Arts & Entertainment

Usher Adds Second Philadelphia Concert To Tour After High Demand

The "Usher: Past Present Future" tour will now feature two concerts in Philadelphia after high ticket demand.

Usher will perform in Philadelphia Aug. 30 and Aug. 31 now.
Usher will perform in Philadelphia Aug. 30 and Aug. 31 now. (Bellamy Brewster)

PHILADELPHIA — Just a few days after R&B star Usher announced his tour was coming to Philadelphia, a second concert at the Wells Fargo Center has been added to the schedule.

Usher will now perform Aug. 30 and Aug. 31 at the home of the Flyers and Sixers.

Tickets are available starting with Citi and Verizon presales now.

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Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning on Monday, Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. at LiveNation.com

Citi is the official card of the tour, and cardmembers will have access to presale tickets for U.S. dates now though 10 p.m. until Sunday through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details, visit www.citientertainment.com.

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Verizon will offer customers presale access for the tour through Verizon Up. Customers have access to purchase presale tickets for select shows now through 10 p.m. Sunday. For more details visit Verizon Up.

The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets, Meet & Greet and photo op with Usher, pre-show VIP Lounge, specially designed VIP gift item & more. For more information, visit vipnation.com

The multi-platinum, eight-time GRAMMY award-winning global singer is embarking on the tour — titled "Usher: Past Present Future" — to support his upcoming album "Coming Home," which will release Friday.


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