

He did not look like a guy why had been in a skating-center dust-up the night before. Usher wore shades to start and performed his characteristically dance-heavy set. A total of four stages were in play for the show. (the event was about 46 minutes behind schedule) following Brown and 50 Cent on the Friends stage, which along with the Lovers stage was the main festival platform. Usher, the event’s host, started about 8:25 p.m. wearing a white dress shirt, T-shirt and black ball cap with an inverted L.A. The weather was cool even as some artists showed heated tempers the night before.īrown opened his set at 6:25 p.m. His “My Way” residency returns June 16, and he routinely sells out.Ībout 60,000 fans attended the daylong festival. Usher is currently booked for an extended engagement at Dolby Live at Park MGM. As usual, he put on a torrid performance.īrown made no mention of the previous night’s events, and also performed a high-energy set.īrown has been headliner at Drai’s Nightclub at the Cromwell, performing most recently last June.

But Usher seemed unmarked Saturday, he posted a video on Instagram before his appearance showing he was fit to take the stage. Some reports indicated Usher came out of the incident with a bloody face, possibly after being jumped by Brown’s entourage. Usher apparently interceded, arguing with Brown, and the two men left the center to an area behind their respective buses. WATCH: Chris Brown denies he caused THIS second confrontation and says he was actually breaking it up 👀 /tdDRisWIq6 Brown had blamed Taylor for the cancellation, and was confronting her about that outcome.

The two have been friends, but reportedly were at odds over Brown’s shelved Michael Jackson tribute, which had been planned for the 2022 American Music Awards. Media reports indicated Brown was attempting to strike up a conversation with recording artist Teyana Taylor, seated on a bench outside the rink. The incident between Brown and Usher, two longtime friends, reportedly unfolded late Friday night/early Saturday during Brown’s 34th birthday party at Skate Rock City recreation complex on Boulder Highway. TMZ originally posted a screen grab of that comment, which appears to have been taken down Monday morning. I INTERVENED To let them know MY CHILD WAS BACK THERE. Of the episode Saturday, Brown posted on Instagram he was actually breaking up a confrontation: “It was mad people backstage and security was trying to clear everyone off the stage. But Brown was shown on social media posts in shouting match backstage with unidentified individuals during Missy Elliott’s event-closing set.
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(Alan Sabido/Lovers & Friends)Ī reported rift at an off-Strip rollerskating club did not prevent a pair of R&B superstars from performing at Saturday’s Lovers & Friends festival at Las Vegas Festival Grounds.Ĭhris Brown and Usher were reportedly involved in a physical altercation at the east Las Vegas skating complex owned by boxing great Floyd Mayweather on Friday night.īoth performers appeared, as scheduled and with no direct mention of the incident, at Saturday’s show. Wayne Wonder is shown at the Lovers & Friends music festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on Saturday, May 6, 2023.
