Shane Gillis Breaks the Internet: What Happened Today and Why Everyone’s Talking

Stand-up phenom Shane Gillis has turned 2025 into his biggest year yet, announcing 11 new arena dates for the record-smashing “Shane Gillis Live” tour while simultaneously gearing up for Season 2 of his Netflix series, “Tires,” dropping June 5. The Mechanicsburg, Pa., native revealed the additional summer and early-fall shows—stretching from Tulsa to Orlando—after a 28-city international leg sold out iconic venues such as London’s O2 and Dublin’s 3Arena, and shattered single-night ticket records at six North American arenas. Fans who missed the first wave can now grab presale passes (beginning May 13-14) or wait for the general on-sale May 16 at 10 a.m. local on Ticketmaster and ShaneMGillis.com, where demand has consistently crashed waiting rooms within minutes. Markets added include: • Tulsa, OK – BOK Center • Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center • Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center • Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center • St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center • Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena • Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena • Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum • Houston, TX – Toyota Center • Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live • Orlando, FL – Kia Center The expanded schedule positions Gillis to challenge the single-show attendance world record for a comedian when he co-headlines Notre Dame Stadium on Sept. 6 alongside Zach Bryan and Dermot Kennedy. Beyond the road, Gillis’ cultural footprint keeps ballooning. His flagship “Matt & Shane’s Secret Podcast” hovers in Spotify’s U.S. Comedy top 15, and NBC tapped the comic as a twice-returning host of “Saturday Night Live” after his headline-making 2019 dismissal. Netflix’s sophomore season of “Tires,” where Gillis stars and executive-produces, arrives just weeks before the new tour leg, intensifying keyword searches for “Shane Gillis Netflix,” “Tires Season 2,” and “SNL host Shane Gillis.” Search interest also spikes around “Shane Gillis tickets,” “Shane Gillis Live tour dates,” and “Shane Gillis controversy,” underscoring a career arc that turned viral backlash into arena-level box-office clout. With presales set to flood servers again, comedy fans and SEO watchers alike can expect “Shane Gillis” to dominate Google Trends well into the fall.