Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus Comedy Tour (2008)

Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus was the final of three comedy event series, concert tour starring comedians featured on Opie and Anthony, a talk radio show which aired on XM Satellite Radio. It was the third annual Traveling Virus tour, the first one occurring in 2006 in four different US cities, and the second in 2007.[1]

Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus Comedy Tour
Stand-up comedy tour by Opie and Anthony
LocationNew Jersey
Start dateSeptember 2, 2008
End dateSeptember 2, 2008
Legs1
No. of shows1
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.

The 2006 tour was notable for the Philadelphia 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] At many of the shows that followed the fans would boo the comedians in order to try and relive the same excitement as Philadelphia. The 2008 full tour was eventually canceled in favor of one final show held on August 2 2008.[3] According to Opie and Anthony the tour was cancelled due to the crowd consistently booing new comedians off the stage.[4]

Tour schedule

The following was the 2008 show date:

August 2, Holmdel, New Jersey - PNC Bank Arts Center:[5]
Jim Norton
Patrice Oneal
Mike Birbiglia
Greg Giraldo
Bob Kelly
Rich Vos
Otto & George
Mike Destefano
Jim Breuer (unannounced)

References
  1. "Opie & Anthony: Something Wickedly Funny This Way Comes". Archived from the original on 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  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. 970 AM's lineup could be all the talk
  4. Jim Norton Biography
  5. Summer concert schedule for PNC Bank Arts Center announced
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