Usher's OMG Tour Kicks Off November 10th in Seattle, WA

Usher's OMG Tour Kicks Off November 10th in Seattle, WA

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Multi-platinum recording artist Usher officially announces his OMG Tour. The highly anticipated 25-date trek across North America is presented by AEG Live and will kick off November 10th in Seattle, WA at Key Arena.

On the heels of his recent release Versus, an extension of his platinum album Raymond V. Raymond, Usher is preparing to bring all of his hits to the stage including his current pop chart smash "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" (click to view video).

"Songs like 'OMG', 'DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love', 'There Goes My Baby', 'Papers', 'Daddy's Home', 'Lil Freak with Nicki Minaj' and 'Hot Tottie with Jay Z' have dominated the airwaves since last February," says Randy Phillips, President & CEO of AEG Live. "Now is the time for one of our greatest entertainers to go live and we are thrilled to be part of the ultimate Usher experience. Usher is bringing his fans an evening they will not soon forget. This will be the 'Must See' concert tour of 2010!"

Fans will be able purchase tickets beginning September 17th and for up to the minute tour information and news they can visit Usherworld.com.

Dates for the "OMG Tour" are as follows:
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Nov-10 Seattle, WA Key Arena
Nov-12 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
Nov-13 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay
Nov-14 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
Nov-17 San Diego, CA Sports Arena
Nov-18 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center
Nov-19 Phoenix, AZ Jobing.com Arena
Nov-23 Houston, TX Toyota Center
Nov-24 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
Nov-26 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
Nov-27 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
Nov-29 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Nov-30 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Dec-2 Detroit, MI TBD
Dec-3 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
Dec-5 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
Dec-7 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
Dec-8 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
Dec-10 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
Dec-11 Norfolk, VA Scope Arena
Dec-13 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Dec-14 Boston, MA TD Garden
Dec-16 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
Dec-17 Washington, DC Verizon Center
Dec-18 Hartford, CT XL Center

Usher's sixth studio album Raymond V. Raymond debuted at No.1 on Pop and R&B albums charts and spawned five hit singles including "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)," "Lil Freak" featuring Nicki Minaj, "There Goes My Baby" and "OMG" featuring will.i.am. He was recently confirmed to perform at the upcoming MTV 2010 Video Music Awards on September 12th.

Usherworld.com
myspace.com/Usher

About AEG Live

AEG Live, the live-entertainment division of Los Angeles-based AEG, is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance. AEG Live is comprised of touring, festival, exhibition, broadcast, merchandise and special event divisions, fifteen regional offices, and thirty state-of-the-art venues. The company is currently producing tours and productions including Cher at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the Hits at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Barry Manilow at Paris Las Vegas. The concert tour roster includes artists such as Taylor Swift, The Black Eyed Peas, Bon Jovi, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Justin Bieber Leonard Cohen, Miley Cyrus, Kelly Clarkson, Wisin & Yandel, Britney Spears, Kenny Chesney, P!nk, Paul McCartney and KISS. AEG Live is the largest producer of music festivals in North America from the critically acclaimed Coachella Music & Arts Festival to Stagecoach and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. For more information, go to www.aeglive.com.

Source: Jive Records

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