Fans crowned Carrie Underwood American Idol's fourth-season champ, and the she'll repay the favor this winter by embarking on a 24-city tour with fellow Grammy Award winning artist Keith Urban.
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The tour's name is a combination of each of the artists' most recent albums, with Underwood's sophomore effort "Carnival Ride" debuting at No. 1 on Billboard's The Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums album sales charts after moving 527,000 copies in its first week of release.
"I can't think of a better person to begin 2008 with than Keith," said Underwood, who received two 2007 Country Music Association awards at last week's ceremony. "He is an amazing entertainer and a well-respected musician, singer and songwriter."
"I'm looking forward to hitting the road with Carrie, and to bringing our audiences together for what I think will be a magical night of sights, sounds, songs and solos," added Urban.
The 24 locations scheduled on the "Love, Pain & the whole crazy Carnival Ride Tour" are:
- Anaheim, CA
- Atlantic City, NJ
- Baltimore, MD
- Biloxi, MS
- Bossier City, LA
- Charleston, WV
- Charlotte, NC
- Charlottesville, VA
- Denver, CO
- Gwinnett, GA
- Hershey, PA
- Kansas City, MO
- Lexington, KY
- New York City, NY
- North Charleston, SC
- Omaha, NE
- Raleigh, NC
- Roanoke, VA
- Rochester, NY
- San Jose, CA
- State College, PA
- Tallahassee, FL
- Uncasville, CT
- Wichita, KS
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