Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle book Birmingham show: How to get tickets
Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle will perform at Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham on Wednesday, Jan. 25 for a one-night-only event, Red Mountain Entertainment announced Tuesday.
Tickets go on sale this Friday, Jan. 6 at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster. Live Nation and venue presale begin Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 10 a.m. and ends Thursday, Jan. 5 at 10 p.m. We will update with pricing information.
The legendary comedians embarked on a popular west coast arena tour in 2022, prompting them to announce the addition of five shows in 2023. Produced by Live Nation, the shows will take place in Oklahoma City, St. Louis, Memphis, Birmingham and Charleston.
Dates and venues for the co-headlining tour are listed below.
- Friday, Jan. 20: Oklahoma City – Paycom Center
- Sunday, Jan. 22: St. Louis – Enterprise Center
- Monday, Jan. 23 – Memphis – FedExForum
- Wednesday, Jan. 25 – Birmingham – Legacy Arena
- Friday, Jan. 27 – Charleston, S.C. – North Charleston Coliseum
Chappelle remains a popular but controversial figure in the world of standup comedy. His recent hosting gig at “Saturday Night Live” polarized viewers, many of whom praised his commentary while other criticized his comments on Kanye West, Kyrie Irving and anti-Semitism. Chappelle gained global fame during the early 2000s with his Comedy Central series “Chappelle’s Show.” In recent years, he has become a lightning rod after making jokes at trans people’s expense, including during his Netflix stand-up comedy specials “Sticks and Stones,” from 2019, and “The Closer,” in 2021.
While Netflix stood by Chappelle, Netflix employees, trans advocates, some fellow comedians and others called for a boycott against the comedian. During a March 2022 performance at the Hollywood Bowl, Chappelle was attacked onstage by a knife-wielding audience member who said later he’d been triggered by Chappelle’s past comments. The Minneapolis venue First Avenue, featured in Prince’s musical drama film “Purple Rain,” canceled a Chappelle live performance.
A legendary standup comic and entertainment icon, Rock found himself at the center of the pop culture world in March 2022 when actor Will Smith slapped him on the Dolby Theatre stage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards after Rock cracked a joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett-Smith’s appearance. Smith publicly apologized to Rock and fans for the incident.
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Rock is widely regarded as one of the greatest standup comics of all time after decades of success and experience, including popular specials like “Bring the Pain,” “Bigger & Blacker,” “Never Scared,” “Kill the Messenger” and 2018′s “Chris Rock: Tambourine.” Rock has earned several awards including three Grammys for best comedy album and four Emmys.