The Road: Keith Urban to Headline CBS Country Music Competition From Blake Shelton and Taylor Sheridan
The four-time Grammy Award winner has been tapped to headline the new country music competition series, which will see 'emerging talents' load into a tour bus and open for Urban at special performances across the country.
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'I spent a lot of my underage life playing in some seedy pubs, sometimes just for the bartender, so I love the idea of throwing artists into a real-world environment to find out if they are artists,' Urban says in a statement. 'Paying your dues sucks, but there are things in this business that can't be taught, like how to put together a set list, whether to extend or cut a song during your performance or how to work the crowd. For me, touring has always been my first love. It's where the rubber meets the road. But it's the only road to take if you want to be a performer.'
Executive-produced by Blake Shelton, Taylor Sheridan, David Glasser and Lee Metzger, The Road is set to premiere this fall. Though Urban's opening acts (aka The Road's contestants) have yet to be announced, CBS has released a full schedule of the special performances, which will air as part of the show:
SUNDAY, MARCH 2 | Tannahill's Tavern & Music Hall in Fort Worth, Texas
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 | The Factory in Deep Ellum in Dallas, Texas
SUNDAY, MARCH 9 | Oklahoma Ranch in Oklahoma City, Okla.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12 | Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, Okla.
MONDAY, MARCH 24 | Minglewood Hall in Memphis, Tenn.
FRIDAY, MARCH 28 | Marathon Music Works in Nashville, Tenn.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 | Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn.
Country music fans can enter to win tickets to each of these special performances on The Road's official website.
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