The music business is a crazy and competitive world and artists are constantly being challenged with developing new ways to market themselves, their music and their tours. Props to Keith Urban for utilizing one of his favorite forms of artistic expression—tattoos—to promote his upcoming Ripcord World Tour.
In a new video, Keith not only gets “inked” with the tour dates, he gets an impressive piece of art on one of the bare spots on his bare torso.
Pay close attention though. The artist, designer Jody Steel, isn’t actually tattooing Keith, but is instead using markers for this living, breathing tour poster. Jody, an artist from Los Angeles, uses body paints and markers to create lifelike, but not necessarily permanent, body art.
| Keith Urban’s 2016 Ripcord World Tour | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Location | Venue | |
| June | 2 | Kansas City, Mo. | Cricket Wireless Amphitheater |
| 3 | St. Louis | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre | |
| 4 | Indianapolis | Klipsch Music Center | |
| 10 | Myrtle Beach, S.C. | Carolina Country Music Fest | |
| 11 | Alpharetta, Ga. | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park | |
| 16 | Orange Beach, Ala. | The Wharf Amphitheater | |
| 17 | Tampa, Fla. | MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre | |
| 18 | West Palm Beach, Fla. | Perfect Vodka Amphitheater | |
| 23 | Clarkston, Mich. | DTE Energy Music Theatre | |
| 24 | Canandaigua, N.Y. | Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center | |
| 25 | Mansfield, Mass. | Xfinity Center | |
| July | 2 | Gilford, N.H. | Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook |
| 9 | Toronto, Ontario | Molson Canadian Amphitheatre | |
| 14 | Cincinnati | Riverbend Music Center | |
| 15 | Cleveland | Blossom Music Center | |
| 16 | Holmdel, N.J. | P.N.C. Bank Arts Center | |
| 21 | Salt Lake City | USANA Amphitheatre | |
| 22 | Greenwood Village, Colo. | Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre | |
| 23 | Albuquerque, N.M. | Isleta Amphitheater | |
| 28 | Mountain View, Calif. | Shoreline Amphitheatre | |
| 29 | Lake Tahoe, Stateline Nev. | Lake Tahoe at Harvey’s Outdoor Amphitheatre | |
| Aug. | 18 | Charlotte, N.C. | PNC Music Pavilion |
| 19 | Raleigh, N.C. | Walnut Creek Amphitheatre | |
| 20 | Virginia Beach, Va. | Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach | |
| 25 | Syracuse, N.Y. | Lakeview Amphitheater | |
| 26 | Philadelphia | BB&T Pavilion | |
| 27 | Washington, D.C. | Jiffy Lube Live | |
| Oct. | 6 | Bismarck, N.D. | Bismarck Civic Center |
| 8 | Lincoln, Neb. | Pinnacle Bank Arena | |
| 13 | San Antonio | AT&T Center | |
| 14 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | |
| 15 | New Orleans | Smoothie King Center | |
| 20 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | |
| 21 | Las Vegas | T-Mobile Arena | |
| 22 | Phoenix | Talking Stick Resort Arena | |
| 27 | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Van Andel Arena | |
| 28 | Rosemont, Ill. | Allstate Arena | |
| 29 | Toledo, Ohio | Huntington Center | |
| Nov. | 4 | Milwaukee | BMO Harris Bradley Center |
| 5 | Minneapolis | Target Center | |
| 11 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | |
| 12 | Bloomington, Ill. | U.S. Cellular Coliseum | |
| 13 | Youngstown, Ohio | The Covelli Centre | |
| 17 | Hershey, Pa. | Giant Center | |
| 18 | Uncasville, Conn. | Mohegan Sun Arena | |
| 19 | Brooklyn, N.Y. | Barclays Center | |
| Dec. | 6 | Adelaide, Australia | Entertainment Centre with Carrie Underwood |
| 8 | Melbourne, Australia | Rod Laver Arena with Carrie Underwood | |
| 10 | Canberra, Australia | GIO Stadium with Carrie Underwood | |
| 12 | Sydney, Australia | Allphones Arena with Carrie Underwood | |
| 16 | Brisbane, Australia | Entertainment Centre with Carrie Underwood | |
| 17 | Brisbane, Australia | Entertainment Centre with Carrie Underwood | |
Check out Keith’s website for show details and ticket information.
