Music Shows Radar — Week of Aug. 7, 2026: The R&B Tour clears $100M, Wynonna and Lord Huron ticket clocks, and Bowen Yang on Broadway
Chris Brown and Usher's $101.9M stadium run leads a week of new ticket clocks, Broadway cast handoffs, and Aug. 8–29 picks in New York, Los Angeles, and Boston.
The week's signal
Chris Brown and Usher’s “The R&B Tour” has grossed $101.9 million at its first eight stadiums, with 566,043 tickets sold across 13 sold-out concerts. That puts the tour at No. 2 on LIVE75 with a 42,795-ticket average per show; Bad Bunny remains No. 1 at 52,479.
The same Pollstar chart report puts Brown and Usher at No. 1 on Global Concert Pulse, averaging $7.8 million per concert over the most recent 90-day period. Bad Bunny is No. 2 at $7.6 million.
Box office and industry
The R&B Tour’s $7.8 million gross average is the week's clearest large-scale signal: the run is booked through Dec. 12, with 51 shows at 26 stadiums, including three-show runs at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood and several other major venues. Pollstar’s report says the first 11 shows already qualify for this week’s LIVE75.
New tours and on-sales
🤠 Wynonna Judd
General on-sale: Aug. 7 at 10 a.m. local time through Wynonna’s tour page, after the fan-club presale. Route: Oct. 8 New York, Bowery Ballroom → Nov. 21 Gary, Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana; Pollstar’s announcement lists 15 dates and Troubadour Blue as support.
👑 ScHoolboy Q
Public on-sale: Aug. 7; the artist presale began Aug. 4 at 10 a.m. local time. Route: Oct. 3 Brooklyn Paramount → Oct. 12 Los Angeles, The Novo, with the Oct. 9 Palladium date already sold out. Pollstar’s routing and sale notice does not state a public-sale time.
🌀 Phish
Ticket requests run through Aug. 10 at noon ET at tickets.phish.com; remaining tickets go on sale Aug. 14 at 10 a.m. ET. Route: Oct. 2 Atlantic City, Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall → Oct. 11 Huntsville, The Orion Amphitheater. Pollstar’s fall-tour announcement also confirms the three-night Atlantic City opening.
🌵 Lord Huron
General on-sale: Aug. 7 at 10 a.m. local time via Lord Huron’s tour page. Route: Dec. 1 Nashville, Ryman Auditorium → Jan. 11 Los Angeles, The Wiltern; the 23-night run includes Dec. 13 Boston at MGM Music Hall at Fenway and Dec. 18–19 Brooklyn at Kings Theatre. Pollstar’s announcement has the full itinerary.
🎸 Tommy Lefroy
Tickets go on sale Aug. 7 at 10 a.m. local time via Tommy Lefroy’s site, after the Aug. 6 presale. Route: Oct. 23 Queens, Stone Circle Theatre → Nov. 4 Los Angeles, El Cid, with Toronto and Chicago between them. Pollstar’s tour announcement lists four dates.
🪩 Jorja Smith
Smith has announced five North American theater dates: Nov. 14 Los Angeles, Orpheum Theatre → Nov. 23 Chicago, Riviera Theatre, including Nov. 21 Brooklyn at Kings Theatre. Pollstar’s Aug. 7 announcement gives the route but no public on-sale date or ticket link yet.
Broadway ticket clock
The Buena Vista Social Club North American tour launches Sept. 12 at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre with Karmine Alers, Frank Rodríguez, Mauro Castillo, Robert M. Jiménez and Jaleel Battles Jr. leading the cast. The Broadway.com cast announcement identifies the production as a four-time 2025 Tony winner and says the Broadway run continues at the Schoenfeld Theatre.
Ben Davis joins Hadestown as Hades on Sept. 1 at the Walter Kerr Theatre, replacing Geno Segers. The Broadway.com update links to Hadestown tickets and lists Davis alongside Kayko, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Norbert Leo Butz and Amber Iman.
Oh, Mary! gets Bowen Yang as Mary Todd Lincoln beginning Sept. 15 for a 12-week engagement; Meg Stalter’s final performance is Sept. 12, and the show is extended through July 10, 2027. Broadway.com’s casting notice links to tickets.
The fall handoff at & Juliet starts Aug. 13, when Ben Jackson Walker becomes Romeo. Anthony Gargiula makes his Broadway debut as François Sept. 15–Dec. 6, while Nathan Levy’s final performance is Sept. 6 and Chrissy Metz’s is Sept. 13. Broadway.com’s cast update has the ticket calendar.
Chicago changes both leads in August: Ivy takes over as Roxie Hart on Aug. 17, followed by Lissa deGuzman as Velma Kelly on Aug. 31. Broadway.com calls it the Tony-winning revival and links to current tickets.
City spotlights
New York
Sat. Aug. 8: Chris Brown at Musica NYC, 637 W. 50th St.; Songkick lists doors at 10 p.m., prices of $50–$60, and the event as on sale.
Los Angeles
Mon. Aug. 10: Benson Boone with Ashe at Crypto.com Arena; doors are at 7 p.m., and Songkick lists tickets on sale through AXS and SeatGeek.
Boston
Sat. Aug. 29: Lil Jon at The Grand, 58 Seaport Blvd.; doors are at 10 p.m., and the Songkick event is on sale.
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