Usher’s Past Present Future Tour headed to Dallas for the first of three nights at the American Airlines Center on Oct. 3.
After postponing the initial dates due to a neck injury, Usher has given it his all in various cities and the Big D was no different. The multi-award-winning artist performed for two hours, performing hits from his catalog like “My Way,” “Nice & Slow,” “Superstar,” “Moving Mountains,” and “OMG.” This setlist also incorporated some of his newer songs such as “Good Good.”
Usher told the story of his 30-year career through his choreography and iconic looks, setting the stage to mimic the strip clubs in Atlanta and the spectacle of his Las Vegas residency and Super Bowl halftime show. He even celebrated roller skating with a makeshift roller rink for his stage design.
He concluded the show with his 13-time platinum song “Yeah!” When fans thought it was over, he took a minute to address the arena and shared a story about why Dallas is such a significant place in his life.
“My story starts in Dallas. The day I was born,” he says, explaining he does represent Atlanta and was raised in Chattanooga. “What’s important about this story so you understand is that there’s beauty in all tragic starts.”
He talked about how his mother was around to support him, but his father wasn’t. “I don’t know if you’ve been paying attention to the deeper meaning in this entire show, but it is really about creating purpose sometimes when you don’t necessarily have guidance,” he says.
“All I really wanted was to get my father’s attention and I never got it,” he continued. “Every time I ever came to Dallas, I always had a different energy because I was just hoping that maybe he would walk through the door and I would look to the right and I would see the man who gave me this name.”
Usher recently gave credit to Nelly for encouraging him to reconnect with his father. In 2008, his father passed away after slipping into a coma during his liver transplant. But Usher was able to spend time with him after fixing the relationship, accepting him and allowing him to “die in peace.”
He concluded, “If I didn’t have the tenacity and love of self and a mother who really appreciated me, I probably would’ve just got lost into things that didn’t matter. I would’ve found my way into a negative place. But I found joy in music. I found joy in being able to believe in what I believed in myself.”
Usher also urged the crowd to register to vote. While he didn’t endorse anyone in particular, he encouraged people to use their voices. “It would be a shame if the person you don’t want to get elected gets elected because you didn’t want to choose to use your voice,” he says.
Usher’s Past Present Future Tour will remain in Dallas until Oct. 5. Then, he’ll be heading to Austin, Miami, and Atlanta.
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