Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus Comedy Tour

Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus was a comedy-based concert tour starting in 2006 and ending in 2008. It starred comedians featured on the Opie and Anthony show on XM Satellite Radio and CBS Radio.[1]

Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus
Stand-up comedy tour by Opie and Anthony
Start dateAugust 5, 2006
End dateSeptember 2, 2008
Legs3
No. of shows13
Opie and Anthony concert chronology

History

The tour was a goal of Opie and Anthony's since coming together as a radio talk duo in Long Island in the early 1990s. The tour was intended to reward the comedians that had been guesting on the show over the years, and to serve as a thank you to fans nationwide. They were finally able to present the tour in 2006 because of their terrestrial radio deal with CBS.

Tours

2006 tour
Main article: Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus Comedy Tour (2006)

The tour appeared in four cities over four dates. The most notable of them was Philadelphia due to an incident where comedian Bill Burr went on a 12-minute tirade attacking the audience after the previous act, Dom Irrera, was heckled heavily by the crowd.[2] A cell phone video recording of the rant has been posted on various video hosting sites. The video was also added onto the DVD release of Burr's Why Do I Do This? comedy special as an extra.[3]

2007 tour
Main article: Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus Comedy Tour (2007)

The 2007 show debuted in Las Vegas, Nevada, seven additional shows were announced following this event.[1]

2008 tour
Main article: Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus Comedy Tour (2008)

Due to comedians being consistently booed during the 2007 tour, following Burr's moment in 2006, the 2008 full tour was eventually canceled in favor of one final show held on August 2, 2008.[4] According to Opie and Anthony the tour was cancelled due to the crowd consistently booing new comedians off the stage.[5]

Comedians
Comedian Show 1 Show 2 Show 3 Show 4 Show 5 Show 6 Show 7 Show 8 Show 9 Show 10 Show 11 Show 12 Show 13
Bill Burr X X X X
Bob Kelly X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Bob Saget X X X X X X X X X X
Carlos Mencia X X X
Dom Irrera X
Frank Caliendo X X X X
Greg Giraldo X X
Jim Breuer X X
Jim Norton X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Jimmy Shubert X
Joe Rogan X
Louis C.K. X X X X X X
Mike Birbiglia X X
Mike Destefano X X
Otto & George X X X X X X X X X X X
Patrice O'Neal X X X X X X X X X X X
Ralphie May X X X
Rich Vos X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Rick Shapiro X
Stephen Lynch X X X X
Tracy Morgan X X X

Show 1 — August 5, 2006 — Worcester, Massachusetts – DCU Center[6]

Show 2 — August 26, 2006 — Holmdel, New Jersey – PNC Bank Arts Center[6]

Show 3 — September 9, 2006 — Camden, New Jersey – Tweeter Center[6]

Show 4 — September 23, 2006 — Cleveland, Ohio – Tower City Amphitheatre

Show 5 — April 14, 2007 — Las Vegas, Nevada – The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino[1]

Show 6 — June 16, 2007 — Wantagh, New York – Jones Beach Amphitheater[1]

Show 7 — June 30, 2007 — Uncasville, Connecticut – Mohegan Sun Arena[7]

Show 8 — July 21, 2007 — Mansfield, Massachusetts – Tweeter Center[8]

Show 9 — August 4, 2007 — Detroit, Michigan – DTE Energy Music Theatre[9]

Show 10 — August 18, 2007 — Bristow, Virginia – Nissan Pavilion[10]

Show 11 — August 25, 2007 — Holmdel, New Jersey – PNC Bank Arts Center[11]

Show 12 — September 15, 2007 — Camden, New Jersey – Tweeter Center[12]

Show 13 — August 2, 2008 Holmdel, New Jersey – PNC Bank Arts Center[13]

References
  1. Exclusive: Dates for Opie and Anthony Travelling Virus Comedy Tour leak
  2. The Mouth That Roared: Q&A With Comedian Bill Burr, The Man Who Told Philadelphia To Go F*ck Itself, Hard, And Lived To Tell
  3. Bill Burr
  4. 970 AM's lineup could be all the talk
  5. Jim Norton Biography
  6. Barenaked Ladies are making 16 multi-track studio recordings for their new single, "Easy," available for paid download from their...
  7. Opie and Anthony bring their tour to Mohegan Sun
  8. Review: Comedians tear up Opie and Anthony tour stop at Tweeter
  9. Opie and Anthony Traveling Virus Detroit Michigan
  10. Opie and Anthony Traveling Virus Comedy Tour at Jiffy Lube Live
  11. Opie And Anthony's Travelling Virus at PNC Bank Arts Center
  12. Sick comedy infects Philadelphia
  13. Summer concert schedule for PNC Bank Arts Center announced
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