I watched as the girl in front of me burst into tears as it all got a bit too much. Usher smiled through perfect teeth as the O2 held their phones aloft, creating a sea of pretty lights across the arena. The show could perhaps have worked better if he cut the setlist down a tad and played what remained in full.Īs expected, however, the 2004 heartbreak anthem Burn was a crowd favourite. If I were to have a complaint, it would be that Usher flicked through some of his hits as if he was playing with Spotify, not playing to an arena. “I’ve been through ups and downs and tumultuous times,” he explained, before working his way through further snippets from his back catalogue, including Confessions and My Boo. In his soft American drawl, he thanked the crowd for being there. With enough energy to power half of Hackney, both Usher and his dancers gave one hell of a show as they thrusted, twerked and gyrated around the stage.Ī powerhouse performer himself, dripping with sweat, Usher glistened so much at times he looked as if he was standing under his own personal rain cloud.
Opening with Euphoria, OMG and Love In This Club, as Usher slunk onto the stage I’m not sure what was louder – the pyrotechnics or the screams from the crowd.Ī vision of black leather and Louboutins, the man oozes cool.ĭancers in nipple tassels flood the stage for the uber sexy Lil Freak.
Last night at a sold out O2, with a show slicker than Zayn Malik’s hair, Usher threw his peers into the shade. His collaborations with the likes of David Guetta, Pitbull and Will I AM make up the soundtrack to pretty much every university club night in the country.īut while he may be the king of the raunchy chart banger, would the now 36-year-old be any good live? Schmaltz aside, the superstar has got infectious dance/R&B genre nailed. Since he first burst onto the music scene over two decades ago, who knows how many babies have been made to the sound of his voice.
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