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Keith Urban stretches fall tour as new album top charts

Published September 29, 2004 10:59 AM

By Richard Tafoya / LiveDaily Contributing Editor

New Zealand-born singer/songwriter Keith Urban [ tickets ] has expanded his road plans into mid-December and hit a career high with first-week sales of his latest effort, "Be Here."

Urban moved 148,000 copies of the collection, no doubt helped by the chart dominance of the album's lead-off single, "Days Go By" which topped the Billboard Country Singles chart in recent weeks. The album's sales momentum also earned Urban a No. 3 position on the Billboard Pop Album chart for the week, nestled between both parts of Nelly's two-CD release "Sweat" and "Suit."

Cable channel CMT is on board as the sponsor for the tour, which kicks off Oct. 8 in Muncie, Ind. and currently runs through Dec. 16 in San Jose, CA. Despite moving over 2 million copies of "Golden Road," Urban is staying fairly intimate on the current tour route, playing mostly theatres and a few small arenas.

Urban's road schedule has a break around Nov. 9, ostensibly to allow Urban to attend the CMA Awards in Nashville, where he's nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year.

[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.]

October 2004
8 - Muncie, IN - Emens Auditorium
9 - Peoria, IL - Civic Center
10 - Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena
14 - Houston, TX - Jones Hall
15 - Austin, TX - Stubb's
16 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Live
20 - Birmingham, AL - Concert Hall
22 - Savannah, GA - Civic Center
23 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre
25 - Lowell, MA - Tsongas Arena
26 - Fairfax, VA - Patriot Center
27 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
29 - Pittsburgh, PA - Palumbo Center
30 - Atlantic City, NJ - Etess Arena

November 2004
3 - Champaign, IL - Assembly Hall
4 - Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee Theatre
5 - Detroit, MI - State Theatre
6 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
11 - Lacrosse, WI - Lacrosse Center
12 - Saginaw, MI - Wendler Arena
13 - Cleveland, OH - State Theatre
Keith Urban news18 - Columbia, MO - Hearne Center
19 - Sioux Falls, SD - Sioux Falls Arena
20 - Waterloo, IA - McElroy Auditorium
21 - Topeka, KS - Expo Hall
26 - Macon, GA - Macon Centreplex
27 - Feyetteville, NC - Crown Center
28 - Clemson, SC - LittleJohn Coliseum

December 2004
2 - St. Charles, MO - Family Arena
3 - Rosemont, IL - Rosemont Theatre
4 - Minneapolis, MN - Northrup Auditorium
6 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
7 - Salt Lake City, UT - E Center
9 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
10 - Tucson, AZ - Tucson Convention Center
11 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
14 - Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern
16 - San Jose, CA - The Theatre at HP Pavilion