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Amy Schumer Announces Dates For North American ‘Whore Tour’
Ahead of co-hosting the Academy Awards this weekend, Amy Schumer has announced the routing for her first major tour in more than four years. The comedian’s “Whore Tour” kicks off Aug. 5 in Red Bank, N.J., at the Count Basie Theater.
The trek features more than 30 performances, including shows at Seattle’s Moore Theatre, two nights at Denver’s Paramount Theatre, New York’s Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New Orleans’ Saenger Theater, Austin’s ACL Moody Theater and the Chicago Theatre. The tour, which concludes Nov. 20 at San Diego’s Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, includes one stop in Canada at the Edmonton Exhibition Lands-Racetrack Infield in Alberta.
“Amy is one of the most authentic and brilliant comedic voices of our generation. She continues to break down barriers with her fearlessness both on and off stage. This will be an unforgettable show and I’m so excited for the world to see it,” Mike Berkowitz, Partner and Co-Head of WME’s Comedy Crossover group, told Pollstar.
Schumer also has a new 10-episode comedy series, “Life & Beth,” that’s streaming now on Hulu. In addition to starring in the show, she wrote, executive produced and directed the series.
Her career highlights over the past few years include starring in “The Humans,” which made its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival and on Showtime in November; her three-part documentary series, Expecting Amy,” premiering on HBO Max in July 2020; and the second season of her cooking show, “Amy Schumer Learns to Cook,” with her husband and chef Chris Fischer, premiering on the Food Network in August 2020.
Schumer is co-hosting the 94th Academy Awards with Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall on Sunday, March 27 on ABC.
As for the “Whore Tour,” a ticket presale starts Wednesday, March 23 at 10 a.m. local time with the code “AMY.” The general onsale begins Friday, March 25 at 10 a.m. local time.
Box office reports for Schumer submitted to Pollstar include two nights at the Chicago Theatre in December 2018 that sold a total of 7,040 tickets and grossed $609,696.
In September she took part in “NYC Still Rising After 20 Years: A Comedy Celebration” at Madison Square Garden along with Sykes, Dave Chappelle, Jon Stewart, Tom Segura and others. The show sold 13,685 tickets and grossed more than $1.9 million, with all proceeds benefiting 9/11 charities.
Check out the tour routing below:
AMY SCHUMER: WHORE TOUR
Friday, August 5 | Red Bank, NJ | Count Basie Theater
Saturday, August 6 | Atlantic City, NJ | Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort
Saturday, August 13 | Edmonton, AB | Edmonton Exhibition Lands-Racetrack Infield
Sunday, August 14 | Seattle, WA | Moore Theatre
Thursday August 18 | Boston, MA | The Wilbur
Friday, August 19 | Mashantucket, CT | Foxwoods
Thursday, August 25 | Moorhead, MN | BlueAmphitheater
Friday, August 26 | Minneapolis, MN | Northrop Auditorium
Saturday, August 27 | Denver, CO | Paramount Theatre
Sunday, August 28 | Denver, CO | Paramount Theatre
Saturday, September 3 | Hyannis, MA | Cape Cod Melody Tent
Thursday, September 8 | Tampa, FL | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa
Friday, September 9 | Orlando, FL | Hard Rock Live Orlando
Saturday, September 10 | Hollywood, FL | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Sunday, September 11 | Atlanta, GA | Coca-Cola Roxy
Thursday, September 15 | Washington, DC | DAR Constitution Hall
Friday, September 16| New York, NY | Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden
Saturday, September 24 | Verona, NY | Turning Stone Resort Casino Event Center
Wednesday, September 28 | Baltimore, MD | Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Thursday, September 29 | Detroit, MI | Masonic Temple Theatre
Thursday, October 7 | Portland, OR | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Saturday, October 8 | Brooks, CA | Cache Creek Casino Resort – Event Center
Thursday, October 20 | New Orleans, LA | Saenger Theater
Friday, October 21 | Houston, TX | 713 Music Hall
Saturday, October 22 | Austin, TX | ACL Moody Theater
Sunday, October 23 | Grand Prairie, TX | Texas Trust CU Theater at Grand Prairie
Friday, October 28 | Bethlehem, PA | Wind Creek Event Center
Saturday, October 29 | Salamanca, NY | Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel
Thursday, November 10 | Madison, WI | The Orpheum Theater
Friday, November 11 | Milwaukee, WI | The Riverside Theater
Saturday, November 12 | Chicago, IL | The Chicago Theatre
Sunday, November 20 | San Diego, CA | Humphreys Concerts by the Bay