Keith Urban Makes Buc-ee’s His Concert Stage
Keith Urban popped up at a Buc-ee’s convenience store in Alabama to perform a surprise show for fans He performed for 6,000 in a parking lot adjacent to a Buc-ee’s convenience store and gas station. Urban played songs from his forthcoming album High, as well as many of his #1 hits.
Keith said of the show, “I came down to this Buc-ee’s about a month ago and when I left, I went, ‘It’d be kinda fun to do a show there.’” He thanked those at the show, admitting that he expected a small stage and about 200 in the parking lot.
Urban posted photos and video clips of his Buc-ee’s appearance including himself making the famous brisket. He captioned the post, “Thank you sooooo much to everyone that came out to @bucees in Athens, AL on Friday ! I visited about a month ago and left thinking it would be the perfect spot to do a show. You all exceeded every expectation I could’ve possibly had !! Also, I want to give a massive shoutout to the entire Buc-ee’s staff for helping us pull this together and being so good to us.”
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Urban talked with us last week (8/14) about his latest album, High, which will be released on September 20. On the new project, he has a duet with Lainey Wilson called “Go Home W U.”
I could not resist asking Keith about Lainey's incredible success in country music in the last year or so and what she brings to the genre.
Urban listed what he thinks she brings, “Artistry, first and foremost, artistry and authenticity. Those things don’t always come in the same package. She’s just the real deal. It’s no surprise to me that she’s caught fire as fast as she has because she’s ready, and despite what she thinks, she’s totally ready.”
Keith recalled a moment he had with Wilson after her big Entertainer of the Year win, “She was sharing with me after the Entertainer of the Year honor backstage, and she kind of had the deer in the headlight vibe about her. I said, ‘How do you feel?’ and she goes, ‘I’m just… it’s so much so quickly, and I want to stay around.’ And I’m like, ‘Oh My God, I felt this exact same way in 2005 when I won that (ETOTY). It felt way too soon. I felt like they had given me the gold watch, ‘Thanks very much, there’s the door.’ And I was just getting started, so I couldn’t enjoy it. It just felt like too much too soon.”
