David Blaine to Take His Magic On The Road in First-Ever North American Tour

Having revolutionized modern magic and mesmerized audiences unlike any performer in history, magician, illusionist, and stunt artist David Blaine will embark on his first-ever North American tour, announced today.

Produced by Live Nation, the 40-city tour launches on May 30 in San Diego, CA and will include shows throughout North America with stops in New Orleans, Santa Barbara, Colorado Springs, Milwaukee, culminating on July 23 in Albuquerque, NM - full itinerary below.

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Blaine's one-man show brings his unique brand of entertainment, promising to be an unforgettable interactive experience that both shocks and amuses. An experiment in and of itself, the tour will evolve as it moves across the country as Blaine continues to push the limits and attempt new feats for the first time live in front of his audiences. No two shows will be exactly the same, and tickets go on sale Friday, March 31st at LiveNation.com and on the Live Nation app.

Described by Howard Stern as the greatest magician that ever lived, David Blaine single-handedly redefined magic after producing and directing his original television special Street Magic when he was just twenty-three, which Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller called "the best TV magic special ever done." The New York Times noted that Blaine has "taken a craft that's been around for hundreds of years and done something unique and fresh with it," whilst The New Yorker claimed "he saved magic."

Over the last two decades, Blaine's nine primetime specials have seen him being buried alive in New York City for a week, encased inside a six-ton block of ice for three days, survived standing atop a 100ft tall pillar in Bryant Park for 36 hours without a safety net, endured 44 days inside a transparent box in London on nothing but water, and had over one million volts discharged at him continuously for 72 hours from seven Tesla coils. Blaine also spent one week submerged in a sphere-shaped aquarium at Lincoln Center, before breaking the world record for breath holding live on the Oprah Winfrey show where he held his breath for over 17 minutes. As well as performing to audiences of over 20,000 in arenas around the world, since graduating high school he has performed intimately for every sitting U.S. President including Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, as well as other international leaders and prominent figures such as Bill Gates, Henry Kissinger, Michael Bloomberg, Stephen Hawking and Muhammad Ali, among others. For more information visit www.davidblaine.com.

David Blaine Live:

Tue May 30

San Diego, CA

Balboa Theatre

Wed May 31

Riverside, CA

Fox Performing Arts Center

Fri Jun 2

Santa Barbara, CA

Granada Theatre

Sat Jun 3

Stockton, CA

Bob Hope Theatre

Sun Jun 4

Sacramento, CA

Sacramento Community Center Theater

Tue Jun 6

Eugene, OR

Hult Center for Performing Arts

Wed Jun 7

Spokane, WA

Martin Woldson Theatre at The Fox

Fri Jun 9

Kamas, UT

DeJoria Center

Sat Jun 10

Colorado Springs, CO

Pikes Peak Center

Mon Jun 12

Wichita, KS

Orpheum Theatre

Tue Jun 13

Manhattan, KS

McCain Auditorium

Wed Jun 14

Omaha, NE

Holland Performing Arts Center

Fri Jun 16

Saginaw, MI

Dow Event Center Theater

Sat Jun 17

Peoria, IL

Peoria Civic Center Theatre

Mon Jun 19

Milwaukee, WI

Riverside Theater

Tue Jun 20

Grand Rapids, MI

20 Monroe Live

Wed Jun 21

Indianapolis, IN

Murat Theatre at Old National Centre

Fri Jun 23

Northfield, OH

Hard Rock Live

Sat Jun 24

Cincinnati, OH

Taft Theatre

Sun Jun 25

Pittsburgh, PA

Byham Theater

Tue Jun 27

Syracuse, NY

The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater

Wed Jun 28

Worcester, MA

Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts

Fri Jun 30

Portland, ME

Merrill Auditorium

Sat Jul 1

Burlington, VT

Flynn Center for the Performing Arts

Sun Jul 2

Concord, NH

Capitol Center for the Arts

Tue Jul 4

Kitchener, ON

Centre in the Square

Wed Jul 5

Hamilton, ON

FirstOntario Concert Hall

Fri Jul 7

Bethlehem, PA

Sands Bethlehem Event Center

Sat Jul 8

Baltimore, MD

Hippodrome Theatre

Sun Jul 9

Norfolk, VA

Chrysler Hall

Tue Jul 11

Charlotte, NC

Ovens Auditorium

Wed Jul 12

Louisville, KY

Louisville Palace Theatre

Fri Jul 14

Nashville, TN

Ryman Auditorium

Sat Jul 15

Birmingham, AL

BJCC Concert Hall

Sun Jul 16

New Orleans, LA

Saenger Theatre

Tue Jul 18

Austin, TX

ACL Live at The Moody Theater

Wed Jul 19

San Antonio, TX

Majestic Theatre

Fri Jul 21

El Paso, TX

The Plaza Theatre

Sat Jul 22

Tucson, AZ

Fox Tucson Theatre

Sun Jul 23

Albuquerque, NM

Kiva Auditorium

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