Keith Urban surprises children at ‘Urbenville’ Primary School in northern NSW with tickets to his concert and backstage passes in appreciation of COVID lockdown videos
He is a four-time Grammy Award winner with a heart of gold.
And on Saturday, Keith Urban treated a group of ‘super fans’ at Urbenville Public School in northern New South Wales to tickets to his concert in Brisbane.
The singer invited 16 students ages five to 12 and their teacher and principal, Chris Sifko, backstage for a special reunion.
Keith Urban treated a group of ‘super fans’ at Urbenville Public School in northern New South Wales with tickets to his concert in Brisbane on Saturday night.
“I think it’s the most incredible experience I’ve ever had,” Ms. Sifko told ABC.
“The generosity of Keith and his team was just incredible.”
“Students had a chance to ask him questions and talk to him and chat with him, and he came around and gave them all a hug, and he knew them personally by name.”
The singer invited 16 students between the ages of 5 and 12 and their teacher and director Chris Sifko backstage for a special gathering.
Once backstage, Keith gave each student a gift bag containing personalized products, with signed photos and tea towels.
Once backstage, Keith gave each student a gift bag containing personalized merchandise, including signed photos and tea towels.
In December of last year, Keith inspired students while speaking about music and acting before surprising the school with five locally purchased guitars for his program and gifting each of the 16 students their own to take home.
“This is where it all begins,” an emotional Urban told the students during the nearly six-minute Zoom call.
Remember this? In December of last year, Keith inspired students while speaking about music and acting before surprising the school with five locally purchased guitars for his program and gifting each of the 16 students their own to take home.
‘Wanting to play an instrument, wanting to sing and play for other people… thanks, thanks to the school [for all they do] and the students [of Urbenville Public School] for having such a passion for music.’
Clearly excited after the video call, the students jokingly decided to rename their school ‘Keith Urbenville’ and change their logo to a photo of the popular singer.
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Social media and media coverage included an invitation for Urban to visit the school for his Christmas concert, but filming commitments in Sydney meant he had no choice but to surprise students virtually.
Surprise! During the nearly six minute talk, Keith inspired the students as he discussed music, performance, and answered various questions from the students.
‘This is where it all begins,’ an excited Urban told the students. ‘Wanting to play an instrument, wanting to sing and play for other people… thanks, thanks to the school [for all they do] and the students [of Urbenville Public School] for having so much passion for music’