ORLANDO, FLORIDA [January 28, 2025] – Due to popular demand, the GRAMMY®-nominated comedian Nate Bargatze announced additional dates to his Big Dumb Eyes World Tour. The Big Dumb Eyes World Tour traverses North America, Europe and the Middle East, kicking off on Sunday, April 6 in Oslo, Norway and includes a second date at Orlando’s Kia Center on Sunday, August 17. Tickets go on sale to the general public for the second show on Friday, January 31 at 10 a.m. ET.
The Artist pre-sale is available now through Friday, January 31 at 9:59 a.m. ET. Additional pre-sales include Kia Center and Ticketmaster, which run Thursday, January 30 a.m. at 10 a.m. ET – 10 p.m. ET.
Hailed as “The Nicest Man in Stand-Up” by The Atlantic Magazine and “One of the Funniest People” by CBS Morning News, comedian, podcaster, director and producer Bargatze is selling out shows and breaking venue attendance records with more than 1.2 million tickets sold on his most recent tour.He is currently the number-one earning comedian in the world according to Pollstar’s recent report and number 12 in overall live touring ticket sales, putting him in the company of Coldplay, Madonna and U2.
Bargatze recently hosted “Saturday Night Live”for the second time in a year, to rave reviews, with Vulture.com asking the question, “Has Nate Bargatze cracked the SNL code?” Bargatze hosted “SNL” for the first time in 2023, securing high ratings for the program with Vanity Fair calling him, “A great Saturday Night Live host” and Entertainment Weekly exclaiming, “A frighteningly funny Halloween episode.”
This fall, Bargatze will co-produce a holiday variety special with Lorne Michaels for CBS which will air December 19. He also announced his new book from Grand Central Publishing, “Big Dumb Eyes: Stories From A Simpler Mind,” set to be published in May 2025.
Bargatze’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, he released his latest and 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.
Bargatze was recently signed to Universal Music Group Nashville as their flagship comedian under their new Capitol Comedy label. He also recently performed two sold-out shows at The Hollywood Bowl with Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan and Sebastian Maniscalco.
Bargatze’s comedy is both clean and relatable, evident in his 13 appearances on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” the most appearances by any comedian. He also appeared on “Conan” 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.
Raised in Old Hickory, TN, Bargatze currently resides in Nashville, TN with his wife and daughter.
Tickets: starting at $35.75 (prices subject to change). All tickets are reserved. Ticket pricing is subject to change based on market demand. All tickets are reserved. Buy tickets at the Kia Center box office or Ticketmaster.com. All dates, act(s) and ticket prices are subject to change without notice. All tickets are subject to applicable taxes, service, handling and facility fee charges. For Kia Center box office and ticket information, visit KiaCenter.com (phone purchases are unavailable through the Kia Center box office). Kia Center is located at 400 West Church Street and the box office is located on the north side of the Kia Center, near the intersection of Church Street and Hughey Avenue.
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