The JMA Wireless Dome does not do things small. A 49,000-seat stadium on the Syracuse University campus, it was built for exactly this kind of moment: Usher Raymond and Chris Brown, co-headlining The R&B Tour, a North American stadium run that has already expanded to 40-plus dates due to demand. This is Saturday, August 1, 2026 — and if you are anywhere in Syracuse / Central NY driving distance, you should be there.
About Usher Raymond & Chris Brown
Usher is a multiple Grammy Award-winning international megastar. His 2024 tour, USHER: Past, Present, Future, moved over 1.1 million tickets and logged 62-plus sold-out shows — a number that tells you everything about how his audiences show up. Beyond the stage, he serves as a Global Citizen Ambassador, and The R&B Tour is donating $1 per ticket to the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund through that partnership.
Chris Brown brings equal weight to this co-headline. He holds the record for most Hot 100 entries by an R&B singer in Billboard history, and his Breezy Bowl XX World Tour — which celebrated his 20-year career milestone — became the highest-grossing tour ever by a solo Black American male artist, drawing 2 million fans and earning nearly $300 million across North America, Europe, and the UK. This is not a nostalgia package. Both of these artists are at the top of their live game right now, and putting them on the same stage is exactly as significant as it sounds.
About JMA Wireless Dome
The JMA Wireless Dome sits at 900 Irving Ave on the SU campus. Capacity is 49,000, and this is a full stadium-scale production — so plan your evening accordingly. Parking upgrades, both physical hangtag and mobile options, are available through Ticketmaster at the time of purchase. Showtime is 7:00 PM. A venue this size fills in fast, so build in buffer to get settled before things start.
VIP packages — including premium seating, behind-the-scenes access, and exclusive merchandise — are available through vipnation.com.
Tickets & Pricing
Tickets are on sale now. Buy your tickets here — a stadium co-headline like this one does not sit around.