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Second City Theater.For decades — since 1959 (!) — the improv and sketch institution has served as one of the major training grounds for American comedy. Notable alums include the aforementioned “SNL” players as well as household names Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Amy Poehler, John Candy and Martin Short to name just a few from their stacked roster.And now the venerated theater has landed in New York, putting on laugh-out-loud funny, ballsy, personal, physical, immersive shows seven nights a week.So, we checked it out.On April 25, the New York Post attended a production of the theater’s ambitious mainstage revue “Ruthless Acts of Kindness.” To give you an idea of what to expect — and we highly recommend you do — here’s everything you need to know and more about getting your inner Lorne Michaels on and catching a show at New York’s newly opened Second City Theater.Commuting to the Brooklyn theater from Queens, Manhattan or the Bronx?If that’s the case, we suggest boarding either an L train and getting off at the Bedford stop for a 5-10 minute walk to the venue or taking the scenic route and strolling over from the G’s Nassau Avenue stop.

Megadeth is a busy band.The thrash metal group is currently midway through their ongoing ‘Crush The World Tour’ that wraps up with a festival appearance at Portugal’s Evil Live in late June.Rather than pump the brakes, Dave Mustaine and co. are going full throttle into August and September with their newly announced ‘Destroy All Enemies Tour’ with Mudvayne and All That Remains.On the 33-concert trek, they’ll make three New York stops.First, Megadeth will mosh their way into Albany’s MVP Arena on Tuesday, Sept.

Pitbull will take his hits to venues all over North America as part of his forthcoming ‘Party After Dark Tour’ with T-Pain and Lil Jon on select dates.Along the way, the hitmaker has five (!) New York stops planned.First, Pitbull and co. swing into Queens’ Forest Hills Stadium on Aug.

The shortlist of nominees for the Hall Of Fame was shared back in February, when 15 acts were announced as being in the running for this year’s instalment. The list included Foreigner, Ozzy Osbourne, Jane’s Addiction, Dave Matthews Band, Mary J.

“Avatar: The Last Airbender” in tandem with highlights from the iconic animated series at venues all over North America.New York and New Jersey-based fans of the show are in luck, too.The ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert’ orchestral tour comes to Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre on Oct. 8, Red Bank, NJ’s Count Basie Center For The Arts on Oct.

He was one of Oasis' founding members. But bassist Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan has rarely been seen in public since he quit the iconic Manchester band at the height of their fame back in 1999.

“Bluey” is ending after its supersized Season Three finale were unfounded.A show spokesperson “double-confirmed” to the Australian Broadcasting Company that the popular animated series has “no plans to end the show,” according to the “Today” Show. While fans wait to see what adventures are in store for Bluey, Bingo, Chilli, and Bandit in Season Four, they can catch ‘Bluey’s Big Play’ live on tour all year long.Best of all, tickets for the touring roadshow featuring all of your favorite characters are shockingly cheap.At the time of publication, our team found some seats going for as low as $8 before fees on Vivid Seats.Yes, really.While that price is a bit of an outlier, other shows have tickets starting anywhere from $26 to $370 before fees (to be fair, the show with $370 tickets is also an outlier).New York-based “Bluey” fans are in luck, too.On May 25-26, the show rolls into Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre for four (!) matinee shows that start at 11 a.m.

Charli XCX and Troye Sivan announced they’re swinging into huge venues all over North America this September and October as part of their 2024 ‘Sweat Tour’ featuring special guest Shygirl.That includes a huge gig at NYC’s Madison Square Garden on Sept. 23 for the dance-y duo.According to a press release, “fans can expect an electrifying show filled with exhilarating performances, stunning visuals, and infectious beats.”Prior to the arena tour, Charli XCX will embark on a mini three-show tour promoting her new album “Brat,” due out June 7.On that run, she’ll stop into Queens, NY’s Knockdown Center on June 11.If you’re holding out for the ‘Sweat Tour’ though, tickets for all 21 ‘Sweat Tour’ dates can be scooped us as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available for the newly announced shows on Ticketmaster until Friday, April 26, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar including tour dates, venues, and links to buy tickets can be found below.The ‘Sweat Tour’ comes on the heels of Charli XCX’s upcoming sixth studio album, “Brat.”She describes the record “as her ​’most aggressive and confrontational record,’ but also her most vulnerable,” in an interview with The Face.Thus far, she’s dropped three singles from the record, the club banger “Von dutch,” rave-y “Club classics” and dreamy “B2b.”“Club classics started in George’s kitchen,” XCX shared on Instagram.

Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues is taking his ‘Blue World Tour’ to performing arts centers, music halls, ranches, pavilions and theaters all over North America with Christopher Cross on select dates.That includes quite a few stops in New York and New Jersey for the 2018 Rock Hall of Fame inductee.First, the “Tuesday Afternoon” singer is slated to drop into Red Bank, NJ’s Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre on Wednesday, July 3.After that, he hits Tarrytown, NY’s Tarrytown Music Hall on Friday, July 5, Morristown, NJ’s Mayo Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, July 16 and finally, he’ll deliver the hits at Bethel, NY’s Bethel Woods Center For The Arts on Wednesday, July 17.“I’m rediscovering songs I have written and sung over the years – some that I only lived with for a few days while they were being recorded,” Hayward said in a press release regarding his last tour, according to All About The Rock. “Now, I have a chance to experience the feelings that they gave me then, every night on stage, as well as including in our set the favourites that have been milestones on my musical journey.

Pearl Jam have announced a special ‘Dark Matter-verse’ event to take place in London on the same day as the release of their new album.‘Dark Matter’, the band’s 12th studio album, is set for release on April 19 via Monkeywrench Records, and can be pre-ordered/pre-saved here. The band have already shared the title track and its follow-up single ‘Running’.And now, they have revealed details of the ‘Dark Matter-verse’, which will take place at Outernet in London on April 19, from 2pm to 7pm.

Back To Black‘s Jack O’Connell has made his directorial debut working on a music video for Paul Weller.The actor has got behind the camera for the video for a song called ‘Nothing’, which will be part of Weller’s forthcoming album ’66’. The LP will be released on May 24.“It was a good stroke of fortune,” O’Connell told Variety.

Paul Weller has announced his first North American tour in seven years – see all details below.The Modfather has unveiled his return to the continent in support of his upcoming album ’66’, set for release on the day before his 66th birthday (May 24). It will be his first tour in North America in seven years.Weller’s tour will kick off in September, where he will play a show in Red Bank, New Jersey on the 6th.

Deep Purple released the iconic “Smoke On The Water.”Now, 52 years (!) later, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers will celebrate their mega hit on their ‘1 More Time Tour’ with fellow Rock Hall inductees Yes all summer long.Along the way, Ian Gillan and co. are scheduled to make five New York and New Jersey stops.First, the heavy hitmakers drop into Camden, NJ’s Freedom Mortgage Pavilion on Friday, Aug.

Little Big Town is ringing in their 25th anniversary in style.The jubilant country group just announced their ‘Take Me Home Tour’ that will take them to arenas all over North America with special guests Sugarland and The Castellows from October through December.Along the way, the “Wine, Beer, Whiskey” band is scheduled to drop into Buffalo’s KeyBank Center on Saturday, Nov.

Ride’s Andy Bell has weighed in his thoughts on the possibility of an Oasis reunion, and said that he thinks Noel and Liam Gallagher “probably will” get back together.The comments arose in a new interview that the musician took part in with Virgin Radio, where he spoke about his upcoming tour with the recently reunited band, Ride.While emerging into the spotlight with bands Ride and Hurricane, Bell went on to join the Britpop icons after both previous projects split – taking on the role of bassist, despite being a guitarist originally. He joined the line-up in 1999 and remained in the group until the band split in 2009.“I got into [Oasis] very early on, and I saw some really early gigs of theirs… I saw them upwards of ten times all around the country, so yeah, I’m a huge fan,” he told the outlet, going on to recall how he eventually joined the band.“It was a couple of years after Ride split, and I was in a new band called Hurricane.

Andrea Bocelli just announced the dates for his annual Christmas tour from Dec. 8-23.This time around, the iconic tenor will perform back-to-back nights at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Dec.

Glass Animals are traveling far and wide in 2024.The English indie rockers just announced their ‘Tour Of Earth’ that will send them all over North America and Europe from August through April in support of their forthcoming fourth studio album “I Love You So F—ing Much.”“we can’t wait to play u the new music…i think this album will be exceptionally fun live,” the cheeky group shared on Instagram. Early on in the multinational run, the “Heat Wave” band is slated to swing into New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, Aug.

‘Ellen’s Last Stand…Up Tour.’Stops include Spokane, WA (June 23), Portland, OR (June 25), Eugene, OR (June 28) and Santa Rosa, CA (June 30) on Degeneres’ first tour since 2018 ahead of the release of her Netflix special “Relatable.”“More cities and dates will be coming as soon as I find more darts and a bigger map,” Degeneres quipped on Instagram.While we don’t know what she’ll joke about onstage — will she address allegations that she mistreated her talk show staff or created a toxic workplace? — we do know that the best way to find out is live.For fans that can’t wait to see what tricks Ellen has up her sleeve, tickets can be snagged for all announced shows as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, April 5, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.Even though Degeneres started performing stand-up in the early ’80s, she’s only officially released three stand-up specials.Here’s how you can see them.The Beginning (2000) streaming on HBO MaxHere and Now (2003) streaming on HBO MaxRelatable (2018) streaming on NetflixIn 2023, she returned to HBO for the documentary “Saving The Gorillas: Ellen’s Next Adventure” where she headed to Rwanda with her wife Portia De Rossi to help with a gorilla conservation project.At the height of the pandemic — July 2020 —

Jeff Lynne and Electric Light Orchestra are experiencing a “Strange Magic.”After announcing their 2024 farewell ‘Over and Out Tour’ in mid-March, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers have extended their run adding second shows in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and Los Angeles.The hitmakers will now perform back-to-back nights at Madison Square Garden on Monday, Sept. 16 and Tuesday, Sept.

The Black Keys played a little prank.Band members Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney posted a humorous deepfake video on Instagram about how they were “the real Dan and Pat” and this clip was “not a panic press release from Warner Records.”One day later — on April 1 — the “Tighten Up” rockers dropped the act and announced their exciting ‘International Players Tour’ in support of their upcoming album “Ohio Players” with special guest The Head And The Heart and Circa Waves on select dates.Along the way, they’ll swing into New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Oct.