Keith Urban to perform at U.S. Cellular Coliseum

Posted on January 12, 2016

By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – Country music star Keith Urban is coming to Bloomington in his first arena tour in two years.

Urban’s RipCORD World Tour has scheduled a Nov. 12 concert at U.S. Cellular Coliseum along with Brett Eldredge with Maren Morris.

The tour announcement comes on the heels of an album release of the same name which has already produced two singles – his Grammy nominated, number 1 hit, “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16” and its second single “Break On Me.”

Ticket information has not yet been released.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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