Kevin Hart Readies Biggest Comedy Tour In History With The WHAT NOW? TOUR

- Extensive North American Arena Tour Will Make Stops in 45 Cities throughout the U.S. and Canada Starting on April 9 in San Antonio, Texas -

- Tickets on Sale Friday, Feb. 20 -

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Feb 13, 2015, 12:00 ET

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Superstar entertainer, actor and comedian Kevin Hart announced today a massive North American arena tour. The WHAT NOW? TOUR will take the award-winning comedian to 45 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada. Promoted by Live Nation, the biggest comedy tour in history kicks off on April 9, 2015 in San Antonio, Texas at AT&T Center and includes dates at New York City's famed Madison Square Garden as well as a stadium date in Philadelphia, Pa. at Lincoln Financial Field. A full list of tour dates is below. Tickets for the WHAT NOW? TOUR go on sale Friday, Feb. 20 at www.whatnowtour.com.

KEVIN HART ANNOUNCES BIGGEST COMEDY TOUR IN HISTORY WITH THE 'WHAT NOW? TOUR'

Kevin Hart is one of comedy's biggest stars with a celebrated and award-winning career that has seen the talented entertainer become one of the industry's most important and influential voices. Since his career began Hart has worked non-stop and in 2015, he will release two movies as well as hit the road for his WHAT NOW? TOUR. Kevin can currently be seen in Screen Gem's The Wedding Ringer and in March 2015, will star opposite Will Farrell in Warner Bros. Pictures' Get Hard. In 2016, Kevin will star in Ride Along 2, the anticipated sequel to last year's $100 million blockbuster hit. The consummate worker, Hart is a force in television too where he is currently Executive Producing the hit show, Real Husbands of Hollywood, which premiered its third season in September on BET.

In 2012, Hart was tapped to host the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, garnering much industry praise for his appearance. His comedy tour Let Me Explain took him to 90 American cities before hitting countries throughout Europe and Africa. A testament to his talent and popularity, Kevin became only the second American in history to sell out London's O2 Arena. In addition to sold-out tours, Kevin's film credits also include Top Five, Think Like A Man Too, About Last Night and This Is The End.

WHAT NOW? TOUR

All dates, cities and venues below subject to change.

Thu, April 09, 2015	San Antonio, TX	AT&T Center
Fri, April 10, 2015	Little Rock, AR	Verizon Arena
Sat, April 11, 2015	Oklahoma City, OK	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Fri, April 17, 2015	Buffalo, NY	First Niagara Center
Sat, April 18, 2015	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun Arena
Sun, April 19, 2015	Nashville, TN	Bridgestone Arena
Fri, April 24, 2015	Orlando, FL	Amway Center
Sat, April 25, 2015	Jacksonville, FL	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Sun, April 26, 2015	Birmingham, AL	BJCC Arena
Fri, May 01, 2015	Raleigh, NC	PNC Arena
Sat, May 02, 2015	Charlotte, NC	Time Warner Cable Arena
Sun, May 03, 2015	Richmond, VA	Richmond Coliseum
Fri, May 08, 2015	Tampa, FL	Amalie Arena
Sat, May 09, 2015	Miami, FL	American Airlines Arena
Fri, May 15, 2015	Minneapolis, MN	Target Center
Sat, May 16, 2015	Auburn Hills, MI	The Palace of Auburn Hills
Sun, May 24, 2015	Las Vegas, NV	Mandalay Bay Events Center
Fri, June 05, 2015	Boston, MA	TD Bank Garden Arena
Sat, June 06, 2015	Baltimore, MD	Royal Farms Arena
Fri, June 12, 2015	Atlanta, GA	Philips Arena
Sun, June 14, 2015	Augusta, GA	James Brown Arena
Fri, June 19, 2015	Indianapolis, IN	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Sat, June 20, 2015	Cincinnati, OH	US Bank Arena
Sun, June 21, 2015	Cleveland, OH	Quicken Loans Arena
Thu, June 25, 2015	Los Angeles, CA	Staples Center (BET Experience)
Thu, July 02, 2015	New Orleans, LA	Mercedes-Benz Superdome (Essence Festival)
Fri, July 03, 2015	Memphis, TN	FedExForum
Tue, July 07, 2015	New York City, NY	Madison Square Garden
Sat, July 11, 2015	Newark, NJ	Prudential Center
Thu, July 16, 2015	San Jose, CA	The SAP Center at San Jose
Fri, July 17, 2015	Sacramento, CA	Sleep Train Arena
Sat, July 18, 2015	Oakland, CA	Oracle Arena
Fri, July 24, 2015	Montreal, QC	Bell Centre (Just For Laughs Montreal)
Thu, July 30, 2015	Chicago, IL	United Center
Sat, Aug. 01, 2015	Toronto, ON	Air Canada Centre
Thu, Aug. 06, 2015	Washington, D.C.	Verizon Center
Fri, Aug. 14, 2015	Dallas, TX	American Airlines Center
Sat, Aug. 15, 2015	Houston, TX	Toyota Center
Thu, Aug. 20, 2015	Louisville, KY	KFC Yum! Center
Fri, Aug. 21, 2015	St. Louis, MO	Scottrade Center
Sat, Aug. 22, 2015	Kansas City, MO	Sprint Center
Wed, Aug. 26, 2015	Syracuse, NY	Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Thu, Aug. 27, 2015	Albany, NY	Times Union Center
Fri, Aug. 28, 2015	Wantagh, NY	Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Sun, Aug. 30, 2015	Philadelphia, PA	Lincoln Financial Field

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