Arts & Entertainment

Comic Nate Bargatze Announces Return To UBS Arena In 2026

The popular stand-up comedian played the Belmont Park venue in 2024.

ELMONT, NY — After record-setting tours in 2024 and 2025, comedian Nate Bargatze is ready to hit the road again. He announced 62 dates for his 2026 Big Dumb Eyes World Tour, which includes a stop at UBS Arena next summer.

This marks Bargatze’s return to the venue, previously taking the stage at Belmont Park in June 2024.

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. with artist presale beginning on Thursday at 10 a.m. using the code “EYES.”

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Check out his website for ticket information.

Bargatze is currently the number 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.

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He'll 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.

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