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Keith Urban and Big & Rich in downtown Nashville

I walked out of Legends on 5th and Broadway the night that the CMA Awards Show was ending at the Sommet Center (2007 i think) and I ran into Big & Rich and Keith Urban standing there talking. I stood there about 3 ft away just taking it all in. A crowd started gathering so John Rich and Keith Urban hailed a cab and sped off leaving Big Kenny and his wife just standing there.

Read Terry's whole story here... http://www.webbspunideas.com/news.html

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Keith Urban turns Daytona 500 into "Days of Thunder from Down Under"

Country music star Keith Urban performed a surprise two-song set for reporters to kick off his day at the Daytona 500, where he was the featured artist for Sunday's pre-race concert.

"First time playing a press room," he quipped before launching into "Sister Golden Hair" by America.

Read the entire story about Keith and the race HERE.

Keith Urban at the Grand Ole Opry on December 27

Also appearing will beChuck Wicks, Julianne Hough, Jamey Johnson, Cherryholmes, Jean Shepard, Jack Greene and many more. Get your tickets for the show at Opry tickets.

CMA talk from People Magazine

• Meanwhile, double winner Brad Paisley dished about how he celebrated his male vocalist win: The singer ran offstage, grabbed his pregnant wife sitting in the front row and kissed her! "That was totally spontaneous," he told us of the smooch. "I hadn't seen her all day. She filmed Boston Legal this week and flew back in today, got her make-up done at home and didn't get there until right before. The first time I saw her was from the stage so I had to go down and kiss her because it was like, 'Hi!' "

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• Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman, dropping by the Capitol Records party (briefly) at Lime, one of Kidman's favorite Nashville restaurants. Next stop for the partyhoppers: Ronnie Dunn's very musical bash at his Nashville barn. George Strait entertained the crowd with classic songs and even brought up Reese Witherspoon for "Jackson", reprising the duet she sang as June Carter in 2005's Walk the Line. Martina McBride took a turn on the mic, too, belting out the Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and playing a pink tambourine. Also at the bash: Dunn's musical partner Kix Brooks and Dierks Bentley.

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Read more about the fun at the CMA's in People Magazine.

Keith Urban Sets Sommet Center on Fire

Friday night Keith Urban walked onto the stage at Sommet Center in front of a nearly, if not sold out crowd of screaming fans and played his guts out.

“We made it back home,” said Urban at the conclusion of an audience-pleasing “Where the Black Top Ends,” which was the second song of the evening. “I can’t tell you how good it feels to be here tonight, but we’ll spend the next two hours explaining it to you, at least.”

And he did, and then some.

Urban engaged the crowd with blistering guitar solos, beaming smiles, infinite energy, multiple sing-a-longs and hit after radio hit.

He and his band, which is laden with jaw-dropping, first-rate players, kicked off the show with “Once in a Lifetime” and glided through songs including “Faster Car” and “Shine” before upping the intensity a step further with an acoustic version of “Raining On Sunday,” which morphed into a sing-a-long. “Stupid Boy” followed, wrapping with an epic, frenzied guitar solo in which the gold Les Paul he was playing got the beating of its life. The audience — dotted with stars including Martina McBride, The Warren Brothers and Rodney Crowell — couldn’t tear its eyes from the stage.

Read the full concert review in the Tennessean.

Keith Urban is Finally Back Home in Nashville

~Keith Urban has toured internationally this year, but it's tonight's Sommet Center show that really makes him excited.

~As he begins what he says is a new chapter in his life, he can't help but reflect on his career.

"It doesn't feel like it was that long ago that I was playing the Ace of Clubs and 12th and Porter.

To go from those little places up to this venue is just amazing. It's a great feeling; I certainly don't take it for granted."

The couple purchased a Middle Tennessee farm this year that they're currently renovating.

"Ironically, the first place I took her to was out near Leiper's Fork," he said. "That ended up being out in the general area where we will now call home. I just knew that she would love it for the exact same reasons I love it. There's a pace and a way of living that is much more spiritually satisfying to me than a lot of other places."

Of his farm, he says, "It's something that has quite a bit of room to walk around and grow some grass under our feet and have some privacy, but not feel like we're isolated. We don't want to live in a compound. It's the great thing about Tennessee and especially Nashville. The people are just real people, so they just accept you being neighbors.

He said the couple has a good rhythm here. "Nashville suited us as a couple very quicky. So having been away now for so long making this film, we are just both anxious to get back into that groove again."
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Read all about Keith being at the Sommet Center and loving Nashville in the Beverly Keel column in the Tennessean newspaper.

Stevie Wonder, Keith Urban and Trans-Siberian Orchestra coming to the Sommet Center in Nashville

November 30
8pm
Price:$59.50/$39.50/$25.00
Seating Chart: View Chart
Event Website(s): Keith Urban

KEITH URBAN brings his "Love, Pain, & the Whole Crazy World" tour to the Sommet Center on Nov 30th at 8pm. Tickets go on sale Friday, Sept 28th at 10am. Don't miss this amazing performer!


December 1
8pm
Price:$150/$79/$59/$39
Seating Chart: View Chart

Grammy award winner Stevie Wonder is set to take the stage at the Sommet Center on Saturday, Dec. 1.

With 35 U.S. albums and sales totaling more than 72 million units, it comes as no surprise that the talented and experienced Wonder will put on an unforgettable show that fans can enjoy.
In 1989 Wonder was inducted into the Rock ‘N Roll Hall of Fame. Then in 1996 he received the Lifetime Achievement Grammy. These significant awards are only two among the many that he has won over the years, which has made him one of the most prolific artists in music history.Tickets go on sale Saturday, November 3rd at 10:00AM.
Event Website(s): Stevie Wonder




Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Purchase Tickets
Dates: December 30,
7:30PM
Price:$45.00/$35.00
Seating Chart: View Chart

Winter's Hottest Annual Arena Rock Attraction is coming to the Sommet Center.
Established in 1996 by producer/composer/lyricist Paul O’Neill, TSO has been a true rock mega-success, both on record and the concert stage. The band’s four CD releases, including the holiday-themed Christmas Eve & Other Stories (1996), The Christmas Attic (1998) and The Lost Christmas Eve (2004), have sold more than 5,000,000 units, over 900,000 in 2006 alone. TSO’s 2001 DVD release, The Ghost of Christmas Eve, also achieved platinum status.

Event Website(s): Trans-Siberian Orchestra


December 26
7:30pm
Price:$72.50/$52.50/$42.50/$32.50/$22.50
Seating Chart: View Chart

WWE Presents RAW at the Sommet Center Dec 26th at 7:30pm.
Event Website(s): WWE

Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood; Together in Concert

Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood are set to hit the road together in '08, a 24-city tour that combines the music of two of the music industry’s most powerful performers. "Love, Pain & the whole crazy Carnival Ride Tour" — a name that combines the titles of each artist's most recent album; Keith's double platinum No. 1 debuting Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing and Carrie’s recent No. 1 debut second album Carnival Ride — will feature 12 No. 1 songs (7 for Urban and 5 from Underwood). Tickets are set to go on sale December 1.

"I'm looking forward to hitting the road with Carrie, and to bringing our audiences together for what I think will be a magical night of sights, sounds, songs and solos," says Keith.

"I can't think of a better person to begin 2008 with than Keith," shares Carrie. "He is an amazing entertainer and a well-respected musician, singer and songwriter."

The Love, Pain & the whole crazy Carnival Ride Tour begins January 31 and includes stops in Tallahassee, Fla.; Biloxi, Miss.; Kansas City, Mo.; New York; Denver; Raleigh, N.C.; and Lexington, Ky.

Tickets go on sale December 1.

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman to Sell Their Nashville Home

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have a contract to sell their home in Nashville, Tenn., after less than two months on the market.

Oscar-winner Ms. Kidman and her husband, the Grammy Award-winning country singer, wanted $2.45 million for the four-bedroom house on two acres. A closing is expected this month. The sale price couldn't be determined.

Located in the Forest Hills neighborhood south of downtown Nashville, the 2004 house measures roughly 8,700 square feet, public records show. A trust purchased the property in 2005, for $1.72 million, the records show. It has a large exercise room, recreation room and outdoor swimming pool. Rick French of French Christianson Patterson & Associates has the listing.

Visit the Wall Street Journal to read more.

Keith Urban Takes Over the Ellen DeGeneres Studio

When Ellen DeGeneres abruptly canceled the taping of two shows in Los Angeles on Thursday, Keith Urban stepped in and delivered an impromptu set to her studio audience of 400 people.

Keith performed "Everybody," which will air Oct. 22, and "Once in a Lifetime," which will air around Nov. 20. Since his equipment was all plugged in and sound-checked, the generous soul just kept on playing, so the audience would still see a show. He wished Ellen well. "We all love her, and God bless her," he told the audience.

Keith Urban and the Paparazzi

I have taken the picture of Keith Urban walking down the street and being chased by the stalkerazzi. I have said before on this blog that I didn't like the paparazzi and I thing they are awful in the way they treat people as objects and don't regard they privacy or their family time.

I didn't think about it when I put the picture up and a friend of mine mentioned it. I wish nothing but the best for Keith and Nicole and I hope and pray that the paparazzi never comes to Nashville.

Keith Urban Sightings

Keith Urban was spotted:

• at Rotier's picking up chocolate cake and ice cream.
• walking in front of Fido in Hillsboro Village.

Keith Urban in a Motorcyle Accident in Sydney, Australia

See Why We Don't Want the Paparazzi in Nashville?

~C.S. Webbspun

Keith Urban was in a motorcycle accident today in Sydney, Australia, after being followed by paparazzi. He was not injured.

This morning, Urban released the following statement, "Today's incident was the result of one person's desire to do his job and my desire to maintain my privacy. Some have already attempted to inflate the facts, but the reality is this: while out riding to an AA meeting, a time when my privacy is especially important to me, I felt myself being pursued.

"I sped up, and in an effort to elude an oncoming car which was making an illegal U-turn, saw no choice but to drop my bike. In actual fact, my pursuer came to my assistance, without taking photos, and helped me from the road. I returned home, got my car, and continued on my way."

This comes from

BEVERLY KEEL

Staff Writer

Tennessean

Blackbird Studio produces top 3 albums in nation

The top 3 albums on this week's Billboard Top 200 albums chart all have something in common: They were recorded at Blackbird Studio in Nashville.

Bon Jovi, The White Stripes and Brad Paisley all chose the Berry Hill studio owned by Martina and John McBride to record their albums that were released last week.

Big & Rich, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Trace Adkins and Rascal Flatts have also recorded there, but it's not just for country anymore. "We've been so busy and we're getting a lot of crazy rock stuff," says John, citing The Raconteurs, Kid Rock and Altar Bridge. "It looks like Staind is coming here."


Read more and everyday in Beverly Keel's column in the Tennessean.