Usher is bringing his 47-song ‘Past Present Future’ world tour to Sydney

• An Usher Sydney tour has been confirmed by Live Nation Australia with the iconic R&B singer bringing his Past Present Future world tour to the Harbour city in December.
• Usher will perform four songs in Sydney with a set list that features no less than 47 of his biggest hits.
• This will be the first time Usher has performed in Sydney since 2011.
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Eight-time Grammy Award-winning R&B icon Usher has announced an Australian tour for December 2024, marking his first time down under 2011. Live Nation revealed the big news this morning, squeezing us into Usher’s Past Present Future world tour before the year is done and dusted.

And while he’ll only be performing in Melbourne and Sydney, the “My Way” crooner is planning four shows for each city, starting in Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena in late November and then moving up to Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena for the first few days of December.

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With over three decades at the forefront of the music industry, the singer who helped define modern R&B is still one of the most in-demand artists on the touring circuit right now. His current shows around the US are regularly going viral, with seductive clips of him playfully feeding his fans cherries, and his set lists have been swollen with hits from his entire career (hence, the name of tour) from 1993’s “Call Me a Mack” (recorded when he was 14 years old) to modern hits like “Climax,” OMG” and “Yeah!”

With Usher also showcasing tracks from his most recent album, 2024’s Coming Home, these shows should be a well-deserved celebration of one of the most successful singers of our time.

Usher also, randomly, revealed plans that he hopes to retire and move to Australia one day, expressing his excitement about heading down under for the first time in 14 years.

Sydney Olympic Park’s Qudos Bank Arena will host Usher on December 1-2 and 4-5. There’s every possibility Live Nation will be added extra Usher shows if demand is there, but four is usually the most these big name artists perform in any one city. And four is quite a lot.

When do Usher tickets go on sale?

Presale tickets to the USHER: Past Present Future 2025 Global Tour go on sale from Monday, May 12 at 12pm for Sydney. A general sale will follow on Friday, May 16 at 1pm for Sydney.

All tickets can be purchased through Live Nation Australia.

What to expect from Usher’s Past Present Future tour

Usher began his already hugely successful Past Present Future Tour in Washington D.C. in August 2024, following highly acclaimed performances at festival’s such as New Orleans’ iconic Essence Festival, where he headlined one of the three nights alongside Janet Jackson, Busta Rhymes and Cash Money Records.

The setlist reportedly features 47 songs from Usher’s extensive back catalogue, which includes the Diamond-selling Confessions, his most successful album to date and one of the best selling records in music history.

What songs will Usher perform in Sydney?

The Past Present Future Tour set list is a doozy. It’s the most comprehensive retrospective Usher has performed to date, looking back on his mega-successful career. From a quick look online, it doesn’t appear that he switches the set list up or changes any songs in the structure so it’s safe to say fans can expect to hear the following, in this exact order.

Coming Home
Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home)
BIG
Call Me a Mack / Think of You / Can U Get Wit It
My Way
You Make Me Wanna…
U Remind Me
U Don’t Have to Call
Caught Up
Don’t Waste My Time
Love in this Club
Tell Me
New Flame
Lil’ Freak
Margiela
Party
Lovers & Friends
Nice & Slow
U Got It Bad
Climax
Burn
Confessions
Confessions Part II
OMG
DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love
Superstar
I Am the Party
There Goes My Baby?
Can U Handle It?
My Boo
Bad Girl
Good Kisser
Good Good
Yeah!
Without You

How do I travel to the Qudos Bank Arena?

First of all, aim to arrive early to allow time for any unexpected delays. Around 21,000 people are expected to attend each night, and that’s a lot of people travelling in to see Usher in Sydney.

Train: Trains services run regularly between Central train station and Lidcombe and take around an hour. At Lidcombe, services to Olympic Park Station run every 10 minutes. From there, it’s just a five-minute walk to Qudos Bank Arena.

Bus: A number of services to and from Sydney Olympic Park operate on a daily basis, with the 526 practically taking you to the door. Check timetables and routes here.

Ferry: Make the most of Sydney’s fantastic ferry services and catch the ferry from Circular Quay to Wentworth Point. The journey lasts just under an hour, so the same as the train. Then hop on the Route 526 bus service from the wharf to the Sydney Olympic Park precinct for patrons attending events at Qudos Bank Arena.

Car: There are more than 10,000 onsite car parks throughout the Olympic Park precinct. The largest is P1 Car Park adjoining Qudos Bank Arena. Pre-booking is strongly advised. All other onsite car parks are within a 10 minute walk of the venue and complimentary shuttle bus services may operate between the arena and all operational car parks.

Feature image: Bellamy Brewster.

Usher “Past Present Future” Tour 2025 in Sydney

Where: Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park
When: December 1-2 + 4-5
Price: TBC

Live Nation Australia