layfayette photos and review by ristie

RISTIES REVIEW OF Fayetteville

Keith Urban came to my home state of North Carolina this past Saturday night. I was
so honored to have him here and to have tickets to see him with my sister!!! I have
to share that I was very anxious about this show. As much as I love Keith and as
big as he has become, I still felt my state was a little behind and hasn't caught up
in the recognition of this wonderful man and his talent and the increasing
recognition that he puts on one hell of a show! I was afraid the crowd would just
sit there. WAS I EVER PROUDER OF MY STATE THAN SATURDAY NIGHT!!!   And Keith seemed
to be having a great time! We stood the entire show, sang every song with him,
clapped and hooped and hollered and repeated and yelled for him for his encore and
there were so many signs in the crowd...what a great time it was!! And I have to
say that I believe Keith smiled almost during the entire show...he was really having
a wonderful time! I have never seen him smile and laugh so much in one show...maybe
we were just plain ol' funny! : )

Keith made a surprise performance during Katrina Elam's opening performance. She
saved These Are the Days for the last song and Keith came out and played banjo with
her and sang back up...It was very cool seeing Keith play a different instrument. I
have always thought he does such a great job when he plays the banjo/ganjo on his
songs that are on his cd's...we just don't have the pleasure of seeing him perform
on them during a concert...Well that all changed this past Saturday... : )
Keith started off his show as a siluette sitting on his chair on top of a loud
speaker singing These Are the Days...then the lights went out, the band came on
stage playing Days Go By, Keith was center stage and the show was off and running!
Keith was wearing a brown t-shirt with a star on it, jeans and his silver studded
belt...he was looking mighty fine! He went right into Better Life and the rest of
the set list included These Are the Days, Raining on Sunday, You're My Better Half.
Katrina Elam came out to sing Hard Way with him. It was so beautiful...they sat on
stools and took turns singing the verses. Then the band left with Katrina and Keith
sang Homespun Love (White Trailor Trash Song) along with the I Hear You Knockin'
remix. Tht is one of the most fabulous pieces of work I have ever seen...Keith
pounding a beat on his guitar and the microphone...it is so fun!! Then he sang
Making Memories of Us and You're My Everything on his stool. The band came out to
join him while he sang Jeans On...I love the line "You don't need anything except
your negligee" : )...then You'll Think of Me (passion pours out of this man like
water...just gorgeous...this performance sent chills up my entire being!) After
that he sang You Look Good in My Shirt...or as he sang at one point in the
song...you look good in my skinny wet t-shirt...as he commented on the sweaty little
shirt he was wearing...he laughed after he sang those adlib words. She's Gotta
Be...only one word for this...INCREDIBLE...this song performed in concert blows me
away...the energy and the music...just incredible! Free Falling is always
fun...Keith broke us up into groups...one side, the other, the back and the
front/middle. The first side wasn't very good at first...but Keith gave them
another chance...then each section was a little better. When it came to us, the
front and middle section, we were so loud that he fell back a few steps...and
laughed!   After that he sang Somebody Like You and I guess we passed the loud test,
because he played the
left; the stage and his crew brought out the piano and red overhead light for him to
play Tonight I Wanna Cry. He came back out and sang that while playing the
piano...it was beautiful! It impresses me so much how talented he is...he can play
this sensitive song so tenderly on the piano. Then the band came out and they
jammed with Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me! When they were done, Keith threw out his pic
and it landed of all places on my sisters coat that was sitting in her chair...I
surprised myself how fast I moved and grabbed it! How awesome is that!?! After
that, Keith told us what a great crowd we had been and he patted his chest telling
us he felt our love and that he loved us all! He bowed to us...hehehe...He was so
cordial! It was a great, great show!

I couple of neat things that happened...there was this radio station promoting the
show...they had a sign contest, so there were lots of signs...Keith at one point had
the lights come on so he could read them...of all times for me to NOT make a
sign...anyway, this one girl had a sign saying how she got a ticket on the way to
the show and needed a pic for insurance...Keith had her come up ON the stage and
talked to her about it...OMG!!! He gave her his pic that he had been using and gave
her a hug and kiss...and a giggle...when she walked off the stage, he said..."Oops
that was my favorite pic"...then he made a sound on the guitar and joked that she
messed him up and he wouldn't be able to play very well now... : ) WOW!!! What an
experience for her!!! Also, Keith talked about how once he flew one way into NC to
buy his first car, a Chevy Impala...Cool! Did anyone know that? That is some good
trivia! I wonder where he bought it! Also there is a part in his show where he
sings a tune and we repeat after him...We (the crowd) were going back and forth with
him with these tricky Waa-Ohs about 10 times or so and then he did this really long
one that has rolling tongue sounds and a Scooby Doo at the end...Well, we tried
really hard to repeat it...and guess what? We did NOT get the wimpy mic...we must
have been pretty good...HA!...Keith got a good laugh off us! That is for sure. It
was a really fun night...it was wonderful having Keith here in NC and hearing him
say "NORTH CAROLINA" when he would talk to us...Thank you Keith for coming...We love
you!!   Come back soon now, ya hear!