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USA Today
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Here's how to buy tickets for Adam Sandler's 'You're My Best Friend' comedy tour
From Jacksonville to Vegas, here's how to buy tickets for every stop on Adam Sandler's 'You're My Best Friend' comedy tour. 2025 is turning out to be quite the year for our unproblematic fave, Adam Sandler. With less than a month until the Netflix premiere of the long-awaited sequel, 'Happy Gilmore 2,' Sandler has announced a 34-stop comedy tour, 'You're My Best Friend.' We love to see it. Get your oversized tees and basketball shorts ready for this one. The 'You're My Best Friend' comedy tour is expected to kick off Friday, September 5 in Jacksonville, Florida before making 35 stops and culminating on Saturday, November 1 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tickets are already on sale, you can find them on StubHub. Here's how to buy Adam Sandler 'You're My Best Friend' comedy tour tickets: How to buy Adam Sandler 'You're My Best Friend' comedy tour tickets Adam Sandler will kick off his comedy tour on Friday, September 5 at Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida at 7:30 p.m. ET. Tickets are starting at $79, at the time of writing this. The tour will wrap up on Saturday, November 1 at BleauLive Theater at FountaineBleau Las Vegas in Nevada. Tickets are starting at $167, at the time of writing this. Buy Adam Sandler comedy tour tickets Adam Sandler 'You're My Best Friend' comedy tour schedule Buy Adam Sandler comedy tour tickets
San Francisco Chronicle
3 hours ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
With Adam Sandler announcing his pick, Boston College's James Hagens happy to be drafted by Bruins
Growing up on Long Island, James Hagens wanted nothing more than to be selected by the team he grew up rooting for, the New York Islanders. Though that dream failed to materialize at the NHL draft on Friday night, the 18-year-old Boston College center was more than happy with the consolation. Hagens is not only staying in Boston, after being selected seventh overall by the Bruins, he enjoyed the extra bonus of having his name announced by Adam Sandler. 'Just being on a team that wants you the most, I love Boston. I love the area,' he said after becoming the first U.S.-born player taken in the draft. 'It's so special to have Adam Sandler make that pick. It's something I'll never forget for the rest of my life.' It just so happens that Hagens lists his favorite movie as 'Happy Gilmore,' which features Sandler as a former hockey player who turns his attention to golf. Wearing a Bruins jersey, Sandler announced the pick on a video screen on the draft stage inside the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. As Hagens made his way up the aisle, Sandler could be seen celebrating on screen in the background. Sandler was one of numerous celebrities to introduce teams' selections with the NHL going to a decentralized draft format in which its 32 franchises made their picks from their own markets. That's different from the past, when all teams gathered inside the same facility to make their picks. At 5-foot-11, Hagens had 11 goals and 26 assist s to finish fourth in points among college freshmen last season. He scored five goals for America's gold medal-winning team at the world juniors championships. The Islanders had the first pick, and selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer. Finally, a trade The first 11 picks in the draft went by without any movement. Then, Commissioner Gary Bettman asked Kris Letang's son, Alex, to press the red button that brought 'Trade Alert' up on video screens. The Pittsburgh Penguins traded No. 12, which the New York Rangers transferred to them earlier in the week to complete the J.T. Miller deal with Vancouver, to the cross-state rival Philadelphia Flyers for Nos. 22 and 31. The Flyers took big center Jack Nesbitt. 'You were our guy all along,' general manager Daniel Briere told him. Celebrity pickers Bettman announced the first pick, then turned the responsibilities over to everyone from a WWE wrestler to a series of NHL alumni. ___
Fox Sports
3 hours ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
With Adam Sandler announcing his pick, Boston College's James Hagens happy to be drafted by Bruins
Associated Press Growing up on Long Island, James Hagens wanted nothing more than to be selected by the team he grew up rooting for, the New York Islanders. Though that dream failed to materialize at the NHL draft on Friday night, the 18-year-old Boston College center was more than happy with the consolation. Hagens is not only staying in Boston, after being selected seventh overall by the Bruins, he enjoyed the extra bonus of having his name announced by Adam Sandler. 'Just being on a team that wants you the most, I love Boston. I love the area,' he said after becoming the first U.S.-born player taken in the draft. 'It's so special to have Adam Sandler make that pick. It's something I'll never forget for the rest of my life.' It just so happens that Hagens lists his favorite movie as 'Happy Gilmore,' which features Sandler as a former hockey player who turns his attention to golf. Wearing a Bruins jersey, Sandler announced the pick on a video screen on the draft stage inside the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. As Hagens made his way up the aisle, Sandler could be seen celebrating on screen in the background. Sandler was one of numerous celebrities to introduce teams' selections with the NHL going to a decentralized draft format in which its 32 franchises made their picks from their own markets. That's different from the past, when all teams gathered inside the same facility to make their picks. At 5-foot-11, Hagens had 11 goals and 26 assist s to finish fourth in points among college freshmen last season. He scored five goals for America's gold medal-winning team at the world juniors championships. The Islanders had the first pick, and selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer. Finally, a trade The first 11 picks in the draft went by without any movement. Then, Commissioner Gary Bettman asked Kris Letang's son, Alex, to press the red button that brought 'Trade Alert' up on video screens. The Pittsburgh Penguins traded No. 12, which the New York Rangers transferred to them earlier in the week to complete the J.T. Miller deal with Vancouver, to the cross-state rival Philadelphia Flyers for Nos. 22 and 31. The Flyers took big center Jack Nesbitt. 'You were our guy all along,' general manager Daniel Briere told him. Celebrity pickers Bettman announced the first pick, then turned the responsibilities over to everyone from a WWE wrestler to a series of NHL alumni. Golfer Tony Finau did it for Utah, Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley for Philadelphia, members of the Goo Goo Dolls for Buffalo and Meredith Gaudreau, wife of late Blue Jackets star Johnny Gaudreau, for Columbus. ___ AP NHL:
Indianapolis Star
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Indianapolis Star
Here's how to buy tickets for Adam Sandler's 'You're My Best Friend' comedy tour
2025 is turning out to be quite the year for our unproblematic fave, Adam Sandler. With less than a month until the Netflix premiere of the long-awaited sequel, 'Happy Gilmore 2,' Sandler has announced a 34-stop comedy tour, 'You're My Best Friend.' We love to see it. Get your oversized tees and basketball shorts ready for this one. The 'You're My Best Friend' comedy tour is expected to kick off Friday, September 5 in Jacksonville, Florida before making 35 stops and culminating on Saturday, November 1 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tickets are already on sale, you can find them on StubHub. Here's how to buy Adam Sandler 'You're My Best Friend' comedy tour tickets: Adam Sandler will kick off his comedy tour on Friday, September 5 at Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida at 7:30 p.m. ET. Tickets are starting at $79, at the time of writing this. The tour will wrap up on Saturday, November 1 at BleauLive Theater at FountaineBleau Las Vegas in Nevada. Tickets are starting at $167, at the time of writing this. Buy Adam Sandler comedy tour tickets
CNN
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
Adam Sandler is heading out on the ‘You're My Best Friend' comedy tour
Adam Sandler is bringing his brand of funny back on the road. His 'You're My Best Friend' arena tour will travel to more than 30 cities across North America, kicking off September 5 in Jacksonville, FL, with stops in New York, Toronto, Chicago, Indianapolis, Omaha, Seattle and more. Sandler last toured in 2023. His 2024 Netflix special 'Adam Sandler: Love You' was filmed over two days in sold-out concerts in Los Angeles. The former 'Saturday Night Live' star is had his first comedy special in 20 years, '100% Fresh,' released by Netflix in 2018. Warner Bros Records also released the audio companions for both the 'Adam Sandler: I Love You' special and '100% Fresh.' Sandler shared the news of the new tour on his verified Instragam account. 'Let's have some fun,' his caption reads. Tickets are on sale at noon today. On screen, audiences will be able to see Sandler in the highly anticipated 'Happy Gilmore 2,' streaming on Netflix on July 25 and the upcoming Noah Baumbach film, 'Jay Kelly' this fall.
