Usher Has Busy Weekend in Atlanta With Three Concerts — Featuring GlorRilla, Kirk Franklin and Da Brat — and Kamala Harris Rally
variety.comShaheem Reid Usher ended a whirlwind week in his hometown of Atlanta with what he described as his favorite show of his lauded “Past Present Future” tour.
After playing a birthday concert in Miami last Monday, the now 46-year-old singer had a couple of days off before he finally was able to bring his tour to his backyard in ATL.
Usher was originally scheduled to begin the tour at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena on August 14 with three sold-out concerts, but due to a neck injury, those shows were rescheduled to end the tour in December.
But there were three more Atlanta dates already on the itinerary, so last Thursday served as his official homecoming, along with concerts on Friday and Sunday (Saturday night was already taken by an up-and-coming performer named Stevie Wonder; head here for full concert reviews of Usher’s shows in Washington, DC and Los Angeles.) “Atlanta… Tonight I share with you my story,” he said as he took the stage Thursday night, with a song that defined the Atlanta home stand: “Coming Home.” At floor level in the back of the arena was Usher’s special VIP lounge — complete with a bar, which the singer leaves the stage and walks through the crowd to, making himself a drink upon arrival — and seated there was a mostly Atlanta-bred collection of luminaries, including 21 Savage, Monica, Summer Walker 2 Chainz, and Muni Long.
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