Green Bay BSE

Registered and Lost! :(

Tonight Nashville Embraced Africa and Africa Embraced Nashville

I have to be 100% honest, when I decided to come to fly in to Nashville to see this concert tonight, I thought to myself, wow, what a great concert it would be. I gave very little thought to the purpose of the concert and what a difference it would make to these special little children.

From the opening song sung by Keith Urban "Somebody Like You" which he was accompanied by the singing and dancing of the African Children's Choir, I was captivated by these little kids who came from the other side of the world to perform. Keith also seemed enamored with them as he embraced them before leaving the stage. Their smiles and voices filled the room and we sat back and knew it was going to be one special night. And it was.

I do have video of Keith's performance and will post that as soon as I can convert it.

There were several highlights for me this evening. The biggest had to be when the children performed by themselves. They had such joy and happiness, it really was touching. Faith hill did an outstanding version of "Little Light of Mine" accompanied by the children. I also have that on tape and will post that a little later on after it is converted.

Dierks sang a version of "Beautiful World" that was fantastic. He did mention he recorded with the Choir earlier in the week so maybe that will be one of his next singles. It brought tears to my eyes.

I have never been a big fan of Big and Rich, but I will say I am now a big fan of Big Kenny. He was funny, nervous, touching and I was quite surprised a great performer and singer. He has a great voice on his own and am looking forward to hearing more from him in the future.

Other performers for the evening were Damien Horne, Bad ARnold, Ben Moody, Third Day, Ashley Cleveland, Jars of Clay, The SteelDrivers and Brandon Young.

Please check out africanchildrenschoir.com and www.loveeverybodyfund.com

This night changed my life and I hope to try to help this organization myself in the future in some way.

Pictures are posted. Click on the My Concert Photos on your right. I did not take a lot, I really just was lost in the show!

I do have audio though of the entire show and once I learn how to edit it, I will also post that!

Review to follow

I just need to get to sleep, but just want to say I hope I never forget the feeling I feel right now. I want to take every single one of those children home with me and cherish them forever. I learned so much this evening about the Sudan and Darfur and realize there is such a need out there and they need help. It is 90 minutes after the show ended and I am sitting here trying to write my review and I have tears in my eyes ( but good tears). I was truly touched tonight.

I promise to write more in the morning, I have a early airport call!

No Cell Service

Big Kenny from Big and Rich just sent out a tweent and let me know that cell service is not available in the symphony hall. He had also planned on tweeting and he doesn't think it will work for either of us. Going to try anyway to see what happens, it is worth a try.

If it does not work, I will blog as soon as I get back to the hotel and promise to take pictures of Keith and others! (maybe even a a little audio too) When I ran in to the choir in the lobby they were singing "Somebody Like You" is that a hint?

Click here for more information on Nashville4Africa

Tonights benefit Nashville4Africa is being held to bring attention to a very important cause.

I urge you to make a donation if you can. Tickets are still available so if you are in the area, come on down and say Hi. I am in Orchestra Center, row AA, seat 16.



For more information, or to make a donation to these
organizations, please visit www.nashville4africa.com
or visit http://www.africanchildrenschoir.com/nashville4africa
and www.loveeverybody.com

No BSE for May 15th

Another one Bites the Dust. LOL. I did not win today! But that is okay, there is always tomorrow!

Headed to the airport now.

See ya all tonight via twitter.

Dierks New Video "Sideways"

I just love this video! I looks like so much fun and a great new sound for Dierks.

CMA Riverfront Artists Announced

First wave of performers released.

Thursday, June 11: Bellamy Brothers, Diamond Rio, Neal McCoy, Heidi Newfield, James Otto, Randy Rogers Band, Ashton Shepherd, Phil Vassar, and Chuck Wicks.

Friday, June 12: John Anderson, Eric Church, Bucky Covington, "The Honky Tonk Tailgate Party" (featuring Trent Willmon, Jeff Bates, Mark Wills), Randy Houser, Oak Ridge Boys, Jamie O'Neal, Aaron Tippin, and Clay Walker.

Saturday, June 13: Bill Anderson, Keith Anderson, Tracy Byrd, Jason Michael Carroll, Emerson Drive, Lost Trailers, Jo Dee Messina, Lorrie Morgan, and Chris Young.

Sunday, June 14: Eli Young Band, Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, Gloriana, Josh Gracin, Jessica Harp, Joey & Rory, Joe Nichols, Collin Raye / Restless Heart, and Darryl Worley.

Click Here to Listen to Luke Bryan's New Song "Do I"

Thanks for the heads up Nashville Narc. I Do, I Do, love this song!!!!

Chicago BSE 5/15

Just registered for Keith's Chicago BSE. I find it frustrating that in one place it says 4 people will win and in another it says 8. Just want consistency! Which is it?? I will know tomorrow. Again, I want to win, but not this early in the tour, but can't pass up the chance just in case! :)

New Thingy for my Iphone!

One of the things I love about the Iphone is that you can download all sorts of applications to make it do almost anything you want! One of the complaints I had about the Iphone is that when taking a picture you could not zoom in! Well, last night I found a new thingy in their App Store that will allow me to zoom in when taking pictures which is going to help when trying to take pictures during the concert.

Very Excited about that!!!

I also found another thingy that will allow me to upload directly to my photobucket account, but doesn't (or haven't figured out how yet) let me choose the folder I want it to go in to. Going to work on this today!

This will make the whole blogging/tweeting/photaking thing so much easier if all I have to do is push a button! HA! Love it!

My CMA decision!

Yeah, ok I am going! LOL. Still not sure where I am staying and plan to go to the Stadium on the days Jake, Luke and Dierks are performing, but I will be there. Now to hunt for tickets and fan club tickets. I am afraid I am starting to late for all of this.

So if you got tickets for any FC parties or the stadium for sale, let me know!

Big Week This Week!!

Good Afternoon Everyone!

Took me hours to get in here today until I figured out that I needed to reboot my computer, not sure why, but now I am here.

This is a big week!
Register for Chicago BSE
Register for Green Bay BSE
Nashville 4 Africa Benefit

Fun stuff! I also found someone to give a free ticket to for Keith's Green Bay show! Surprises me that people are so skeptical all the time and think there is a catch. Bottom line, I bought the ticket, was a single seat, got a better ticket, couldn't sell the other and was tired of wasting the time to do it, so thought I would just give it away instead and do something for someone that might not normally be able to go to the show! I feel good about it.


Wednesday is our big test to see if the Twittering/blogging will work with pictures from a show. Hope you all sign on to to follow along and help me test it out! I bought a new battery extender so I should not have phone problems!

No BSE for May 8th

Registration is closed and no "Meet Keith". I am okay with this, I have many other shows to get rejected for. :)
It's official at 10:09am

Dear Monkeyville Member,

We're very sorry, but the Meet & Greet for the Uncasville, CT show on May 8th has reached its capacity of Monkeyville Members. Please try again for another show. Thanks for supporting Keith!

Best,

KeithUrban.net
echoCrew

Something Everyone Should Watch

I have watched this at least 10 times and have cried every single time. Even though it has nothing to do with country music it has to do with dreams and dreams coming true. Just incredible.

Britains Got Talent

CMA Nitely Lineup Announced

Nightly Lineups

Artists currently scheduled to appear at LP Field include (in alphabetical order):

Thursday, June 11 – Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Julianne Hough, Reba McEntire, and Brad Paisley

Friday, June 12 – Jason Aldean, Rodney Atkins, Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum, Jake Owen, and Zac Brown Band

Saturday, June 13 – Trace Adkins, Jack Ingram, Jamey Johnson, Martina McBride, and Lee Ann Womack

Sunday, June 14 – Miranda Lambert, Montgomery Gentry, John Rich, and Taylor Swift

Tour Merch

Just heard that all the merch has been finalized!! YAY. Can't wait to see what new items they have for sale this year and what the designs are. I am hoping for a non-zip pull over hoodie! Hate those zippers. Hope they change their mind on this, but looks like no hoodies until August. I might have to design my own to wear until the official hoodies go on sale. They come in handy with too cold air-conditioning in the hotels, arenas and airports.

I would assume that if all tour dates have not been officially announced before Mohegan that all the dates will be listed on the back of the T-shirts. I will take a picture of a t-shirt to get the rest of the "official" dates while at Mohegan.

I have heard from several sources now that maybe Australia at the beginning of December and ending prior to the Christmas holidays. No official confirmation and I haven't seen anything with dates yet, so this is pure speculation but if I were an Aussie I would be saving my money for concert tickets to go on sale later this summer or early fall.

Keith Urban BSE

I registered for Mohegan BSE for the May 7th show yesterday and it now states registration is closed and it did allow me to register for the May 8th date so I am assuming that I did not win.

I am ok with that. I would love to meet Keith this year but if I had a choice (which I don't) would rather have it later in the tour than at the first show so I have something to look forward too.

It's Official I got denied!

Dear Monkeyville Member,

We're very sorry, but the Meet & Greet for the Uncasville, CT show on May 7th has reached its capacity of Monkeyville Members. Please try again for another show. Thanks for supporting Keith!

Best,

KeithUrban.net
echoCrew

Why?

Someone sent me an email asking me why I thought this blog was necessary. Well, I thought I stated those reasons several times. It is a place for my friends to keep in touch with me this summer while I go from place to place and to hear about my concerts and other fun things I am doing.

I opened it up to the Keith Urban fans in case they also wanted to read about the Keith shows or other concerts I am going too as well.

It is as simple as that. So if you want to join me this summer, feel free. If you don't, then don't!

Thanks for visiting!

To GO to CMA or NOT?

I have literally changed my mind about this everyday for the past three months and I know that time is running out and I need to decide in the next week.

I loved CMA Fest last year. I had the best time and was able to discover new artists that I have not really listened to much in the past and found that I loved them (Jake Owen, Luke Bryan to name a few)

I didn't enjoy the stadium shows as much as I thought I would as the talent last year wasn't the combination that I had hoped for.

This year my plan was to do the Riverfront shows (which they just announced are free this year) and do the free concerts and fan club parties of my favorite artists and the softball game, fashion show, etc. It really comes down to hotels. Most of the hotels are either sold out or the price is outrageous unless you buy a tour package and honestly I don't want to spend that amount of money this year.

CMA just announced that single night tickets are going on sale this week, but without a lineup announced how are you supposed to know which nights to buy for?

So if anyone has any ideas of where I can find a cheap room or bed to crash in that is within walking distance of downtown, then I am there, if not then I might pass this year and go to other concerts. Keith is playing on my birthday in Atlanta which I have been "pressured" (you know who you are) to go to, if CMA Fest does not work out, I just might show up in Atlanta. :)