Keith Urban No Dumper

Keith Urban’s publicist has denied reports that the country star’s tour bus emptied its septic tank on a street outside New York City’s Webster Hall April 1.

The New York Post quoted a source at the club saying, “There was about 150 square feet of gunk, a half an inch thick, outside the main entrance. It was a literal [expletive] show.”

The Post also quoted Webster Hall owner Lon Ballinger as saying the hall’s staff sprinkled an anti-odor powder onto the remains and waited for it to dry before removing the waste.

“The cleanup process lasted 12 hours,” Ballinger told the paper. “Thankfully, it was a nice day and so it all dried up. Keith put on a great show, and I’m pretty sure he had nothing to do with it, but this whole matter stinks.”

A Webster Hall representative could not be reached for further comment.

The story harkens back to a 2004 incident involving a Dave Matthews Band tour bus. The driver for Boyd Tinsley dumped the vehicle’s septic tank into the Chicago River, inadvertently ruining what started as a pleasant cruise for the passengers of a tour boat that happened to be passing underneath.

Although the Dave Matthews Band was not involved with the dumping, it did end up donating $200,000 to an environmental fund. The now-former driver, who apparently came up with the idea of dumping tankload into the river, eventually pled guilty to the deed.

New York Magazine ran with the headline, “Keith Urban Steals Tour-Bus-Turd Title From Dave Matthews,” while Entertainment Weekly’s Music Mix blog declared Urban the winner of the “Dave Matthews Band Memorial Pop-Related Press Release Award.”

“Keith Urban neither contracted, leased or owned any type of vehicle (bus or otherwise) located in or around New York City at the time of his performance at Webster Hall,” Urban press rep Paul Freundlich said in a statement.

“Any accusations that he was responsible in any way (for the alleged release of septic water into the streets of New York City) are inaccurate and malicious. His tour bus was in fact in Tennessee where it was being prepared for Keith’s upcoming tour.”