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Amy Schumer Announces Tri-Continental Tour
Amy Schumer, arguably the most prominent female comedian on the planet, announced a 50 city tour to a packed house at Madison Square Garden in New York last night.
The queen of dirty jokes will be hitting Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, and will wrap things up in New Orleans on New Year’s Eve.
Her European dates had been previously announced, but she is still considering them a part of the tour. Things ope in London Sept. 4.
After that, she returns to her native U.S. for an extended run on her home turf and its neighbor to the north. That leg kicks off Sept. 15 at the
The comedian also spends Dec. 10-17 in Australia and New Zealand. There are five shows in that period, four for the Aussies and one for the Kiwis.
Schumer is not only a gifted standup comedian, which is how she initially attracted attention, but is now gaining fame as a writer, director, producer and actress. She’s earned multiple accolades for her Comedy Central show “Inside Amy Schumer” and wrote and starred in last summer’s box office hit Trainwreck.
She has two more films in the pipeline, along with a book, titled “The Girl with The Lower Back Tattoo.”
Here is the full routing, because why not:
Aug. 26 – Dublin, Ireland, 3Arena
Aug. 28 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, Heineken Music Hall
Aug. 30 – Edinburgh, Scotland, Edinburgh Playhouse
Aug. 31 – Stockholm, Sweden, Hovet
Sept. 1 – Oslo, Norway, Oslo Spektrum Arena ANS
Sept. 2 – Frederiksberg, Denmark, Forum Copenhagen
Sept. 3 – Manchester, England, O2 Apollo Manchester
Sept. 4 – London, United Kingdom, The O2 – London
Sept. 15 – Paso Robles, Calif., Vina Robles Amphitheatre
Sept. 17 – Santa Barbara, Calif., Santa Barbara Bowl
Sept. 23 – Washington, DC, Verizon Center
Sept. 24 – Philadelphia, Pa., Wells Fargo Center
Sept. 28 – Newark, N.J., Prudential Center
Sept. 29 – Boston, Mass., TD Garden
Sept. 30 – Springfield, Mass., MassMutual Center
Oct. 1 – Syracuse, N.Y., The Oncenter
Oct. 5 – Kalamazoo, Mich., Wings Event Center
Oct. 6 – Cleveland, Ohio, Quicken Loans Arena
Oct. 7 – Detroit, Mich., Joe Louis Arena
Oct. 8 – Highland Heights, Ky., BB&T Arena
Oct. 9 – Indianapolis, Ind., Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Oct. 12 – Birmingham, Ala., Legacy Arena At The BJCC
Oct. 13 – Savannah, Ga., Savannah Civic Center
Oct. 14 – Memphis, Tenn., FedExForum
Oct. 15 – Atlanta, Ga., Philips Arena
Oct. 16 – Tampa, Fla., Amalie Arena
Oct. 18 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena
Oct. 20 – Oakland, Calif., Oracle Arena
Oct. 22 – Glendale, Ariz., Gila River Arena
Oct. 23 – Inglewood, Calif., Forum
Nov. 3 – Kansas City, Mo., Sprint Center
Nov. 5 – Denver, Colo., Bellco Theatre
Nov. 9 – Toronto, Ontario, Air Canada Centre
Nov. 10 – Ottawa, Ontario, Canadian Tire Centre
Nov. 11 – Montreal, Quebec, Bell Centre
Nov. 12 – Baltimore, Md., Royal Farms Arena
Nov. 17 – San Antonio, Texas, AT&T Center
Nov. 18 – Austin, Texas, Frank Erwin Center
Nov. 19 – Durant, Okla., Choctaw Grand Theatre
Nov. 20 – Houston, Texas, Toyota Center
Nov. 25 – Rosemont, Ill., Allstate Arena
Nov. 26 – Chicago, Ill., UIC Pavilion
Nov. 29 – Calgary, Alberta, Scotiabank Saddledome
Nov. 30 – Edmonton, Alberta, Rogers Place
Dec. 1 – Portland, Ore., Moda Center
Dec. 2 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Rogers Arena
Dec. 3 – San Diego, Calif., Valley View Casino Center
Dec. 10 – Perth, Australia, Perth Arena
Dec. 12 – Melbourne, Australia, Rod Laver Arena
Dec. 14 – Boondall, Australia, Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Dec. 15 – Sydney, Australia, Qudos Bank Arena
Dec. 17 – Auckland, New Zealand, Vector Arena
Dec. 31 – New Orleans, La., Smoothie King Center
The presale for the North American shows starts June 24 at 10 a.m. local time and concludes June 27 at 10 p.m. local time. The general onsales open June 28 at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets to the Australia/New Zealand shows are available July 14. Head over to AmySchumer.com for more info.