International country superstar Keith Urban is fitting time into his busy schedule of judging American Idol and writing a brand new record for a mammoth 50 city stint! The Ripcord Tour sees the Aussie heartthrob team up with "Don't Ya" singer Brett Eldredge & rising star Maren Morris for a night of red hot country! Urban comes to BB&T Pavilion on Friday 26th August – don't miss out!!!

“I’m seriously chomping at the bit to kick off this tour,” Urban says in a press release. “We’ll be playing a lot of new music from RipCORD, all new production, new cities where we’ve never played … and Brett Eldredge and Maren Morris? It’s gonna be potent and unbridled!!!”

New Zealand-born Australian Keith Urban is a country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, entrepreneur, and music competition judge. Signed to EMI Australia in 1990, he released his self-titled debut album in 1991, charting four singles, before moving to Nashville, Tenessee one year later. Urban found work as a session musician with various charting artists, and went on to form country band The Ranch in 1997. The band released one studio album on Capitol Nashville and charted two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart before disbanding in 1998. Urban released his (once again eponymous) American debut album in 1999, which went on to receive platinum certification and produced his first number one single. Urban has released a total of nine solo studio albums, charting 37 singles on the US Hot Country Songs, 18 of which went to number one. His single “Somebody Like You” was named by Billboard as the biggest country hit of the 2000s decade, and Urban has won four Grammy Awards for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. Urban is also known for his roles as a coach on the Australian version of the singing competition The Voice and as a judge on American Idol.