and dropped it to the bowels of Caesars Palace. On Friday, I caught Club Ush, which feels as if you took the defunct supper club Rose. You’re told to follow the Yellow Brick Road to this downstairs haunt, filled with themed rooms envisioned by Usher himself. Usher’s preshow plays out much like a second production itself. ![]() The bills were a fitting souvenir of a night when a star performer returned to the stage, and paid it forward. The show also closed out with the requisite blasting of confetti - yet more “Ushbucks” (don’t try to use them at the tables, kids). “Yes, yes - it’s been so good that I don’t want to close the curtain.”Īttitude of gratitude closes it out #UsherVegas #RJNow /XB3ZO0QXJ4 “It means so much to me, just to get back to the thing I loved most, which is performing for you,” he told the audience. But the Usher production team - along with staff from Caesars Entertainment and promoter Live Nation - still brought a mind-blowing spectacle to the stage in the middle of a public health crisis.Īt the end of the show, Usher brought out the entire stage team. It’s unclear if protocols will be adjusted at The Colosseum. Entertainment observers in Las Vegas were wondering if it would even come off as originally planned, given pandemic uncertainties. Ushers performance, the first at The Colosseum since its reopening, seemed steeped in destiny. Usher’s shimmering silver suit studded black short-sleeve shirt with matching ball cap and show-closing, hot-pink ensemble were favorites. ![]() Not since Cher played here have we seen such an enthusiastic swapping of attire. The rollout is as dizzying as the star’s several costume changes. The show’s signature set is a two-story scene that is reported to be an homage to the Atlanta strip club Magic City. Still, The Colosseum erupts with sound, a reminder of its audio overhaul and the venue’s refresh from a couple of years ago. There is a smoking aerial pole dance by a “Bad Girl” during the song of that name, and even a quasi-erotic number with the headliner grinding on the mic stand.Ī post shared by John Katsilometes musicianship, though, is reduced to a pair of percussionists and a keyboardist. We have powerful lights and sound, two dozen dancers and a two-story set piece that seems structurally permanent.īut we also watch, equal parts amazed and bemused, at the star on roller skates. Usher’s Colosseum residency, which opened Friday night, is peppered with such deft moments. The star not only has developed his own customized cash stash, but has so much of it that he requires landscaping equipment to sweep it out of the way. It’s an inspired moment - the height of showmanship. So much of this artificial money litters the stage that a leaf blower is brought out to clean the floor. (John Katsilometes/Las Vegas Review-Journal) into Usher’s show at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, the set rains with “Ushbucks,” the superstar’s counterfeit cash that looks and feels so very real. PT.Las Vegas artist Skye Dee Miles is shown at Backstory, the pre-show of “Usher: The Las Vegas Residency” at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on July 16, 2021, in Las Vegas. If u got it bad, tickets go on sale Thursday, September 10, at 10 a.m. A July 2021 indoor concert sounds suss, but let’s face it: We all know some aunties who would risk it for Usher. The self-titled show is promoted by Live Nation, whose tours were grounded indefinitely this spring. Though Vegas casinos and clubs have already begun to reopen, live events are still on pause across the country. All dates at /dz5eESVhG0- Usher Raymond IV September 4, 2020 Text me at (404) 737-1821 and I’ll hit you back with the presale code this weekend. I’ll be kicking off my Vegas residency July 2021 at Colosseum! Tix go on sale Thursday 9/10 at 10 AM PT, but you can get yours starting Monday. Las Vegas is all about really shining it up.” I can be more intimate than I’ve ever been with my audience, allowing people to come in and feel a different level of connection to the songs. “A little bit of acting, a little bit of personality, a little bit of music, dance. “I can pull from all of the things that I’ve done,” he said. “In Vegas, I get a chance to create the show that I want, and I get a chance to be with my fans who’ve been cooped up for months and months.” The show promises an “intimate” experience with Usher you won’t be able to get at an arena show. “I cannot wait to perform for an audience,” Usher told Billboard. The Grammy winner plans to begin his run at the Colosseum on July 16, 2021, and finishes January 1, 2022. While most of us haven’t planned anything past this weekend, Usher is placing his bets on a residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for next year. ![]() Photo: John Shearer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy
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