Event & Arena News

COLUMBUS, OHIO - The "Alive in ‘05" tour showcases country superstar multi-platinum artist Keith Urban, with special guest Miranda Lambert, at Nationwide Arena on Wednesday, October 5 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale on Saturday, July 30 at 10 a.m. at the Nationwide Arena Ticket Office and through Ticketmaster.

Urban recently garnered two awards at the 40th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards becoming the first Australian to win Album of the Year with "Be Here," along with winning Top Male Vocalist of the Year. His current hit single, "Making Memories of Us," from the platinum-selling ACM Album of the Year, "Be Here," is Urban's sixth career #1 and recently held the #1 spot on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart for five consecutive weeks.

Singer/songwriter and newly named ACM "CoverGirl Fresh Face of Country Music" Miranda Lambert earned a #1 country chart debut with her album, "Kerosene," which includes the first single, "Me and Charlie Talking" and her current single, "Bring Me Down."

All tickets are $36 (including facility fee). Tickets may be purchased at the Nationwide Arena Ticket Office, at all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, online at ticketmaster.com or by phone at (614) 431-3600. Tickets are also available at the Blue Jackets Zones at Chiller Dublin, Chiller Easton and the new Chiller North. All tickets are subject to service charges and facility fees.

For more information about upcoming events at Nationwide Arena, visit www.NationwideArena.com or call (614) 246-2000. Nationwide Arena, home of the NHL Columbus Blue Jackets and the AFL Columbus Destroyers, is an SMG-managed facility. Headquartered in Philadelphia, SMG provides facility services to 170 venues controlling over 1.46 million entertainment seats worldwide.