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Keith Urban adds Australian dates

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Jun 30, 2009 Updated Sep 11, 2009

International country star Keith Urban has added more dates to the Australian leg of his 'Escape Together World Tour'.

The world tour kicked off on 7 May in Connecticut, USA, and hits Australia this December with shows in Melbourne (12 Dec), Wollongong (14), Sydney (16) and wrapping up in Urban's homwtown, Brisbane (18).

The live set will feature tracks from his fifth studio release Defying Gravity. The album, which debuted at number one on the American Billboard chart is certified Gold in Australia after just a nine weeks in the ARIA charts.

Urban was last seen here as a headliner at the East Coast and West Coast Blues Festivals earlier this year, jamming on stage with John Fogerty and John Butler.

Tickets go on sale Tuesday 30 June.

Source: Keith Urban Official Site external link

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Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age. In 1991, he released a self-titled debut album, and charted four singles in Australia before moving to the United...

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