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According to an ABC News producer, who is in attendance for the first of two shows Wednesday night, Rock took the stage dressed in all white at about 8:15 p.m. after a quick opening act.
The crowd erupted into applause as soon as Rock took the stage. His first words were: "What's up Boston? How was your weekend?"
After drawing a laugh with his opening line, the crowd continued to cheer for Rock, who became visibly emotional as he wiped away tears and was visibly crying.
"Y'all are getting me all misty-eyed and (expletive)," Rock said, according to the ABC News producer.
The crowd eventually sat down but quickly rose to their feet again, as chants of "(Expletive) Will Smith" were heard among a few in the crowd at The Wilbur. According to the ABC News producer, Rock did not join that chant but his smile appeared to get a little wider when he heard it.
When the crowd finally calmed down, Rock said he had a whole show prepared before "what happened" and that he will eventually get to addressing the incident at the Oscars. He said the material he prepared was done in advance and joked that he did not have time to change it. He then broke into jokes about the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I'm still kind of processing what happened," according to audio posted by the Hollywood trade outlet Variety.
Rock's six-show set at The Wilbur — two each on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. — are sold out, and no photography or video is allowed during the shows. Guests will be asked to secure their phones in a sealed pouch during Rock's performances
Tickets for the "Ego Death World Tour" are available on third-party sites, such as Stubhub and TickPick.
"There were a couple of pairs remaining for tonight’s show that are up in over the $1,000 price range right now," said Robert Tellia, an Ace Ticket Sales specialist. "This is definitely a very unique situation, where literally overnight the demand goes up 100, 200 even 300% in some cases."