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Keith Urban pumps up summer tour schedule

Published May 14, 2004 03:43 PM

By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

Country singer Keith Urban [ tickets ], who soon wraps up an opening stint with Kenny Chesney, has filled his summer calendar with plans for an ambitious tour.

After finishing up his tour of duty with Chesney on May 22, Urban goes it alone beginning with a May 29 performance in Montgomery, AL. The singer/guitarist's packed schedule, which currently runs into late August, comprises a mix of festivals, fairs and headlining performances.

Urban is riding the success of his sophomore album, "Golden Road," which surfaced last year. The platinum-certified set has been riding The Billboard 200 album chart for 83 weeks, and currently sits at No. 3. Included on the album is Urban's hit single "You'll Think of Me," which recently topped the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart; the song has held a slot on that chart for 25 weeks.

"You'll Think of Me" is Urban's fourth No. 1 single, and marks his seventh-consecutive Top 5 single in the U.S., according to his website. The Australian native "now joins Air Supply as one of the only two Australian acts in history to have achieved seven consecutive Top 5 singles in the U.S.," reads a message posted at the site.

Urban self-produced half of "Golden Road," and co-produced the other half.

"I'm a little more comfortable in [the producer's] role," he said during an interview with liveDaily last year. "I love being in the studio. It's something I've always loved doing. I'm not one of the artists who comes in and just does my bit. I'm there every second of every day."

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

May 2004
20 - Evansville, IN - Roberts Stadium (w/ Kenny Chesney)
21 - Memphis, TN - The Pyramid (w/ Kenny Chesney)
22 - Jackson, MS - Mississippi Coliseum (w/ Kenny Chesney)
29 - Montgomery, AL - Jubilee CityFest

June 2004
4 - Winsted, MN - Winstock Country Music Festival
5 - Waukesha, WI - Waukesha Expo Center
6 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
10 - Comstock, NE - 2nd Chance Ranch
11 - Kansas City, MO - Ameristar Hotel & Casino
12 - Pryor, OK - Country Fever
13 - Nashville, TN - Fan Fair Coliseum
17 - Chattanooga, TN - Riverbend Festival
18 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
19 - Valdosta, GA - Wild Adventures Theme Park
24 - Richland Center, WI - Star Spangled Celebration
25 - Rockford, IL - On the Waterfront Fest
26 - Cadott, WI - Chippewa Valley Festival Grounds
27 - Oshkosh, WI - Sunnyview Expo Center

July 2004
1 - Ponoka, Alberta - Ponoka Stampede & Exhibition
2 - Dauphin, Manitoba - Dauphin Countryfest
4 - Grande Prairie, Alberta - Evergreen Park
8 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
9 - Buffalo, NY - Dunn Tire Park
10 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Harness Track
12 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino (w/ Brad Paisley)
22 - Bow, WA - Skagit Valley Casino
23 - Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater
24 - Saint Helens, OR - Columbia Meadows
27 - Spokane, WA - Big Easy
29 - Cheyenne, WY - Frontier Park (Cheyenne Frontier Days)
30 - Billings, MT - Shrine Auditorium
31 - Minot, ND - North Dakota State Fair

August 2004
3 - Great Falls, MT - Montana State Fair
5 - Tooele, UT - Tooele County Fair
6 - Rock Springs, WY - Sweetwater County Fair
9 - Ventura, CA - Ventura County Fair
10 - Santa Rosa, CA - Luther Burbank Center
12 - Coarsegold, CA - Chukchansi Casino
13, 14 - Reno, NV - Reno Hilton
18 - Brooks, CA - Cache Creek Casino
20 - Henderson, NV - Sunset Station Hotel / Casino
21 - Temecula, CA - Pechanga Resort & Casino