USHER REPORTEDLY BRINGING ATLANTA STRIP CLUB CULTURE TO SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW

shadowcat
Atlanta suburb
LAS VEGAS, NV - Usher will reportedly be bringing some of Atlanta’s esteemed strip club culture with him to Super Bowl LVIII next year.
According to Page Six, fans can expect plenty of exotic dancers and pole dancers — a staple of Usher’s Las Vegas residency — during his Super Bowl Halftime show in Sin City.

The Confessions crooner will reportedly incorporate the dancers in a “tasteful” way given the younger viewers who will be tuning in. A roller skating routine is also expected to be part of the show, adding more ATL flavor to the spectacle.

“Usher plans on having… pole dancers — dressed in a tasteful manner, of course as well as dancers on roller skates,” a source relayed. “He is definitely keeping in mind that his younger fans will be watching.

“[He] just wants to set himself apart and make history as one of the greatest performers to hit the world stage. Beyoncé, Rihanna, Dr. Dre, Prince and Michael Jackson have all made memorable moments and now that Usher is taking the stage he wants to do something different, unforgettable and over-the-top.”

Usher joined The Breakfast Club earlier this week and was asked about the prospect of bringing strip club culture to the Super Bowl. The R&B legend stopped short of confirming the speculation, but still teased it being a memorable performance.

“Let me tell you something, you know what I do in Vegas. It ain’t nothing but the lights, baby, but we gonna bring the lights out,” he said.

“I’m trying to make certain that the world knows the legacy that is my career… But I’m playing the hits and I’m definitely bringing something that’s gonna leave you shocked. You’re gonna remember this moment.”



The NFL and Apple Music first announced that Usher will be headlining Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday (September 24), with a promo featuring Kim Kardashian, Odell Beckham Jr., Deion Sanders and more re-enacting his “Confessions Pt. II” video.

“It’s an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list,” Usher said. “I can’t wait to bring the world a show unlike anything else they’ve seen from me before. Thank you to the fans and everyone who made this opportunity happen. I’ll see you real soon.”

JAY-Z — who’s helping to produce the halftime show in his role as the NFL’s live music entertainment strategist — also spoke about the singer’s forthcoming performance, which will be held on February 11, 2024, at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

“Usher is the ultimate artist and showman,” Hov said. “Ever since his debut at the age of 15, he’s been charting his own unique course. Beyond his flawless singing and exceptional choreography, Usher bares his soul. His remarkable journey has propelled him to one of the grandest stages in the world. I can’t wait to see the magic.”

The 44-year-old will be capitalizing on his bucket list moment by dropping his new album, Coming Home, on Super Bowl Sunday.

The project will feature the previously released single “Good Good” with 21 Savage and Summer Walker, as well as “Boyfriend,” whose Keke Palmer-assisted video turned the pair’s Las Vegas residency drama into a viral moment last month.

“We’ve put a lot of thought and creativity into this new album to tell a story that is open to interpretation and that will connect with people in different ways,” Usher explained in a press release.

“I know this has been a long time coming for my fans and what I’ll say is that all good things come to those who wait. I hope you enjoy it once you hear it.”



Fortunately not all Atlanta clubs feature his Culture. I won't be watching.

17 comments

  • 5footguy
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    a year ago
    All he said was "Let me tell you something, you know what I do in Vegas. It ain’t nothing but the lights, baby, but we gonna bring the lights out", sounds like a clickbait title to me.
  • ilbbaicnl
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    a year ago
    Seems dumb/cringe. The stands are too far away to appreciate good pole moves. The experts at production numbers with erotic dance moves in a stadium venue are HBC cheerleading squads. I'm sure many strippers are among the women who, with practice, could do a great job in that sort of performance (with is very different from stage dancing). But, to insist they have an (irrelevant) stripping background makes it into something like a zoo exhibition.
  • ilbbaicnl
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    a year ago
    If you do that move enough where you hold yourself upside down on the pole, maybe your legs get strong enough that an NFL team will recruit you as a placekicker.
  • shailynn
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    a year ago
    The funniest thing I read the other day when they announced this… someone said, “wait shouldn’t Usher be showing people to their seats at the superbowl instead of being the halftime show?”
  • Jascoi
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    a year ago
    better than all the sperm last year.
  • ilbbaicnl
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    a year ago
    There was a Bukkake halftime show last year?
  • Brahma2k
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    a year ago
    Oh boy! really looking forward to a Super Bowl halftime pole show that emphasizes inclusion, gender neutrality and body positivity along with abundant amounts of spandex performing nauseating twerking with a crowd of paid shills in front of the stage overacting that this is the greatest event eva!
  • ancientlurker
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    a year ago
    I can't recall the last time I watched a SB halftime show. Kinda remember one with two middle-aged women being on in the background but even then I didn't have the sound on. The really ancient rockers, that's my "jam".
  • Hank Moody
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    a year ago
    God, you fuckers are old. Gaga, Dre, Snoop, Eminem, JLo, Shakira, Rihanna and you can’t find anything to like? Go take a shit at halftime or something. No need to protest or wish for the Stones to show up.
  • Hank Moody
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    a year ago
    And holy shit, you guys are complaining about pole dancing on a strip club board?!
  • skibum609
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    a year ago
    Hank you are young, but still a fucking douchebag. Young people are to parenting as dogshit is to fine dining. No class, no tact, no concern for others. Low class scumbags like you should never breed. Never ceases to amaze me at what little girls young men of today have become. Ageism is the same as racism, but you are too fucking stupid to get is boy.
  • skibum609
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    a year ago
    it not is faggot.
  • Hank Moody
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    a year ago
    @blues

    It’s the NFL. It’s going to be sanitized. There was enough blowback from when JLo did her pole dancing during the halftime show a few years ago. I guarantee it will be more tame than that show. No kid under 16 will even understand it’s imitating a strip club show. If you’re still really concerned be a parent and don’t let your kids watch it. Or watch it on dvr delay. Weird opinion on a strip club site where everyone complains about the Bible thumpers killing the hobby.
  • motorhead
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    a year ago
    “God, you fuckers are old. Gaga, Dre, Snoop, Eminem, JLo, Shakira, Rihanna and you can’t find anything to like?”

    —

    Shakira and Jlo are nice to look at. Does that count. But the music sucks. Eminem — maybe.
  • HoneyDewMelons
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    a year ago
    I'm glad to see that some men can separate the difference of watching girls in a club as to watching girls when it comes to a family function so to speak...
  • HoneyDewMelons
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    a year ago
    I think a lot of people these days they don't care about the football they just want to see the commercials...
  • ilbbaicnl
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    a year ago
    I saw Goldie Hawn go go dance in a bikini on Laugh In when I was in elementary school. Yes, I know, my mind IS warped, but I can assure you it's not at all her fault.
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