Just in time to stave off my perennial "Summerfest sure hasn't booked much urban music" post, Summerfest announced this afternoon that R&B star Usher will headline the Marcus Amphitheater on June 30. Usher is touring behind his uneven new album Raymond vs. Raymond (which doesn't quite live up to the promise of its teaser single "Papers," but isn't nearly as bad as its will.i.am-tainted latest single "OMG" suggests). Despite the mixed reviews, Raymond was Usher's third consecutive album to debut on top of the Billboard charts, cementing the singer's status as one of the music industry's most reliable performers.
The announcement leaves just one Amphitheater headlining slot unfilled for 2010's Summerfest. Here's the list of headliners announced so far:
June 24 - Tim McGraw
June 25 - Tom Petty w/ ZZ Top
June 26 - Tom Petty w/ ZZ Top
June 27 - Justin Bieber w/ Sean Kingston
June 28 - Eric Clapton w/ Roger Daltrey
June 29 - Brooks & Dunn
June 30 - Usher
July 1 - Santana w/ Steve Winwood
July 2 - TBA
July 3 - Rush
July 4 - Carrie Underwood
