Summerfest announced the third headliner for the Marcus
Amphitheater over the weekend. Country mega-star Keith Urban will perform with
special guests Phillip Phillips and Dan and Shay at the annual festival on
Friday, June 26. It will be Urban's second appearance at Summerfest, the first
coming in 2009, when he performed alongside fellow country act Counting Crows. Keith Urban Summerfest tickets are on sale now.
The only other headliners announced thus far for the 2015
Marcus Amphitheater line-up are Florida Georgia Line and Linkin Park. Florida
Georgia Line will open the event on June 24, while Linkin Park will perform on
June 30.
Urban is one of the most accomplished country artists of
all-time, earning over 15 individual awards, including four GRAMMY Awards.
Since 2000, he has managed the most songs on the Billboard top 10 country
charts, and is a judge on the popular reality TV show American Idol.
Another veteran of the pop-country music scene and a formerAmerican Idol winner, Phillips has cemented his place as a staple of the
touring circuit. He has released two full-length albums since his season 11 win
on American Idol, promoting them with a number of North American tours and a
world tour in 2014.
Dan and Shay are one of the newest faces in contemporary
country. The male duo released their debut single in late 2013, completing
their first album in April, 2014 to wide acclaim. Hunter Hayes and Blake
Shelton both had Dan + Shay open for them on respective tours last year, and
they hosted an American tour of their own in October.
