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Chris Rock’s “Ego Death” comedy show at the Fox Theater in Atlanta is the hottest ticket in town.

Rock’s Fox Theater show on July 29 in Atlanta sold out a day after he was assaulted by Will Smith onstage at the 2022 Oscar Awards.

According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Rock’s Atlanta show saw a surge in ticket sales on Monday – a day after he was assaulted by Smith, who won his first-ever Oscar for his role in King Richard.

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Ticket prices surged from $49.50 to $135 before fees, according to AJC.com.

Third party ticket sellers sold the bulk of the tickets between Sunday night and Monday. Stubhub has 300 tickets still available for Rock’s Atlanta show at inflated prices.

TickPick, another third-party ticket seller, told AJC.com it sold more tickets to Rock’s show in 2 days than it did in the past month.

Rock’s last appearance in Atlanta at the Fox Theater was in 2017. He hosted three sold out shows, according to AJC.com.