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Dave Chappelle and Killer Mike to Team for Co-Headlining Tour

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Dave Chappelle and Killer Mike are hitting the highway.

The 2 are teaming up for a co-headlining tour referred to as Nonetheless Talkin’ That Sh*t that can see stand-up celebrity and the Grammy Award-winning rapper and producer make seven stops throughout the USA subsequent month. The tour kicks off at Detroit’s Fox Theatre on Nov. 15, earlier than transferring on to Atlanta, Rosemont, Illinois, Boston, New York and Oakland. It should wrap at Lengthy Seashore’s Terrace Theater on Nov. 24.

Per the information, the occasion guarantees to be one other one among Chappelle’s distinctive affairs because it’s described as “a fusion of music and comedy throughout a joint set.” He typically invitations his music buddies to affix him onstage although this outing marks the primary time he’ll co-headline with an enormous of the music trade. However for those who’re planning to purchase tickets, you’ve been warned: No telephones allowed.

“This occasion shall be a phone-free expertise. Use of telephones, smartwatches and equipment won’t be permitted within the efficiency house. Upon arrival on the venue, all telephones, smartwatches and equipment shall be secured in particular person Yondr pouches that shall be opened on the finish of the occasion,” per Dwell Nation. “Anybody seen utilizing a tool (telephone, smartwatch or equipment) through the efficiency shall be escorted out of the venue by safety.” Chappelle and his Pilot Boy Prods. will personal all rights to the present’s content material and supplies.

Nonetheless Talkin’ That Sh*t Tour Stops

Friday, Nov 15: Detroit at Fox Theatre

Sunday, Nov 17: Atlanta at Fox Theatre 

Mon Nov 18 – Rosemont, Illinois, at Rosemont Theatre

Wed Nov 20 – Boston at MGM Music Corridor at Fenway 

Thu Nov 21  – New York at  the Theater at Madison Sq. Backyard

Sat Nov 23 – Oakland at Paramount Theatre

Solar Nov 24 – Lengthy Seashore at Lengthy Seashore Terrace Theater

Tickets for the Dwell Nation-produced tour go on sale at 12 p.m. native time on Ticketmaster on Oct. 25.

Shana Render and Killer Mike on the BET Awards at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 30, 2024.

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Live Nation Build 50,000-Seat Concert Venue Toronto

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Reside Nation Leisure has unveiled plans for a brand new 50,000-seat stadium in north Toronto to host high world music acts.

Rogers Stadium, to be constructed on a former runway, will open in June 2025 on former Downsview Airport lands earlier slated to host an enormous movie studio advanced. Reside Nation is partnering with Northcrest Developments after it shelved plans for the movie studio on a 370 acre website previously utilized by Downsview Airport.

The property developer has an choice to revive plans for a movie studio improvement sooner or later. The out of doors Rogers Stadium will probably be constructed on the north finish of the runway, not the place the movie studio was deliberate.

“This was a pure response to an unprecedented quantity of stadium-level artists on the street as we speak, we now have one other residence for them to carry out,” Erik Hoffman, president of music at Reside Nation Canada, instructed a press convention in Toronto on Thursday.

Hoffman added Toronto’s rising profile as a vacation spot for main pop music artists and rock bands has been been constructed up partially because of the contribution of hometown artists like Drake and The Weeknd. “At this time’s announcement embodies precisely the place Toronto sits on the worldwide stage,” he argued.

Reside Nation will proceed to host summer season live shows on the Rogers Centre within the metropolis’s downtown core. Northcrest, the lead developer, purchased the previous Downsview airport lands from Bombardier in 2018, and has additionally deliberate residential and retail developments on the property simply north of downtown Toronto.

Rogers Communications, the Canadian media big, could have naming rights on the brand new live performance venue. “We’re excited in regards to the alternative to strengthen not simply Toronto, however Canada’s leisure and cultural industries, along with Reside Nation, Northcrest Developments and our authorities companions,” Tony Staffieri, CEO of Rogers Communications, instructed the press convention.

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When to Get $25 Discount Tickets

Music and comedy followers can save massive throughout Reside Nation‘s Live performance Week.

From Wednesday, Might 8 to Tuesday, Might 14, Reside Nation is celebrating its tenth anniversary with reductions of as much as 75 p.c off live shows Livenation.com/concertweek. Followers can rating seats as little as $25 for over 5,000 exhibits within the U.S. and past throughout rock, pop, R&B, nation, rap, indie, steel and plenty of different genres.

Which means it can save you massive on live performance tickets from over 900 artists, together with Alanis Morissette, Janet Jackson, 21 Savage, Vampire Weekend, Missy Elliott, Meghan Trainor, Peso Pluma, Maroon 5, Maggie Rogers, Third Eye Blind, Kings of Leon, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Niall Horan, Luke Bryan, Tim McGraw, Iron Maiden, 311, Blink-182, Maren Morris, Avril Lavigne, ZZ High, the Nationwide, the Pixies, Modest Mouse and a whole lot extra. Taking part comedians embrace Whitney Cummings, Celeste Barber, Dane Cook dinner and extra.

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To get the low cost, buy tickets labeled “Live performance Week Promotion.” The promo is offered in North America and greater than 20 different nations, together with Asia, Australia, Europe the Center East and the U.Ok.

If you happen to’re a T-Cellular buyer or Rakuten member, early entry is now underway. In any other case, the final sale begins Might 8 at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. PT and runs by means of Might 14 till midnight native time. Get extra particulars and purchase tickets right here.