Chris Brown and Usher Cancel 4 R&B Tour Dates as Brown's London Sentencing Nears
Chris Brown and Usher cancelled four R&B Tour stadium dates from Oct. 17 to Oct. 31. The promoter cites the health of the touring party and crew. Brown has to be back in London by Oct. 25 and is sentenced Oct. 26 after pleading guilty to affray over a 2023 nightclub attack.
Four stadiums are dark, and Chris Brown has a date with a London judge.
Chris Brown and Usher have cancelled four dates on The R&B Tour. Ticket buyers were told on Friday, Oct. 9. The cancelled shows:
- Oct. 17: Baltimore, M&T Bank Stadium - Oct. 24: Cincinnati, Paycor Stadium - Oct. 29: Columbia, S.C., Williams-Brice Stadium - Oct. 31: Indianapolis, Lucas Oil Stadium
The promoter's statement, posted by Lucas Oil Stadium and emailed to Cincinnati ticket holders, says the call was made "to prioritize the health and well-being of the touring party and crew" after "an extensive run of sold-out stadium shows." It says the changes will let the tour "continue safely and sustainably." The statement does not mention Brown's court case. Fans get automatic refunds, according to the stadium.
The timing is still hard to miss. On July 24, Brown and his vocal coach, Omololu Akinlolu, pleaded guilty to affray at Southwark Crown Court in London. The case comes from a Feb. 19, 2023, attack at Tape nightclub in Hanover Square. Prosecutors said Brown hit a man over the head twice with a glass bottle, and that the man was punched and kicked as he tried to get away. Brown and Akinlolu pleaded guilty to one count of affray. AP and the BBC reported that the more serious charges were dropped after the pleas.
Both men will be sentenced on Oct. 26, per the Crown Prosecution Service. Under his bail terms, Brown has to be back in the U.K. by Oct. 25. Complex reports that affray carries up to three years in prison.
Brown and Usher played Houston on Oct. 10, and MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Oct. 15 is still on the schedule. After that, the tour plans to come back on Nov. 5 for five nights at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium, per Complex.
Sentencing hasn't happened yet. What the judge does on Oct. 26 is still open.
Will Chris Brown be back on stage in Atlanta?
Sources: Complex (Jaelani Turner-Williams, Oct. 10, 2026); Rolling Out (Oct. 9, 2026); Lucas Oil Stadium promoter statement (Oct. 9, 2026); Crown Prosecution Service (July 24, 2026); BBC; AP. Photo: Chris Brown arriving at Southwark Crown Court in London, July 24, 2026 (via RTÉ).