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Conan O’Brien released this morning the details of a 30-city tour of live shows beginning April 12th and running through mid-June (see full tour dates/locations below). He wrote on his Twitter, “Hey Internet: I’m headed to your town on a half-assed comedy & music tour. Go to http://TeamCoco.com for tix. I repeat: It’s half-assed.”

Team Coco also sent out a release in which Mr. O’Brien described his reasons for doing the tour. “It was either a massive 30-city tour or start helping out around the house,” Mr. O’Brien said. The release also indicated that the tour is being sponsored by American Express and ticket prices will start at $39.50. The release also promised that each show would be “a night of music, comedy, hugging, and the occasional awkward silence.” [NYT Media Decoder]

Naturally, as soon as I learned about this, I rushed to tell all my faithful readers. Nah, just kidding. The first thing I did was go to Ticketmaster and get tickets for myself. Then I spent like 25 minutes on that Photoshop.  Then I went to the bathroom. Then my self-imposed deadline started bearing down on me, so I figured I better write this up.

Oh, and that $39.50 thing is nonsense. Two tickets for the Radio City Music Hall show cost me over $150 — thank you very much, $11-per-ticket “convenience” charge. And yes, I got TWO tickets. I always like to pretend that THIS is the time I won’t be selling my extra for face value. I’m so lonely. So, so lonely.

April 12: Hult Center for the Performing Arts in Eugene, Ore.
April 13: Orpheum Theater in Vancouver, British Columbia
April 16: INB Performing Arts Center in Spokane, Wash.
April 17: River Cree Resort & Casino in Enoch, Alberta
April 18: Seattle Center, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, in Seattle
April 22: Nob Hill Masonic Center in San Francisco
April 24: Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, Calif.
April 29: San Diego Civic Theater in San Diego
April 30: Dodge Theater in Phoenix
May 1: Pearl Concert Theater at The Palms in Las Vegas
May 4: Grand Sierra Resort & Casino in Reno, Nev.
May 5: San Jose State University Events Center in San Jose, Calif.
May 6: Sacramento Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, Calif.
May 9: Mackey Auditorium in Boulder, Colo.
May 10: Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver
May 13: McFarlin Memorial Auditorium, SMU, Dallas
May 14: Austin Music Hall in Austin, Tex.
May 15: Brady Theater in Tulsa, Okla.
May 16: Midland Theater in Kansas City
May 18: Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis
May 19: Chicago Theater in Chicago
May 22: Massey Hall in Toronto
May 30: Borgata Spa & Resort Event Center in Atlantic City, N.J.
June 1: Radio City Music Hall in New York
June 4: Wang Theater in Boston [Ed. Note: hee hee!]
June 6: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
June 7: Tower Theater in Upper Darby, Penn.
June 8: Constitution Hall in Washington
June 11: Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tenn.
June 14: Fox Theater in Atlanta