has quickly established herself in Nashville’s music community with songwriting and vocal styling’s that reflect her country, folk and pop influences, with Rolling Stone Country touting her “a stellar solo artist in her own right.”  Songs from her self-titled EP, have been critically received and just two weeks after its release surpassed 5.5 million streams, with 3 songs hitting Spotify’s US and Global “Viral 50” chart, zipping to #1 on Billboard’s Heat Seeker Album Chart. The Texas native was named one of CMT’s Next Women of Country, a VEVO Discover Artist, a SiriusXM “Artist To Watch in 2016,” and one of Rolling Stone Country’s “10 New Country Artists You Need To Know.”

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