RNB FRIDAYS: The Party Of The Year Returns With Hottest Line-Up To Date

RNB Fridays Live - aka the party of the year - is BACK! Illusive Presents, Frontier Touring and Hit Network have raised the bar once again in 2018, bringing to the stage the biggest line-up to date and off-the-chart production to match: we're talking A-class lighting effects, mammoth sound, tremendous LED video screens and enough pyro that you'd better pack sunscreen.

Landing in Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney for one night only, the series moves into its biggest venues yet to house the inevitable demand. Melbourne scales all the way up to Etihad Stadium, Sydney relocates to Spotless Stadium and Adelaide moves to the famous Showgrounds, with Brisbane and Perth remaining at their existing outdoor venues. These venues will be transformed into the biggest parties each city has ever seen, with over seven glorious hours of live performances. Yep, this year is serious.

Don't miss your only chance to watch these stars perform all their hits live all on the one stage. If the first two years of RNB Fridays Live is anything to go by, you'll want to snap up your tickets up ASAP or you'll be following the biggest party of the year via your Instagram feed. VIDEO: Get ready for RnB Friday's Live 2018!

ANNOUNCING THE BIGGEST NAMES OF RNB FRIDAYS LIVE TO DATE

USHER - Introducing the hottest name to grace the stage at RNB Fridays Live, one of the world's best-selling musical artists, 8x Grammy Award winner and global superstar Usher. Last on Australian shores for 2011's epic 13-date 'OMG' Tour, Usher's legendary live performance saw him sell out numerous arena shows resulting in a serious love affair with audiences.

THE party starter - Usher will bring his sharp, effortless moves Down Under with countless anthems 'Love In This Club', 'Burn', 'Confessions Part II', 'DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love', 'I Don't Mind', 'U Got It Bad', 'Crash' and all-round mega hit 'Yeah!' erupting through the stadium leaving no option but to dance for your life. A born entertainer, Usher brings all the hits (plus some special treats!) to the stage for an epic headline performance this November and you won't want to miss out! 'But Usher, who has sold 65 million records, is a superstar in his own right, and OMG reveals a showman at the top of his game' - Herald Sun

'With every vocal, every snapping dance move and every visual display fans were left gasping 'Oh My God' - Geelong Advertiser

'Closing on his three biggest hits 'DJ Got Us Fallin In Love', 'More' and 'OMG', Usher created a memorable powerhouse display that fans will find hard to top' - Reverb

Lil Jon - With the power to transform any show into a nightclub, Crunk legend Lil Jon's contagious energy will take no prisoners at RNB Fridays Live 2018. Responsible for hits like 'Get Low (with The East Side Boyz)' and 'Snap Yo Fingers' and the EDM rager 'Turn Down For What', you don't want to miss this genre innovator at the most epic party of the year!

SALT-N-PEPA - Guaranteed to bring audiences to their feet are one of the first (and greatest) all-female rap groups: Grammy Award winning, sassy global hitmakers Salt -N-Pepa will teach you how to 'Push It' - old school. Taking their legacy to the stage with undeniable jams 'Shoop', 'Whatta Man' and 'Let's Talk About Sex', this will be a night you don't want to miss.

T-PAIN - Genre-smashing auto-tune king T-Pain will keep you dancing with his never ending party catalogue ('Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)' 'Blame It', 'Im N Luv (Wit A Stripper)' and infectious hooks on tunes like 'Get Low' (Flo Rida), 'Good Life' (Kanye West), 'Kiss Kiss' (Chris Brown) and 'All I Do Is Win' (DJ Khaled). Get ready to make that 'Booty Wurk (One Cheek At a Time)'!

Trey Songz - Returning to Australian shores for the first time in almost a decade is none other than 'Mr. Steal Your Girl', Trey Songz. Turning up the heat with sleek off-the-chart jams 'Can't Help But Wait', 'Slow Motion', 'Heart Attack', 'It's A Vibe (with 2 Chainz ft. Ty Dolla $ign & Jhene Aiko)' and cheeky Nicki Minaj collab 'Bottoms Up', don't miss the chance to see RNB's favourite Playboy live on stage!

EVE - Badass Grammy Award winning Philly rapper turned USA's fave talk show host Eve will command the stage this November to perform club classics 'Tambourine', 'Who's That Girl?', 'Gangsta Lovin' and certified banger 'Let Me Blow Ya Mind'.

NAUGHTY BY NATURE - Grammy Award winning hip hop trio Naughty By Nature will take you on their old school 'Holiday' with essential RNB jams 'Hip Hop Hooray', 'O.P.P', and 'Everything's Gonna Be Alright'. Get your crew together ASAP!

GINUWINE - O.G bachelor and multi-platinum-selling Ginuwine will turn dreams to reality this November performing the ultimate bump n grind track 'Pony' - the hottest song on everyone's party playlist for the past two decades - alongside hits like 'Differences', 'In Those Jeans' and 'So Anxious'. Dance prep starts now!

ESTELLE - Bringing the noughties flashbacks and Grammy-certified anthem 'American Boy (feat. Kanye West)' to the stage this November is English RNB idol Estelle. Get ready to release your inner 'Freak' when hits like 'Come Over (feat. Sean Paul)' and 'Thank You' are pumping through the speakers!

NEXT - Perfecting the line-up is smooth musical trio Next, whose streetwise lyrics and polished soulful harmonies in 'Wifey' and US #1 single 'Too Close' will take you back to that high school dance you never want to end!

FATMAN SCOOP - No RNB Fridays Live would be complete without ultimate hype man and RNB Fridays Live alumni Fatman Scoop ('Be Faithful'), who will be hosting all five shows!

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