When Keith Urban played a free surprise show at the Exit/In club in Nashville Wednesday (Jan. 17) as part of a Facebook Live event, he delighted the packed room with more than just an unexpectedly fun way to spend a Hump Day evening. The singer took the opportunity to unveil big plans for 2018: A tour and a new album, both dubbed Graffiti U.
Urban’s tour will kick off June 15 in St. Louis, Mo., and span 58 shows in the U.S. and Canada through November. For a majority of the dates, he’ll be joined by opener Kelsea Ballerini, who was also on hand at the Exit/In to perform a cover with him of Camila Cabello’s “Never Be the Same.” Lindsay Ell will join Keith Urban on the Canadian dates.
Urban didn’t give a date for his new album — which will mark his 10th solo studio release — but told the crowd that he’s close to finishing it. As proof, he offered up some new songs titled “Steal My Thunder,” “Same Heart” and “Texas Time.”
THE GRAFFITI U WORLD TOUR 2018
Fri Jun 15 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sat Jun 16 – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
Fri Jun 22 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sat Jun 23 – Pittsburgh, PA – KeyBank Pavilion
Wed Jun 27 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Fri Jun 29 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage (with Kelsea Ballerini)
Sat Jun 30 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage (with Kelsea Ballerini)
Thu Jul 5 – Gilford, NH – Bank of NH Pavilion
Fri Jul 6 – Gilford, NH – Bank of NH Pavilion
Sun Jul 8 – Canandaigua, NY – CMAC
Fri Jul 13 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
Sat Jul 14 – Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
Sun Jul 15 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Fri Jul 20 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sat Jul 21 – Lake Tahoe, NV – Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys
Sun Jul 22 – Lake Tahoe, NV – Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys
Fri Jul 27 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Sat Jul 28 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
Sun Jul 29 – Alpharetta, GA – Verizon Amphitheatre
Fri Aug 3 – Philadelphia, PA – BB&T Pavilion
Sat Aug 4 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
Sun Aug 5 – Bangor, ME – Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
Fri Aug 10 – Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center
Sat Aug 11 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
Sun Aug 12 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Wed Aug 15 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP*
Fri Aug 17 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
Sat Aug 18 – Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sun Aug 19 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
Fri Aug 24 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Sat Aug 25 – Orange Beach, AL – The Wharf Amphitheater
Sun Aug 26 – Tuscaloosa, AL – Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
Fri Sept 7 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
Sat Sept 8 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
Fri Sept 14 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre (with Lindsay Ell)
Sat Sept 15 – London, ON – Budweiser Gardens (with Lindsay Ell)
Wed Sept 19 – Winnipeg, MB – Bell MTS Place (with Lindsay Ell)
Fri Sept 21 – Saskatoon, SK – SaskTel Centre (with Lindsay Ell)
Sat Sept 22 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place (with Lindsay Ell)
Sun Sept 23 – Calgary, AB – ScotiaBank Saddledome (with Lindsay Ell)
Tue Sept 25 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena (with Lindsay Ell)
Thu Sept 27 – Eugene, OR – Matthew Knight Arena
Fri Sept 28 – Boise, ID – Taco Bell Arena
Sat Sept 29 – Missoula, MT – Adams Center
Thu Oct 4 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
Fri Oct 5 – Laughlin, NV – Laughlin Event Center
Fri Oct 12 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center
Sat Oct 13 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
Sun Oct 14 – Grand Forks, ND – Ralph Engelstad Arena
Thu Oct 18 – Toledo, OH – Huntington Center
Fri Oct 19 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
Sat Oct 20 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
Wed Oct 24 – Youngstown, OH – Covelli Centre
Thu Oct 25 – Hershey, PA – Giant Center
Sat Oct 27 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
Sun Oct 28 – Charlottesville, VA – John Paul Jones Arena
Thu Nov 1 – Little Rock, AR – Verizon Arena
Fri Nov 2 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
Sat Nov 3 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
