Usher’s New Zealand concert has been delayed by a week, potentially disrupting the plans of hundreds of fans who already have tickets for the Auckland-only concert.
The Frontier Touring Company said the American R’n’B super star’s concert, scheduled for March 29, had “for logistical reasons” been pushed back by a week until April 5.
This comes after Usher pulled out of the opening concert in Berlin, Germany on January 12, after falling ill with a sinus infection. The “Yeah!” hitmaker was scheduled to perform at the city’s O2 World venue, but scrapped the gig at the last minute after he was diagnosed with a paranasal sinus infection, according to local reports.
The company said tickets purchased for March 29 remain valid for the April 5 concert and do not need to be exchanged. However fans who had booked flights or accommodation for the March 29 concert could be left out of pocket with the date no longer valid. Frontier says any fans who are unable to attend the concert on the new date should contact Ticketmaster or the original ticketing outlet for a refund no later than February 28.
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Five time Grammy award winning, R’n’B super star Usher is to play a one-off concert at Auckland’s Vector Arena March 29, as part of his worldwide OMG tour.
Usher, whose full name is Usher Raymond IV, rose to fame in the early 1990s and has since sold more than 45 million albums worldwide.
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“I’ve got a lot of surprises for you tonight,” Justin Bieber promised fans at the start of his sold-out, first-ever headlining concert at Madison Square Garden (Aug. 31)– and he wasn’t kidding. Everyone from Miley Cyrus, Sean Kingston and Jaden Smith to Boyz II Men, Usher and Ludacris joined the 16-year-old pop phenom onstage for a show frantically paced and carefully calibrated to hold the attention of his tween army.
The surplus of guest appearances was no coincidence. Bieber’s MSG show was being taped for his upcoming 3-D biopic (“Everyone in this audience is gonna be in my movie!” he told the crowd), and the singer appropriately pulled out all the stops for the cameras. After kicking off his under two-hour set with the Cardigans-inspired “Love Me” — from his debut album “My World,” released less than one year ago — Bieber introduced Boyz II Men to assist him on new single “U Smile,” which this week marks his highest debut to date on Billboard’s Pop Songs chart (No. 33). Bieber then returned the favor by introducing a new generation to Boyz II Men’s hit ballad “On Bended Knee,” singing it with the group a cappella. “These people are the ones who made me want to start singing,” he explained, dedicating the song to his mother.
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