Concert Reports
Keith Urban
Chase Matthew, Alana Springsteen, Karley Scott Collins
07/24/2025, California Mid State Fair, Paso Robles
The California Mid-State Fair hosted country music superstar Keith Urban on Thursday, July 24. Keith’s “HIGH & ALIVE WORLD TOUR” features special guests Chase Matthew, Alana Springsteen and Karley Scott Collins. The concert took place in the Chumash Grandstand Arena at the Paso Robles Event Center and is part of the Michelob Ultra Concert Series
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Joining Urban on stage were up-and-coming country acts Chase Matthew, Alana Springsteen, and Karley Scott Collins. These artists brought their unique styles and energies to the stage, supporting a vibrant and diverse series of performances to the show. Urban's concerts have always been a mix of non-stop guitar riffs and melodic tunes that showcase his extensive repertoire, which includes twenty-four #1 songs like “Long Hot Summer,” “Days Go By,” and “Somebody Like You.” The night also featured selections from his latest album, “High,” as well as spontaneous moments that kept both Urban and his audience on their toes, such as Urban pulling a Birthday girl up on stage for hugs and selfies and also coming out in the audience to sing “You’ll Think of Me,“ and then give his guitar away.
Keith Urban has spent the better part of his life harnessing a deep-seated passion for music. This, when combined with his authenticity, talent and driving musical inquisitiveness, helps to understand why he is one of the most successful and well-respected artists in the world. He’s won four GRAMMY© Awards, thirteen CMAs (including 2x Entertainer of the Year), fifteen ACMs, three AMAs, two People’s Choice Awards and celebrated nine consecutive gold, platinum or multi-platinum albums, which have produced more than 10 BILLION streams.
Late last year Keith Urban released HIGH, his 11th solo album. He’s described it as a “musical journey, intentionally sequenced through themes of what it is to be alive, human connection, cutting loose, huge hook chorus’, hope, nostalgia, shredding solos, straight-up fun and with some personal life revelations.” Songs from HIGH debuted in January ’24 with the release of “Straight Line,” the album’s current single, “Messed Up As Me,” “Go Home W U” with Lainey Wilson and “Wildside.” Not long after, Urban announced his HIGH AND ALIVE WORLD TOUR, that got underway in May, with concerts throughout the United States, Canada and Australia.
Urban’s career has been sprinkled with creative collaborations that have shown his brevity and thirst for musical possibility. They are what make him the musician’s musician. They’ve included, amongst others: Billy Gibbons, Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Eric Church, John Mayer, HARDY, Julia Michaels, Justin Timberlake, Dzeko, Miranda Lambert, Nile Rodgers, P!nk, Post Malone, The Rolling Stones and Vince Gill.
He's been a judge on American Idol in the United States and The Voice in Australia. He’s performed at some of the world’s biggest sporting events including the Olympics, The Indianapolis 500, The NFL’s Thanksgiving Day Halftime Show, The Pre-Game at the Super Bowl, NCAA’s Final Four, The NBA’s All-Star Weekend, the NRL Championship in Australia. He’s taken to the stage at some of the world’s biggest charity events including Live 8, One World: Together At Home, Red Nose Day and made multiple appearances at the ACM Honors. He’s also been recognized as one of Country music’s most influential artists with inductions into the Grand Ole Opry and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
In the midst of it all Urban has given back. He was the first Artist Ambassador of the CMA Foundation, an advisory board member at the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and is a longtime supporter of The Mr. Holland’s Opus Fund and The Grammy Foundation. His “All For The Hall” benefit concerts have raised $4.3M for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum©.
Urban consistently reminds music lovers around the globe why he is one of the world’s best live performers. His concerts have become legendary - as unpredictable as they are explosive. An experience of emotion, musical texture, energy and showmanship.
The 2025 California Mid-State Fair runs July 16 through July 27, and this year’s theme is “Off to the Races!”
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