Wednesday, 26 January 2011

Usher concert planned for Grammys


It has been revealed out that Usher concert will form part of this year's Grammy Awards ceremony.

Usher will perform along with the prolific teen singer Justin Bieber as well as Will Smith's daughter Jaden Smith.

BoB, Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae was rumored to play alongside one another at the ceremony.

Sean Garrett writer of Justin new album said that,"The one great thing about Justin Bieber is the fact that his fans are going to grow with him.

"So we want all the fans that started out with him to still be intrigued and excited about him, but we want to also stretch out a little bit and make the fans that are 22-23 years old love Justin as well."

Usher's OMG Tour of the UK starts at the MEN Arena in Manchester on January 26th.

Monday, 17 January 2011

Usher Postpones Shows Due to Illness


Due to sickness last four shows had been cancelled by Usher and did not continue his show on January 12 in Berlin.

Usher who is currently on European OMG tour suffered from a sinus infection that has affected his health, report stated.In order to regain his health physician had recommended to get enough rest.

Rep of Usher confirms that singer is facing an upper respiratory sickness which force him to postponed his shows.According to consultant he was told to reschedule upcoming dates to be able to rest properly to guarantee he will recover completely.

Apart from the postponed concert in Berlin, the cancelled concerts were scheduled to take place in Antwerp, Rotterdam as well as Oberhausen this week all in Germany.

Usher had asking apology to his fans and supporters for the postponements.According to him, he was truly excited regarding his tour in Europe and he is deeply sorry for rescheduling his concerts.

Wednesday, 12 January 2011

Usher Will Always Support Justin Bieber


Usher has confirmed that he will always support Justin Bieber's 'When Things Get Tough'.

Usher expressed that he will be there for 16-year-old Justin if and when he needs him,in an interview with CNN.

"I will be there, supportive of growth. I will be there, supportive of the hard times; I will be there, supportive of the tumultuous situations and circumstances that he may experience in his life."

Usher have confidence on Justin and he thinks that he have achieved so much in very small age and there is more to come for the young star.

"The pitfalls of fame come in time. It should be a long story, which is what we hope for. We hope for longevity and it's definitely looking like a lot of fans will want to grow with him."

Friday, 7 January 2011

Usher Wants Cheryl Cole and Susan Boyle To Join Him On UK Tour


The RnB superstar Usher has recently revealed that he wants Cheryl Cole and Susan Boyle on his upcoming UK tour.He would like Cheryl to support him for during his London shows, he would like Susan Boyle to join him for his Glasgow SECC concert.

Usher recently spoke to The Mirror about Cole. “I spent a little time with her in England last month at the X Factor. I’m sure she’s gonna make it in the States. She’s got it going on. I want Cheryl on stage for sure. It will be really nice, if she has time. She got moves.”

The Usher UK tour will embark on 26th February in Manchester, full details of all upcoming Usher live shows are as follows:

MEN Arena, Manchester – January 26th, 20th February
NIA Arena, Birmingham – 27th
SECC Arena, Glasgow – 29th
Echo Arena, Liverpool – 30th January, 24th February
O2 Arena, London – 2nd, 3rd, 17th February
Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield – 24th February

Sunday, 2 January 2011

Usher, Dave Matthews Band, Phish are the Top Hot Tours

The Top Hot Tours have the Usher takes No. 1 rung, Dave Matthews Band take No. 2 position and Phish take No. 3 rank.

Usher takes hold of the No. 1 rung on Hot Tours with box office totals reported from the November dates on his OMG Tour that kicked off on Nov. Usher went on to Europe in January with dates booked through the over of March.

The Dave Matthews Band ranks at No. 2 with box office stats reported from its fall arena tour and the Phish in the third spot on the Hop Tours list is the standard bearer of jam band.


Rank

Artist/Event
Total Gross
Show Dates
Show Venue/City (Shows/Sellouts)
Total Attendance (Capacity)
1 USHER
$11,392,448
Nov. 10-30
KeyArena, Seattle (1/1)
Oracle Arena, Oakland (1/1)
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas (1/1)
Honda Center, Anaheim (1/1)
Valley View Casino Center, San Diego (1/1)
Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, Ariz. (1/1)
Toyota Center, Houston (1/1)
American Airlines Center, Dallas (1/1)
Scottrade Center, St. Louis (1/1)
Sprint Center, Kansas City (1/1)
Air Canada Centre, Toronto (1/1)
Bell Centre, Montreal (1/1)
153,419 (153,419)

2 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
$8,754,332
Nov. 2-20
HSBC Arena, Buffalo, N.Y. (1/0)
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y. (1/0)
Times Union Center, Albany, N.Y. (1/0)
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia (1/0)
TD Garden, Boston (2/0)
Philips Arena, Atlanta (1/0)
North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, S.C. (1/0)
John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Va. (2/2)
122,835 (161,751)
3
PHISH
$5,977,320
Oct. 10-26
1st Bank Center, Broomfield, Colo. (3/3)
North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, S.C. (2/1)
Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, Maine (1/1)
Memorial Auditorium, Utica, N.Y. (1/1)
Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, R.I. (1/1)
Mullins Center, Amherst, Mass. (2/2)
Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, N.H. (1/0)
99,622 (101,023)

4

EAGLES

$5,803,490
Nov. 30-Dec. 3
Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney (3/0)
29,112 (30,000)

5 ALEJANDRO SANZ
$4,369,938
Nov. 6-20
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica (1/0)
Palacio de los Eventos, Maracaibo, Venezuela (1/0)
Estadio Polideportivo Misael Delgado, Valencia, Venezuela (1/0)
Estadio Fútbal Universidad Simón Bolivar, Caracas, Venezuela (1/0)
28,117 (38,185)
6 MUSE
$3,391,810
Dec. 9-10
Acer Arena, Sydney (2/2)
29,845 (29,845)
7 MICHAEL BUBLÉ
$3,085,502
Dec. 7-13
Verizon Arena, North Little Rock, Ark. (1/0)
Oklahoma City Arena, Oklahoma City (1/1)
Honda Center, Anaheim (1/1)
Staples Center, Los Angeles (1/1)
37,557 (38,091)
8 RAMMSTEIN
$3,073,932
Nov. 25-Dec. 3
Estadio Bicentenario Municipal de La Florida, Santiago, Chile (1/0)
Via Funchal, São Paulo, Brazil (2/0)
Club Aposentos, Bogotá, Colombia (1/0)
33,676 (48,500)

9 AVENTURA
$1,833,098
Dec. 3-5
Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico (3/0)
26,948 (28,258)
10 LINKIN PARK
$1,371,080
Dec. 12-13
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia (2/0)
13,196 (20,000)