Keith Urban returning to U.S. concert stages

After 3 months in rehab, country star to launch tour in Phoenix

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"I'm looking forward to getting back on the road, to reconnecting with everyone and to doing what it is that I love to do," Keith Urban said in a statement released Thursday.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Keith Urban will launch the North American leg of his world tour June 8 in Phoenix, marking his return to U.S. concert stages after undergoing treatment for alcohol abuse.

“I’m looking forward to getting back on the road, to reconnecting with everyone and to doing what it is that I love to do,” he said in a statement released Thursday. “To finally be able to present the songs from ’Love, Pain (& and the whole crazy thing)’ live, is something that I’ve been looking forward to doing since recording the album.”

Other stops on the 33-city North American tour include San Diego, Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver, Las Vegas, Dallas, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Memphis, St. Louis, Houston and several other cities, according to the release.

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Dates were not immediately available for most of the U.S. and Canadian concerts, but a complete schedule was expected to be posted on his Web site Thursday.

Tickets are set to begin going on sale Feb. 3, though advance tickets will be offered through his fan club and retailer Target.

Urban recently completed a three-month stay at the Betty Ford Clinic in Rancho Mirage, Calif., forcing him to delay the tour and promotional appearances for “Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing,” his latest album.