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Usher is preparing for his upcoming North America trek, dubbed the The UR Experience Tour, however ticket sales reportedly have been lackluster.
Sources tell the New York Post‘s Page Six that the crooner’s 27-city outing is said to have sold only a small portion of the available seats.
“Usher’s sales will be fine in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Toronto, but he’s selling so badly in other markets that the good ones can’t offset the bad ones,” says one source.
In addition, tour promoter Live Nation could potentially lose $5 million due to soft ticket sales, which some insiders attribute to the lack of a strong opening act — August Alsina and DJ Cassidy are currently on the roster.
The news comes on the heels of Usher delaying the release of his eighth studio effort, which was initially expected to arrive this fall.
As previously reported, the singer is scheduled to kick off the tour on November 1 in Montreal. He’ll travel to Los Angeles, Atlanta, Detroit, Toronto, Philadelphia, Boston, and Las Vegas before concluding on December 24 in Tampa.
Tickets are available via Usherworld.com.
Here are the dates for The UR Experience Tour:
11/1 — Montreal, QC, Bell Centre
11/2 — Toronto, ON, Air Canada Centre
11/4 — Detroit, MI, The Palace of Auburn Hills
11/5 — Cleveland, OH, Quicken Loans Arena
11/7 — New York, NY, Madison Square Garden
11/10 — Washington, D.C., Verizon Center
11/11 — Philadelphia, PA, Wells Fargo Center
11/13 — Boston, MA, TD Garden
11/14 — Uncasville, CT, Mohegan Sun
11/15 — Atlantic City, NJ, Boardwalk Hall
11/17 — Chicago, IL, United Center
11/18 — St. Paul, MN, Xcel Energy Center
11/21 — Los Angeles, CA, Staples Center
11/22 — Las Vegas, NV, MGM Grand Garden Arena
11/24 — San Jose, CA, SAP Center at San Jose
11/26 — Seattle, WA, Key Arena
11/27 — Vancouver, BC, Rogers Arena
11/30 — Edmonton, AB, Rexall Place
12/2 — Broomfield, CO, 1STBANK Center
12/4 — Dallas, TX, American Airlines Center
12/5 — Houston, TX, Toyota Center
12/6 — New Orleans, LA, Smoothie King Center
12/8 — Memphis, TN, FedExForum
12/9 — Atlanta, GA, Philips Arena
12/12 — Orlando, FL, Amway Center
12/13 — Miami, FL, American Airlines Arena
12/14 — Tampa, FL, Tampa Bay Times Forum
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