Keith Urban Prepares For First New Year’s Eve Performance Since He Married Nicole Kidman
Keith Urban will welcome 2015 on stage on Wednesday night, making it the first time since 2006 the country music star has performed on New Year’s Eve. The American Idol judge tells The Vancouver Sun that he hasn’t worked on New Year’s Eve since he married actress Nicole Kidman eight years ago.
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On Wednesday night, Urban, 47, will make it a big night for both fans and his family. Keith, Nicole and the couple’s two daughters, six-year-old Sunday Rose, and Faith Margaret — who will turn three-years-old on January 17 — will travel together to Niagra Falls, Ontario for his performance on ET Canada‘s New Year’s Eve special.
“I’ve certainly had a few where it’s been just us with family, or just Nic and I. We’ve had a couple of those. Actually, probably, I wonder since I’ve been married I haven’t worked on New Year’s Eve? I think that’s probably right.”
Keith Urban will headline the concert at Queen Victoria Park on December 31 and for die-hard fans, there’s something extra-special about show — it’s free to attend. Pegged by Niagra Parks as Canada’s only nationwide televised New Year’s bash, Keith Urban will be joined by several other artists, including Lights, Shawn Mendes, and Nick Jonas.
Music Times reports that Jonas, who is now singing on his own after splitting from the boy-band The Jonas Brothers, will be singing his new hit song, “Jealous” at the New Year’s Eve show in Niagra Falls. Nick’s song is music to Keith Urban’s ears, with the “Little Bit of Everything” singer telling the Vancouver Sun that he and his wife love the song.
“We love ‘Jealous,’ the new Nick Jonas single. Like, totally love that song. I think my wife turned me onto that one recently.”
Keith Urban has played with hundreds of talented artists in the past, but during an interview with the Canadian Press, he stated that his favorite performance was back in 2013 when he was brought out on stage as a guest at a Rolling Stones concert in Los Angeles.
“Their ferocity, particularly Mick [Jagger]’s, it’s really matchless. He’s one of the great, great frontmen of all time, and to be inches away from him singing on the same mike, was a really surreal experience.”
If you’re in Canada, tune in to ET Canada’s two-and-a-half hour New Year’s Eve show to watch Keith Urban’s performance on December 31 starting at 10 p.m. on Global.
[Image: The Winnipeg Free Press]
