Lewis Black Announces 'The Rant Is Due' 2013 Tour

Lewis Black announces "The Rant Is Due," his 2013 standup tour. Tickets for "The Rant Is Due" go on sale Friday, November 16 at LiveNation.com.

Black is one of the most prolific and popular performers working today. Receiving critical acclaim, he performs over 200 nights a year to sold out audiences throughout Europe, New Zealand, Canada and United States. Black is one of a few performers to sell out multiple renowned theatres including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City Center, the Main Stage at the Mirage in Las Vegas and most recently a sold out Broadway run at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in NYC.

His live performances provide a cathartic release of anger and disillusionment for his audience.  He is a passionate performer, more of a pissed-off optimist than mean-spirited curmudgeon. Black is the rare comic who can make an audience  laugh while making compelling points about the absurdity of our world.

Black came into national prominence with his appearances on The Daily Show in 1996.  His appearances on The Daily Show led to comedy specials on HBO, Comedy Central, Showtime and Epix. In 2001, he won the award for "Best Male Standup" at the American Comedy Awards. Black has released eight comedy albums, including the 2007 Grammy Award-winning "The Carnegie Hall Performance." He won his second Grammy Award for the album "Stark Raving Black."  He has also published three bestselling books, Nothing's Sacred (Simon & Schuster, 2005), Me of Little Faith (Riverhead Books, 2008) and I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas (Riverhead Books, 2010).

    2013 Lewis Black Tour Itinerary
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    DATE                            CITY                 VENUE
    Thurs, Jan. 10                  Toledo, OH           Stranahan Theatre
    Fri, Jan.11                     Erie, PA             Warner Theatre
    Sat, Jan.12                     Pittsburgh, PA        Heinz Hall For The Performing
                                                          Arts
    Sun, Jan 13                     Reading, PA           Sovereign  Performing Arts
                                                          Center
    Thurs, Jan 17                   Ft. Collins, CO      Lincoln Center
    Fri, Jan 18                     Denver, CO           Ellie Caulkins Opera House
    Sat, Jan 19                     Colorado Springs, CO Pikes Peak Center
    Fri, Jan 25                     Rochester, NY        Auditorium Theatre
    Thurs, Jan 31                   Bellingham, WA       Mount Baker Theatre
    Fri, Feb 1                      Seattle, WA          Paramount Theatre
    Sat, Feb 2                      Portland, OR         Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
    Thurs, Feb 7                    Fresno, CA           William Saroyan Theater
    Sat, Feb 9                      San Francisco, CA    Nob Hill Masonic Center
    Thurs, Feb 21                   Richmond, VA         Carpenter Center
    Fri, Feb 22                     Philadelphia, PA     Academy of Music
    Sat, Feb 23                     Stamford, CT         Stamford Center For The Arts
    Sun, Feb 24                     Morristown, NJ       Community Theatre
    Thurs, Feb 28                   Columbus, OH         Palace Theatre
    Fri, Mar 1                      Peoria, IL           Peoria Civic Center
    Sat, Mar 2                      Dekalb, IL           Egyptian Theatre
    Sun, Mar 3                      Madison, WI          Overture Center For The Arts
    Thurs, Mar 14                   Grand Rapids, MI     Devos Hall
    Fri, Mar 15                     Akron, OH             E.J. Thomas Performing Arts
                                                          Hall
    Sat, Mar 16                     Baltimore, MD         Modell Performing Arts Center
                                                          at the Lyric
    Thurs, Mar 21                   Hershey, PA          The Hershey Theatre
    Fri, Mar 22                     Albany, NY           Palace Theatre
    Sat, Mar 23                     Boston, MA           Citi Wang Theatre
    Sun, Mar 24                     Providence, RI        Providence Performing Arts
                                                          Center
    Thurs, Apr 18                   Tampa, FL            Tampa Performing Arts Center
    Fri, Apr 19                     Jacksonville, FL     Florida Theater
    Sat, Apr 20                     Fort Meyers, FL       Barbara B. Mann Performing
                                                          Hall
    Sun, Apr 21                     Coral Springs, FL     Coral Springs City Center
                                                          Theatre
    Thurs, Apr 25                   New Brunswick, NJ    State Theatre

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