1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:01,440 Speaker 1: This is the Pread Show. 2 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 2: Dame is taking over Las Vegas this January for his 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 2: seven night President he Doby Live at Park MGM, and 4 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:10,399 Speaker 2: we've got a trip for two to the January twenty 5 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 2: fifth show to night Hotel State Park MGM January twenty 6 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,240 Speaker 2: fourth through the twenty sixth and round trip airfare. Text 7 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:20,279 Speaker 2: dusk to three seven three three seven now for a 8 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 2: chance to win. A confirmation text will be sent standard 9 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 2: message of data rates may apply. 10 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 1: All thanks to Live Nation. Allen's entertainment report is on 11 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 1: the Thread Show. 12 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 3: All right, Fred, you guessed a country singer, but it 13 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 3: was actually The Weekend who absolutely just shattered records with 14 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 3: his after Hours Till Dawn tour, allowing him to take 15 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 3: the throne as the top earning tour ever by a 16 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:43,880 Speaker 3: solo mail artist. 17 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 1: Wow. 18 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, So this is including figures for his upcoming twenty 19 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 3: twenty six dates across Mexico, Brazil, Europe and the UK. 20 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: The tour has. 21 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 3: Now sold more than seven point five million tickets and 22 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 3: grossed over one billion one billion dollars. 23 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: That's wow, got choked up. 24 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 3: That's a lot of money across one hundred and fifty 25 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 3: three states. 26 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: A beat that moved me. 27 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 3: I'll tell you right what I wouldn't give. The tour 28 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 3: launched in twenty twenty two. It does feel like he's 29 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 3: been on tour for years and he has, I guess, 30 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 3: made its way through North America twice, Europe, the UK, 31 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 3: Latin American, and Australia. In twenty twenty three, the Guinness 32 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 3: Book of World Records named the Weekend the most popular 33 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 3: artist in the world, while his single Blinding Lights went 34 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 3: Certified Diamond and was named the number one Billboard Hot 35 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 3: one hundred song of all time, surpassing Chubby checkers nineteen 36 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 3: sixty hit The Twist. 37 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:33,199 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, the Twist. 38 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 2: I uh, I'm not taking anything away from him, but 39 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 2: if your tourists been going on for three how does 40 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 2: that count? 41 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 3: Right? 42 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 2: Three year twour? Of course he's made a lot of money. 43 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 2: Like if Taylor Swift to it for three years, it 44 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 2: would be billions of dollars. 45 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:46,960 Speaker 3: Well she did, damn near she went because she ext 46 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 3: she kept extending. I mean not for three years, but 47 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 3: I think it. 48 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: Was like eighteen months, wasn't it the tour? 49 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 2: So it doesn't matter, But I mean, yeah, so I 50 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 2: could tour for ten years and then ye call it 51 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 2: the same name, and then if I had of all 52 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 2: the money and never made in radio light on the 53 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 2: highest paid, I. 54 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: Guess, but I'm not hey. 55 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 3: If he wants to do all that work and go 56 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 3: through North America twice, then. 57 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: I guess he earned it because excellents to do that. 58 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 2: If I had to pull the money at mid and radio, 59 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 2: if Ryan still made more breathing this morning, so nevermind, 60 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:15,959 Speaker 2: right man, Just kidding. 61 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 3: The only tours surpassing the weekend's achievement are Cold Plays 62 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 3: one point five billion dollar Music of Spears tours, Fears, 63 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 3: and Taylor Swift's two billion dollar Eras Tour, which I 64 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 3: know she did extend, but I don't think it's been 65 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 3: three years. 66 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: I got to look it up. By the way. 67 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:34,079 Speaker 3: He also is donating over eight and a half million 68 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 3: to the Exo Humanitarian Fund and Global Citizen, with additional 69 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 3: proceeds from the the upcoming tour dates supporting the World 70 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 3: Food Program. Global Citizen and fans also had the opportunity 71 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 3: to get a pair of free tickets to each tour 72 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 3: date via Global Citizen if you're interested. The late Chadwick 73 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:56,959 Speaker 3: Boseman was honored with a posthumous star on the Hollywood 74 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:00,040 Speaker 3: Walk of Fame yesterday and his widow, Simone Bozeman and 75 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 3: spoke to us, I guess about her legacy, his legacy 76 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 3: rather and what the honor does for it. So, as 77 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 3: you know, Chadwick made history with his portrayal as T'Challa 78 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 3: in Black Panther, with Simone speaking on how he blazed 79 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 3: a trail for all future black superheroes. She said, he 80 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 3: made a space and now there can be more and 81 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 3: more and more. He set it up, He played the 82 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 3: role he was meant to play. The star, she says, 83 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 3: is a physical representation of all of the work that 84 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 3: he did and the life that he lived. And she said, 85 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 3: I'm extremely proud of him. His brother Derek was also 86 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 3: on hand with his Black Panther co stars Letitia Wright, 87 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 3: Viola Davis, Michael B. Jordan. Derek said, just imagine having 88 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 3: a brother who's a movie star and people make songs 89 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 3: about him and they just love him. And he got 90 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 3: to be king, which is what our community needs. Our 91 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 3: community needs to see us being kings and queen's and 92 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 3: so it was really emotional. He passed away at just 93 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 3: forty three from colon cancer back in twenty twenty. If 94 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 3: you didn't know or you. 95 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: Forgot, and it's finally here. 96 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 3: Wicked for Good Yes, thank you everyone. It is part 97 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 3: two movie, That's My Girl. Good job of the movie 98 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:16,720 Speaker 3: adaptation of the popular Broadway play. It is the origin 99 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 3: story of Glinda, the Goodwitch and the Wicked Witch of 100 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 3: the West from the Wizard of Oz. If you did 101 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:23,840 Speaker 3: not know, Keiki and Fred will be there tonight. Say 102 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:26,159 Speaker 3: hi if you see them. I know they're really excited. 103 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 3: Ari also got COVID. 104 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:29,840 Speaker 1: I'm sorry. I told I told him that will be 105 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: front real. I told him. I know he was a secret. 106 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 1: I know it was between you and me, but it's true. 107 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: Who's the good Witch? Who's the who? You guys are 108 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 1: dressing in theme? 109 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 3: Right? 110 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I'll be the bad Witch. Okay, he's always 111 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 1: a good witch? Yeah right? You guys in green and pink, 112 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: I love it. 113 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 3: Ye, you would love to be green paint all over 114 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 3: your body. 115 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: So it is out just another Friday night for me. 116 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 3: You know, it's really like scary to picture. 117 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: Speaking of it. 118 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:02,280 Speaker 3: If you're picturing things and you want to see us more. 119 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 3: The Highlights tab on the free iHeartRadio app. There's new 120 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 3: content on there. Also the Fred Show on demand will 121 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 3: get you everything you missed from the show.