Keith Urban Plays First Concert Since Nicole Kidman Divorce News

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Keith Urban returns to the stage following news of his divorce from Nicole Kidman (Photo Credit: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Nicole Kidman Filed For Divorce From Keith Urban On September 30

One day after news broke that Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman had separated after 19 years of marriage, the Oscar-winning actress filed divorce papers.

Citing irreconcilable differences, she filed the papers in the Davidson County Circuit Court in Tennessee, where the couple resided with their daughters Sunday, 17, and Faith, 14.

From left: Keith Urban, Sunday Rose Kidman-Urban, Faith Margaret Kidman-Urban, Nicole Kidman’s niece Sybella Hawley, and Nicole Kidman (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

The Tennessean reports that the couple “had all details of their divorce agreed upon and signed before the case was filed,” and that Urban signed on August 29, while Kidman signed the agreement on September 6.

Per their “marriage dissolution agreement,” which included a parenting plan, neither will pay alimony. Their daughters will spend 206 days of the year with their mother,and 59 with their father.

Although Kidman will have primary physical custody, they have joint legal custody and agree to make all decisions regarding their daughters together. But, if they can’t come to an agreement, the document states that Kidman has final say.

The Split Came As A Shock To Fans

Fans were shocked by the announcement of their separation on September 29, and their divorce filings the following day, seeing as they always supported each other at awards shows, on social media, and gushed about each other in seemingly every interview they’ve ever given.

Kidman’s last Instagram post of the singer was to wish him a Happy Anniversary on June 25th.

Nicole Kidman's last Instagram Post featuring Keith Urban
Nicole Kidman’s last Instagram Post featuring Keith Urban (Photo Credit: Nicole Kidman / Instagram)

Urban did not post on their anniversary. His last post with Kidman was following the 2025 ACM Awards, which now serves at the former couple’s last red carpet appearance.

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman attend the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage)

The shock of the divorce left fans devastated, as Keith and Nicole were always “couple goals.”

“Omg devastating. I just saw him in concert last week in Chicago,” one fan wrote on Instagram.

Another wrote, “WHY IS THIS HAPPENING,” while a user commented, “I hate it here.”

One of the fans mentioned they saw him the other night, because he’s on his High & Alive World Tour. And he is making waves for a subtle lyric change he made just days before his divorce news was announced. “The Fighter” was famously written about Nicole.

While performing “The Fighter” with his guitar player Maggie Baugh singing Carrie Underwood’s parts, Urban changed the lyrics from, “When they’re tryna get to you, baby, I’ll be the fighter,” to “When they’re tryna get to you, Maggie, I’ll be your guitar player.

Keith Urban Takes The Stage For The First Time Since Divorce News

On Thursday, October 2, Keith Urban took the stage for the first time since the news of his divorce broke.

He performed at Giant Venter in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and he arrived on a private plane, and seen without his wedding ring for the first time. He’d been wearing it publicly until now. See the photos, obtained by TMZ, here.

He kicked off the show with his song “Straight Line,” followed by “Where The Blacktop Ends” and other hits including “Somewhere In My Car.”

As of press time, there has been no report of Urban mentioning his split, other than him not wearing his wedding ring.

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Jennifer Pernicano

Hi! I'm Jen, a Southern California-based country music fan. One of my favorite things to do is go to a country concert and experience the art of storytelling in person. There truly is nothing else like it!

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