Is it true that Toby Keith asked Canadians to leave at a concert in Minot?

Answer 1

No. It was Keith Urban that appeared at a concert in Minot, not Toby Keith. This rumour is attributed to Keith Urban, but it is false. Urban did ask if there were any Canadians attending and then welcomed them for being there. He did not ask them to leave because of Canada's lack of support for the U.S invasion of Iraq.

Answer 2

This information was started by email and is simply not true! It would be a career suicide for Keith Urban to make such a statement. In fact, he has been quoted as saying he enjoys performing in Canada. On 21 July 2006, Keith Urban performed in Minot, North Dakota, to a crowd of 12,069 at the North Dakota State Fair. No mention surfaced in the news arising from that nine-day extravaganza of the singer's having ordered concertgoers (Canadian or otherwise) to vacate the stands. Given that coverage of the fair included such in-depth coverage as Charlene Bangen's pork dish missing first place by two noodles (which the judges determined too dark in color to merit the nod), a big-time country star's giving the boot to some of his paying public would surely have been reported upon had such an event actually occurred. Also of note in putting the rumor to rest is the singer's performance a week earlier in Sarnia, Ontario. On 13 July 2006, Keith Urban kicked off that city's Bayfest series of concerts. It was his first such outing since marrying Nicole Kidman on 25 June.