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Ticket prices for Chris Rock’s comedy tour surge after Oscar slap drama

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3 years ago

March 30, 2022

Following the incident at the 94th Academy Awards where Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in the face, resale ticket prices for Rock’s stand-up comedy shows are through the roof..

Per Total Pro Sports, one Twitter user wrote that, less than a week ago, they purchased Chris Rock tickets for $47 USD each. Sharing a screenshot from TicketsOnSaleDOTcom, they revealed that those tickets now cost $581 each (a 1136 percent increase). Citing TickPick, another user wrote that as of March 18, the cheapest tickets to see Rock perform at the Wilbur Theatre cost $46. The cheapest tickets now cost $411 (a 793 percent increase.) While there is a two week gap there, the user says that prior to the Oscars, the cheapest get-in price was $50.

got 4 chris rock tickets less than a week ago for $47 each, now the lowest price is at $581 each. feeling like a champion today pic.twitter.com/P3aMYIiM4w
— Julianna (@jlnnvdns) March 28, 2022

Chris Rock performs at Wilbur Theatre on Wednesday…

$46: Cheapest ticket sold on March 18th

$411: Cheapest ticket currently available

(Data via @TickPick)
— Kyle Zorn (@Kyle_Zorn) March 28, 2022