List of Usher live performances
Year Event Notes
September 7 , 2001 Michael Jackson : 30th Anniversary Special The Michael Jackson : 30th Anniversary Special was a 2001 New York City revue show by Michael Jackson . It took place on September 7 and 10 , 2001
October 21 , 2001 United We Stand : What More Can I Give Raymond performed at the benefit concert led by Michael Jackson held on October 21 , 2001 at RFK Stadium in Washington , D.C . The concert was the third major concert held in tribute to the victims of the September 11 , 2001 attacks . The other two were held in New York City
March 5 , 2005 One Night , One Star : Usher Live Showtime broadcast the show during a special titled One Night , One Star : Usher Live : Live in Puerto Rico at José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum . Raymond during this concert special brought out special guest Lil Jon , Ludacris , Daddy Yankee , Fat Joe , and Beyoncé to perform a dance routine to Bad Girl choreographed by Frank Gatson
June 6 , 2010 Summer Jam Raymond headlined the 2010 Summer Jam concert took place at New Meadowlands Stadium , in East Rutherford , New Jersey
June 6 , 2010 Summertime Ball Raymond served as co-headliner the 2010 at the mini-festival Summertime Ball in London that is held each first or second Saturday of June
July 11 , 2011 Essence Music Festival Raymond headlined the 2011 Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans
June 11 , 2012 Unstaged Raymond performed for American Express Unstaged or Unstaged : An Original Series from American Express , is a series of individual concert films sponsored by American Express
September 1 , 2012 Apple Music Festival Raymond in 2012 opened the Apple Music Festival ( formerly known as the iTunes Festival )
September 20 , 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival Raymond headlined the first night of the two-day festival held each September since 2011 by iHeartRadio at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise , Nevada . He brought out special guest Chris Brown together the duo performed New Flame for the first time . Billboard ranked this performance top of all the events
February 6 , 2015 United Way 90th Anniversary Raymond served as co-headliner with fellow The Voice judge Blake Shelton as part of the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas 90th Anniversary Celebration performing for an audience of 20,000 at AT & T Stadium in Dallas , Texas
June 5 , 2015 Mawazine Raymond headlined Mawazine International music festival that takes place annually in Rabat , Morocco featuring many international and local music artists
July 5 , 2015 Essence Music Festival Raymond for the second time headlined the Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans , Louisiana . During his performance he wore a leather jacket that had , Have we truly achieved our independence ? written on the back and a Juneteenth T-shirt with July Fourth crossed out
June 4 , 2016 Roots Picnic Raymond headlined the 9th Annual Roots Picnic backed by The Roots at Philadelphia 's Penn 's Landing
September 17 , 2016 Global Citizen Festival Canada Usher and The Roots headlined the first Global Citizen Canada Concert on September 17 . Other performers include Half Moon Run , Metric , Grimes , and Charlotte Cardin
September 24 , 2016 Global Citizen Festival The 2016 festival , was held at Central Park 's Great Lawn in New York City on Saturday , September 24 , to include performances by headliners Demi Lovato , Rihanna , Kendrick Lamar , Major Lazer and Metallica as well as special guests Usher
September 24 , 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival Raymond headlined the second night of the festival that took place on September 23-24 , 2016 . Artists on the bill included U2 , Drake , Britney Spears , Sam Hunt , Twenty One Pilots , Billy Idol , Florida Georgia Line , OneRepublic , Sia , Cage The Elephant , Zedd , Tears For Fears , Ariana Grande , Pitfall , and Sting
October 2 , 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix Raymond headlined the F1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix After-Race Concert in Malaysia
October 16 , 2016 Kadena Air Base Usher performed a free concert at Kadena Air Base , in Japan , for a military audience on Sunday , October 16 , 2016
October 3 , 2016 F1 Grand Prix Show Usher and Taylor Swift headlined the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix show in Austin , Texas on October 22-23 . Raymond was backed by The Roots
October 27 , 2016 Powerhouse Usher headlined the 2016 Power 105 Powerhouse concert at the Barclays Center , in Brooklyn , New York . Other artist on the bill include Chance The Rapper , Fat Joe , Remy Ma , Bryson Tiller , Wiz Khalifa , Kehlani , Desiigner , Tory Lanez , and Young M.A
Concert specials and festivals
American singer Usher has embarked on six concert tours, four of which have been worldwide. He first served as an opening act for Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson, and Puff Daddy from 1997-1999. His solo tour debut, 8701 Evolution Tour began in North America then expanded to Europe and visiting Africa, supporting his third studio album, 8701 (2001). Following the release of his fourth studio album, Confessions, Usher embarked on his next world concert venture The Truth Tour. For this tour Usher collaborated with MasterCard, the company gave him his own prepaid debit card with his picture on it that was sold at his concert. The card gave his fans access to his website where you get discounts on concert tickets and Usher merchandise, T-shirts and key chains. In 2008, to promote his fifth studio album, Here I Stand, he began his 14 date at intimate clubs and theaters venues in the United States. Usher announced that he would embark on his fourth concert tour, the Euphoria Tour, to further promote Looking 4 Myself, he planned to perform in countries including France, Germany, Belgium, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, however it was cancelled because of his commitment to the reality talent show The Voice, where he was a judge in the show's fourth season. In 2010 he took part in his third world tour; The OMG Tour, in which supported his sixth studio album, Raymond v. Raymond (2010), as well as his first extended play, Versus (2010). Grossing in the US$75 million, selling over 922,000 tickets. In 2012 Usher went on his fourth concert world tour, The UR Experience. This tour was composed of a wide array of Raymonds's discography, in addition to new songs Good Kisser, She Came to Give it To You, I Don't Mind and a medleys of previous hits.