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Keith Urban Struggles Through Tampa Storms: ‘The Show Goes On’

Keith Urban rolled into Tampa yesterday (6/15), and his crew started setting up the staging and getting ready for his show at Mid Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre on Friday (6/17)….

Keith Urban Struggles Through Tampa Storms: 'The Show Goes On'
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Keith Urban rolled into Tampa yesterday (6/15), and his crew started setting up the staging and getting ready for his show at Mid Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre on Friday (6/17). He and his team ran into a bit of a storming snag.

Just minutes ago (6/16), Keith posted a video of the rainy scene and him standing on the empty stage. He said, "Hi, we're in Tampa, Florida, the first day of us rehearsing everything on an actual stage, proper amphitheater stage, and the storms blew in, and we can't power up for at least an hour. It's nine o'clock at night right now, and we're shot (laughs)."

He added, "It's been lots of challenges, but the show goes on, so we're gonna be here at 9 am going at it, putting this thing together. Stick around."

Urban captioned the video on Instagram, "When in Florida… #TSONworldtour."

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