Jake Owen

KEITH URBAN WELCOMES JAKE OWEN TO THE ‘GET CLOSER 2011 WORLD TOUR’ U.S. LEG

SUMMER TOUR DEBUTS IN MISSISSIPPI ON JUNE 16


Grammy Award winner Keith Urban welcomes ACM Award-winning RCA Nashville recording artist Jake Owen as the first of the special guests announced to join Urban as he launches his “Get Closer 2011 World Tour,” beginning June 16th. Owen, who will perform on the U.S. leg of the tour, is a perfect fit, with his charismatic stage show and a string of top hits to his credit, including such favorites as “Don’t Think I Can’t Love You” and “Eight Second Ride.”  Owen will appear throughout the U.S. run of the tour, concluding October 15th.

With the news, Owen said, “I’m honored to join Keith on his tour.  Keith and his band are some of the greatest entertainers in the world, and I’m looking forward to getting out there and watching him play every night.  This is going to be truly an amazing summer!!”

The “Get Closer 2011 World Tour” will debut in Biloxi, Mississippi with an all-new stage production featuring Urban’s uniquely hard-charging, captivating live performances.  For ticket information, go to www.keithurban.net.

The tour comes in support of Urban’s sixth studio CD Get Closer, released in November.  Get Closer follows two previous consecutive Billboard country and pop #1 albums, as well as five previous CDs, all of which have been certified platinum or multi-platinum.

Owen emerged as one of country’s hottest young talents with the release of his debut album, Startin’ with Me, and he’s built on that excitement with his latest album, Easy Does It, and a growing list of hits that includes five consecutive Top 15 singles.  A past ACM winner as Top New Male Vocalist, Owen has earned CMA, CMT, and GRAMMY® award nominations while becoming a fan-favorite, touring with superstar artists and appearing on such programs as Good Morning America and CMT Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock.  He is currently in the studio recording his third album, due for release later this year.  Keep up with all the latest news on Jake at www.jakeowen.net. 

For more official Keith Urban touring news and ticket information go to www.keithurban.net and listen to your local country radio stations.


KEITH URBAN: ‘GET CLOSER 2011 WORLD TOUR’

DATE        CITY                         VENUE                                   ON SALE
June 16    Biloxi, MS                  Mississippi Coast Col.            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                 March 4
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                  i 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 26    Hampton, VA              Hampton Coliseum               Feb 11
July 28    Washington, DC          Verizon Center                     Feb 18
July 29    Toledo, OH                 Huntington Center                Feb 12
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 16    Wichita, KS            Intrust Bank Arena                March 4
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 9    Ottawa, ONT      Scotiabank Place                  March 4
September 10    Toronto, ONT        Air Canada Centre          March 4
September 12    London, ONT         John Labatt Centre         March 4
September 15    Winnipeg, MAN     MTS Centre                     March 4
September 16    Regina, SAS           Brandt Centre                 March 4
September 17    Saskatoon, SAS     Credit Union Centre        March 4
September 21    Edmonton, ALB     Rexall Place                     March 4
September 23    Calgary, ALB         Scotiabank Saddledome   March 4
September 26    Vancouver, BC      Rogers Arena                   March 4
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