Wanda Sykes announces April 2025 Phoenix comedy show

The Please & Thank You Tour hits Arizona Financial Theatre on April 5.

November 21, 2024

Wanda Sykes will perform in Phoenix in April. Courtesy of Live Nation

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Comedian Wanda Sykes' Please & Thank You Tour will stop at Arizona Financial Theatre in downtown Phoenix on April 5.

Sykes is an Emmy-winning standup comic, writer, actress, and producer who has entertained audiences for over 20 years. In 2023, she received three Primetime Emmy nominations: two for her Netflix special "Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer" and one for her role as Gladys Murphy in "Crank Yankers." Sykes currently stars in the Netflix comedy "The Upshaws," which she co-writes and co-showruns.

The artist presale is on now. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale, starting at 10 a.m. Friday on the Live Nation website.

The full list of tour dates is below.

March 21, San Antonio, Majestic Theatre
March 22, Austin, Texas, ACL Live - Moody Theater
March 23, Dallas, Majestic Theatre
March 27, Kansas City, Mo., Music Hall Kansas City
April 4, San Diego, San Diego Civic Theatre
April 5, Phoenix, Arizona Financial Theatre
April 13, Nashville, Tenn., Ryman Auditorium
May 3, New Brunswick, N.J., State Theatre New Jersey
May 4, Buffalo, N.Y., Kleinhans Music Hall
May 16, Miami Beach, Fla., Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theatre
May 17, Fort Myers, Fla., Barbara B. Mann Perf. Arts Hall
May 18, St. Petersburg, Fla., Duke Energy Center for the Arts - Mahaffey Theater

Jennifer Goldberg is the Senior Editor of Culture at Phoenix New Times. She joined the New Times staff in February 2016. In her role, Jennifer writes and publishes profiles of both local and regional musicians, previews upcoming performances and provides guides on the best of Phoenix’s entertainment scene. She also oversees the Best of Phoenix. Jennifer previously worked for Jewish News of Greater Phoenix. During her career, Jennifer has received awards from the Arizona Press Club, the Arizona Newspaper Association and the American Jewish Press Association. She holds a bachelor’s of arts in English from Arizona State University.

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