YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – R&B star Keith Sweat will come to Powers Auditorium on Feb. 6 for an 8 p.m. concert.

Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 19 at Ticketmaster.com and the DeYor box office, 260 W. Federal St., downtown.

An online presale will take place from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Dec. 18. Use the password NOBODY.

Fans will have the option to upgrade select higher-price-level tickets with access to a VIP pre-party from 6-7:45 p.m. and a VIP after-party from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. inside DeYor Performing Arts Center.

The show is the first at the venue that is being promoted by JAC Management. The Youngstown-based company gained booking control of the facility in September. It already books most shows at Covelli Centre, the Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre and Packard Music Hall.

Sweat is a renowned R&B singer, songwriter and producer whose influence helped define the New Jack Swing era. He has sold more than 25 million records, released five consecutive No. 1 albums and released many hit songs over the past three decades.

He is also the creator and host of the syndicated nighttime radio show “The Sweat Hotel.”