Chris Tucker has announced a new tour, titled The Legends Tour 2023-24, which is scheduled to take place from September 8, 2023, to January 12, 2024, in venues across the mainland United States and Canada.The comedian announced the new tour via a post on his Instagram page on August 9, 2023: View this post on Instagram Instagram PostPresale for the tour is currently ongoing and can be accessed via the code LEGEND2023 at Live Nation (https://www.livenation.com/artist/K8vZ9171Khf/chris-tucker-events).General tickets for the tour will be available from August 11, 2023. Ticket prices have not been announced. Tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster (https://www.ticketmaster.com/chris-tucker-tickets/artist/985154).Chris Tucker to go back to the roots with a new tourChris Tucker is looking to go back to his roots of comedy with the upcoming North American tour, as he stated in a general press statement:"I started my career doing stand-up in comedy clubs and it’s stand-up comedy that prepared me for all of my movie roles. I’m looking forward to getting back to my roots. I love performing live, there’s nothing like the energy of a live crowd and making people laugh. I’m excited to be back out on tour." View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe full list of dates and venues for the Chris Tucker 2023-24 tour is given below:September 8, 2023 – North Charleston, South Carolina at North Charleston Performing Arts CenterSeptember 10, 2023 – Norfolk, Virginia at Chrysler HallSeptember 20, 2023 – Louisville, Kentucky at The Louisville PalaceSeptember 22, 2023 – Memphis, Tennessee at The Orpheum Theatre MemphisSeptember 24, 2023 – Durham, North Carolina at DPACSeptember 30, 2023 – Oakland, California at Paramount Theatre-OaklandOctober 3, 2023 – Denver, Colorado at Paramount TheatreOctober 4, 2023 – Inglewood, California at YouTube TheaterOctober 5, 2023 – Phoenix, Arizona at Arizona Financial TheatreOctober 7, 2023 – Los Angeles, California at Hollywood Pantages TheatreOctober 10, 2023 – Columbus, Ohio at Palace Theatre ColumbusOctober 11, 2023 – Cincinnati, Ohio at Aronoff CenterOctober 12, 2023 – Cleveland, Ohio at State Theatre at Playhouse SquareOctober 18, 2023 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at The Met PhiladelphiaOctober 19, 2023 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at Benedum CenterOctober 22, 2023 – Baltimore, Maryland at Hippodrome at France-Merrick Performing ArtsOctober 26, 2023 – Nashville, Tennessee at Ryman AuditoriumNovember 1, 2023 – Irving, Texas at The Pavilion at Toyota Music FactoryNovember 4, 2023 – Houston, Texas at Bayou Music CenterNovember 7, 2023 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at Criterion TheaterNovember 8, 2023 – Kansas City, Missouri at Music Hall Kansas CityNovember 14, 2023 – Jacksonville, Florida at Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts – Moran TheaterNovember 15, 2023 – Orlando, Florida at Dr Phillips Center for the Performing ArtsNovember 17, 2023 – New York City, New York at Beacon TheatreNovember 29, 2023 – Chicago, Illinois at The Chicago TheatreDecember 2, 2023 – Indianapolis, Indiana at Murat Theatre at Old National CentreDecember 4, 2023 – St. Louis, Missouri at Stifel TheatreDecember 7, 2023 – Washington, DC at The AnthemJanuary 9, 2024 – Toronto, Ontario at Meridian HallJanuary 12, 2024 – Detroit, Michigan at Fox TheatreTracing Chris Tucker and his careerChris Tucker was born on August 31, 1971, and began his career with the HBO comedy show Def Comedy Jam. The comedian and actor soon after received his first major film role in the character of Ruby Rhod in Luc Besson's The Fifth Element, released in 1997. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe actor and comedian subsequently starred alongside Jackie Chan in the comedy action film trilogy, Rush Hour, which ran from 2001 to 2007. The film was directed by Brett Ratner.Chris Tucker received critical acclaim for his role as Danny McDaniels in the David O' Russel romantic comedy Silver Linings Playbook. The comedian subsequently hosted the 2013 BET Awards.