Get Closer 2011 World Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Get Closer 2011 World Tour
Location:North America
Australia
Type:World
Artist:Keith Urban
Album:Get Closer
Start Date:8 April 2011
End Date:15 October 2011
Number Of Legs:2
Number Of Shows:5 in Australia
55 in North America
60 Total
Last Tour:Summer Lovin' 2010 Tour
(2010)
This Tour:Get Closer 2011 World Tour
(2011)
Next Tour:Light the Fuse Tour
(2013)

The Get Closer 2011 World Tour was the seventh headlining tour by Australian country music singer Keith Urban, in support of his seventh studio album Get Closer (2010). It began on 8 April 2011 in Adelaide, Australia and ended on 15 October 2011 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The tour visited both Australia and North America.

Background

The Australian leg of the tour was first announced 13 December 2010.[1] The North American leg of the tour was first announced on 22 November 2010.[2]

Opening acts

Setlist

  1. "Put You in a Song"
  2. "I Told You So"
  3. "Long Hot Summer"
  4. "Stupid Boy"
  5. "Days Go By"
  6. "Silly Love Songs" (Wings cover)
  7. "You Gonna Fly"
  8. "Making Memories of Us"
  9. "I'm In"
  10. "Boondocks" (Little Big Town cover)
  11. "Jeans On"
  12. "You'll Think of Me"
  13. "Georgia Woods"
  14. "'Til Summer Comes Around"
  15. "Sweet Thing"
  16. "Kiss a Girl"
  17. "Without You"
  18. "Somebody Like You"
  19. "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" (Waylon Jennings cover)
  20. "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me"
  21. "With or Without You" (U2 cover)
  22. "American Girl" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers cover)
  23. "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" (AC/DC cover)
  24. "You Look Good in My Shirt"
Encore
  2. "Raining on Sunday"
  4. "Tonight I Wanna Cry"
  6. "Better Life"

Tour dates

DateCity CountryVenue
Australia
8 April 2011AdelaideAustraliaAdelaide Entertainment Centre
9 April 2011MelbourneRod Laver Arena
12 April 2011TamworthTamworth Regional Entertainment Centre
14 April 2011SydneySydney Entertainment Centre
15 April 2011BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Centre
North America[4]
16 June 2011BiloxiUnited StatesMississippi Coast Coliseum
17 June 2011JacksonvilleJacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
18 June 2011TampaSt. Pete Times Forum
23 June 2011ColumbiaColonial Life Arena
24 June 2011CharlotteTime Warner Cable Arena
25 June 2011RaleighRBC Center
29 June 2011St. LouisScottrade Center
30 June 2011MolineiWireless Center
7 July 2011HersheyGiant Center
8 July 2011BostonTD Garden
9 July 2011UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena
14 July 2011NewarkPrudential Center
15 July 2011PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center
16 July 2011AlbanyTimes Union Center
19 July 2011ColumbusNationwide Arena
21 July 2011ClevelandQuicken Loans Arena
22 July 2011Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena
23 July 2011Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
26 July 2011HamptonHampton Coliseum
28 July 2011Washington, D.C.Verizon Center
29 July 2011ToledoHuntington Center
31 July 2011Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
4 August 2011DuluthArena at Gwinnett Center
6 August 2011NashvilleBridgestone Arena
11 August 2011CincinnatiUS Bank Arena
12 August 2011KnoxvilleThompson–Boling Arena
13 August 2011AugustaJames Brown Arena
16 August 2011WichitaIntrust Bank Arena
18 August 2011TulsaBOK Center
19 August 2011Kansas CitySprint Center
20 August 2011OmahaQwest Center
25 August 2011JonesboroConvocation Center
26 August 2011TupeloBancorpSouth Arena
27 August 2011LafayetteCajundome
28 August 2011DallasAmerican Airlines Center
8 September 2011BuffaloHSBC Arena
9 September 2011OttawaCanadaScotiabank Place
10 September 2011TorontoAir Canada Centre
12 September 2011LondonJohn Labatt Centre
15 September 2011WinnipegMTS Centre
16 September 2011ReginaBrandt Centre
17 September 2011SaskatoonCredit Union Centre
21 September 2011EdmontonRexall Place
23 September 2011CalgaryScotiabank Saddledome
26 September 2011VancouverRogers Arena
29 September 2011SeattleUnited StatesKeyArena
1 October 2011San JoseHP Pavilion
2 October 2011SacramentoARCO Arena
4 October 2011FresnoSave Mart Center
7 October 2011GlendaleJobing.com Arena
8 October 2011Los AngelesStaples Center
11 October 2011DenverPepsi Center
13 October 2011MilwaukeeBradley Center
14 October 2011RosemontAllstate Arena
15 October 2011MinneapolisTarget Center

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keith Urban Get Closer Australian Tour Announced . ABC Commercial . 1 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130730003727/http://www.hitcountry.tv/content/keith-urban-get-closer-australian-tour-announced . 30 July 2013 . dmy .
  2. Web site: Dunkerley. Beville. Keith Urban Announces Get Closer 2011 World Tour. 22 November 2010 . The Boot. 1 July 2013.
  3. Web site: Keith Urban's 'Get Closer Tour' Opening Act Is Jake Owen . Wgna.com . 2011-01-25 . 2013-07-01.
  4. Web site: Keith Urban 'Get Closer 2011 World Tour' Stops in Tulsa! . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923193311/http://www.bokcenter.com/news/detail/keith-urban-get-closer-2011-world-tour-stops-in-tulsa . dead . 2015-09-23 . BOK Center . 2011-01-23 . 2013-07-01 .

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