Tickets to Russell Peters at NJPAC on Sale Today

New Jersey Performance Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark, New Jersey announces a special evening with Steven Wilson best known as front man of British rock act Porcupine Tree performing live in the Victoria Theater on Sunday, May 24, at 8PM. Then, its comedian Russell Peters straight off of NBC's Last Comic Standing and the movie Chef, Canada's No. 1 stand-up export returns with all-new material for his Notorious World Tour! It's two days of laughter in Prudential Hall on Saturday, September 19th and Sunday September 20th at 8PM. Be sure to reserve your tickets for these two great shows now at NJPAC.org or by calling 888.GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722).

Groundbreaking songwriter, four-time Grammy-nominated musician and producer, Steven Wilson, is best known as founder and front man of British rock act Porcupine Tree. His success has carried over to his solo work as he continues to push musical boundaries. Wilson's spring concert tour supports his recently released studio collection, the cinematic Hand. Cannot. Erase.(Kscope), his fourth solo album. Wilson and his band will tour through the UK and Europe in March and April 2015, then across North America in May and June. Many of the dates have already sold out.

Along with its quadraphonic sound, Wilson delivers a dynamic performance that features custom-made film projections alongside guitar-driven, infectious melodies, with a progressive sensibility. The music is expansive, described by The Guardian as 'wildly evocative soundscapes, melodic crescendos and mellotron-drenched fever dreams' and drawing fond comparisons with the epic textures of Sigur Rós.

Wilson has produced and collaborated with diverse acts as Opeth, Blackfield, Yes, Roxy Music, and XTC. His prolific engineering work can be heard on his mixes of classic releases from King Crimson, Jethro Tull, and most recently the 5.1 surround sound version of Tears For Fears' classic Songs From The Big Chair reissue, released in November 2014. Porcupine Tree's last album went top 30 in both the UK and USA, and the tour climaxed with sold out shows at Royal Albert Hall in London and Radio City Music Hall in New York.

About Russell Peters:
Straight off NBC's Last Comic Standing and the movie Chef, Canada's No. 1 stand-up export returns with all-new material for his Notorious World Tour!
Russell Peters gives his latest takes on jobs he can understand, cell phones and dating, and unleashes his signature, lightning-fast improv on what's sure to be a sold-out audience. "An exceptional comedian," raves The Guardian. "He's obviously a natural performer." The show also features New York's DJ Spinbad.

Peters' last special, Notorious, was the first original comedy program for Netflix, which also supported a four-part documentary series, Russell Peters Vs. the World. Ranked on the Forbes List as one of the Top 10 highest earning comics in the U.S. since 2009, he has sold out arenas from Madison Square Garden to the Sydney Opera House, has performed for the troops overseas, and is a favorite on the late-night talk show circuit. His 2010 memoir, Call Me Russell, was a bestseller in his native Canada.