Keith Urban to play Roanoke concert May 29th
Roanoke City news release
Published: February 6, 2009
As if a night together with Grammy Award winner Keith Urban, one of the industry’s most explosive and critically hailed live acts isn’t enough, now comes word that Urban’s “Escape Together World Tour” together with KC Masterpiece® and Kingsford® will feature Dierks Bentley as its opening act for its Roanoke Civic Center tour stop. Ticket prices for the concert event start at $20 and are set to go on-sale for the show at Roanoke Civic Center on Friday, February 13 at 10am. They can be purchased at the Roanoke Civic Center ticket office, charge by phone at 888-397-3100 or http://www.tickets.com.
“Dierks will be a great addition to the show and I know that we are going to give our fans in Roanoke a night to remember,” said Urban. “A night where they’ll be able to leave their cares at the door and just let loose for a few hours.”
2009 is already shaping up to be a busy one for Urban. Not only will May mark the launch of a North American concert tour that will visit fifty-eight cities, March 31st will see the release of a new album, Defying Gravity. The CD’s first single “Sweet Thing,” has already become his 18th Top 5 Country single.
February 3rd marks the release of Dierks Bentley’s 4th studio album Feel That Fire. Bentley invested nearly two years of writing and recording into this album and the title track “Feel That Fire” is the fastest rising single of his career. In 2008, Bentley found himself at home playing multiple shows outside the United States. Whether headlining sold-out shows in England, Ireland, Norway and France, playing Country Gold Festival in Japan or making a second trip to Norway within a year to perform on the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, he has won over crowds across the globe.
Due to the anticipated demand for tickets for this concert, the civic center will utilize a lottery system for the initial on sale.
Wristbands will be drawn from 8:30 AM until 9:30 am on Friday Feb. 13. At 9:30 am, patrons are asked to be back at the Civic Center to line up according to number. If a wristband is not received in advance, those ticket buyers will line up on a first come first serve basis after those with wristbands. A wristband does not guarantee tickets. Tickets will be on sale at 10 AM.
To order tickets online, please visit tickets.com or roanokeciviccenter.com. To charge tickets by phone please call tickets.com at 888-397-3100, a toll free number for your convenience. The Roanoke Civic Center Ticket Office, charge by phone and Internet accept MC, Visa, Discover and Amex. All tickets purchased by phone, at the outlets and via the Internet are subject to convenience charges.
