NEWS: Usher Announces Tour Of Australia & New Zealand

In what promises to be his biggest and boldest tour yet, Usher is heading to Australia and New Zealand in March 2011 for a massive arena tour.

Following the huge success of his landmark sixth studio album Raymond V. Raymond and its extended play follow up Versus; Usher embarks on a worldwide tour to bring his slick R’n’B beats and dynamic style to eager Australian and New Zealand fans.

Released in March this year Raymond V. Raymond reached #2 on the ARIA Top 50 Album Chart and achieved Platinum status, making it Usher’s forth top ten album in Australia. In New Zealand Raymond V. Raymond reached the #8 spot on the RIANZ Top 40 Album Chart and stayed in the chart for 12 weeks.

Internationally Raymond V. Raymond received glowing reviews and held the #1 spot on Billboard's R&B chart for seven weeks as well as reaching Platinum status in the U.S.

The international success of the album’s standout club classics ‘OMG’ and 'DJ’s Got Us Falling In Love Again' has resulted in reaching Double Platinum Sales status in Australia.

Usher’s last appearance down under was for a whirlwind promo trip in May 2010 that saw tickets to his exclusive Sunrise performance being snapped up in just two minutes. Be sure to catch Usher this time around as he embarks on a tour that is guaranteed to captivate and amaze.

Frontier Members pre-sale commences 2pm NZDST Thursday 21st October and concludes 2pm NZDST Friday 22nd October. General on sale from 9am local time Tuesday 26 October.

Tour Details

• Tuesday 15 March at Burswood Dome, Perth
• Friday 18 March at Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
• Saturday 19 March at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
• Tuesday 22 March at Entertainment Centre, Newcastle
• Wednesday 23 March at Acer Arena, Sydney
• Saturday 26 March at Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
• Tuesday 29 March at Vector Arena, Auckland [Rescheduled to 5 April]

Frontier Members pre-sale from Thursday 21 October (2pm NZDST) - Friday 22 October (2pm NZDST). General on sale from Tuesday 26 October (9AM Local Time).

All Australian tickets from Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au. New Zealand tickets from Ticketmaster 09 970 9700 or www.ticketmaster.co.nz.

[Update] Trey Songz announced as support.

As USHER prepares to bring his highly anticipated OMG Tour to Australia and New Zealand in March 2011 The Frontier Touring Company is thrilled to announce the addition of TREY SONGZ as his very special guest.

Trey Songz’ latest album, September 2010’s Passion, Pain & Pleasure, marks his evolution into one of the world’s hottest R&B Superstars. Following the breakthrough success of 2009’s Grammy Award nominated Ready and its hit singles ‘Say Aah’, ‘Neighbours Know My Name’ and ‘LOL :-)’ (featuring Gucci Mane & Soulja Boy Tell 'Em), Trey Songz continues to lead the way in contemporary R&B with Passion, Pain & Pleasure.

Standout singles from the new album include Billboard hit ‘Bottoms Up’ which reached #2 in the R&B/ Hip Hop Chart as well as second single ‘Can’t Be Friends’, both of which perfectly showcase Trey Songz’ prowess as a sultry and soulful performer.

With an assortment of awards under his belt - including ‘Best Male R&B Artist’ at the 2010 BET Awards, numerous TV appearances and stellar reviews, Trey Songz continues to go from strength to strength. Critics and fans agree this young artist is poised to take the world by storm.

[Update] Usher's Auckland performance has been rescheduled to 5 April.