On June 1, 2026, The Basement Yard announced its preliminary 2026/2027 live tour, capitalizing on a massive wave of live-show momentum. Fresh off selling out Madison Square Garden, co-host Joe Santagato joined Modern Wisdom to reflect on the surreal scale of their success. Santagato described the moment he realized the gravity of their achievement: "Yeah, and it's, like, a weird feeling. But then a-as you're walking to the stage, there's, like, a big vinyl, like, on the wall and, and then it says, like, \"The Basement Yard,\" and it says, like, \"Sold out show,\" and then the date or whatever. And it's like, that was o-oddly a moment where I'm like, \"Oh, fuck. This is happening.\""
With the new tour on the horizon, the focus shifts to sustaining this rapid growth. On the same episode of Modern Wisdom, Joe Santagato made sure to keep the momentum going by plugging the flagship show, telling listeners: "Uh, and go-- And the Basement Yard, uh, is the podcast, so go check that out everywhere." The push comes as the duo prepares to transition from one-off arena triumphs to a sustained, multi-city touring schedule over the next two years.
The upcoming 2026/2027 run will test whether the podcast's hyper-local, banter-heavy format can consistently pack larger venues outside of their native New York. While selling out Madison Square Garden proved they can command the grandest stage of all, the next year will determine if The Basement Yard can replicate that arena-level magic across the country.