Urban Skies, fronted by John Brodersen, is the next best thing to a real Keith Urban concert, a 90-plus minute show built around John’s uncanny resemblance to Keith plus a working professional resume that includes auditions and rehearsals with Cher, Peter Criss of KISS, and The Temptations, plus touring history with Rick Derringer and Foghat. John recorded No Doubt and The Offspring as a studio audio engineer, won “LA’s Finest” competition two years in a row with his band 21 Windows, and occasionally still performs with Craig Chaquico of Jefferson Starship.
Keith Urban is one of the most successful country artists in modern history, with millions of records sold worldwide, four Grammy Awards, eight Country Music Association Awards, fifteen Academy of Country Music Awards, and twenty-plus #1 singles. His catalog crosses traditional country, country-rock, country-pop crossover, and his signature guitar-driven Australian country sound, and connects with virtually every demographic that responds to modern country, from longtime Urban fans through younger audiences who came to the catalog through his American Idol judging years, his marriage to Nicole Kidman, and steady country-radio rotation.
Urban Skies goes beyond a standard cover-band approach in three meaningful ways. First, John Brodersen’s uncanny visual resemblance to Keith Urban. Reviewers and audiences consistently note the double-take effect: people see John hit the stage as Keith and then do it again once they hear him sing. Second, John’s deep working-pro credentials. He attended the Musicians Institute, where he auditioned and rehearsed with Cher, Peter Criss of KISS, and Richard Street of The Temptations. He then spent years as a studio audio engineer recording artists including No Doubt and The Offspring. In the 1990s he fronted and toured with his own band 21 Windows, which won “LA’s Finest” competition two years in a row and went on to tour with Rick Derringer and Foghat. Today he occasionally performs with Craig Chaquico of Jefferson Starship. Third, the production: John’s shows resemble what he calls a “rock and roll circus,” with great music, amazing stage setups, and the kind of on-stage excitement and burning guitar solos Keith Urban himself is famous for.
Keith Urban is still actively touring as one of country music’s biggest live acts, which makes Urban Skies a particularly practical booking for fairs, festivals, casinos, and corporate events that want the Keith Urban experience for audiences but can’t accept the cost or schedule of the real Keith Urban. The act fits the same venues at a fraction of the price, on dates the real Keith Urban cannot accept. For event organizers, that means less guesswork: this is a vetted, family-friendly, multi-generational headliner with documented Ramona Bowl summer concert series success (second-largest attendance in their summer series), Press-Enterprise press coverage, Temecula Valley Polo Club re-booking, and the kind of long-set rock-and-roll-circus presentation country audiences expect from a true Keith Urban tribute.
Urban Skies is a proven fit for:
Urban Skies performs an unusually deep 23-song Keith Urban setlist drawing across his career, from his breakout hits through his recent material. Setlist staples include:
Urban Skies was formed in 2014 by John Brodersen, who bears such an uncanny resemblance to Keith Urban that he embraced the opportunity to build a Keith Urban tribute around it. The result has been called the next best thing to seeing a real Keith Urban show, and Urban Skies has built a following across Southern California and beyond performing for fairs, festivals, casinos, performing arts centers, polo matches, summer concert series, and corporate and private events.
John Brodersen has an unusually deep professional-musician resume for a tribute artist. Originally from Laramie, Wyoming, he began his music career on the drums, took up guitar at 16, and headed to Hollywood at 18 with his band The Pink, which opened for The Dickies and the Dead Kennedys. While attending the Musicians Institute, he auditioned and rehearsed with Cher, Peter Criss of KISS, and The Temptations’ Richard Street. After receiving his audio engineering degree, he spent several years as a studio audio engineer recording such artists as No Doubt and The Offspring. In the early 1990s he fronted and toured with his own band, 21 Windows, which won the “LA’s Finest” competition two years in a row and went on to tour with Rick Derringer and Foghat. Today, he occasionally performs with Craig Chaquico of Jefferson Starship.
In 1999, John moved to Temecula, California, where he opened Longshadow Ranch and Winery, hosting concerts every weekend and often sitting in with the musical acts. In 2014, after years of being told he bears an uncanny resemblance to Keith Urban, he formed Urban Skies, completing a journey that, in his own words, finally got his dad to see his son play country music. The Urban Skies band is composed of equally talented professional musicians: bassist and vocalist Dave Sale (a music scholarship recipient at Green River Music Company who also fronts Rush tribute Hemispheres) and multi-instrumentalist Scot Myers on guitars, mandolin, banjo, and vocals (co-founder of Shinemyer Productions, who promoted England Dan and John Ford Coley and other Southern California acts). The act’s documented credits include a Ramona Bowl summer concert series booking that drew the second-largest attendance of the entire series, Press-Enterprise press coverage by columnist Bob Pratte, and a return-engagement Temecula Valley Polo Club booking where members asked for them to come back.
While Urban Skies is our top Keith Urban tribute act, TSE Entertainment also works with a range of high-quality modern country and country-rock tribute options nationwide.
That means you are not locked into a single option. We help match the right act to your event based on practical factors that actually affect success:
We have booked Keith Urban and modern country tribute acts nationwide, and every option we recommend is vetted and event-proven. If Urban Skies is not the perfect fit, we will quickly suggest comparable options that are.
Pricing depends on the event date, location, routing, travel, production requirements, and the overall scope of the engagement. The fastest way to get a real number is to request availability with your event details.
Popular dates can tighten up quickly, especially for peak fair and festival weekends, casino entertainment programming, summer concert series, country-themed corporate programming, and high-demand corporate dates, so early inquiries usually create better artist and budget options.
Yes. The act is regularly booked for corporate events, private parties, theaters, casinos, fairs, festivals, wineries, polo matches, country-themed events, weddings, and other special events, depending on the event setup and production needs.
Two things set Urban Skies apart. First, John Brodersen’s uncanny visual resemblance to Keith Urban. Audiences consistently do a double-take when they see him hit the stage, then again when they hear him sing. Second, John’s working-pro resume is unusually deep for a tribute artist. He auditioned and rehearsed with Cher, Peter Criss of KISS, and The Temptations’ Richard Street, recorded No Doubt and The Offspring as a studio audio engineer, won “LA’s Finest” two years in a row with his band 21 Windows, toured with Rick Derringer and Foghat, and occasionally performs with Craig Chaquico of Jefferson Starship. The show is a 90-plus minute “rock and roll circus” with the burning guitar solos and on-stage excitement Keith Urban is famous for.
Keith Urban’s catalog connects with modern country, country-rock, and country-pop crossover audiences, longtime Urban fans, multi-generational country crowds, and broad family-friendly programming. The show plays especially well at fairs, festivals, casinos, outdoor amphitheaters, summer concert series, wineries, country-themed corporate events, and line-dance and country-party events.
Yes. Documented credits include the Ramona Bowl summer concert series, where Urban Skies drew the second-largest attendance of the entire summer series, plus performing arts centers, polo match programming, and summer fair circuit dates across Southern California. The act has the production and band scale to anchor larger ticketed venues.
Yes. If Urban Skies is unavailable or not the best fit for your event, TSE can recommend other vetted Keith Urban and modern country tribute options based on budget, location, and event style.
Submit an inquiry with your event date, location, and event type, and TSE can help confirm availability and provide pricing guidance.
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