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Wait Wait Stand Up Tour Comes to Tampa!

It’s the Wait Wait Stand-Up Tour — a night of stand-up-comedy featuring some of Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me’s funniest panelists.

Wait Wait’s panelists are talented bunch — some of the most hilarious and insightful people in the country. You’ve heard them answering questions on Wait Wait — subject to FCC limitations. Here’s a chance to enjoy a full evening of their brilliant stand-up comedy.

Your host is veteran stand-up and Wait Wait regular, Alonzo Bodden. Joining Alonzo will be a rotating group of panelist/performers including Mo Rocca, Maeve Higgins, Maz Jobrani, Hari Kondabolu, Helen Hong, Negin Farsad, Adam Burke, Cristela Alonzo, and Emmy Blotnick!

There never seems to be enough time on the weekly radio show to really get to know our incredibly talented and funny panelists. So, we’re taking them on tour. See you soon!

'Wait Wait … Don't Tell Me!' NPR's Peter Sagal and company are coming to Tampa

• Colette Bancroft Times staff

When NPR's news quiz show Wait Wait … Don't Tell Me! hits the stage at the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts tonight, it will be hosted by the quick-witted Peter Sagal.

Sagal, who's also an author and playwright, has been the show's host throughout its 18-year run. It is, he says, the most popular show on NPR — a status attested to by the fact that tickets for its Tampa tour stop sold out in less than three hours.

He'll appear with judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis and this week's panelists: Alonzo Bodden, Tom Bodett and Faith Salie. Sagal talked by phone about the presidential election, Florida author Randy Wayne White (who will be part of this week's Wait Wait ) and Cuban sandwiches.

The stock in trade of Wait Wait … Don't Tell Me! is politics. Has this presidential election been a blessing or a curse?

That's a complicated question. I've been thinking about it a lot. Generally speaking, for us, presidential elections are awesome. Presidential elections aren't about politics, and by that I mean policy. We don't make fun of politics; we're not out there making fun of the marginal tax rate.

We make fun of people. Every four years, those people, some of whom may be very good at the marginal tax rate, have to come out in public. And every politician, especially those running for president, has given us many things to make fun of: Al Gore sighing, John Kerry dropping his "g's" off the ends of words — the list goes on.

We make fun of human foibles. We bring those people down to our level. But what do you do with somebody — I won't say who — who so exceeds anything you can make up about him?

Generally speaking, humor is exaggeration. But what do you do when someone does stuff crazier than you could possibly make up? "Hey, next he's going to brag about the size of his genitals on national TV!" And then he does it!

How are your audiences reacting?

Some people say, hey, it must be great, the jokes write themselves. But we don't want jokes to write themselves. Give me Romney — he was stiff, and funny. Kerry, ditto. Even the cool Mr. Spock of Obama we can work with. But this whole thing is scary.

People say to us all the time, "We love the show, and we're very grateful for what you do." The news is so depressing, so stressful, and we provide comfort. You can say to the audience, in the end, it's all going to be all right.

With Trump, though, with everything he's brought out of the closet, or out of the cellar, I should say, we can't say that this time. Not just because of who he is, but because of what he's brought out. The white supremacist fringe is very, very happy. We can make jokes about them wearing their best white hoods to the inauguration, but it's not so funny.

Will you be glad when this election is over?

Oh, yeah. It will be such a pleasure to go back to making fun of relatively normal people doing relatively normal things.

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While you're in Tampa, Florida author Randy Wayne White will be appearing on the show's "Not My Job" segment. What will you be talking about with him?

One of the things we love to do when we go someplace (on tour) is we like to get local people, not just to talk about their work but to talk about the region. Of course, Randy is well known nationally, a bestselling author, but he's such a Florida icon.

We make fun of Florida all the time. I think we're going to have Randy stand up for Florida. We'll ask him why we shouldn't just dig a canal across the state and let you guys float out to sea.

Anything else you're especially looking forward to in Tampa?

Look, I have to say this. The best Cuban sandwich I ever had was in Orlando. I know, I know. I'm hoping to let Tampa show me what it's got.

Contact Colette Bancroft at [email protected] or (727) 893-8435. Follow @colettemb.

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Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! Stand-Up Tour

It’s the Wait Wait Stand-Up Tour — a night of stand-up comedy featuring some of Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me’s funniest panelists.

Wait, Wait’s panelists are incredible — some of the most hilarious and insightful people in the country. You’ve heard them answering questions on Wait, Wait —subject to FCC limitations. Here’s a chance to enjoy a full evening of their unfiltered stand-up comedy.

There never seems to be enough time on the weekly radio show to really get to know our incredibly talented and funny panelists. So, we’re taking them on tour and hope to see you there!

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Wait Wait! Standup Tour!

It’s the Wait Wait Stand-Up Tour – a night of stand-up comedy featuring some of Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me’s funniest panelists.

Wait, Wait’s panelists are incredible – some of the most hilarious and insightful people in the country. You’ve heard them answering questions on Wait, Wait – subject to FCC limitations. Here’s a chance to enjoy a full evening of their unfiltered stand-up comedy.

Your host is veteran stand-up and Wait, Wait regular, Negin Farsad. Joining him in San Diego are Alzo Slade, Zainab Johnson, and Maz Jobrani!

There never seems to be enough time on the weekly radio show to really get to know our incredibly talented and funny panelists. So, we’re taking them on tour and hope to see you there!

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It’s the Wait Wait Stand-Up Tour — a night of stand-up comedy featuring some of Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me’s funniest panelists.

Wait Wait’s panelists are a talented bunch — some of the most hilarious and insightful people in the country. You’ve heard them answering questions on Wait Wait — subject to FCC limitations. Here’s a chance to enjoy a full evening of their brilliant stand-up comedy.

Your host is veteran stand-up and Wait Wait regular, Alonzo Bodden. Joining Alonzo will be a rotating group of panelist/performers including Mo Rocca, Maeve Higgins, Maz Jobrani, Alzo Slade, Hari Kondabolu, Helen Hong, Negin Farsad, Adam Burke, Faith Salie, and Brian Babylon!

There never seems to be enough time on the weekly radio show to really get to know our incredibly talented and funny panelists. So, we’re taking them on tour. See you soon!

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NPR sends “Wait, Wait…” stand-ups out on Fall 2022 tour

If you enjoy listening to Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! on your NPR radio dials, then perhaps you might also enjoy seeing some of their regular comedians performing stand-up live in a venue near you?

That’s the idea behind the new Wait Wait stand-up tour, which launched with a couple of pilot shows this June.

“The stand-up tour has the smarts and surprise of  Wait Wait , but it’s a little more raw, with more laugh-out-loud moments,” said Doug Berman, the show’s creator. “There’s just not enough time during an hour of  Wait Wait  to really get to know the panelists. They’re some of the smartest and funniest people on the planet, and this is a chance to spend an evening laughing with them.”

Alonzo Bodden hosts the tour, which kicks off Oct. 21-22 in Michigan (Oct. 21 in Ann Arbor, Oct. 22 in Kalamazoo).

Other dates include Nov. 10 in Eugene, Ore.; Nov. 11 in Portland, Ore.; Nov. 12 in Seattle (Helen Hong, Maeve Higgins, and Cristela Alonzo all that weekend); and Dec. 2 in Dallas (Adam Burke, Negin Farsad, and Maz Jobrani).

Go to NPR Presents for more specific dates and ticket info.

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Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me! launches a stand-up comedy tour

Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me! has launched a stand-up comedy tour! This fall, NPR’s weekly hour-long quiz program will be traveling to ten cities across the U.S. for nights of stand-up comedy featuring Wait Wait ’s funniest panelists. Wait Wait will be in Ann Arbor, MI on October 21 at the Michigan Theater and in Kalamazoo, MI on October 22 at the Kalamazoo State Theatre. Stay tuned for date announcements in Eugene, OR; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Dallas, TX; Austin, TX; Raleigh, NC; Tampa, FL; and Atlanta, GA.

The tour launched in June with pilot shows in Denver and Salt Lake City. “We love doing this,” said comedian and host of the tour Alonzo Bodden. “It’s not your typical Saturday morning comedy. These are the funniest Wait Wait panelists, uncensored.”

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“The stand-up tour has the smarts and surprise of Wait Wait , but it’s a little more raw, with more laugh-out-loud moments,” said Doug Berman, the creator and Benevolent Overlord of Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me. “There’s just not enough time during an hour of Wait Wait to really get to know the panelists. They’re some of the smartest and funniest people on the planet, and this is a chance to spend an evening laughing with them.”

Save the date for these upcoming tapings of Wait Wait in a city nearby. Buy tickets to the Michigan shows and stay tuned for additional 2022 show announcements on nprpresents.org .

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Biggest concerts, comedians coming to Tampa Bay, Sarasota in April, May, June

The biggest names in pop, rock, rap, country, electronic music and stand-up comedy set to visit the greater tampa bay area over the next three months..

Between April helping bring snowbird and tourist season to a close with a stacked lineup of events , and the start of summer blockbuster tour season, some of the top names in music and stand-up comedy will be visiting the Tampa Bay area over the next three months.

It all begins this week when one of the biggest pop stars of the past 40 years visits Amalie Arena on her tour celebrating a four-decade career of hits while, later in April, Raymond James Stadium features the kickoff show for a country superstar's tour and a music festival making its debut at the venue.

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MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre will reopen its doors for a slew of shows starting in May, which will also see the return of one of the biggest names in comedy — playing a far more intimate than usual venue — and the most-streamed musician in the world for three of the past four years on Spotify. And as we officially enter summer in June, the blockbuster shows will keep on coming, including a rapper with multiple No. 1 hits to her name visiting while on her Hot Girl Summer Tour.

To help keep track of it all, here are our choices for the biggest concerts and comedy shows visiting the Tampa Bay area including Sarasota-Manatee in April, May and June. Event details are subject to change.

April 4; Amalie Arena, Tampa; amaliearena.com

The pop star visits Tampa on The Celebration Tour, a retrospective concert featuring some of her best-known songs over four decades of releasing music. For Madonna, that includes No. 1 hits such as "Like a Virgin," "Papa Don't Preach," "Like a Prayer," "Vogue," "Justify My Love," "Take a Bow" and "Music."

Kevin James

April 7; Seminole Hard Rock Event Center, Tampa; seminolehardrocktampa.com

He may be best known for his roles in the sitcoms "The King of Queens" and "Kevin Can Wait," or in films including the "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" and "Grown Ups" movies, but Kevin James started out as a comic and still performs stand-up, releasing the special "Irregardless" earlier this year.

Billy Strings

April 12-13; Yuengling Center, Tampa; yuenglingcenter.com

As his back-to-back nights of shows headlining Tampa arena Yuengling Center would suggest, Billy Strings has become a star in bluegrass and beyond, earning three Grammy nominations this year alone, including for his collaborations with Willie Nelson and Dierks Bentley. He won a Best Bluegrass Album Grammy for "Home" in 2021.

Alan Walker

April 13; Sailor Circus Arena, Sarasota; circusartswonderball.com

The second annual electronic dance music concert fundraiser Wonderball, benefiting Sarasota's Circus Arts Conservatory youth education programs, features Alan Walker, who's been named to DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs list every year since 2016 (landing at No. 11 last year) and shared bills with acts including Rihanna and Justin Bieber.

Leanne Morgan

April 13-14; Tampa Theatre, Tampa; tampatheatre.org

Though Leanne Morgan may be relatively new to the national stand-up comedy scene (her current tour is called Just Getting Started), she's already highly successful, releasing the Netflix special "I'm Every Woman" last year and selling out venues. She'll perform four shows at Tampa Theatre, which were set for January before being rescheduled.

April 18; Seminole Hard Rock Event Center

Though he first became known to many people from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour with Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy and Bill Engvall, Ron White has became a stand-up star in his own right, with specials including 2003's gold-selling "Drunk in Public" and 2018's "If You Quit Listening, I'll Shut Up" on Netflix.

Kenny Chesney

April 20; Raymond James Stadium, Tampa; raymondjamesstadium.com

The country singer will kick off his Sun Goes Down Tour with a return visit to Tampa's Raymond James Stadium, which also comes after the release of his newest album "Born" earlier this year. He'll be joined by Zac Brown Band — an act that's headlined amphitheaters here before themselves — Megan Moroney and Uncle Kracker.

April 26; Amalie Arena

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-inducted group featuring sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, who received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award last year, is known for songs such as "Magic Man," "Barracuda," "Crazy on You," "These Days" and "Alone." They'll be joined by fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Cheap Trick ("I Want You to Want Me," "Surrender," "The Flame"), whose lead singer Robin Zander is a longtime Pinellas County resident.

Breakaway Music Festival

April 26-27; Raymond James Stadium

While Sunset Music Festival, the annual Memorial Day weekend electronic music festival at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium, won't take place this year , another festival showcasing the same genre at the same venue will. Zedd, the DJ known for such inescapable hits as "Stay" with Alessia Cara and the Song of the Year Grammy-nominated "The Middle" with Maren Morris and Grey, will headline along with Illenium, Kaskade and Florida's own Sofi Tukker.

Indigo Girls

May 3; Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater; rutheckerdhall.com

The folk duo were introduced to a new generation when their 1989 song "Closer to Fine" appeared in last year's biggest box-office hit, "Barbie." This year will see the release of two movies centered on them: the documentary "It's Only Life After All," which appeared along with the pair themselves at last year's Sarasota Film Festival, and the musical "Glitter & Doom."

Brooks & Dunn

May 4; MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa; midflorida.com/about-us/amphitheatre

The '90s and '00s country music hitmakers continue their reunion that started in the 2010s, including the 2019 album "Reboot," which features the duo performing some of their biggest hits joined by contemporary country musicians such as "Brand New Man" with Luke Combs.

David Spade

May 4; Ruth Eckerd Hall

First rising to fame as a "Saturday Night Live" cast member, Spade now co-hosts the podcasts "Fly on the Wall" and "Superfly" with his former "SNL" costar Dana Carvey and remains on TV hosting the Fox game show "Snake Oil," in addition to continuing to perform stand-up.

May 9; The BayCare Sound, Clearwater; rutheckerdhall.com/baycare-sound

The Supremes lead singer turned successful solo star's numerous career accolades include two Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards (the latter just last year as a member of the Supremes), a Special Tony Award, an Oscar nomination for her role in "Lady Sings the Blues" and induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

May 9; Amalie Arena

The pop-rock trio comprising brothers Adam, Jack and Ryan Met has worked their way up from playing mid-size venues to headlining Yuengling Center, MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre and now Amalie Arena. This tour supports the release of the group's latest album, last year's "The Maybe Man."

Chris Stapleton

May 10; MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre

Playing MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre just a few months ago for a Veteran's Day concert also featuring rockers Imagine Dragons and R&B singer H.E.R., country singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton returns to the venue, this time joined by Grace Potter (who also headlines Tampa Bay Blues Festival in April) and Nikki Lane.

We Them One's Comedy Tour

May 11; Amalie Arena

The comedy tour is hosted by Mike Epps, who this year has already released his latest stand-up special "Ready to Sell Out" on Netflix and co-starred in the movies "Madame Web" and "The Underdoggs." He's joined by Deray Davis, DC Young Fly, Chico Bean, Karlous Miller, Mojo Brookzz and Lil Duval, from his namesake Florida county.

May 11; MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre

The Irish singer-songwriter rose to fame with his Song of the Year Grammy-nominated No. 2 hit "Take Me to Church," which became the opening track on his 2014 self-titled debut album, and continues to release music including last year's full-length "Unreal Unearth" and this year's accompanying EP "Unheard."

Roy Wood Jr.

May 11; Tampa Theatre

The stand-up comedian, Florida A&M University graduate and former correspondent on "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" has also appeared in films including "Confess, Fletch" and series such as Steven Soderbergh's "Command Z."

Amon Amarth

May 18; Yuengling Center

While the metal band hails all the way from Sweden, they'll be joined at this Tampa show with acts from much closer by: Cannibal Corpse and Obituary, two of the best-known groups in Tampa's storied history of death metal. Texas' Frozen Soul rounds out the bill.

May 18-19; David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa; strazcenter.org

One of the biggest names in comedy today, who's headlined Amalie Arena before, Kevin Hart will play the much more intimate Straz Center in his next visit to Tampa as he tests out "brand new material." Hart was this year's recipient of the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize and co-stars in this summer's upcoming movie "Borderlands."

May 21; Amalie Arena

Shortly after co-hosting the famed Met Gala in May, Bad Bunny will visit Tampa on his Most Wanted Tour. It's an apt tour name for the Puerto Rican rapper/singer, who was Spotify's most-streamed artist in the world from 2020 to 2022 and whose last three albums have all topped the Billboard 200.

Dave Matthews Band

May 22; MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre

The jam rock group makes their semi-regular summer appearance at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre after releasing its latest album "Walk Around the Moon" last year, which was preceded by seven consecutive albums of theirs that topped the Billboard 200.

Mike Birbiglia

May 29; The Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg; themahaffey.com

The stand-up comedian and actor whose latest special "The Old Man & The Pool" premiered on Netflix last year, and who you may have also recently seen in the  music video  for pop superstar Taylor Swift's song "Anti-Hero," will come to St. Pete with his latest show "Please Stop the Ride."

Niall Horan

May 31; MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre

Rising to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction alongside Harry Styles, among others, Niall Horan has since also pursued a solo career that includes last year's No. 2 album "The Show" and serving as a coach on the NBC singing competition series "The Voice."

May 31-June 1; Amalie Arena

The country music crossover success — his 2018 album "Experiment" topped the Billboard 200, and he's collaborated with fellow country musicians as well as artists such as R&B singer Khalid and DJ Marshmello — will play two nights at Amalie Arena on his In the Air Tour.

Tyler Childers

June 5; MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre

The country/bluegrass musician's 2023 album "Rustin' in the Rain" reached No. 10 on the Billboard 200 and earned five Grammy nominations: Best Country Album, Best Americana Performance for his cover of Kris Kristofferson's "Help Me Make It Through the Night" and Best Country Song, Solo Performance and Music Video for "In Your Love."

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie

June 6; MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre

The rapper and one-time St. Lucie County resident, who scored a No. 1 album with 2018's "Hoodie SZN" and is set to release the new album "Better Off Alone" later this year, will perform along with fellow rappers NLE Choppa, Dess Dior, and Luh Tyler from Tallahassee.

Megan Thee Stallion

June 8; Amalie Arena

The Grammy-winning rapper with the No. 1 hits "Savage Remix" with Beyoncé, "WAP" with Cardi B and this year's solo single "HISS" visits Tampa on her Hot Girl Summer Tour. She'll be joined by fellow rapper GloRilla, whose hits include the Grammy-nominated "F.N.F. (Let's Go)" and "Tomorrow 2," also with Cardi B.

June 8, Tampa Theatre

Many fans discovered Ali Siddiq through his segments on the Comedy Central storytelling series "This is Not Happening," later releasing his one-hour, jail-set special "It's Bigger Than These Bars" on the same channel, but Siddiq has posted his more recent "The Domino Effect" specials on his YouTube page, earning millions of views.

Justin Timberlake

June 14; Amalie Arena

The pop star has been busy lately, releasing his latest solo album "Everything I Thought It Was" in March and reuniting recently with his former group — the Orlando-formed boy band NSYNC — after a hiatus lasting more than 20 years, releasing the single "Better Place" last year for the film "Trolls Band Together."

June 14; MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre

The Atlanta-by-way-of-Britain rapper tours after releasing his latest No. 1 album, "American Dream," earlier this year. He previously released the 2022 collaborative album "Her Loss" with Drake, with the two rap stars embarking on co-headlining concerts afterwards.

Santana and Counting Crows

June 16; Amalie Arena

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-inducted band Santana, led by guitar hero Carlos Santana, co-headlines with "Mr. Jones" pop rockers Counting Crows. If that seems like an unlikely double-bill, remember Santana made a career comeback with 1999's Album of the Year Grammy-winning, 15-times-platinum "Supernatural," featuring many of Counting Crows' contemporaries such as Rob Thomas and Dave Matthews.

Melanie Martinez

June 18; Amalie Arena

The season three "The Voice" contestant turned pop star embarks on the Trilogy Tour, where she'll perform hits from her three Top 10 albums — 2015's "Cry Baby," 2019's "K—12" and last year's "Portals" — joined by the band Beach Bunny and singer Sofia Isella.

Alanis Morissette

June 19; MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre

Alanis Morissette, whose 1995 album "Jagged Little Pill" became one of the best-selling records of all time (and a Broadway musical), performs with another pioneering woman in rock: Joan Jett, who played in proto-punk band the Runaways before starting a solo career with hits such as her rendition of "I Love Rock 'n Roll" and "Bad Reputation."

Red Hot Chili Peppers

June 21; MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-inducted group has ranked among the genre's most successful acts for decades, including this one, with their 2022 albums "Unlimited Love" and "Return of the Dream Canteen" landing at No. 1 and 3 on the Billboard 200, respectively. Joining them will be rapper and fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee (as a member of N.W.A.) Ice Cube.

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Stand-Up Tour

With host alonzo bodden featuring adam burke, josh gondelman and maeve higgins, wait wait...don't tell me, alonzo bodden, josh gondelman, maeve higgins, no video/streaming, per the artist's request, patrons will not be allowed to use cameras or phones to take videos or stream the concert during the performance. failure to comply with this policy will result in being ejected from the show. photos are permitted., event information.

It’s the Wait Wait Stand-Up Tour —a night of stand-up-comedy featuring some of Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me’s funniest panelists at Taft Theatre on Saturday, October 7!

Wait, Wait’s panelists are incredible — some of the most hilarious and insightful people in the country. You’ve heard them answering questions on Wait, Wait—subject to FCC limitations. Here’s a chance to enjoy a full evening of their unfiltered stand-up comedy.

Your host is veteran stand-up and Wait, Wait regular, Alonzo Bodden. Joining him in Cincinnati are Adam Burke, Josh Gondelman and Maeve Higgins.

There never seems to be enough time on the weekly radio show to really get to know our incredibly talented and funny panelists. So, we’re taking them on tour and hope to see you there!

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While supplies last. Tickets are subject to price increase based on demand, applicable taxes and Ticketmaster fees. All events rain or shine. Dates, times and artists subject to change without notice. Limit 8 tickets per person.

Taft Theatre does not endorse using any secondary ticketing sources and cannot resolve any issues involving them . Please note that Artist VIP packages do not include access to venue amenities.

All guests entering the venue are subject to a metal-detector screening, visual inspection, and bag inspection conducted by Taft Theatre security personnel. The purpose of the inspection is to detect prohibited items and is for the safety of our guests and our staff.

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