Performance News: Urban To Rock Super Bowl Pre-game

Latest tour news from Keith Urban, Jason Aldean, Billy Falcon/Bon Jovi, CMA Songwriters Series, Teddy Gentry and the Oak Ridge Boys.
>>Keith Urban will perform at the Super Bowl XLV pregame festivities at Cowboys Stadium on Feb. 6. Fox Super Bowl Sunday pregame coverage begins at 2:00 PM ET. Urban’s performance will also kick off on-sale dates (starting 2/11) for his summer Get Closer 2011 World Tour. The Black Eyed Peas will handle halftime duties.
>>As previously announced, Jason Aldean’s My Kinda Party Tour launches tomorrow (1/21) in Little Rock, AR at the Verizon Arena. Tickets for the outing are selling out faster than ever before, with over 41,000 tickets already sold for the first four nights. Special guests are Eric Church and the JaneDear girls.

>>Nashville songwriter Billy Falcon will open for Bon Jovi in Raleigh, NC on Feb. 21. The performance marks the release of Falcon’s new album, When, featuring songs he wrote with Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora. Falcon has co-written more than a dozen songs on the last six Bon Jovi albums, including the hit singles “When We Were Beautiful” and “Superman Tonight.” Also, Falcon and daughter Rose co-wrote the track “Give In To Me,” performed by Faith Hill on the Country Strong soundtrack.
>>The CMA Songwriters Series will return to the venue where it all began, New York City’s Joe’s Pub, on Thurs., March 24 (6:30 and 9:00 PM/ET). This will be the seventh year for the wildly popular series that continues to play to sell-out crowds. On the line up are MCA Nashville’s Ashton Shepherd, and hit songwriters Rivers Rutherford, Chris Wallin, and Bob DiPiero. www.joespub.com.
>>After taking a break, Teddy Gentry of Alabama fame is prepping for a return to the road. His concert series starts with a public party on Jan. 21, 7:30 pm at 3rd and Lindsley, celebrating his 59th birthday. It’s also the debut of his new band, Rockit City, comprised of Gentry, Billy Davis, Charles English, Chip Davis, Dillon Dixon, Jimmy Stewart, and Shawn Fichter.
>>The Oak Ridge Boys are kicking off their 2011 concert appearances with a series of events at Nashville’s Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Resort. The boys will entertain fans at their 2-night, 3-day rally, set for Jan. 21-23.