Dave Chappelle sets NC stand-up dates — on the biggest stages he’s ever played here
Comedian Dave Chappelle is returning to North Carolina for a pair of stand-up performances in late October, Live Nation announced on Tuesday morning.
The shows have been booked for the biggest stages he will have ever performed on in North Carolina — PNC Arena in Raleigh at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, and Spectrum Center in Charlotte at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 — and represent newly added dates to his “It’s a Celebration, B!%?#&$!” tour.
A pre-sale reportedly will take place from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Wednesday, then tickets will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Thursday. Details: https://bit.ly/DaveChappelleTIX.
The Emmy and Grammy winner — who rocketed to fame during his run on Comedy Central’s “Chappelle’s Show” in the 2000s and cemented his legendary status with a series of Netflix comedy specials in more recent years — turned 50 last Thursday. He celebrated the milestone birthday by performing four shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City that marked “It’s a Celebration!’s” kickoff.
The tour’s run will also feature September and October performances in a dozen other cities, including Cleveland, Detroit, New Orleans, Nashville, Chicago and Kansas City, Missouri. Live Nation announced that all shows will be cellphone-free; upon arrival, phones and smart watches will be required to be secured in pouches that will stay locked until the end of the show.
Chappelle last performed in Charlotte in February 2019, when he conspicuously spent a portion of his show telling jokes about transgender people. He ended his show by telling the crowd at Belk Theater:
“If I ever get in trouble for the things I say, I’ll say it right now: I’m going to apologize,” he said. “Just know: I’m not sorry.”
This story was originally published August 29, 2023 at 10:34 AM.
