The Grammy Awards will be well-represented Saturday night at the Bryce Jordan Center when two of country music's superstars perform together.

As a part of the "Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride" tour, Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood have joined forces and will perform songs from their latest albums, Urban's Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy Thing and Underwood's Carnival Ride. It will be Urban's second Bryce Jordan Center show and Underwood's first, said Bernie Punt, director of sales and marketing for the BJC.

Rick Houston, a disc jockey for 105.9 Joe FM, said listeners of the station have taken an increased interest in Urban and Underwood since tickets went on sale in December.

"Carrie took off after Idol, and Keith has been at it for some time. They have good rapport with audiences," Houston said. "It doesn't hurt that they are very attractive."

After winning American Idol in 2005, Underwood has recorded two albums. Music from her latest album, Carnival Ride, will be featured in the concert.

Underwood's publicist, Jessie Smith, said college students can relate to Underwood because the star has remained humble despite reaching fame.

"Carrie remains firmly in touch with the shy Oklahoma college student she was before becoming a star," she said. "Through all of it, she retains a genuine likeability that, coupled with her enormous talent, goes a long way toward explaining the phenomenal nature of her success."

Underwood took a shot at songwriting on her second album, Smith said.

"Carrie's emergence as a songwriter on Carnival Ride is another of the album's revelations," Smith said, calling the songwriting a success that showcased Underwood's depth as "a creative force in modern country music."

While Underwood's climb to fame began on American television, Urban got his start in his native country of New Zealand in 1990 and continued his career in the United States.

Houston said the joint tour is only about 10 shows, after which the musicians will headline their own tours. He still thinks the tour will be successful, even though it is so short.

"I would be very surprised if the tour is not successful because these are two big names coming together. Only bigger things can come," he said.

Fans of both singers have reached out to the radio station, showing their support, Houston said.

"Keith's fan club really came out in full force to celebrate [the concert]. They have organized a private party with us to give away free tickets," he said.

Although the tour is stopping on campus, there will not be a student discount offered.

Adam Hurwitz (senior-crime, law and justice) said he wishes the tickets were less expensive.

"It's disheartening when mainstream artists come to college towns to play shows for college students and they charge ticket prices that are above the economic situation for most of us," Hurwitz said.

However, Houston said the two stars have proved to be good performers and students who paid either $61 or $76 for a seat will enjoy seeing them live.

"On all accounts they have proved to be very cooperative with the other acts and staff," he said. "They both put on one great show so together it should be even better." he said.