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Keith Urban Gets Back On The Las Vegas Stage Tonight

Keith Urban kicks off his Las Vegas Residency at Planet Hollywood’s Zappos Theater tonight (3/3) in Sin City. He’s been posting clips to his Insta stories and getting ready for…

Keith Urban Gets Back On The Las Vegas Stage Tonight
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Keith Urban kicks off his Las Vegas Residency at Planet Hollywood's Zappos Theater tonight (3/3) in Sin City. He's been posting clips to his Insta stories and getting ready for his big night.

The residency dates are March 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 15, 17, and 18; June 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 28, 30; and July 1st.

In honor of his kickoff tonight, we take a look at photos of Keith throughout the years doing what he does best, performing for fans.

During the state memorial for Olivia Newton-John in Australia recently (2/26), Keith Urban joined many of her famous friends in sending a special video message. Others who sent messages included Dolly Parton, Nicole Kidman, Mariah Carey, Elton John, Pink, and Hugh Jackman.

Keith recalled first meeting Olivia in the late 1990s at a songwriting retreat. He said in part, "The first thing that struck me about her was, she was exactly as I imagined she'd be as a person. No pretenses, no facade, just the real deal. Warm, friendly, kind, interested. Just a light, a real light."

Newton-John also introduced Urban onstage at the event, where he met his wife, Nicole Kidman. He said, "And there she was, part of our very, very beginning. So for that and many more reasons, she's always gonna play a very, very special role in our life. But the really, really extraordinary thing about Olivia is the legacy she's left, not only in music, not only in film, but her humanitarian legacy is extraordinary. And that's the kind of thing that will go on for generations and help millions and millions of people."

ATLive Concert 2019

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 15: Keith Urban performs onstage during the ATLive 2019 concert at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on November 15, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)


Keith Urban Performs On ABC's "Good Morning America"

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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 12: Keith Urban performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" at SummerStage at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on August 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)


Live 8 Philadelphia - Show

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PHILADELPHIA - JULY 02: Singer Keith Urban performs on stage at "Live 8 Philadelphia" at the Philadelphia Museum of Art July 2, 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The free concert is one of ten simultaneous international gigs including London, Berlin, Rome, Paris, Barrie, Tokyo, Cornwall, Moscow and Johannesburg. The concerts precede the G8 summit (July 6-8) to raising awareness for MAKEpovertyHISTORY. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)


Keith Urban Performs On NBC's "Today"

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 30: Keith Urban performs on NBC's "Today" at Rockefeller Plaza on June 30, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)


Keith Urban Performs On ABC News' "Good Morning America"

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 09: Keith Urban performs on ABC News' "Good Morning America" at Bridgestone Arena Plaza on November 09, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images)


Keith Urban Performs On NBC's "Today"

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 30: Keith Urban performs on NBC's "Today" at Rockefeller Plaza on June 30, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)


Breland In Concert - Nashville, TN

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 05: Keith Urban and Breland perform at The High Watt on October 05, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)


ATLIVE 2019

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ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 15: Keith Urban performs onstage during the ATLive 2019 concert at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on November 15, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)


Keith Urban Performs On ABC's "Good Morning America"

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 09: Singer/songwriter Keith Urban performs On ABC's "Good Morning America" at SummerStage at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on August 09, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)


Loretta Lynn: An All-Star Birthday Celebration Concert

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NASHVILLE, TN - APRIL 01: Keith Urban sings to Loretta Lynn during Loretta Lynn: An All-Star Birthday Celebration Concert at Bridgestone Arena on April 1, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for for Essential Broadcast Media, LLC)

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.