Usher announces first Australian headline tour in more than a decade

US R&B star Usher will be headed Down Under later this year, as part of his Past Present Future Tour.

The multi-platinum artist, 46, is bringing the globetrotting tour for eight shows – four at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, and four at Qudos Bank Arena In Sydney.

It will be more than a decade since Usher headlined an Australian run, with his last visit back in 2011 on his OMG tour.

The singer was last in the country back in 2018, performing alongside the likes of Salt-N-Pepa, T-Pain and Naughty By Nature for the RNB Fridays Live tour.  

The tour, which kicked off in the US back in August last year, has since jetted to Europe and the UK.

Usher took to Instagram to make the auspicious announcement, sharing a compilation video of some of the best tour moments.

Usher will be headed Down Under this year, as part of his Past Present Future Tour. Pictured

Fans were quick to issue their excitement over the announcement with the likes of, ‘I’m so excited, I’m headed to Australia.’

Others, who had already witnessed the tour, first-hand admitted how excited they were for Australian fans.

‘They in for a treat,’ one fan wrote. ‘A time was HAD at his London show I had an amazing time!’

It seems the critics agree, too with culture bible Billboard praising the show.

‘Much of the two-hour show felt less like a concert and more of a celebration of the man whose music has soundtracked lives, redefined a genre, and shifted the pop-culture landscape over the last 30 years,’ they wrote.

The show promises to run the gamut of Usher’s 30 year career featuring fan favourites such as My Boo, U Got It Bad, and Love In The Club.

The set is also sure to include tracks from Usher’s ninth studio album, Coming Home, which dropped in 2022.

The multi-platinum artist, 46, is bringing the globe-trotting tour for eight shows – four at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, and for at Qudos Bank Arena In Sydney

It will be more than a decade since Usher headlined an Australian run, with his last visit back in 2011 on his OMG tour

With the tour currently in full swing fans can expect a very well oiled machine by the time it hits Australian soil.

Also, Usher has been on top of his performing game of late, with a bravura turn at the Met Gala in New York this week.

The superstar also honed his act in a 100-show Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace and Park MGM between 201 and 2023.

He also delivered a critically lauded Super Bowl performance in 2024, prior to Kendrick Lamar, who also recently announced a Down Under visit.

The Past Present Future tour got off to quite the rocky start however, with Usher having to postpone the commencement of the US leg due to injury.

The hitmaker ended up missing a trio of concerts after he hurt his neck preparing for the shows.

Usher also recently shared his secret for keeping fit at 45.

The Yeah! hitmaker is well-known for his ripped physique and six pack – and shared that his fans motivate him to stay in optimal shape.

The show promises to run the gamut of Usher’s 30 year career featuring fan favourites such as My Boo, U Got It Bad, and Love In The Club 

‘The consistency that comes with being a performer who has to dance and sing and still have a six pack at 45 years old? Yeah, there’s a little bit of mindfulness there,’ he told Us Weekly.

‘But thank God that I have fans that I go work hard for every night.’ 

Usher will play Rod Laver Arena on November 19, 20, 22 and 23, before heading north to Sydney’s Qudos bank Arena on December 1, 2 4 and 5. 

Tickets for all dates are on sale go on sale Friday May 16. 

Eager fans can secure theirs early in an artist presale from Monday 12 May at UsherWorld.com

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