Usher at London’s O2 Arena: start time, tickets, potential setlist and what you need to know

One of London’s biggest music tours of the year kicks off this weekend. Usher’s Past Present Future tour will see the pop icon play a whopping 10 shows in the capital at the O2 Arena in Greenwich. He’ll play a total of 10 gigs in Greenwich across March, April and May.

The first of those shows is this weekend, on Saturday March 29. The Past Present Future tour is so named because Usher will be playing a career-spanning set celebrating 30 years in the record business. Expect hits like ‘Yeah!’ and ‘DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love’ as well as tunes from his most recent album Coming Home.

Are you one of the 200,000 people heading to the O2 to see Usher over the coming month-and-a-bit? Here’s everything you need to know, from timings to any remaining ticket availability.

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When is Usher playing at London’s O2? 

Usher’s 10 London shows stretch from the weekend of March 29 all the way through to May. The dates are March 29, April 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 11 and May 6 and 7. 

What are the timings?

Doors for all the majority of shows will open at 6.30pm, while curfew is at 11pm. We’ll have a better idea of timings after the first show, but expect Usher himself to come on stage between 8.45pm and 9pm. Get down early to avoid disappointment.

The only date with slightly earlier timings is the one on April 6, because it’s a Sunday (and hence has an earlier curfew). Doors on April 6 open at 6pm and curfew is at 10.30pm. Expect Usher to take to the stage that bit earlier, too.

What’s the setlist?

For an idea of what Usher could play, here’s the setlist from a Past Present Future tour stop in the US last year (according to Setlist.fm).

1. Coming Home
2. Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home)
3. BIG
4. Call Me A Mack / Think of You / Can U Get Wit It (medley mix)
5. My Way
6. You Make Me Wanna...
7. U Remind Me
8. U Don’t Have to Call
9. Caught Up
10. Don’t Waste My Time
11. Love in This Club
12. Tell Me
13. New Flame (Chris Brown cover)
14. Margiela
15. Party (Chris Brown cover)
16. Lil Freak
17. Lovers and Friends (Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz cover)
18. Nice & Slow
19. U Got It Bad
20. Climax
21. Burn
22. Confessions
23. Confessions Part II
24. OMG
25. Play Video
26. DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love
27. Superstar
28. I Am the Party
29. There Goes My Baby
30. Can U Handle It?
31. My Boo
32. Throwback
33. Bad Girl
34. Good Kisser
35. Seduction
36. Good Good
37. Yeah!
38. Without You (David Guetta cover)

Who is supporting? 

According to Seat Unique, Usher has invited HER, Burna Boy, 21 Savage, Summer Walker and Latto to support him on his UK tour. We don’t know which stars are performing on which dates, however. 

Can I still get tickets for Usher at London’s O2?

Tickets are still available. For the first batch of shows (on March 29 and April 1 and 2), on AXS here had tickets starting from around £50. 

You can find tickets on Ticketmaster here. 

Seating map 

Here’s a map of the seats at the O2 Arena for Usher, including VIP and where the stage is (according to Ticketmaster). 

Bag policy, cloakroom and banned items

You can find out the specifics of the bag policy, plus how much cloakroom costs and which items you can’t bring in here.

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