Usher capped off a whirlwind week in his hometown of Atlanta with his favorite show from his acclaimed Past Present Future Tour. His shows in Miami earlier this week were postponed due to Hurricane Milton, so the now 46-year-old singer spent his birthday at home during the short break and was finally able to move his tour to his backyard in ATL.

Usher was originally scheduled to begin the tour on August 14 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta with three sold-out shows, but due to a neck injury, those shows were postponed, causing the tour to end in December. But there were already three more Atlanta dates on the schedule, so last Thursday served as his official homecoming, along with concerts on Friday and Sunday (Saturday night was already occupied by an up-and-coming artist named Stevie Wonder; read more concert reviews here from Usher’s shows in Washington, DC and Los Angeles.)

“Atlanta … Tonight I share my story with you,” he said as he took the stage Thursday night with a song that defined Atlanta’s homestand: “Coming Home.”

At floor level in the back of the arena was Usher’s special VIP lounge – complete with a bar to which the singer exits the stage and walks through the crowd to make himself a drink upon arrival – and there was a mostly Atlanta native sitting there Collection of luminaries including 21 Savage, Monica, Summer Walker 2 Chainz and Muni Long.

After his finale of “Yeah!” At the end of the show, Usher reiterated, “I took the world to A; I brought the world to the A.” Then Usher’s friends and collaborators Jermiane Dupri and Bryan Michael Cox joined the singer’s family and dancers on stage and presented him with a huge, belated birthday cake.

“You just celebrated your birthday, well you have to do it right,” Dupri said on the microphone. “You can’t come to Atlanta and not celebrate your birthday. We live here. This is our house! You gotta celebrate your birthday with everyone in this muthafucka.”

“So we’re celebrating tonight,” Usher replied. The cake was rolled on stage while the DJ played “Birthday Song” by @Chainz.

The party continued the following evening when Dupri joined Usher on stage for “Welcome to Atlanta.” He then transitioned into his rhymes from Dru Hill’s “Sleeping in My Bed” remix – and as a bonus, Da Brat joined them both on stage, coming in from below the stage for their raps. They then went straight to Da Brat’s “What’Chu Like” and introduced another guest, Tyrese, who appears on the record. The Fast And Furious franchise star had actually appeared on stage unannounced at the start of the show during “My Way” and reprized his role as Usher’s antagonist in the song’s video, giving him a theatrical stare. Outkast’s Big Boi and Sleepy Brown also joined Usher on stage at other times during the show.

On Saturday, Usher took a break from the stage to hit the campaign trail with Vice President Harris and attend her rally at the Lakewood Amphitheater.

There he told the audience: “Normally I’m here to entertain, but today it’s something far more meaningful for Atlanta and all of Georgia.” It’s really great to be home – I’m here because of my “past, present and future “ tour here, but took a quick break to come here and say a few words to you about the significance of this moment. I feel like this is a great opportunity for each and every one of us. As we all know, there are only 17 days left until a very important election. And we have the opportunity to select a new generation of leaders for the country. We are here to support the next President of the United States, Kamala Harris. I support the vice president because she fights for the rights of all – and for freedom.”

On Sunday, Usher hosted a PSA during his concert at State Farm Arena urging people to vote on Election Day — and at the end, Vice President Harris said in the video that she agreed with the message.

“This is one of the most important elections in history,” Usher said on stage. “You saw where we came from. You saw where we were going, and now we have to make a decision… I’m trying to put a black woman in the White House. I will do my part, but I can’t do it alone.”

Usher’s surprise guests on Sunday were diverse and received enthusiastic reactions from the audience. Veteran Atlanta rapper Pastor Troy came to perform one of the city’s biggest anthems: “We Ready.” R&B groups Silk and Kut Klose were joined by their producer and mentor Keith Sweat, who sang “Make It Last Forever” and “If You Really Want It.”

Finally, Memphis rapper GloRilla brought some street energy to the singer-heavy concert with her delightfully racy single “TGIF,” taking the stage as Usher’s children danced to her music while Usher joined Tyler Perry, Kandi Burruss and Lil Kim from the VIP Area watched in the section.

Usher joined her on stage toward the end of the song and jokingly said, “I just realized one thing: my kids were on stage with Glo.Rillilla. “Really?” he said, pretending to be a concerned father about her not-so-child-friendly text.

When it finally seemed like his show was coming to an end, Usher said he was working overtime and was joined by an unexpected star: Kirk Franklin, followed by a full choir who then filled the arena with “Stomp” and ” “Rain” made me shake. “Get down on me.”

“So many amazing, incredible moments happened here tonight,” Usher told the audience at the end of the show. “I just want to say thank you very much. “I absolutely enjoyed this show more than any other show I’ve experienced in my entire tour,” he said before concluding with “yes.”