Collins Park will be the venue for the biggest concert the town's possibly ever seen, as the country music star breaks from the usual metropolitan venues and takes his music to the country.

He last played the region when he performed at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment and Conference Centre in April 2012.

The North West is abuzz with the news.

The deal was only finalised at 3.30pm on Thursday.

Narrabri mayor Conrad Bolton admitted he’s an Urban fan.

Cr Bolton said the concert came about as part of the links the council made when Daft Punk launched their album in Wee Waa earlier this year.

“They found us a real can-do shire, and once they were introduced to our shire and saw the facilities we had – they were gobsmacked by the Crossing Theatre – suddenly we’re on their list of venues,” he said.

“One of the things they wanted to do was play part of regional Australia; Keith’s like that – he’s a hell of a nice guy.”

Crossing Theatre venue manager Trent Bruinsma said Keith Urban and promoters Nine Live were looking for something unique, exciting and different and Narrabri ticked all those boxes.

Cr Bolton said Collins Park, which is down from the Crossing Theatre, had a capacity of about 11,000 people.

“There shouldn’t be any issue with people getting tickets,” he said.

Mr Bruinsma said they hoped for a sellout.

“Based on the catchment area we’ve got and the exclusivity to the region, we would be thinking 8000 to 9000, but pushing for a sellout,” he said.

“A reasonable catchment would be three to three-and-a-half hours, so Bourke, Walgett, Dubbo, Tamworth, Goondiwindi.”

With accommodation expected to be booked out across the town and beyond, Cr Bolton said the council would organise a tent city arrangement for the overflow.

“I think this concert means a lot of things to the shire – from a visibility perspective, destinational focus and from a tourism perspective, it will be an enormous economic benefit,” Mr Bruinsma said.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for us.”

He said the Crossing Theatre would host an official after-party and he hoped people would stay in the area for another day or two.

Cr Bolton said this performance was a work in progress for many months, as they worked out the logistics and planning that went into the concert.

“They know we can pull something off in six weeks (as was the case with Daft Punk),” he said.

As well as Narrabri, Keith will play Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.