Usher kicks off North American tour, tweaks itinerary

Published August 5, 2004 02:22 PM
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By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

Usher [ tickets ], 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 [ tickets ]--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.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
tour dates and tickets
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)

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