Conan O’Brien announces comedy tour! Complete list of cities and dates

Ousted late night host Conan O’Brien got a huge settlement from NBC as part of his controversial departure from The Tonight Show, and part of that huge settlement was a clause prohibiting Conan from performing on television again until after September 1, 2010. But, there is nothing in the contract preventing CoCo from doing live appearances, as evidenced by O’Brien’s official announcement today of a North American tour starting April 12 in Eugene, Oregon and finishing up June 14 at the Fox Theater in Atlanta.

In true O’Brien dry wit fashion, the tour will be called “The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour.” Conan the Har-dee-har-harbarian talked about the comedy concerts in a release: “It was either a massive 30-city tour or start helping out around the house,” and that each performance would be “a night of music, comedy, hugging, and the occasional awkward silence.” Sadly, you actually have to pay money to see Conan perform now, with tickets reportedly starting at $39.50.

CoCo will have some of his usual partners in comedy crime like sidekick Andy Richter as well as members of the Max Weinberg 7. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at TicketMaster.com.

UPDATE – More dates added included second nights in Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, Universal City Chicago, New York City and Boston! TMZ is reporting that Conan won’t be receiving any money from the tour and that it was done in large part to provide work for his staffers from The Tonight Show.

Here is the complete list of tour dates and cities, including the additional dates in New York and Chicago added March 11:

April 12: Hult Center for the Performing Arts in Eugene, Oregon
April 13: Orpheum Theater in Vancouver, British Columbia
April 14: Orpheum Theater in Vancouver, British Columbia
April 16: INB Performing Arts Center in Spokane, Washington
April 17: River Cree Resort & Casino in Enoch, Alberta
April 18: Seattle Center, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, in Seattle, Washington
April 19: Seattle Center, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, in Seattle, Washington
April 22: Nob Hill Masonic Center in San Francisco, California
April 23: Nob Hill Masonic Center in San Francisco, California
April 24: Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California
April 25: Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California
April 29: San Diego Civic Theater in San Diego, California
April 30: Dodge Theater in Phoenix, Arizona
May 1: Pearl Concert Theater at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada
May 4: Grand Sierra Resort & Casino in Reno, Nevada
May 5: San Jose State University Events Center in San Jose, California
May 6: Sacramento Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California
May 9: Mackey Auditorium in Boulder, Colorado
May 10: Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver, Colorado
May 13: McFarlin Memorial Auditorium, SMU, Dallas, Texas
May 14: Austin Music Hall in Austin, Texas
May 15: Brady Theater in Tulsa, Oklahoma
May 16: Midland Theater in Kansas City, Missouri
May 18: Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 19: Chicago Theater in Chicago, Illinois
May 20: Chicago Theater in Chicago, Illinois (2nd show)
May 22: Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario Canada
May 30: Borgata Spa & Resort Event Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey
June 1: Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York
June 2: Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York
June 4: Wang Theater in Boston, Massachusetts
June 5: Wang Theater in Boston, Massachusetts
June 6: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut
June 7: Tower Theater in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
June 8: Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.
June 11: Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee
June 14: Fox Theater in Atlanta , Georgia

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