Charlie Sheen -- Chicago, Do Or Die

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Charlie Sheen will learn tonight whether or not his departure from "Two and a Half Men" was a good career turn or a disaster as he performs his second show -- this time in Chicago.

A rep for Vividseats.com tells TMZ with the rest of the tour already not selling well -- they have between 200-300 seats available per show -- tonight's performance could send the rest of the tour into a tailspin.

And staffers at several ticket agencies tell us there has been a rapid rise in the number of people trying to unload their tickets since last night's disastrous performance.

Either way, we'll be there and we will tell you how it all goes down ... as it happens.


http://www.tmz.com/2011/04/03/charlie-sheen-concert-tour-two-and-a-half-men-chicago-booed-bombed/

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Charlie Sheen wasn't upset about Saturday's jeer-inducing, disjointed opening night show in Detroit, the first stop on his 20-city My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is Not an Option tour.

"It was a gift," he said Sunday night in Chicago after his second performance.

Sheen said the Detroit debacle forced him to spend five hours on the bus ride to Chicago, revamping the format into a simple interview style. "That's how this whole thing got started," he explained.

For Sunday's show, Sheen sat onstage with tour producer and friend Joey Scoleri to chat about Sheen's favorite topics: marriage, porn stars, baseball and drugs. He even mentioned he would return to his former sitcom Two and a Half Men if producers would hire him again.

"Chicago was awesome," he said.

On Saturday at Detroit's Fox Theatre, Sheen was booed and heckled during the 70-minute show. What made the audience reactions so different? Sheen said the opening act in Detroit got things off to a bad start. "And everyone just got too drunk, too hot and too bored."

It wasn't all bad in Detroit. The crowd started out on Sheen's side, giving him a roaring standing ovation when he took the stage. His "goddesses," Natalie Kenly and Rachel Oberlin, boosted the applause by kissing each other.

But it went downhill after that.

Behind a presidential-looking podium decorated with a seal that read Warlock States of Sheen, he gave a rambling speech, starting with "I am finally here to enlist and train the Vatican assassin in all of you."

When that bit went on too long, the crowd got restless.

He ran a video mash-up of his now-famous interviews. He offered to "tell stories about crack." He tried to take questions from the audience. Nothing worked. When an audience member asked about AA, he brushed that off. When someone asked about porn stars, he didn't say much. At times, as the crowd continued to yell, Sheen seemed angry. "Too bad. I already got your money," he snarled.

Finally, he simply ordered up some music and left the stage. The final offering was his new Winning video, featuring Snoop Dogg.

The house lights went up and most of the disappointed crowd left.

Fan reaction?

"Subpar," said Anthony Gabow of Detroit.

"I expected to see more of Charlie Sheen and not just videos," said Allison Smits of Detroit. "I think we're all suckers."

"It was horrible," said Kelly Huper of Bay City, Mich. "I'm so upset. I love Charlie Sheen."

Others blamed the audience. "I thought it was good. It was what I expected. It was Charlie Sheen," said Lori Caputo of Battle Creek. "I was disappointed in everybody booing."

But on Sunday in Chicago, there was no booing. "They were too busy cheering," Sheen said. As for whether the show will stay in this format, Sheen said: "Seems like we fixed it. So why break it — unless we come up with something smarter, something more dangerous."