8/11/2023 0 Comments Usher u remind me jacketUsher and his band - especially the dynamic horn section and guitar - kept the show crisp even on the old-school classics. What was possibly the biggest Marcus Amphitheater booking for Summerfest 2014 was my favorite of the entire festival. The crowd was a part of this show from the very first note and did not ever let up - he was not about to let you. "There's always that one person that will always have your heart" and Usher had it last night. He asked us "how did that feel ladies and gentleman?" with that cocky yet endearing smile knowing he made us all "Scream" and brought the Marcus Amp to "Climax." He brought it all the way back up and did till the very end. He came back to us after all - even after teasing us that this was the end. He lost his mind - and we did not mind at all. He let you (and me) know he wouldn't be "Without You." The soul trip that he had us on continued - some may have not even noticed he didn't even skip a beat after saying "encore" but not stopping - with 2010's "DJ got us falling in Love." Usher had complete control and not a hand was down in the crowd. We were telling him "Yeah" before he even told us we would always be his "My Boo" and a breeze finally flowed through the Marcus Amphitheater. He made us all a "Bad Girl" and we had no problem letting him know how bad we could indeed be. He burned us up on "Burn." We were all ready to "confess" to him. 2014's "Good Kisser" was ushered in on the drums - by none other than Usher himself. Finally, the ladies got what they were wanting all night - the drenched wife-beater tank came off. The sweat was pouring down on them, and on us. The crowd got "Twisted" as Usher and his dancers had an stunning dance battle on stage. of the last three years in his life and how he just can't find someone new without all of the past getting in the way. The horns were softly keeping the song going as he talked with us - or just me - about all the b.s. The rest of us, well, we were just plain hot - and he kept amping up the heat in the night.Įven "U Remind Me" was jazzed up and slowed down - but kept the heat building. He pours a bottle of water all over his sweaty self and the crowd drinks it all up.Įveryone in the place is melting, including Usher, so no one had any issue at all with him cooling himself down. "those of you who have been here since the beginning know what I'm about to do" brought "Nice and Slow" from My Way. The beautiful thing about this show was it held something for us all - no matter which Usher you fell in love with.Īfter "Lemme See'" and "Lil Freak" (plus some of those belly teases the crowd was wanting all night long) he shared he kept the version PG 13 - he's got newcomers after all - and this show wasn't meant to be a "birds and bees" lesson for those in attendance.īut just when you thought the night wouldn't get sexed up enough. His bestselling solo album "Confessions" was released 10 years ago, and that wasn't even the beginning for Usher. "Love in this Club" from 2010's Raymond vs Raymond led into "You Make Me Wanna" from 1997.Ī girl behind us - who looked like she might still be in grade school - mentioned she had never heard this song, and she probably had not. Usher's rise to stardom kicked off in the '90s and is still going strong today. Usher teased the crowd with a slight taking off of the jacket - the first of many teases to come last night. And he stayed with us for just over an hour and a half straight - though some of those clothes did indeed come off, thankfully. He brought all of them in his hat, black leather jacket and leather pants. "OMG" started the night of hit after hit of Usher songs. Usher welcomed the crowd with a simple "Milwaukee, are you ready?" Even in the stagnant air of the Amp - Milwaukee was indeed ready. tour date for this year, and Milwaukee was more than happy to show their love for picking their city. Usher hadn't been in town in four years, and tonight was well worth the wait for him to come back. It was his only U.S. The clock was counting down on the big screens in the Marcus Amphitheater as the crowd waited in anticipation.
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