Nate Bargatze Announces 62-Date 2026 ‘Big Dumb Eyes’ World Tour—Full Schedule & Ticket Tips

Comedian Nate Bargatze is kicking off 2026 with a fresh wave of arena dates for his record-shattering “Big Dumb Eyes” tour, giving fans new chances to catch the Tennessee native’s trademark clean, dead-pan storytelling live. The run, announced this week, adds more than 60 shows across North America and pushes Bargatze’s current trek past the two-year mark, a rare feat for a stand-up tour. Highlights include back-to-back nights at Knoxville’s Thompson-Boling Arena on 28 May, Birmingham’s BJCC Arena on 29 May, and a newly slotted stop at PeoplesBank Arena in York, Pennsylvania on 9 August. Bargatze will also headline Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome on 9–10 May as part of Netflix Is a Joke Fest, marking his largest West Coast shows to date. The expanded itinerary follows a milestone year in which Bargatze set attendance records at arenas from Boston’s TD Garden to Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, cementing his status as one of comedy’s most bankable draws. According to tour promoter Outback Presents, the 2025 leg moved more than one million tickets, a tally industry insiders expect him to eclipse once 2026 sales open on Friday, 5 September at 10 a.m. local time. Fans eager to secure seats should sign up for the artist’s presale via Nateland.com and monitor venue socials for local presale codes. Standard tickets start around $45 before fees, while limited VIP packages include premium seating, exclusive merch and a pre-show Q&A with the comic. Bargatze’s arena success arrives on the heels of his Emmy-nominated Netflix special “Hello World,” which debuted at No. 1 on the streamer’s global comedy chart. The special drove a 180 percent spike in his monthly Spotify streams and helped the comic surpass three million followers on TikTok, where bite-sized clips of routines about airline etiquette and growing up in the South routinely rack up eight-figure views. Industry analysts say the new 2026 shows could vault Bargatze into the top tier of live earners alongside Kevin Hart and Gabriel Iglesias. “There’s clear demand for a relatable, family-friendly act who can still sell out NBA arenas,” notes comedy booker Jenna Alvarez of C3 Presents. “Extending into 2026 keeps the momentum rolling and positions him for an eventual global push.” In press interviews, Bargatze has hinted that an international leg—targeting London, Dublin and Sydney—may surface later in the year, along with a film project he recently wrapped at the NAB convention in Las Vegas. For now, his focus remains on perfecting fresh material for the tour’s spring kickoff. Complete routing, ticket links and city-by-city on-sale details are available at nateland.com.