(NEWARK, NJ) -- Record-breaking comedian Matt Rife has announced an extension of his highly successful Stay Golden World Tour, with a run of 40+ new dates playing off next year across North America, Europe and the UK. These add to his previously announced shows across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Canada. The run of new shows, produced by Live Nation, includes a show at the Prudential Center in Newark on Saturday, February 28, 2026 and one in November at UBS Arena in Belmont Park, NY.
In select markets (including the shows in Newark and Belmont Park), Rife will introduce a new 360° in-the-round stage design, giving fans a completely immersive experience. With the addition of these shows, Matt will be heading to 10+ countries next year with a total of 60+ shows.
His Stay Golden era builds on the success of his ProbleMATTic World Tour, where Rife sold over 600,000 tickets across 250+ shows in under 48 hours following its 2023 announcement. That global run included stops across North America, Europe, the UK, and Australia, solidifying his status as one of comedy’s biggest breakout stars.
Rife’s next special for Netflix premieres globally on December 2nd, 2025. Matt Rife: Unwrapped — A Christmas Crowd Work Special, “explores gifts, traditions and who’s made it on the naughty or nice list this year.” Directed by Erik Griffin, the special was taped in Phoenix, Arizona. Rife also executive produced along with Christina Shams. His company, Carpe Noctem, produced the special along with Avesta Entertainment and Above Average.
TICKETS: Tickets for all newly announced dates will be available starting on Wednesday, November 12 at 12:00pm with an artist presale. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning on Friday, November 14 at 12:00pm at MattRifeOfficial.com.
VIP: Matt Rife is offering fans a variety of ways to elevate their night out on his Stay Golden World Tour. Guests can enjoy enhanced experiences through three exclusive VIP packages designed to make the evening unforgettable.
The Gold VIP Experience includes early venue entry, access to a private pre-show VIP bar with complimentary drink tickets, a photo booth, and engaging activations that set the stage for an amazing show. The Silver and Bronze VIP Experiences also feature early access along with exclusive limited-edition merchandise and collectible swag items available only to VIP guests.
Comedian/Actor/Producer/Writer/and NY Times Best Selling Author Matt Rife has cemented himself as one of the biggest stand ups in the world through his chart-topping Netflix specials and his remarkable engagement on social media where he has amassed over 44.6 million followers, and more than 3 billion views globally.
Last December, Rife released his first book, Your Mom’s Gonna Love Me, a memoir from Simon & Schuster which instantly became a New York Times bestseller. In his book, Rife reveals (without apology, of course) what led him to becoming comedy’s biggest lightning rod before he reached thirty, in a story full of bold and hysterical takes on everything from rap battles with ex-cons to Matt’s struggles with depression and his many brushes with failure before finally hitting it big.
On his ProbleMATTic World Tour, Rife sold out 4 shows at The Dolby Theater in Hollywood, where the Academy Awards are held. In December 2023, Rife set a record at the Mohegan Sun Arena with five nights of consecutive sold out performances and he became the youngest stand-up comedian to sell out the Hollywood Bowl with over 17,000 tickets sold. This tour sold over 600,000 tickets in under 48 hours, becoming one of the largest comedy tours in over 20 years.
After the success of his tour, Rife signed on for a second world tour with Live Nation & a feature film, Rolling Loud, an R-rated comedy co-starring Owen Wilson and co-produced by Live Nation Productions and American High.
As a result of his success, Rife earned placement on the Forbes list for Forbes 30 under 30 in 2023 and top creators lists in 2024 and 2025.
Originally from a small town near Columbus, Ohio, Matt started performing at the age of fifteen then moved out to Los Angeles two years later where he began his career in Hollywood.
In 2021, Rife self-produced and distributed through YouTube his first one-hour comedy special, Only Fans. In April 2023, the comedian bet on himself again and self-released his second stand-up special, Matthew Steven Rife on YouTube. The special was taped in Austin, TX and is dedicated to his biggest role model, his grandfather Steven who had recently passed. Only a couple months later, Rife decided to release a crowd work special, Walking Red Flag on YouTube, which has amassed over 17 million views.
On November 15th, 2023, the comedian released his highly anticipated third stand-up special, Matt Rife: Natural Selection on Netflix, which garnered outstanding numbers including over 10.3 million views in its first two weeks and earned a Top 10 ranking in 42 countries including #1 in US, Canada, and South Africa. Natural Selection was the most viewed special on Netflix for the second half of 2023. From the overwhelming success of his first Netflix special, Rife inked a two-special deal along with a development deal for a series that he will write and star in. The deal with Rife included Netflix’s first ever crowd work special, Lucid, which debuted on August 13, 2024 and again cemented him in the top 10 most watched shows in 37 countries on the streamer for two weeks.
In addition to stand-up, he made his television debut on MTV’s Wild 'N Out as the youngest cast member in history for four seasons before moving on to other MTV properties, such as hosting the reboot of TRL and appearing on The Challenge. Other credits include Fresh Off The Boat, NBC’s comedy competition show Bring The Funny, Netflix’s That 90’s Show, and can be seen in the final season of Netflix’s comedy series Mo, opposite Mo Amer.
Most recently, it was announced that Rife is set to co-star Julia Garner in Netflix’s new series, The Altruists, based on the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
He will also star in The Escort, a comedy film from Wedding Crashers’ Director David Dobkin.
It was also recently announced that Rife will be starring, co-writing and producing The Chasm, a feature mockumentary comedy with Skydance Sports which follows an overconfident climber who chooses to proceed solo on a historic and potentially fatal rock climb.
MATT RIFE: STAY GOLDEN WORLD TOUR 2026 DATES:
Fri Jan 16 — Christchurch, NZ — Wolfbrook Arena*
Sat Jan 17 — Auckland, NZ — Spark Arena*
Mon Jan 19 — Brisbane, AU — Brisbane Entertainment Centre*
Tue Jan 20 — Brisbane, AU — Brisbane Entertainment Centre*
Thu Jan 22 — Adelaide, AU — Adelaide Entertainment Centre*
Fri Jan 23 — Melbourne, AU — Palais Theatre*
Fri Jan 23 — Melbourne, AU — Palais Theatre*
Sat Jan 24 — Melbourne, AU — Palais Theatre*
Sat Jan 24 — Melbourne, AU — Palais Theatre*
Fri Jan 30 — Sydney, AU — ICC Sydney Theatre*
Sat Jan 31 — Sydney, AU — ICC Sydney Theatre*
Sun Feb 01 — Sydney, AU — Sydney Opera House*
Tue Feb 03 — Perth, AU — Perth HPC*
Wed Feb 04 — Perth, AU — Perth HPC*
Thu Feb 05 — Perth, AU — Perth HPC*
Sat Feb 07 — Singapore — Singapore Indoor Stadium*
Sat Feb 28 — Newark, NJ — Prudential Center^
Sat Mar 01 — Washington, DC — Capital One Arena^
Thu Mar 12— Jacksonville, FL — VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena^
Fri Mar 13 — Tampa, FL — Benchmark International Arena^
Sat Mar 14 — Savannah, GA — Enmarket Arena^
Sun Mar 15 — Raleigh, NC — Lenovo Center^
Sat Mar 28 — Louisville, KY — KFC Yum! Center^
Sun Mar 29 — Cincinnati, OH — Heritage Bank Center^
Mon Apr 13 — Amsterdam, Netherlands — Ziggo Dome
Fri Apr 17 — Zurich, Switzerland — Hallenstadion
Sat Apr 18 — Oslo, Norway — Unity Arena
Mon Apr 20 — Stockholm, Sweden — Avicii Arena
Wed Apr 22 — Dublin, Ireland — 3Arena
Thu Apr 23 — London, England — The O2 Arena
Fri Apr 24 — Manchester, England — AO Arena
Sat Apr 25 — Glasgow, Scotland — OVO Hydro
Mon Apr 27 — Rome, Italy — Sala Santa Cecilia Auditorium
Fri Jun 26 — Hollywood, FL — Hard Rock Live
Sun Jun 28 — Charlotte, NC — Spectrum Center^
Sat Jul 11 — Los Angeles, CA — Greek Theatre
Sat Jul 18 — Edmonton, AB — Kinsmen Park*
Sun Jul 19 — Winnipeg, MB — Assiniboine Park*
Thu Aug 06 — Halifax, NS — Garrison Grounds*
Fri Aug 07 — Halifax, NS — Garrison Grounds*
Sat Aug 08 — Bangor, ME — Maine Savings Amphitheatre*
Sat Aug 22 — Anchorage, AK — Alaska Airlines Center
Sun Aug 23 — Fairbanks, AK — Carlson Center
Thu Aug 27 — Bend, OR — Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Fri Aug 28 — Calgary, AB — Prince’s Island Park*
Sat Aug 29 — Spokane, WA — ONE Spokane Stadium*
Sun Aug 30 — Vancouver, BC — Stanley Park*
Fri Sep 25 — Choctaw, OK — Choctaw Casino
Sun Sep 27 — Rogers, AR — Walmart AMP*
Fri Oct 09 — Nampa, ID — Ford Idaho Center Arena^
Sat Oct 10 — Portland, OR — Moda Center
Sun Oct 11 — Sacramento, CA — Golden 1 Center^
Sun Oct 18 — Morrison, CO — Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Sat Oct 24 — Nashville, TN — Bridgestone Arena^
Sun Oct 25 — Chicago, IL — United Center
Sat Nov 07 — Milwaukee, WI — Fiserv Forum^
Sun Nov 08 — Indianapolis, IN — Gainbridge Fieldhouse^
Fri Nov 20 — Belmont Park, NY — UBS Arena^
Sat Nov 21 — Buffalo, NY — KeyBank Center
Sun Nov 22 — Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena^
Sat Dec 12 — Fort Worth, TX — Dickies Arena^
Sun Dec 13 — Wichita, KS — INTRUST Bank Arena^
Sat Dec 26 — Phoenix, AZ — Mortgage Matchup Center^
Tue Dec 29 — Oklahoma City, OK — Paycom Center
*Previously announced dates
^Dates with in-the-round stage
