William Shatner Tickets
William Shatner Tour Tickets
Grab your William Shatner tickets today to see this master of comedy perform live. Best known for playing Captain Kirk in Star Trek, William Shatner also built a lesser-known parallel career as a recording artist. The son of a clothing manufacturer from Montreal, Canada (of East European Jewish immigrants), Shatner studied economics before joining the Canadian National Repertory Theatre Company in Ottowa and trained as a classical Shakespearean actor. He got the part of Captain Kirk in 1966 and soon achieved household name status in the role as the television series found international cult success. On the back of this popularity, he launched his recording career in 1968 with the spoken word album The Transformed Man, including interpretations of hit songs like Bob Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man and The Beatles' Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, which both received extensive airplay.
He later performed a reading of Elton John's Rocket Man at the 1978 Science Fiction Film Awards and, during a lull in his acting career in 2004, teamed up with Ben Folds to release his second album Has Been; Folds acted as producer and arranger as well as co-writing most of the songs on the album with Shatner. It included guest appearances by Aimee Mann, Henry Rollins, Adrian Belew, Joe Jackson, Lemon Jelly and Brad Paisley, and, while mostly original material, it did feature a celebrated cover of Pulp's Common People.
The album was subsequently used as the soundtrack to a show based on Common People performed by Milwaukee Ballet and a film made of the event was released in 2009 under the title William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet. Shatner then released a cover album Seeking Major Tom - including characteristically individual interpretations of David Bowie's Space Oddity, U2's In A Little While, Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody and Duran Duran's Planet Earth - with guest appearances by Sheryl Crow, Peter Frampton, Bootsy Collins and Ritchie Blackmore. In 2013 Shatner released his fourth album Ponder The Mystery, with musical support from Billy Sherwood of Circa and members of Yes. Grab your William Shatner tickets now to see this comedian's next live show.
How much are William Shatner tickets?
Tickets to a William Shatner show can range in price for each venue and the location of your seats. William Shatner live tickets typically start around the $50 range but depending on the performance and venue can exceed $500 per ticket. Secure seats that fit your budget today with TicketSmarter.
When do William Shatner tickets go on sale?
William Shatner tour tickets go on sale around three to six months before a tour is announced. Fans can purchase comedy show tickets after cities, venues, dates and times are announced. Use the event calendar above to be the first to secure seats when a new date is released.
William Shatner Tour Dates & Show Schedule
William Shatner continues to be one of the busiest comedians in the entertainment industry. William Shatner tour dates across most of the United States and some Canadian venues on the tour schedule every year. You may be able to catch a performance at hit theaters like the Terry Fator Theatre at the Mirage in Las Vegas or the Funny Bone Comedy Club in Columbus. Make you are there every year for the New York Comedy Festival. Don’t miss your chance to see a great stand-up comedy show in your city. Use the event calendar above today to see what is available near you.
Songs from the William Shatner Tour Setlist
William Shatner's setlist while performing in Washington , DC at “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts” included the following songs:
- National Symphony Orchestra
- Short Ride in a Fast Machine
- Mars, the Bringer of War
- Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
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- Eight Days on the Water
- Are You the Bayou?
- The Meaning
- National Symphony Orchestra
- Clair de lune
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- I'll Be With You
- I Want to Be a Tree
- So Fragile, So Blue
Source: Setlist.fm
