WWE to begin touring with live fans starting in July
UPI News Service, 05/21/2021
WWE announced on Friday that it will begin touring with live fans able to attend shows once again starting in July.
ADVERTISEMENT The company is planning a 25-city tour through Labor Day that begins on July 16 with a SmackDown show at the Toyota Center in Houston.
WWE will then present the Money in the Bank pay-per-view event from the the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 18 followed by Raw at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on July 19.
Tickets for these events will go on sale Wednesday at 11 a.m. EDT. Additional information on future live dates will be announced at a later time.
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By Jason Hall
May 21, 2021
WWE will officially return to a live touring schedule for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began last year.
The company announced it will run a 25-city schedule through Labor Day, which will kickoff with a trio of shows in Texas, according to the company s official website.
The three shows will all be lived televised tapings and include the following:
Friday, July 16:
Sunday, July 18:
Monday, July 19:
RAW – American Airlines Center in Dallas
Tickets for the live events in Houston, Fort Worth and Dallas will go on sale next Wednesday (May 26) at 11:00 a.m. ET.
WWE plans to announce additional tour stops for its 25-city schedule in the coming weeks.
WWE to resume show touring with 25-city summer schedule
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A view of a WWE “Raw” show held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., before the start of the coronavirus pandemic. WWE will hold its first fan-attended “Raw” show since the pandemic began, with a July 19 show at American Airlines Center in Dallas.Mike Marques /Show MoreShow Less
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WWE will host its first fan-attended arena show since the coronavirus pandemic began, with a “SmackDown” show on July 16, 2021 at Toyota Center in Houston.Karen Warren / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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