Ticket prices for Chris's comedy tour have gone up
Key Takeaways:
- Since artist Will Smith slapped him on the 94th Academy Awards stage, the sale and price of tickets for comedian Chris Rock's upcoming stand-up show have skyrocketed.
The sale and price of tickets for comedian Chris Rock's upcoming stand-up show have increased dramatically since artist Will Smith slapped him on the 94th Academy Awards stage. "We sold extra tickets to see Chris Rock overnight than we did in the past month combined," TickPick, an online ticketing marketplace, wrote on Twitter.
On March 18, the cheapest ticket cost $46 ($3,500), but it has since risen to $411 ($31,274). Kyle Zorn, TickPick's publicist, also tweeted, "On Wednesday, Chris Rock will perform at the Wilbur Theatre... On March 18, the cheapest ticket sold for $46. $411: Currently cheapest ticket (data from @TickPick)." TickPick retweeted him.
According to Variety, Chris will perform 6 shows at Boston's Wilbur Theatre from March 30 to April 1. On April 2, he will embark on his Ego Death World Tour. According to the report, Boston show tickets sold out quickly, but resale sites such as Ticketmaster, Vivid Seats, and Stubhub still had tickets available.
Chris' tour will take him to over 30 cities and include 38 dates. New York, Denver, Las Vegas, Seattle, Oakland, Toronto, and Chicago are among the cities he will perform. He'll perform in Atlantic City after Boston, and his tour will conclude on November 17 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Chris' tour will close at the same venue where Will assaulted him. Will Smith's wife, the actress Jada Pinkett Smith, who has alopecia, was told by the comedian, one of the show's presenters, that she could appear in GI Jane 2. It's ostensibly a follow-up to a film about a female soldier with a shaved head.
Will then walked up to the stage and slapped Chris. "Keep my wife's name out of your f****** mouth!" he yelled as he returned to his seat. Will was named Best Actor at the Oscars a few minutes after the incident. He apologized for his behavior during his acceptance speech.
Later, he apologized publicly to Chris on Instagram. In one section of his note, he wrote, "Chris, I'd like to apologize publicly. I was both out of line and incorrect. I'm embarrassed, and my actions do not reflect the man I aspire to be. Violence has no place in a world of love and kindness."