The Raise 'Em Up Tour was the ninth headlining tour by Australian

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer Keith Urban, in support of his eighth studio album ''

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'' (2013). The tour began on 12 July 2014 in

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and ended on 7 September 2014 in

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. This tour started two weeks after he completed the Light the Fuse Tour.

Concert synopsis

During the show Urban goes out and performs on a small stage. While performing on the small stage in

, Urban invited country singer

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to sing Miranda Lambert's part in " We Were Us".

Opening acts

* Jerrod Niemann * Brett Eldredge

Setlist

#"Love's Poster Child" #" Sweet Thing" #" Somewhere in My Car" #" Only You Can Love Me This Way" #" Long Hot Summer" #"Even the Stars Fall 4 U" #"Shame" #"

Kiss a Girl "Kiss a Girl" is a song recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released in March 2009 as the second single from his 2009 album '' Defying Gravity''. The song reached number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs ...

" #" Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" #"Used to the Pain" #"

Stupid Boy "Stupid Boy" is a song written by Dave Berg (songwriter), Dave Berg, Deanna Bryant, and Sarah Buxton. Originally recorded by Buxton, the song was later recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban on his 2006 album ''Love, Pain & the W ...

" #"Come Back to Me" #"

Little Bit of Everything ''Little Bit of Everything'' is the third studio album by American country music singer Billy Currington. It was released on October 14, 2008 via Universal Music Group Nashville, Mercury Nashville. Its lead-off single, "Don't (Billy Currington so ...

" #" Days Go By" #"

Put You in a Song "Put You in a Song" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released on September 13, 2010 as the first single from his 2010 album '' Get Closer''. The song peaked at number 2 on the US ''Billboard'' ...

" #"

You Look Good in My Shirt "You Look Good in My Shirt" is a song, written by Mark Nesler, Tom Shapiro, and Tony Martin and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban for his 2002 album '' Golden Road''. The original version charted at number 60 on the country c ...

" #" Cop Car" #" Once in a Lifetime" #"

You Gonna Fly "You Gonna Fly" is a song written by Preston Brust, Chris Lucas, and Jaren Johnston, and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released in October 2011 as fourth and final single from Urban's 2010 album '' Get Closer''. Th ...

" ;Encore #

Making Memories of Us "Making Memories of Us" is a song written by American country music artist Rodney Crowell that has been recorded by several artists. The first version was recorded by American country music artist Tracy Byrd on his 2003 album '' The Truth About Me ...

" #

Raining on Sunday "Raining on Sunday" is a song co-written by country music artist Radney Foster and Darrell Brown. It was initially recorded on Foster's 1999 Arista Records album ''See What You Want to See''. Foster's version of the song features a backing vocal ...

" #

"Good Thing" #

Better Life "Better Life" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released on 25 July 2005 as the fourth single from his 2004 album ''Be Here''. The song became Urban's seventh number one hit on the U.S. ''Bil ...

" #

Somebody Like You "Somebody Like You" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released in July 2002 as the first single from his third studio album, '' Golden Road'' (2002). The song became Urban's second number-on ...

Tour dates

;Festivals * This concert is a part of the Calgary Stampede. * This concert is a part of the

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. * This concert is a part of the

Jamboree in the Hills Jamboree in the Hills was an annual festival of country music in Morristown, Ohio (about 1½ hours west of Pittsburgh, and 20 minutes west of Wheeling, West Virginia) in Belmont County, Ohio until Live Nation officially canceled it on November 7 ...

. * This concert is a part of the Faster Horses Festival. * This concert is a part of the

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Critical reception

Eric Volmez of the

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says, "Urban's fiery return to the Saddledome for a Stampede concert Saturday was his second stop this year to promote 2013's ''Fuse'' and further proof that he has easily mastered into one of the genre's most reliable exciting concert draws over the past decade, heads and shoulders above most of his cowboy hat/baseball cap-wearing brethren that dominate the charts."

References

External links

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