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Usher Kicks Off Past Present Future Tour in D.C. After Neck Injury Delay
Usher kicked off his “Past Present Future” tour this week with two sold-out shows on Tuesday and Wednesday in Washington, D.C. at the Capital One Arena.
The 45-year-old, eight-time Grammy winner had previously planned to perform in Atlanta on August 14 but had to miss three concerts due to a neck injury he sustained while preparing for the shows.
“My hope was that with physical therapy and medical treatment, I would be able to overcome the injury and be ready for opening night,” stated Usher, whose full name is Usher Raymond IV, on social media on August 15.
At that time, the “Yeah!” singer mentioned that his neck injury had “not healed yet” and doctors advised him “not to perform any shows.”
Usher is set to make up for the postponed shows in Atlanta at the State Farm Arena on December 9, 10, and 12.
Usher, 45, began his tour titled Past Present Future this week with a pair of sold-out concerts in Washington, D.C. at the Capital One Arena. Pictured Tuesday
Usher’s performances in Washington, D.C. lasted two hours and featured songs like “Lovers and Friends,” “Confessions,” “Yeah!,” and “U Don’t Have To Call,” according to People.
He also performed tracks from his latest album “Coming Home,” released this past February, the outlet reported.
On Wednesday’s show, Usher was joined on stage by Washington, D.C.-based music stars such as Wale, Raheem DeVaughn, and Sugar Bear of EU, according to the magazine.
Usher and Wale teamed up for the songs “No Hands” and “The Matrimony,” while he performed “You” with DeVaughn and “Da’ Butt” with Sugar Bear.
A review by Variety’s Shaheem Reid noted that Usher effectively showcased various “eras of his career” using “an elaborate cube comprised of several huge LED screens that could display a large image or smaller ones on different screens.”
The cube also functioned “as a gigantic set-piece,” creating settings like a penthouse, a room resembling a house, a strip club, or a dance performance area.
Reid remarked that Usher “did not seem like a man with a neck injury” but rather “someone in top physical condition” as he performed the high-energy, physically demanding show.
Usher has additional concerts scheduled for Friday and Saturday at the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore.
The eight-time Grammy winner was well-received in a tandem of shows in the nation’s capital
Usher’s sets in the nation’s capital extended two hours, and included tracks such as Lovers and Friends, Confessions, Yeah!, and U Don’t Have To Call
The Burn vocalist also performed tracks from his most recent album Coming Home, which was released this past February
Usher earlier this month released a statement explaining how he had to postpone a trio of shows
He is scheduled to play in various North American cities including Boston, Philadelphia, Toronto, New York City, Detroit, Denver, and Los Angeles through the end of the year, with the Atlanta dates concluding this leg of his tour.
The European leg of his tour will commence in London at The O2 Arena starting March 29. Usher has eight nights planned at the venue and will then tour cities like Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin before returning to London to wrap up in May.
Usher announced he would be hitting the road late last year after concluding his “My Way: The Las Vegas Residency.”
The R&B star has had a busy year, headlining the halftime show of Super Bowl LVIII, performing alongside artists like Alicia Keys, will.i.am, Lil Jon, Jermaine Dupri, Ludacris, and H.E.R. in Las Vegas.
Additionally, his concert film titled “USHER: RENDEZVOUS IN PARIS” is set to hit around 2,000 theaters globally next month, from September 12-15.
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