Las Vegas seems poised to try and come back in a big way in 2021, after being shut down for a large part of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the ways one of the cities’ famed casinos plans to bounce back is by announcing a big new name for a residency—Usher.

According to the Las Vegas Sun, the R&B star, known for hits like “Burn,” “U Got It Bad” and “Confessions Part II,” is set to start a Las Vegas residency and headline at the Colosseum at Caesar palace starting on July 16, 2021.

Performances are currently set for July 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 28, 30, and 31 2021, Dec. 28, 29, and 31 2021 and Jan. 1, 2022. Citicard members will have access to presale tickets beginning on Sept. 7 at 10 a.m., and Caesars Rewards members and Live Nation and Ticketmaster customers will also have access to a presale on Sept. 8. General sale tickets will be available starting Sept. 10.

“I have missed performing for my fans live and I am so excited to see them in Las Vegas,” Usher said in a statement. “My residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace will be full of surprises and an Usher experience like they’ve never seen or heard before.”

Artist residencies have been a staple part of the entertainment on the Las Vegas Strip, with various artists announcing concert series in the various casinos over the years. Other acts that have performed at The Colosseum have included Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, Reba McEntire with Brooks & Dunn, Mariah Carey, Journey, and Keith Urban. Sting was set to launch a residency there in May of this year, but the event was shut down due to the pandemic.

Several other artist residencies in Vegas were also affected by the pandemic as well. Concerts were among the first things canceled as the pandemic took hold, and casinos were also shuttered in March. Though some properties have since reopened, the residencies have yet to return due to the large crowds they draw.

Some of the other artists whose residencies were affected by the shutdowns included Aerosmith, Bruno Mars, Gwen Stefani, Kelly Clarkson, and Lady Gaga.

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Singer Usher is pictured at the JDRF LA's IMAGINE Gala to benefit type 1 diabetes research at The Beverly Hilton on April 22, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. Getty Images
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