Keith Urban Plans ‘Date Night’

Keith Urban has announced his first official performance of 2012. 'Date Night With Keith Urban' will take place Feb. 10 in Austin, Texas, benefiting the Beyond Batten Disease Foundation.

The evening will include a full performance from the country superstar, as well as a VIP pre-party and interactive auction. Funds from the benefit will be used to complete testing on a carrier screening panel the foundation has developed to detect genetic mutations, including the fatal Batten disease.

This is Keith's first performance since undergoing a successful throat surgery in November to remove a polyp on his vocal chords. "I'm overwhelmed by your gratitude, and your prayers are really appreciated by me and my family," Keith said prior to the operation. "I'll look forward to seeing you in 2012."

The surgery was followed by three weeks of complete vocal rest, but buddy Brad Paisley had big plans for that time. "We're big guitar junkies, and we wanted to get together and maybe go through some amplifiers and go through some gear," Brad told Nashville's Tennessean. "I told him, 'Let's do that. You don't have to talk. We'll get together. We'll play guitar, set up some amps, go through some tubes, try some stuff out and tweak.' I'll do all the talking, which I am very capable of. He can just nod and grunt and do whatever he's allowed to do."

Tickets for Date Night with Keith Urban can be found here.