Comedian and Tennessee Native, Nate Bargatze, has announced he will be headlining the 2023 Nashville Comedy Festival at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday, April 15, 2023. The highly anticipated show will be a part of his newly announced 2023 THE BE FUNNY TOUR, featuring all new material.

Originally from Old Hickory, Tennessee, playing to a 20,000 person crowd at Bridgestone Arena has been a lifelong dream of Nate’s. “This is absolutely insane. I am from Old Hickory so to play Bridgestone Arena is ludicrous in my mind.” Says Bargatze. “Nashville, my heart is the biggest for you. See you on April 15, 2023”

Tickets for Nate Bargatze’s in-the-round concert titled From Old Hickory to Broadway will go on sale Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, with artist presale beginning Wednesday, October 12 at 10am (code: FUNNY). For more information and tickets, visit NateBargatze.com or Ticketmaster.com. Lineup and more info regarding the 2023 Nashville Comedy Festival will be announced at a later date.

Nate Bargatze and Outback Presents have also announced they will donate one dollar per ticket to the Nashville Predators Foundation, whose mission is to build philanthropic partnerships and utilize the excitement of professional sports toward the needs of our community.

Hailing from Old Hickory, Tennessee, stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze has been recognized this year as “The Nicest Man in Stand-Up,” by The Atlantic Magazine and a “Rising Star,” by CBS Morning. The 2021 Grammy nominated comedian and podcaster Nate Bargatze is selling out shows across the world. Bargatze’s comedy is both clean and relatable, which is evident in his ten appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon following four appearances on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Both of Nate’s one-hour Netflix specials, The Tennessee Kid (2019) and The Greatest Average American (2021) premiered globally with rave reviews. In July 2020, the comedian teamed up with All Things Comedy to release his new podcast, Nateland. The world is a crazy place and there's plenty of podcasts out there tackling the tough issues. However, Nateland tackles the meaningless issues that we face day to day to give listeners a much-needed mental break from fighting the good fight. New episodes release Wednesdays, with video available on Nate’s YouTube channel and audio available everywhere you get podcasts.