Comedian Russell Peters Announces 'Notorious' UK Tour Dates & Tickets
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
Russell Peters' 'Notorious' World Tour has already been breaking world records since it launched in March 2012. The highest attended comedy show in the history of the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Lebanon, South Africa, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and his home country of Canada, 'Notorious' has been pulling audiences between 3,000 to 16,000 fans. In Dubai, Peters was the fastest selling concert in the history of the Emirate – outselling Madonna. In addition, on November 10th, Peters became the first comedian to perform at Brooklyn’s new Barclays Center. Over 10,000 fans attended the show, making it the largest comedy show ever in the history of the New York City borough. The UK leg of the 'Notorious' tour will kick-off in April 2013 and will visit audiences in Birmingham, London, Manchester and Glasgow.
The Notorious World Tour features all new material from the Brampton, Ontario raised comic. “I’ve been working on the new act since last year and building and developing the new material in clubs across the States,” says Peters. “It’s been great being back on-stage and back on the road again.”
The Notorious World Tour will feature Russell's Official Tour DJ's, Toronto's DJ Starting from Scratch and New York City's DJ Spinbad, as well as video cameras and screens for an up-close and intimate show.
Starting in 2008, Peters was one of the first stand-up comedians to self-finance, self-produce and distribute his own comedy specials and DVD’s, with 'Red, White and Brown' and 2011’s, 'The Green Card Tour LIVE' from the O2 Arena. The DVD’s went on to sell over 250,000 units across North America. Peters is currently developing original programming for Netflix.
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