LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Superstar
entertainer, actor and comedian Kevin
Hart announced today a massive North American arena tour.
The WHAT NOW? TOUR will take the award-winning
comedian to 45 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada. Promoted by Live Nation, the biggest
comedy tour in history kicks off on April
9, 2015 in San Antonio,
Texas at AT&T Center and includes dates at
New York City's famed Madison Square Garden as well as a stadium date
in Philadelphia, Pa. at Lincoln
Financial Field. A full list of tour dates is below. Tickets for
the WHAT NOW? TOUR go on sale Friday, Feb. 20 at www.whatnowtour.com.
Kevin Hart is one of comedy's
biggest stars with a celebrated and award-winning career that has
seen the talented entertainer become one of the industry's most
important and influential voices. Since his career began Hart has
worked non-stop and in 2015, he will release two movies as well as
hit the road for his WHAT NOW? TOUR.
Kevin can currently be seen in Screen Gem's The Wedding
Ringer and in March 2015, will
star opposite Will Farrell in Warner
Bros. Pictures' Get Hard. In 2016, Kevin will star in
Ride Along 2, the anticipated sequel to last year's
$100 million blockbuster hit. The
consummate worker, Hart is a force in television too where he is
currently Executive Producing the hit show, Real Husbands of
Hollywood, which premiered its
third season in September on BET.
In 2012, Hart was tapped to host the 2012 MTV Video Music
Awards, garnering much industry praise for his appearance. His
comedy tour Let Me Explain took him to 90 American cities
before hitting countries throughout Europe and Africa. A testament to his talent and
popularity, Kevin became only the second American in history to
sell out London's O2 Arena. In
addition to sold-out tours, Kevin's film credits also include
Top Five, Think Like A Man Too, About Last
Night and This Is The End.
WHAT NOW? TOUR
All dates, cities and venues below subject to change.
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Thu, April 09,
2015
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San Antonio,
TX
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AT&T
Center
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Fri, April 10,
2015
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Little Rock,
AR
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Verizon
Arena
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Sat, April 11,
2015
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Oklahoma City,
OK
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Chesapeake Energy
Arena
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Fri, April 17,
2015
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Buffalo,
NY
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First Niagara
Center
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Sat, April 18,
2015
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Uncasville,
CT
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Mohegan Sun
Arena
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Sun, April 19,
2015
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Nashville,
TN
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Bridgestone
Arena
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Fri, April 24,
2015
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Orlando,
FL
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Amway
Center
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Sat, April 25,
2015
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Jacksonville,
FL
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Jacksonville Veterans
Memorial Arena
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Sun, April 26,
2015
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Birmingham,
AL
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BJCC Arena
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Fri, May 01,
2015
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Raleigh,
NC
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PNC Arena
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Sat, May 02,
2015
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Charlotte,
NC
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Time Warner Cable
Arena
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Sun, May 03,
2015
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Richmond,
VA
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Richmond
Coliseum
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Fri, May 08,
2015
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Tampa, FL
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Amalie
Arena
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Sat, May 09,
2015
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Miami, FL
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American Airlines
Arena
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Fri, May 15,
2015
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Minneapolis,
MN
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Target
Center
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Sat, May 16,
2015
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Auburn Hills,
MI
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The Palace of Auburn
Hills
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Sun, May 24,
2015
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Las Vegas,
NV
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Mandalay Bay Events
Center
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Fri, June 05,
2015
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Boston, MA
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TD Bank Garden
Arena
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Sat, June 06,
2015
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Baltimore,
MD
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Royal Farms
Arena
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Fri, June 12,
2015
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Atlanta,
GA
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Philips
Arena
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Sun, June 14,
2015
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Augusta,
GA
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James Brown
Arena
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Fri, June 19,
2015
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Indianapolis,
IN
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Bankers Life
Fieldhouse
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Sat, June 20,
2015
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Cincinnati,
OH
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US Bank
Arena
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Sun, June 21,
2015
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Cleveland,
OH
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Quicken Loans
Arena
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Thu, June 25,
2015
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Los Angeles,
CA
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Staples Center (BET
Experience)
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Thu, July 02,
2015
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New Orleans,
LA
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Mercedes-Benz
Superdome (Essence Festival)
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Fri, July 03,
2015
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Memphis,
TN
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FedExForum
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Tue, July 07,
2015
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New York City,
NY
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Madison Square
Garden
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Sat, July 11,
2015
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Newark, NJ
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Prudential
Center
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Thu, July 16,
2015
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San Jose,
CA
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The SAP Center at San
Jose
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Fri, July 17,
2015
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Sacramento,
CA
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Sleep Train
Arena
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Sat, July 18,
2015
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Oakland,
CA
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Oracle
Arena
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Fri, July 24,
2015
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Montreal,
QC
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Bell Centre (Just For
Laughs Montreal)
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Thu, July 30,
2015
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Chicago,
IL
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United
Center
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Sat, Aug. 01,
2015
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Toronto,
ON
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Air Canada
Centre
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Thu, Aug. 06,
2015
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Washington,
D.C.
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Verizon
Center
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Fri, Aug. 14,
2015
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Dallas, TX
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American Airlines
Center
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Sat, Aug. 15,
2015
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Houston,
TX
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Toyota
Center
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Thu, Aug. 20,
2015
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Louisville,
KY
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KFC Yum!
Center
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Fri, Aug. 21,
2015
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St. Louis,
MO
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Scottrade
Center
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Sat, Aug. 22,
2015
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Kansas City,
MO
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Sprint
Center
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Wed, Aug. 26,
2015
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Syracuse,
NY
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Oncenter War
Memorial Arena
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Thu, Aug. 27,
2015
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Albany, NY
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Times Union
Center
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Fri, Aug. 28,
2015
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Wantagh,
NY
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Nikon at Jones Beach
Theater
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Sun, Aug. 30,
2015
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Philadelphia,
PA
|
Lincoln Financial
Field
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