Chris Rock announces first stand-up tour in nine years

The Total Blackout Tour will accompany a newly inked Netflix deal for two stand-up specials

Chris Rock has announced his first stand-up tour in nine years.

The comedian posted a Facebook Live video announcing his Total Blackout Tour for 2017, announcing the news in front of Los Angeles' famed Comedy Store, a venue with which he and many other comedy legends have a long history.

Rock takes the title of his tour from a tweet he posted before his gig hosting the 2016 Oscars, in which he promised a #blackout in response to the famous #OscarsSoWhite controversy which surrounded this year's ceremony.

"The Total Blackout tour is coming to your town in 2017," he states in the video. "First time in nine years, haven't done it in awhile. Been a little busy, You know, writing Pootie Tang 3 and everything. But hey, it's time."

Rock also promised the tour would consist of "all new material"; with the tour accompanying two stand-up specials which he recently announced he'd be releasing with Netflix, themselves the first since 2008's Kill the Messenger.

All the dates announced so far are in US locations, though it looks as if more dates will be added in the future. Tickets go on sale 7 December and can be purchased here.

February 14 – Durham, NC @ DPAC
February 16 – Cincinnati, OH @ Aronoff Center for the Arts
February 18 – Columbus, OH @ Palace Theatre
February 21-23 - Niagara Falls, ON @ Fallsview Casino Resort
February 24 - Reno, NV @ Reno Events Center
February 25 – Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre
March 3 – Denver, CO @ Bellco Theatre
March 5 - Richmond, VA @ Altrea Theatre
March 10 – Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre
March 24 – Birmingham, AL @ BJCC Concert Hall
March 25 – New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre
March 29 - Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live
April 6 - Tulsa, OK @ River Spirit Casino Resort
April 7 – Thackerville, OK @ Global Event Center at WinStar World Casino
April 8 – St. Louis, MO @ Peabody Opera House
April 14 – Tampa, FL @ David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts
April 19 – Cleveland, OH @ State Theatre
April 22 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun
April 28 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
May 3 – Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre
May 13 – Sugar Land, TX @ Smart Financial Center
May 14 – Austin, TX @ Bass Concert Hall
May 17 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Benedum Center
May 25 – Cherokee, NC @ Harrah's Cherokee Resort Event Center
May 26 - Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre
June 3 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Event Center