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Usher and Chris Brown share the stage during the R&B Tour.<\/p>\n
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A run of fall concerts\u00a0\u2014 reggaeton, emo, heavy metal\u00a0\u2014 at the Alamodme <\/a>winds up tonight with the R&B Tour. <\/a>Here\u2019s what fans of Usher and Chris Brown\u00a0need to know about the concert and getting to the venue.<\/p>\n What is the R&B Tour?<\/p>\n The R&B Tour stands for co-headliners Usher Raymond and Chris Brown, as well as the music both singers have helped adapt to the hip-hop era.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Music by Usher, who released his first album when he was 15, was everywhere in the late \u201990s and early \u201900s, when he had a string of big hits including \u201cYeah,\u201d \u201cBurn\u201d and \u201cU Got It Bad.\u201d Fans got a career recap when he performed the Super Bowl halftime show in 2024.<\/p>\n Usher performs during the Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 11, 2024, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n Ethan Miller\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Like Usher, Chris Brown was a teenager when he had his first success,\u00a0the No. 1 hit \u201cRun It!\u201d in 2005. He\u2019s had a dozen Top 10 hits, including \u201cNo Air\u201d with Jordin Sparks,\u00a0and collaborated with the likes of Usher, Drake, Ariana Grande and Kendrick Lamar.<\/p>\n MORE MUSIC: Entertainment lineup announced for Muertos Fest<\/a><\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Fans who cheer for Breezy, as Brown is known, may have made their peace with it, but for many, his career will always be overshadowed by a crime he committed in 2009 when he was 19, assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna. Music journalist Steve Holden summed it up in an interview <\/a>with the BBC.<\/p>\n \u201cFor many news outlets and tabloids, Chris Brown is more synonymous with his personal troubles than his music,\u201d Holden said. \u201cAs long as Rihanna remains the huge star she is, he will forever be associated with what he did to her.\u201d<\/p>\n When does the concert start?<\/p>\n The concert starts at 7 p.m. today at the Alamodome, 100 Montana St. \u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Are tickets still available?<\/p>\n Except for the pits on either side of the main stage, tickets are available in every section of the \u2019dome, from the floor to the upper level. Tickets cost $49.80 to $502.40.<\/p>\n What is the best way to get to the Alamodome?<\/p>\n VIA Park & Ride is the most economical and stress-free way to get to any concert at the Alamodome, but there are other options, too. Here\u2019s a look:<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Alamodome parking: Parking at the Alamodome typically costs $60, with Lots B and C opening several hours before the concert.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Park & Ride: VIA\u2019s Park & Ride service will run to the\u00a0Alamodome from 4 to 7 p.m. and leave from the venue until one hour\u00a0after the concert. Service will be available from Crossroads, 151 Crossroads\u00a0Blvd., and Brooks (Walmart), 3302 SE Military Drive. The service costs $1.30 per ride.<\/p>\n Off-site parking: Concertgoers can reserve parking at more than 25 lots in advance through ParkWhiz.<\/a> More downtown parking options can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n Ride share: Drivers can drop off and pick up ride-share customers at Lot D, across Interstate 37 from the dome between Montana Street and the Tower of the Americas Way. Expect to pay surge prices on concert nights.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Usher takes a\u00a0curtain call with the cast of\u00a0\u201cChicago\u201d on\u00a0Broadway in\u00a02006.<\/p>\n Jemal Countess\/WireImage<\/p>\n Five facts about Usher and Chris Brown:<\/p>\n \u2022 Though he grew up in Tennessee before moving to Atlanta to pursue music, Usher is actually a Texas native\u00a0\u2014 he was born in Dallas.<\/p>\n \u2022 Usher has performed in the Alamodome twice before. He was still a teenager in 1998 when he was part of the lineup for the KTFM Winter Jam in January, and he opened for Janet Jackson on her Velvet Rope Tour that same year in September.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n \u2022 Chris Brown headlined the Alamodome about a year ago on his Breezy Bowl XX tour.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2022 Usher has had a pretty decent side-gig as an actor. He has appeared in movies including \u201cThe Faculty\u201d and \u201cTexas Rangers,\u201d and he played Billy Flynn in Chicago on Broadway.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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