Usher and Chris Brown Cancel Two Tour Shows

Usher and Chris Brown have canceled their November 16 concert at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood and their December 6 show at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. Ticket holders for both dates are being refunded, and no reason for the cancellations has been announced.

Ticketmaster listings show both events as canceled. The November 15 SoFi Stadium concert remains listed for sale, distinguishing it from the canceled performance the following day. Other tour dates also remain scheduled, with no further changes announced.

The cancellations follow four October tour-date cancellations in Baltimore, Cincinnati, Columbia and Indianapolis. The promoter said those changes were intended to protect the health and wellbeing of the touring party and crew. The promoter has not said whether similar considerations explain the latest cancellations.

Reports of a backstage disagreement during the pair’s November 5 Atlanta concert have circulated in the days since that show, but no connection to the Los Angeles or Miami cancellations has been established. The Atlanta performance began around 10 p.m., after a listed 7:30 p.m. start. Accounts of a disagreement over whether to wait for fans delayed by traffic...