Tickets go on sale Friday, November 16
“Hallelujah, our long national nightmare is over. Now we face a fiscal cliff. Sounds like an event from the X Games. Here’s hoping both parties start talking to each other and stop talking to us.” – Lewis Black
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Following the long and arduous journey of the presidential election, Grammy Award-winning standup comedian,
Lewis Black
announces “The Rant Is Due,” his 2013 standup tour. Tickets for “The Rant Is Due” go on sale Friday, November 16 at LiveNation.com.
Black is one of the most prolific and popular performers working today. He executes a brilliant trifecta as stand-up comedian, actor and author. Receiving critical acclaim, he performs over 200 nights a year to sold out audiences throughout Europe, New Zealand, Canada and United States . Black is one of a few performers to sell out multiple renowned theatres including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City Center, the Main Stage at the Mirage in Las Vegas and most recently a sold out Broadway run at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in NYC.
His live performances provide a cathartic release of anger and disillusionment for his audience. He is a passionate performer, more of a pissed-off optimist than mean-spirited curmudgeon. Black is the rare comic who can make an audience laugh while making compelling points about the absurdity of our world.
Black came into national prominence with his appearances on The Daily Show in 1996. His appearances on The Daily Show led to comedy specials on HBO, Comedy Central, Showtime and Epix. In 2001, he won the award for “Best Male Standup” at the American Comedy Awards. Black has released eight comedy albums, including the 2007 Grammy Award-winning “The Carnegie Hall Performance.” He won his second Grammy Award for the album “Stark Raving Black.” He has also published three bestselling books, Nothing’s Sacred ( Simon & Schuster, 2005), Me of Little Faith (Riverhead Books, 2008) and I’m Dreaming of a Black Christmas (Riverhead Books, 2010).
| 2013 Lewis Black Tour Itinerary | ||
| DATE | CITY | VENUE |
| Thurs, Jan. 10 | Toledo, OH | Stranahan Theatre |
| Fri, Jan.11 | Erie, PA | Warner Theatre |
| Sat, Jan.12 | Pittsburgh, PA | Heinz Hall For The Performing Arts |
| Sun, Jan 13 | Reading, PA | Sovereign Performing Arts Center |
| Thurs, Jan 17 | Ft. Collins, CO | Lincoln Center |
| Fri, Jan 18 | Denver, CO | Ellie Caulkins Opera House |
| Sat, Jan 19 | Colorado Springs, CO | Pikes Peak Center |
| Fri, Jan 25 | Rochester, NY | Auditorium Theatre |
| Thurs, Jan 31 | Bellingham, WA | Mount Baker Theatre |
| Fri, Feb 1 | Seattle, WA | Paramount Theatre |
| Sat, Feb 2 | Portland, OR | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall |
| Thurs, Feb 7 | Fresno, CA | William Saroyan Theater |
| Sat, Feb 9 | San Francisco, CA | Nob Hill Masonic Center |
| Thurs, Feb 21 | Richmond, VA | Carpenter Center |
| Fri, Feb 22 | Philadelphia, PA | Academy of Music |
| Sat, Feb 23 | Stamford, CT | Stamford Center For The Arts |
| Sun, Feb 24 | Morristown, NJ | Community Theatre |
| Thurs, Feb 28 | Columbus, OH | Palace Theatre |
| Fri, Mar 1 | Peoria, IL | Peoria Civic Center |
| Sat, Mar 2 | Dekalb, IL | Egyptian Theatre |
| Sun, Mar 3 | Madison, WI | Overture Center For The Arts |
| Thurs, Mar 14 | Grand Rapids, MI | Devos Hall |
| Fri, Mar 15 | Akron, OH | E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall |
| Sat, Mar 16 | Baltimore, MD | Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric |
| Thurs, Mar 21 | Hershey, PA | The Hershey Theatre |
| Fri, Mar 22 | Albany, NY | Palace Theatre |
| Sat, Mar 23 | Boston, MA | Citi Wang Theatre |
| Sun, Mar 24 | Providence, RI | Providence Performing Arts Center |
| Thurs, Apr 18 | Tampa, FL | Tampa Performing Arts Center |
| Fri, Apr 19 | Jacksonville, FL | Florida Theater |
| Sat, Apr 20 | Fort Meyers, FL | Barbara B. Mann Performing Hall |
| Sun, Apr 21 | Coral Springs, FL | Coral Springs City Center Theatre |
| Thurs, Apr 25 | New Brunswick, NJ | State Theatre |
For more information, visit: lewisblack.com, facebook.com/lewis-black or tweet @TheLewisBlack
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SOURCE Live Nation
LEWIS BLACK, Glenn Schwartz, [email protected], +1-818-224-2990, LIVE NATION, Liz Morentin, [email protected], +1-310-975-6860