January 19, 2007 7:00

Keith Urban announces club dates

Nicole Kidman's husband plots world tour after rehab

Nicole Kidman’s husband Keith Urban is to kick off his world tour with special ‘club’ dates in the UK.

The country singer, who has just completed a spell in rehab, will play three shows in England as part of what is called ‘Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy World Tour’.

The dates are:

London Shepherds Bush Empire (April 24)
Birmingham Academy (26)
Manchester Academy 2 (28)

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A new single, ‘Stupid Boy’, will be released to coincide with the dates. It’s taken from Urban’s latest album, ‘Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing’, which was released last November.

The tour will move to arenas in Australia in May, before launching in the United States and Canadian arenas in June.