Ellen DeGeneres Announces Dates for Her 'Final' Stand-Up Tour Across North America

Tickets for the 27-show farewell tour will be available May 30 for an artist presale and May 31 in a general onsale

Ellen DeGeneres is embarking on one last hurrah in her stand-up career.

This summer, the 66-year-old comedian will take a lap around North America on a 27-show tour, titled Ellen’s Last Stand… Up. Per a release shared with PEOPLE, the dates will be the “last opportunity” to witness DeGeneres in her “final curtain call.”

Produced by Live Nation, Ellen’s Last Stand… Up will be DeGeneres’ final comeback to comedy. The tour will see the former talk show host “reintroduce her trademark wit and laughter-inducing anecdotes” to a live crowd.

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"Here it is! These are the cities and dates for my final stand-up tour," DeGeneres wrote on Insatgram. "Pre-sale starts tomorrow May 30th at 10am local time with code CHICKEN. Get your tickets at ellenshop.com/tour."

Tickets will also be available to the general public on Friday, May 31, at 10 a.m. local time.

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Earlier this May, PEOPLE announced that DeGeneres' upcoming Netflix special — set to be taped Aug. 16 and 17 in Minneapolis — will be her “last.”

“To answer the questions everyone is asking me — Yes, I’m going to talk about it,” DeGeneres said in a statement. “Yes, Portia [de Rossi] really is that pretty in real life."

DeGeneres implies that the stand-up set will broach even the most controversial topics, like the controversy surrounding The Ellen DeGeneres Show's alleged toxic workplace environment. The claims, which first emerged in a BuzzFeed News report, included being penalized for taking medical leave, instances of racial microaggressions and fear of punishment for raising complaints.

DeGeneres long-running series concluded in 2022 after 19 seasons. Before that, she confirmed in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that the toxic workplace controversy was not a factor in her decision to conclude the series.

In her latest routine, which she performed at the Largo in Los Angeles on April 24, DeGeneres joked about being “kicked out of show business” for being “mean.” She also admitted that although she “hated the way the show ended,” she was happy to be back onstage with her marriage to de Rossi, 51, stronger than ever.

“I think we need more laughter and less drama,” the Emmy winner added.

With a comedy career dating back to the ‘70s, the Seriously…I’m Kidding author has racked up numerous accolades over the years, including 12 Daytime Emmy awards for outstanding entertainment talk show, a Primetime Emmy award for her self-titled sitcom, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Her most recent Netflix special, Relatable, was released in 2018 following a 15-year hiatus from stand-up comedy. In February 2024, she made another return to her roots to perform a surprise set at Beth Stelling’s “Beth & Pals” show alongside Adam Sandler, Sarah Silverman, Aidy Bryant, Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein, Alana Johnston and Nthenya from Kenya.

See the dates for DeGeneres’ farewell tour below.

• June 19 - San Diego at Balboa Theatre

• June 20 - San Diego at Balboa Theatre

• June 23 - Spokane, Washington, at The Fox

• June 24 - Spokane, Washingto, at The Fox

• June 25 - Portland, Oregon, at Newmark Theatre

• June 26 - Portland, Oregon, at Newmark Theatre

• June 28 - Eugene, Oregon, at Hult Center for the Performing Arts

• June 30 - Santa Rosa, California, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts

• July 1 - Santa Rosa, California, at Luther Burbank Center for the Arts

• July 2 - Santa Rosa, California, at Luther Burbank Center for the Arts

• July 8 - Denver at Paramount Theatre

• July 10 - Dallas at Music Hall at Fair Park

• July 12 - San Antonio at Majestic Theatre

• July 13 - Austin, Texas, at ACL Live - Moody Theater

• July 20 - San Francisco at The Masonic

• July 22 - Seattle at Benaroya Hall

• July 29 - Boston at Boch Center Wang Theatre

• July 30 - Washington, D.C., at DAR Constitution Hall

• July 31 - Philadelphia at Academy of Music

• Aug. 1 - New York City at Radio City Music Hall

• Aug. 5 - Toronto at Meridian Hall

• Aug. 7 - Durham, North Carolina, at DPAC

• Aug. 8 - Charlotte, North Carolina, at Ovens Auditorium

• Aug. 10 - Chicago at Chicago Theatre

• Aug. 13 - Nashville at Ryman Auditorium

• Aug. 16 - Minneapolis at Orpheum Theatre

• Aug. 17 - Minneapolis at Orpheum Theatre

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