Usher, who was scheduled to kick off his world live performance tour “Previous, Current, Future” on Monday evening in his hometown of Atlanta, has postponed the present to a later date, saying he wanted to offer his “physique a second to relaxation and heal.”
For now, his different two Atlanta exhibits are nonetheless scheduled to happen Friday and Saturday at State Farm Area earlier than the tour strikes on to Washington, D.C. The North American leg is about to run by November 30 earlier than the tour resumes within the UK and Europe on the finish of March 2025.
Usher didn’t clarify why he wanted to “relaxation and heal,” however advised followers lower than 12 hours out from showtime that he needed to reschedule.
“For my 30-plus 12 months profession, 100% of my blood, sweat and tears has gone to placing on the perfect efficiency and making a memorable expertise for my followers,” he wrote. “I’ve each intention of doing that for this tour as properly which is why I’ve to postpone tonight’s present… .
“The very last thing I wish to ever do is disappoint you, the followers who’ve been eagerly ready for this tour to begin. Nevertheless, I wouldn’t be the entertainer that I’m if I can’t bodily provide you with my greatest.”
The live performance tour for the eight-time Grammy successful performer comes amid a busy stretch that included being the headliner for this 12 months’s Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present, which got here two days after the discharge of his ninth studio album, Coming House. In March, he gained Entertainer of the Yr on the BET Awards. That got here after he wrapped a 100-date residency at Las Vegas’ Park MGM in December.
Upcoming, the live performance movie Usher: Rendezvous in Paris is scheduled to hit theaters September 12 for a restricted four-day weekend international run at 2,000 cinemas worldwide (1,000 theaters within the U.S.).