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Four time Grammy and ARIA award winning global superstar, Keith Urban has announced celebrated Australian rock band, Birds of Tokyo as the special guest on his ‘THE SPEED OF NOW WORLD TOUR 2021, presented by Youi.  These are Urban’s first shows in Australia in more than two years, his first in Perth since 2014. It also includes shows in Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong, Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
 
Urban’s live shows are legendary, as unpredictable as they are explosive and with the addition of Birds of Tokyo, ‘THE SPEED OF NOW WORLD TOUR 2021’, is shaping up to be one of the year’s most anticipated tours. Not only will the tour feature all new state-of-the-art production, it will debut brand new music from Urban’s #1 album “THE SPEED OF NOW Part 1.
 
Across the last two years, ARIA award winning Birds of Tokyo have enjoyed multi-platinum album sales and a run of hit singles; the radio smash “The Greatest Mistakes”, “Good Lord”, “Unbreakable” and the “Two Of Us”.  These songs formed the basis of their 2020  album  “Human Design”, which debuted at #1 on the ARIA Album Chart.
 
Early 2021 saw the Birds of Tokyo play a handful of special concerts with three of Australia’s most prestigious Symphony Orchestras, further cementing their reputation as one of Australia’s finest live acts.


Tickets on sale to the public Tuesday 8 December at 12noon
 
His previous global tour, the critically acclaimed ‘GRAFFITI U World Tour’ played before nearly 1.5 million people in seven countries on three continents, including more than 100,000 people in Australia, and saw him praised as “the ultimate musician and performer” with critics raving that “the hype is deserved”.
 
Since its release The SPEED OF NOW Part 1, which includes the worldwide smash ‘One Too Many,’ featuring P!nk, has cracked sales and radio charts in Australia, the U.K., Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, China, Russia, Belgium and South Africa.  It simultaneously debuted at #1 on the charts in Australia, the United States and Canada and includes ‘Polaroid,’ ‘‘Superman’ and ‘Out the Cage,’ which features Breland and the funk/pop icon Nile Rodgers.

Run Times

KEITH URBAN
QUDOS BANK ARENA
SYDNEY
FRIDAY 3RD AND SATURDAY 4TH DECEMBER 2021. 

DOORS OPEN 7PM.


 

COVID Safe Information

Qudos Bank Arena looks forward to welcoming you back to shows here at the Arena. All events will follow current COVID-19 health advice and Government regulations. We've put a number of event day measures in place to create a safe environment for everyone who visits the Arena, including patrons, and you have an important role to play in supporting our COVIDSafe Plan and keeping our community safe.
We therefore seek your support and assistance by complying with the following simple health rules:

• Please stay home if you’re feeling unwell, have been in contact with a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 case in the past 14 days, or are waiting on a COVID-19 test.
• If you and/or anyone in your group are a resident of a COVID-19 hotspot (Overseas or Locally) or have been in a COVID-19 hotspot (Overseas or Locally) in the last 14 days or have visited any of the venues listed on the NSW website here - (https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/latest-news-and-updates), in the designated time periods, you will not be permitted to attend events at the Arena at this time. 
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• Practise high-level hygiene, including washing your hands and/or using sanitiser regularly while inside the Arena. 
• Only sit in the reserved seat printed on your ticket.
• Please be aware that Qudos Bank Arena is a Cash Free Venue – All transactions including food, drink and merchandise will be cashless.
• Minimise the size of bags you bring to the Arena – No backpacks or bags over A5 (200 mm x 150 mm) sizing will be permitted into the Venue.
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Ticket Prices

Tickets on sale to the public Tuesday 8 December at 12noon