Dave Chappelle, Joe Rogan defend themselves at sold-out N.O. show: 'These are just jokes'
It was, Dave Chappelle said at the outset of his Thursday set, a “historic night” in New Orleans: “In the middle of me being canceled, we broke the attendance record.”
His co-headlining concert with Joe Rogan sold the most tickets ever for a single event at the Smoothie King Center, an arena spokesperson later confirmed — in excess of 17,000.
With only a modest, square stage positioned in the middle of the arena floor, the venue's seating capacity was maximized. The box office take was upward of $1.5 million.
Per most major comedy concerts, cellphones were strictly prohibited; patrons had to stow them in locked Yondr pouches. Because they couldn't access their ticket information on cell phones, they were required to have paper tickets for entry. Many thousands didn't realize that, and ended up stuck in long lines at the box office to get printouts, after already enduring gridlock pre-show traffic. Many people missed part of the show.
Dave Chappelle, Joe Rogan defend themselves at sold-out N.O. show: 'These are just jokes'
It was Chappelle, Rogan, Tom Segura, Jeff Ross and Donell Rawlings. Is Dave's fan base the same as Rogans?
