Usher and Chris Brown have added eight more stadium dates to their co-headlining R&B Tour, growing the run to 59 shows after a red-hot opening stretch.
The new dates take the tour to East Rutherford, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Columbia and Indianapolis for the first time, while Atlanta picks up a fifth show on November 5, Los Angeles a fourth on November 16, and both East Rutherford and Miami a third date apiece, on October 15 and December 6.
"You all are STILL not playing about The R&B Tour!" Usher told fans. "The love has been unreal, so we're keeping it going and adding MORE DATES," he said, adding that the fans made the tour what it is.
The tour's opening run backed up the demand: its first eight shows grossed more than $101 million, and its first 13 concerts, all sold out, moved over 566,000 tickets combined.
The nearly three-hour show has the pair trading off between their own catalogs across nine acts, with Mario, Eric Bellinger and Tank rounding out the production and surprise guests including Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent, Future, Ashanti, Fat Joe, Jadakiss and Method Man turning up along the way.
Fans registered for the artist presale can access the newly added dates starting August 20 at 10 a.m. local time, with general on-sale following August 24. MusicSuey also covered Chris Brown and Usher passing the $100 million mark at the tour's box office, part of a run of major R&B tours tracked on the tour guide this year.
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- Tour expanded to 59 dates with eight new stadium shows
- First-time stops include Baltimore, Cincinnati, Columbia and Indianapolis
- First 13 shows sold out, grossing over $101 million combined
- Surprise guests have included Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent, Future and others
- Eight new stadium dates added
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