Country music star Keith Urban has a grandstand date at the Minnesota State Fair, officials announced Monday.
Minnesota State Fair lands country star Keith Urban
Tickets go on sale Thursday. All seats are reserved.

Urban's "Raise 'Em Up" tour will be at the fair on the night of Aug. 28. Tickets range from $49 to $64, and all seats are reserved. Tickets go on sale Thursday starting at 11 a.m. through Etix at etix.com or by calling 1-800-514-3849. They can also be purchased at the State Fairgrounds ticket office.
Urban, who has been a judge on TV's "American Idol," last played in the Twin Cities in October 2011 at Target Center. It was the last night of the 47-year-old Aussie's tour that year.
Along with being a Grammy winner, Urban was the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year in 2006.
He has been married to Nicole Kidman, a fellow Australian, for nine years. They have two children and celebrated their wedding anniversary last week.
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