Usher kicks off North American tour, tweaks itinerary
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Usher , who launches an ambitious tour of North American arenas tonight (8/5), has added several dates to the run and shuffled some others.
Stops have been added in Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Toronto and Albany, while previously planned stops in Birmingham, AL; and Greensboro, NC, have been crossed off the schedule.
A performance at New York City's Madison Square Garden in mid-October caps the current itinerary; tickets for that show--as well as those for a number of other cities--will hit the box office on Saturday (8/7). Details are shown below.
Kanye West --who is backing his solo debut, "The College Dropout"--holds down the opening slot.
Usher's road trip supports his chart-topping album, "Confessions," which logged nine weeks at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 album chart following its release in late March. The set has sold more than 5 million copies, according to Billboard.
August 2004
5 - Hampton, VA - Hampton Coliseum
6 - Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena
7 - Raleigh, NC - RBC Center
9 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
12 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
13 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
14 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
17 - Cincinnati, OH - U.S. Bank Arena
19 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
20 - Washington, DC - MCI Center
21 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
22 - Boston, MA - FleetCenter
25 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
26 - Cleveland, OH - CSU Convocation Center
30 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
31 - Phoenix, AZ - Glendale Arena (on sale 8/7)
September 2004
2 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
3, 4 - Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena
5 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center
9 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
10 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
11 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
12 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center (on sale 8/7)
17 - Memphis, TN - FedEx Forum
18 - Saint Louis, MO - Savvis Center
19 - Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena (on sale 8/7)
23 - Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena (on sale 8/7)
24 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum (on sale 8/7)
25 - Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (on sale 8/7)
30 - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Coliseum
October 2004
1 - Greenville, SC - Bi Lo Center
3 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena (on sale 8/7)
6 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
8 - Hartford, CT - Hartford Civic Center (on sale 8/7)
10 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre (on sale 8/10)
12 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena
13 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden (on sale 8/7)
Usher tickets at Ticketmaster
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