Vox Media, Kara Swisher, and Scott Galloway Bring Pivot to Live Audiences with Second Annual National Tour
Vox Media today announced the second annual national tour for Pivot, New York Magazine’s award-winning show from journalist Kara Swisher and NYU Professor and entrepreneur Scott Galloway. The Pivot Tour will make stops across the U.S. and Canada for one week in November, featuring Swisher and Galloway’s unfiltered dialogue about the most important stories in business, technology, politics, and more, with special guests and on-stage surprises. The 2026 tour’s stops include:
- Monday, November 2: New York City’s Beacon Theatre
- Tuesday, November 3: Toronto’s Elgin Theatre
- Wednesday, November 4: Minneapolis’s State Theatre
- Friday, November 6: Los Angeles’s Orpheum Theatre
- Saturday, November 7: San Francisco’s Golden Gate Theatre
- Sunday, November 8: Denver’s Buell Theatre
Last year’s sold-out Pivot Tour welcomed over 11,000 guests, with special appearances from Chelsea Handler, Ed Helms, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, New York City mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, journalist Don Lemon, and more.
The 2026 Pivot Tour is presented by beehiiv, with supporting sponsor Quince. Full tour details and ticketing information are available here.
One of the top business podcasts in the U.S., Pivot continues to grow its audience and influence, with 200 million views and downloads per year across audio, video, and social platforms. The show won the 2025 and 2026 Webby Awards for Best Business Podcast, and was named Best News Podcast at the iHeart Podcast Awards in 2024 and 2025. In addition to its 2025 tour, Pivot has delighted fans at industry tentpoles including SXSW and Cannes Lions.
“Once again I will endure one full week of spooning Scott and cleaning up after him to bring our deep connection to the audiences who love it,” said Swisher.
“Where’s the bar?” said Galloway.
In other accolades, Pivot was named by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 Best Podcasts of All Time and Swisher received a 2024 Lifetime Achievement Webby. Swisher and Galloway are both bestselling authors, most recently of Burn Book: A Tech Love Story and Notes on Being a Man respectively.
About Vox Media Podcast Network
The Vox Media Podcast Network is one of the largest U.S. podcast publishers, home to some of the most popular and influential shows. Reaching a monthly audience of tens of millions across audio, video, and social platforms, our podcasts spark conversations and shape culture, covering everything from politics, technology, and business to sports, entertainment, and more. The Vox Media Podcast Network is powered by Vox Media, the leader in modern media, and home to a prestigious portfolio of editorial brands including New York Magazine, Vox, The Verge, Eater, SB Nation, and more.
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