Keith Urban Out of Rehab, Scheduling World Tour Tue. January 16.2007 6:40 PM EST
Keith Urban has been released from a California rehabilitation center and will kick off an international tour in April with a series of club performances in the United Kingdom and Germany, his publicist, Paul Freundlich, confirmed Tuesday (Jan. 16). Urban's roadwork -- billed as the Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing World Tour -- will take him to arenas in Australia in May. Although specific dates have not been announced, his tour of U.S. and Canadian arenas will take place in June. As previously reported, Urban will also perform a Feb. 8 concert in Chicago to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The Chicago appearance makes up for a Nov. 11 show that was canceled after Urban voluntarily sought treatment for his alcohol abuse in October. According to People magazine, Urban accompanied his wife, actress Nicole Kidman, to a party in Los Angeles following Monday night's (Jan. 15) Golden Globe Awards show. NASCAR and Country Celebrities Merge at Sound & Speed Tue. January 16.2007 6:40 PM EST Sound & Speed, benefiting the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum charities and Victory Junction Gang Camp, was held in Nashville on Friday and Saturday (Jan. 12-13). Events included a private VIP gala that featured dinner, an exclusive auction of celebrity memorabilia and performances by Martina McBride, Lonestar and BeBe Winans. NASCAR's Kyle Petty and campers from Victory Junction Gang also performed. Saturday's activities included autograph sessions, Q&A sessions and displays of show cars. Jo Dee Messina, Josh Turner, Rodney Atkins and special guest John Anderson concluded the two-day event with a concert Saturday night. See photos from Sound & Speed. Wynonna, Trace Adkins Sing for Cardinals Manager Tue. January 16.2007 6:40 PM EST Wynonna and Trace Adkins performed Sunday (Jan. 14) at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis during a fundraiser for St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation. The Stars to the Rescue gala also featured performances by Michael McDonald, the Doobie Brothers' Tom Johnston and others. Proceeds from the annual event benefited the foundation and animal welfare agencies in the St. Louis area. View photos from the event. Keith Urban Plans Chicago Concert Tue. January 16.2007 11:49 AM EST Keith Urban will play a concert in Chicago on Feb. 8, his first announced performance since entering a rehabilitation center for the treatment of alcohol abuse last year. The concert at the Chicago Theatre is sponsored by WUSN (US 99.5) and is part of the radio station's Live Country for Kids concert series. Urban's concert benefits the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. The show was originally scheduled for Nov. 11. All tickets for that show will be honored. Remaining tickets, priced at $32.50 to $57.50, go on sale Friday (Jan. 19). Kay __._,_.___ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
