Usher starts his tour in Washington DC after delay

Usher is finally going on tour after a short delay!

The 45-year-old R&B legend kicked off his long-awaited Past Present Future Tour with two sold-out shows at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, August 20 and Wednesday, August 21.

Earlier this month, Usher said he would postpone the first three shows of his highly anticipated tour due to a neck injury he sustained during rehearsals. Usher announced he would postpone the first date in Atlanta on August 14. The next day, he said he would have to postpone two more shows.

“I was hoping that with physical therapy and medical treatment I would overcome the injury and be ready for the premiere,” he said in his statement on August 15. “Unfortunately, the injury has not healed yet and my doctors have advised me not to do any shows this week.”

The previous dates have already been postponed to December 9, 10 and 12.

During the eight-time Grammy winner's two-hour performance in DC, he performed “U Don't Have To Call,” “Confessions,” “Yeah!” and “Lovers and Friends.” He also entertained the crowd with songs from his ninth album, Return home.

At the August 21 show, the “Burn” singer brought out Washington DC natives Wale, Raheem DeVaughn and Sugar Bear of EU. Wale performed “The Matrimony” and “No Hands,” while DeVaughn serenaded the crowd with “You” and Sugar Bear sang “Da' Butt.”

Usher's next tour stop is Baltimore, where he will perform at the CFG Bank Arena on August 23 and 24. The North American leg of the tour concludes in December with a three-date show in Atlanta.

The European leg of the Past Present Future tour begins on March 29 at London's O2 Arena. After eight nights there, he will perform in Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin before returning to London in May to conclude the tour.

The musician announced that he will embark on the career-spanning tour in December 2023, just weeks after the end of his “My Way: The Las Vegas Residency” tour.

In February he released his ninth studio album, Return homeand performed at the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show. During the show, he brought musical guests Alicia Keys, HER, Jermaine Dupri, will.i.am, Lil Jon and Ludacris onstage at the NFL Championship Game in Las Vegas.

Usher also has a concert film, USHER: RENDEZVOUS IN PARISwill be released in approximately 2,000 theaters worldwide between Thursday, September 12th and Sunday, September 15th.

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