Dave Chappelle, one of the hottest comedians in the country in spite of his jump from his hit TV series in 2005, comes with his Block Party All-Stars to the Warfield in San Francisco at 7 p.m. Monday. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Chappelle's shows often co-star major hip-hop and R&B performers, and his Warfield concert will also feature a musical act that would be announced in a few days, a Bill Graham Presents spokesman said. A 2004 Block Party event in Brooklyn included the reunion of Pras, Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill of the Fugees. Chappelle is more than just a music fan: During his week at the Punch Line in San Francisco in November 2005, he briefly joined the Roots on the Warfield stage on Fender Rhodes piano for Thelonius Monk's " 'Round Midnight"
The performance will also give moviegoers a taste of "Dave Chappelle's Block Party," his concert film featuring Kanye West, Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Jill Scott, the Roots and the Fugees reunion. The movie, by "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" director Michel Gondry, opens in the Bay Area on March 3.
The host of "Chappelle's Show" created a stir last year when he when walked away from the $50 million deal he signed with Comedy Central in 2004. The stress of producing the program, coupled with how his inner circle had changed, prompted him to make the jump, he told Time magazine last year.
"If you don't have the right people around you and you're moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself," he said.
Contrary to popular speculation, Chappelle was neither institutionalized nor entered into drug rehab, he explained.
"There were things that overwhelmed me," he said. "But not in the way that people are saying. I haven't spent any of the money. All that stuff about partying and taking crack is not true. Why do I live on a farm in Ohio? To support my partying lifestyle?"
The Block Party All-Stars, featuring Dave Chappelle, is at 7 p.m. Monday at the Warfield, 982 Market St., San Francisco; $55; (408) 998-8497; www.ticketmaster.com
Chappelle's shows often co-star major hip-hop and R&B performers, and his Warfield concert will also feature a musical act that would be announced in a few days, a Bill Graham Presents spokesman said. A 2004 Block Party event in Brooklyn included the reunion of Pras, Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill of the Fugees. Chappelle is more than just a music fan: During his week at the Punch Line in San Francisco in November 2005, he briefly joined the Roots on the Warfield stage on Fender Rhodes piano for Thelonius Monk's " 'Round Midnight"
The performance will also give moviegoers a taste of "Dave Chappelle's Block Party," his concert film featuring Kanye West, Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Jill Scott, the Roots and the Fugees reunion. The movie, by "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" director Michel Gondry, opens in the Bay Area on March 3.
The host of "Chappelle's Show" created a stir last year when he when walked away from the $50 million deal he signed with Comedy Central in 2004. The stress of producing the program, coupled with how his inner circle had changed, prompted him to make the jump, he told Time magazine last year.
"If you don't have the right people around you and you're moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself," he said.
Contrary to popular speculation, Chappelle was neither institutionalized nor entered into drug rehab, he explained.
"There were things that overwhelmed me," he said. "But not in the way that people are saying. I haven't spent any of the money. All that stuff about partying and taking crack is not true. Why do I live on a farm in Ohio? To support my partying lifestyle?"
The Block Party All-Stars, featuring Dave Chappelle, is at 7 p.m. Monday at the Warfield, 982 Market St., San Francisco; $55; (408) 998-8497; www.ticketmaster.com
