Keith Urban 'Graffiti U' tour:behind-the-scenes
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Keith Urban will kick off an expansive North American tour in just under two weeks. But first, he has a setlist to finalize.
In an exclusive behind-the-scenes video, Urban and his band harmonize while picking the song order for his upcoming run, which will see the country star perform a mix of old classics and tracks from his new album, Graffiti U.
“It is…about 90 degrees here in the gymnasium because they don’t have air conditioning,” says Urban, about their rehearsal space, the Vanderbilt University Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville. “So the good part is it’s conditioning us for the tour.”
Earlier this month, the country singer spoke to EW about three tracks off Graffiti U, including “Gemini,” a dance song inspired by a conversation Urban had with co-writer Julia Michaels about his wife, Nicole Kidman. The song includes the line, “She’s a maniac in the bed, but a brainiac in her head.”
“She came up with it after me describing my wife,” said Urban. “My first thought was, ‘I can’t say she’s a brainiac in her head,’ and Julia said, ‘You kind of just did, just sing it.’ And I sang it in total playfulness, just tongue-in-cheek, and it just worked, so we kept it.”
The tour kicks off June 15 at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis. Watch the exclusive behind-the-scenes video above, and check out the full tour dates below.
June 15—St. Louis, MO—Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
June 16—Indianapolis, IN—Ruoff Home Mortage Music Center
June 22—Clarkston, MI—DTE Energy Music Theatre
June 23—Pittsburgh, PA—KeyBank Pavilion
June 27—Saratoga Springs, NY—Saratoga Performing Arts Center
June 29—Toronto, ON—Budweiser Stage
June 30—Toronto, ON—Budweiser Stage
July 5—Gilford, NH—Bank of NH Pavilion
July 6—Gilford, NH—Bank of NH Pavilion
July 8—Canandaigua, NY—CMAC
July 13—Salt Lake City, UT—USANA Amphitheatre
July 14—Denver, CO—Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
July 15—Albuquerque, NM—Isleta Amphitheater
July 20—Mountain View, CA—Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 21—Lake Tahoe, NV—Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys
July 22—Lake Tahoe, NV—Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys
July 27—Raleigh, NC—Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
July 28—Charlotte, NC—PNC Music Pavilion
July 29—Alpharetta, GA—Verizon Amphitheatre
Aug. 3—Philadelphia, PA—BB&T Pavilion
Aug. 4—Mansfield, MA—Xfinity Center
Aug. 5—Bangor, ME—Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
Aug. 10—Cleveland, OH—Blossom Music Center
Aug. 11—Bristow, VA—Jiffy Lube Live
Aug. 12—Virginia Beach, VA—Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Aug. 15—Rogers, AR—Walmart AMP
Aug. 17—Kansas City, MO—Sprint Center
Aug. 18—Chicago, IL—Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Aug. 19—Cincinnati, OH—Riverbend Music Center
Aug. 24—Nashville, TN—Bridgestone Arena
Aug. 25—Orange Beach, AL—The Wharf Amphitheater
Aug. 26—Tuscaloosa, AL—Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
Sept. 7—Uncasville, CT—Mohegan Sun Arena
Sept. 8—Uncasville, CT—Mohegan Sun Arena
Sept. 14—Ottawa, ON—Canadian Tire Centre
Sept. 15—London, ON—Budweiser Gardens
Sept. 19—Winnipeg, MB—Bell MTS Place
Sept. 21—Saskatoon, SK—SaskTel Centre
Sept. 22—Edmonton, AB—Rogers Place
Sept. 23—Calgary, AB—ScotiaBank Saddledome
Sept. 25—Vancouver, BC—Rogers Arena
Sept. 27—Eugene, OR—Matthew Knight Arena
Sept. 28—Boise, ID—Taco Bell Arena
Sept. 29—Missoula, MT—Adams Center
Oct. 4—Phoenix, AZ—Ak-Chin Pavilion
Oct. 5—Laughlin, NV—Laughlin Event Center
Oct. 12—Peoria, IL—Peoria Civic Center
Oct. 13—Minneapolis, MN—Target Center
Oct. 14—Grand Forks, ND—Ralph Engelstad Arena
Oct. 18—Toledo, OH—Huntington Center
Oct. 19—Grand Rapids, MI—Van Andel Arena
Oct. 20—Louisville, KY—KFC Yum! Center
Oct. 24—Youngstown, OH—Covelli Centre
Oct. 25—Hershey, PA—Giant Center
Oct. 27—Brooklyn, NY—Barclays Center
Oct. 28—Charlottesville, VA—John Paul Jones Arena
Nov. 1—Little Rock, AR—Verizon Arena
Nov. 2—New Orleans, LA—Smoothie King Center
Nov. 3—Dallas, TX—American Airlines Center
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