Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman divorce: Singer makes massive change to world tour setlist, dropping ode to wife

A massive crowd has turned out at Keith Urban’s first public appearance since the news of his impending divorce broke earlier this week as the singer dropped a world tour bombshell.

Urban and his estranged wife, superstar actor Nicole Kidman, announced on Monday that they would be going their separate ways after 19 years of marriage, and Keith has wasted no time adjusting to his new found single status.

The Aussie country singing sensation took to the stage on Thursday (local time) during a show in Hershey, Pennsylvania on his High and Alive World Tour, which is moving across the US in coming weeks, and made two noticeable changes on the night.

Fans noted he kicked off the concert with his normal gusto but had ditched his wedding ring.

The Courier Mail also reports that he made a significant change to the setlist for the evening and left out a song which is closely associated with his marriage to Kidman.

Previous shows on the tour has featured his hit single, The Fighter, which has been seen as a tribute to Kidman, but the song did not feature at the latest gig.

It was a big call given the 2016 smash hit has more than three million in sales in the US alone.

“And it’s gonna take just a little time / But you’re gonna see that I was born to love you,” are the lyrics that are said to have been pointed at Kidman.

Urban had performed the song at all his recent concerts, replaced it with the song Wild Hearts.

News of the couple’s separation has been reported around the globe with divorce papers filed by Kidman printed earlier this week.

The pair share two daughters: Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14.

A source close to Kidman said her sister Antonia Kidman “has been a rock and the entire Kidman family has come together to support one another. She didn’t want this. She has been fighting to save the marriage.”

From Urban’s side, a source told People the singer has “just been going through some stuff” recently.

Another insider added, “He has been making questionable choices for some time now and this was not the case of them just drifting apart.”

Kidman fans have targeted Urban’s attractive guitarist Maggie Baugh, unfairly blaming her for the couple’s shock split.

Baugh posted a clip of the pair performing the duet together which captured an earlier chage to the lyrics of The Fighter before the song was dropped altogether.

The original lyric is: “When they’re tryna get to you, baby, I’ll be the fighter” Instead, Urban sang: “When they’re tryna get to you, Maggie, I’ll be your guitar player.”

Kidman fans flocked to Baugh’s Instagram account, leaving bitter messages for the talented musician.

The former couple were last seen together in June at the FIFA Club World Cup match in Nashville, just days before their 19th anniversary.

Days later, Kidman posted a photo cuddled up with Urban on Instagram, writing: “Happy Anniversary Baby @KeithUrban.”

Over the years, Urban often spoke about their relationship. In 2016, he told CBS News, “Meeting her and getting married wasn’t life-changing, it was life-beginning.”

Kidman, recently finished filming Practical Magic 2 in London, while Urban continues his tour across the US.