Keith Urban to headline Country Summer Music Festival

Keith Urban, a four-time Grammy Award winner, will headline the Country Summer Music Festival on June 13, organizers announced Friday.

The three-day festival, scheduled for June 12–14 at the Sonoma County Event Center at the Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, will feature more than 20 acts. Additional performers will be announced at a later date. The festival will be held earlier than in previous years, a change organizers hope will attract a larger crowd and offer milder temperatures.

Organizers also said early-bird ticket pricing has been extended. Three-day passes will remain at a starting price of $185, including fees, through Friday, Feb. 20. After that, general admission three-day passes will start at $200. VIP upgrades and parking passes are available at countrysummer.com.

Urban, who has won 15 Academy of Country Music Awards and 13 Country Music Association Awards, was born in New Zealand and moved to Australia as a child. He released his self-titled debut album in Australia in 1991, which charted four singles, before relocating to the United States the following year.

Urban’s most recent studio album, “High,” includes the singles “Heart Like a Hometown,” “Straight Line,” “Go Home W U,” a collaboration with Lainey Wilson, and “Messed Up as Me.” Among his earlier hits are “Blue Ain’t Your Color,” “Wasted Time,” “Somebody Like You,” “Long Hot Summer” and “One Too Many,” a duet with Pink.

Urban’s “All for the Hall” benefit concerts have raised $4.3 million for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville.

“We anticipate a great show this year and couldn’t be more excited to welcome Keith Urban to our
Chevrolet Silverado Stage,” Drew Jacoby, an executive producer of the festival, said in a statement.

Founded in 2014, the Country Summer Music Festival draws thousands of fans from Northern California and across the United States.

This year’s event will include expanded VIP offerings and the return of the Kaiser Permanente Viewing Deck, with elevated stage views, private restroom trailers, bar service and light snacks throughout the day. The Platinum Pit, formerly known as pit passes, will offer a hospitality area with snacks and drinks, a tented picnic space, dedicated bar service and restroom access. Tent camping and RV parking will also be available on site. Other options include access to the Country Club, an exclusive area in Saralee and Richard’s Barn with a private no-host bar, indoor restrooms and a catered dinner served daily.

Sponsors include The Bay Area Chevy Dealers, Redwood Credit Union, Kaiser Permanente, Jack Daniel’s, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Rodney Strong Vineyards, Friedman’s Home Improvement, Tequila Herradura, Pape Material Handling, the U.S. Marines, Mountain Mike’s Pizza, Ageless Image Skin, The Publican and KIN.