Nate Bargatze to bring ‘Big Dumb Eyes’ Tour to Hartford’s PeoplesBank Arena on Aug. 6, 2026
Nate Bargatze’s 2026 Big Dumb Eyes World Tour
PeoplesBank Arena • 1 Civic Center Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103
August 6, 2026
Tickets go on sale on September 5, 2025 via peoplesbankarena.com
2026 Big Dumb Eyes World Tour
Comedian Nate Bargatze will bring his brand-new 2026 Big Dumb Eyes World Tour to Hartford on Thursday, Aug. 6, at PeoplesBank Arena. Following back-to-back record-setting tours in 2024 and 2025, Bargatze returns with all-new material for one of 62 dates announced so far, with more to come. Tickets go on sale Friday, Sept. 5, at 10 a.m., with an artist presale beginning Thursday, Sept. 4, at 10 a.m. using the code “EYES.”
Hailed as “The Nicest Man in Stand-Up,” by The Atlantic Magazine, and “One of the Funniest People,” by CBS Mornings, Grammy & Emmy-nominated comedian, NY Times #1 bestselling author, actor, podcaster, director and producer Nate Bargatze is selling out shows with more than 1.2 million tickets sold in 2024 and over 20 venue records broken this year to date.
He is currently the #1 comedian in the world according to Pollstar, putting him in the company of Coldplay, Madonna and U2. Billboard announced that Bargatze set a record in 2024 for the biggest one-year gross by a comedy performer in history.
Next, Nate will host the Primetime Emmy Awards on September 14th on CBS.
Bargatze recently published his highly anticipated first book, Big Dumb Eyes: Stories From A Simpler Mind, from Grand Central Publishing which instantly became a New York Times #1 best-selling book.
Bargatze hosted Saturday Night Live for the second time last fall, to rave reviews, with Vulture.com asking the question, “Has Nate Bargatze Cracked The SNL code?” Last December, Nate co-produced a holiday variety special, Nate Bargatze’s Nashville Christmas, with Lorne Michaels for CBS.
On the silver screen, Bargatze will soon star in the family-friendly comedy, The Breadwinner, for TriStar Pictures which he co-wrote with Dan Lagana. He will also serve as an executive producer. The film co-stars Mandy Moore, Colin Jost, Will Forte, and Kumail Nanjiani and will be directed by Emmy Award winner Eric Appel.
In 2023, Bargatze broke the attendance record at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The next month, he also broke the record for tickets sold at The Delta Center in Salt Lake City – the highest amount ever sold by a comedian at the venue. In 2024 he broke 20 total arena records and is already setting more in 2025.
He also recently performed two sold-out shows at The Hollywood Bowl with Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, and Sebastian Maniscalco.
Nate’s first solo one-hour Netflix special, The Tennessee Kid, premiered globally with rave reviews in 2019. In 2021, he released his critically acclaimed second Netflix special, The Greatest Average American, which received a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album. In 2023, Nate released his third one-hour special, Nate Bargatze: Hello World, on Amazon Prime which now holds the record as Amazon’s most-streamed original comedy special in its first 28 days of viewership.
In 2024, it was announced that Bargatze will return to Netflix with a two stand-up special deal. The first of the two specials, Your Friend, Nate Bargatze, premiered globally on Netflix December 24th, 2024, and was in the top 10 most watched shows globally for two weeks and nominated for three Emmy Awards.
Bargatze’s comedy is both clean and relatable, evident in his 15 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the most appearances by any comedian. He also appeared onConan four times and has appeared on Seth Meyers and James Corden’s respective late-night shows.
In 2023, Bargatze unveiled Nateland Entertainment, a family-friendly content company where he produces standup comedy specials, showcases, sketches, and scripted episodic content for film, television, podcasts, music and more.
Nate Bargatze: Big Dumb Eyes World Tour
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Friday, September 12, 2025 Denver, CO Ball Arena
Saturday, September 13, 2025 Denver, CO Ball Arena (3pm & 7pm)
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Rochester, MN Mayo Civic Center
Thursday, September 18, 2025 Sioux City, IA Tysons Events Center
Friday, September 19, 2025 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center
Saturday, September 20, 2025 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center
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Thursday, October 16, 2025 Oklahoma City, OK Paycom Center
Friday, October 17, 2025 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
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Sunday, October 19, 2025 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
Thursday, October 23, 2025 Chicago, IL United Center
Friday, October 24, 2025 Chicago, IL United Center
Saturday, October 25, 2025 Cincinnati, OH Heritage Bank Center
Sunday, October 26, 2025 Cincinnati, OH Heritage Bank Center
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
Thursday, November 6, 2025 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena
Friday, November 7, 2025 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena
Saturday, November 8, 2025 Portland, OR Moda Center
Sunday, November 9, 2025 Portland, OR Moda Center
Thursday, November 13, 2025 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena
Friday, November 14, 2025 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena
Saturday, November 15, 2025 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
Sunday, November 16, 2025 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
Thursday, November 20, 2025 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center
Friday, November 21, 2025 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center
Saturday, November 22, 2025 Greenville, SC Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3pm & 7pm)
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Friday, December 5, 2025 Salt Lake City, UT Delta Center
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Friday, January 16, 2026 Yakima, WA Yakima Valley SunDome
Saturday, January 17, 2026 Missoula, MT Adams Center
Sunday, January 18, 2026 Billings, MT First Interstate Arena at MetraPark
Monday, January 19, 2026 Bismarck, ND Bismarck Event Center
Friday, January 23, 2026 St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center
Saturday, January 24, 2026 Toledo, OH Huntington Center
Sunday, January 25, 2026 Knoxville, TN Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center
Saturday, February 14, 2026 Indianapolis, IN Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Thursday, February 19, 2026 Rockford, IL BMO Center
Friday, February 20, 2026 Springfield, IL BOS Center
Saturday, February 21, 2026 Columbia, MO Mizzou Arena
Sunday, February 22, 2026 Springfield, MO Great Southern Bank Arena
Thursday, February 26, 2026 Jacksonville, FL VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Saturday, February 28, 2026 Estero, FL Hertz Arena
Sunday, March 1, 2026 Sunrise, FL Amerant Bank Arena
Thursday, March 26, 2026 Memphis, TN FedExForum
Friday, March 27, 2026 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
Saturday, March 28, 2026 Lafayette, LA CAJUNDOME
Sunday, March 29, 2026 San Antonio, TX Frost Bank Center
Friday, April 3, 2026 Washington, DC Capital One Arena
Saturday, April 4, 2026 Worcester, MA DCU Center
Friday, April 17, 2026 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
Saturday, April 18, 2026 London, ON Canada Life Place
Sunday, April 19, 2026 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
Friday, April 24, 2026 Des Moines, IA Casey’s Center
Saturday, April 25, 2026 Omaha, NE CHI Health Center
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Thursday, May 14, 2026 Providence, RI Amica Mutual Pavilion
Friday, May 15, 2026 Albany, NY MVP Arena
Saturday, May 16, 2026 Hershey, PA GIANT Center
Sunday, May 17, 2026 Syracuse, NY Upstate Medical Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial
Friday, May 29, 2026 Birmingham, AL Legacy Arena at the BJCC
Saturday, May 30, 2026 Savannah, GA Enmarket Arena
Sunday, May 31, 2026 Greensboro, NC First Horizon Coliseum
Thursday, June 4, 2026 Bossier City, LA Brookshire Grocery Arena
Friday, June 5, 2026 Corpus Christi, TX Hilliard Center
Saturday, June 6, 2026 Fort Worth, TX Dickies Arena
Friday, June 12, 2026 Cedar Rapids, IA Alliant Energy PowerHouse
Saturday, June 13, 2026 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
Friday, June 19, 2026 Houston, TX Toyota Center
Saturday, June 20, 2026 Austin, TX Moody Center
Saturday, June 27, 2026 Phoenix, AZ PHX Arena
Thursday, July 16, 2026 San Diego, CA Pechanga Arena San Diego
Friday, July 17, 2026 San Jose, CA SAP Center at San Jose
Saturday, July 18, 2026 Lincoln, CA Thunder Valley Casino Resort
Sunday, July 19, 2026 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
Thursday, July 23, 2026 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
Friday, July 24, 2026 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena
Saturday, July 25, 2026 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
Sunday, July 26, 2026 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
Friday, July 31, 2026 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
Saturday, August 1, 2026 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 Buffalo, NY KeyBank Center
Thursday, August 6, 2026 Hartford, CT PeoplesBank Arena
Friday, August 7, 2026 Belmont Park, NY UBS Arena
Saturday, August 8, 2026 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
Friday, August 14, 2026 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
Saturday, August 15, 2026 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
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