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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Keith Urban Concert in Knoxville

By Samson Elias

Keith Urban's arrival in Knoxville, Tennessee comes on the heels of a career in which the country music star has sold millions of records, achieved platinum status certification more than once and based on his own music and instrumental ability.

Keith was raised in Australia, and he started his successful solo career in 1999 with the release of his self-titled album 'Keith Urban'. Keith has also collaborated as a guitarist with such artists as a the Dixie Chicks and Garth Brooks. He worked his way into country music stardom in the heart of country music, Nashville, Tennessee. In 2002, his single "Somebody Like You" exploded on the country music scene and immediately created a following.

Today, Urban has had several platinum-selling releases and his legion of fans has grown exponentially as he's made the transition from country music artist to worldwide celebrity. Along with the exposure of his music and charismatic good looks, a high profile marriage to Nicole Kidman landed Urban on the front covers of national magazines. As he added appearances at the Grammy Award and the CMA, and he has now become a true superstar.

Urban is now a top concert draw around the world, and in the past few years he's performed on some of the biggest stages in history, including the Live Earth concert in 2007. Urban's down to Earth style works on the largest settings as well as the most intimate stages.

Urban's current album is titled "Defying Gravity", released in March of 2009, and critics thought highly of several tracks on the studio productions. The standout tracks include "If I Could Ever Love" and the popular "Sweet Thing". As one of the higher selling releases of the period and debuted at number one. Urban followed the release with an appearance on American Idol, where he performed his single "Kiss A Girl".

Along with young country star Taylor Swift on some of his dates, Urban's tour includes both U.S. and Canadian dates in all of the major cities. The tour not only supports the latest release but also Urban's greatest hits.

Urban will arrive to play Knoxville, Tennessee on August 28th at the Thompson-Boling Arena. Tickets are in demand, since Knoxville is just down the road from Nashville and has a large country music fan base. As 'Defying Gravity' has already reached Gold certification, his fans have proven they are still in love with his music. - 18424

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