{"id":2405876,"date":"2026-05-07T11:49:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2405876"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:49:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:49:45","slug":"jim-gaffigan-38-special-coming-to-ledge-amphitheater-in-waite-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jim-gaffigan-38-special-coming-to-ledge-amphitheater-in-waite-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Gaffigan, .38 Special coming to Ledge Amphitheater in Waite Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"column eleven-column byline-section\">\n<p><span class=\"author\"\/><span class=\"publication\"><span slot=\"bylineInfo\" class=\"authors\">A.J. Kaufman<\/span><br \/>\n<span slot=\"bylineInfo\" class=\"credit\">\u00a0|\u00a0 Special to the St. Cloud Times<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"89863043007\" title=\"St. Cloud celebrates young business leaders with 5 Under 40 awards\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/videos\/wochit\/thumbnails\/89863043007.jpg\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>St. Cloud celebrates young business leaders with 5 Under 40 awards<\/p>\n<p>Business leaders gathered April 28, 2026, to celebrate the 2025 5 Under 40 class with awards and donations to local nonprofits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p><story-highlights class=\"spacer-small column ten-column no-gutter\" util-module-path=\"elements\/story\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Ledge Amphitheater has added two acts to its summer lineup.<\/li>\n<li>Comedian Jim Gaffigan will perform July 19. He&#8217;s released several comedy specials and often talks about fatherhood, laziness and food.<\/li>\n<li>Rock band .38 Special will perform Aug. 15. Their hits include &#8220;Hold On Loosely&#8221; and &#8220;Caught Up in You.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/story-highlights><partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Since it opened five years ago, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theledgeamp.com\/\">Ledge Amphitheater<\/a>\u00a0has become an entertainment mecca in central Minnesota, drawing attendees from across the region, country and world. Two new acts were recently announced: comedian Jim Gaffigan and .38 Special.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>As summer rolls along,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jimgaffigan.com\/\">Gaffigan<\/a> is in town July 19.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/media\/Indianapolis\/Indianapolis\/2014\/08\/18\/1408356066000-GAFFIGANPRESTOFAIR2014.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/ed482bb69481d1ea1bcab0ed5c546a2909056077\/c=0-0-1118-840\/local\/-\/media\/Indianapolis\/Indianapolis\/2014\/08\/18\/1408356066000-GAFFIGANPRESTOFAIR2014.jpg 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/a0786d185cdc9d0d45dfcdb455450220bc58871b\/c=349-0-979-840\/local\/-\/media\/Indianapolis\/Indianapolis\/2014\/08\/18\/1408356066000-GAFFIGANPRESTOFAIR2014.jpg 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/4ca9b54cbd32915c532ae548a94e5e29206a4243\/c=0-83-1120-715\/local\/-\/media\/Indianapolis\/Indianapolis\/2014\/08\/18\/1408356066000-GAFFIGANPRESTOFAIR2014.jpg 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"IndyStar File Photo \/ Anna Reed\" caption=\"Comedian Jim Gaffigan will perform July 19 at the Ledge Amphitheater in Waite Park.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The 60-year-old comedian is touring the country, from June 4 onward, including through this autumn and into the holiday season.\u00a0The Chicago-area native has been doing standup since the early 1990s. He&#8217;s also been in several movies, television shows, commercials, and a USO Tour.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gaffigan\u2019s material often addresses fatherhood, laziness, religion, and food . He is considered a &#8220;clean&#8221; comedian, seldom using profanity during his performances. The several successful comedy specials he has released have all received\u00a0Grammy\u00a0nominations, while &#8220;The Jim Gaffigan Show&#8221; \u2014 a sitcom about a couple raising five children in a New York City apartment \u2014 began in 2015 and lasted two seasons.\u00a0Gaffigan has a degree from Georgetown and is married with five children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sctimes.com\/story\/news\/2026\/04\/23\/the-ledge-amphitheater-2026-concert-lineup-revealed\/89737541007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Waite Park&#8217;s Ledge Amphitheater announces 2026 shows<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Gaffigan appeared on\u00a0&#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221;\u00a0in 2024 to portray then-Democratic nominee for vice president and current\u00a0Minnesota Gov.\u00a0Tim Walz.\u00a0He credits\u00a0David Letterman\u00a0and\u00a0Bill Murray\u00a0as influences.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/03\/10\/NTTN\/89075343007-2025-pr-1.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/03\/10\/NTTN\/89075343007-2025-pr-1.jpg?crop=1219,914,x35,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/03\/10\/NTTN\/89075343007-2025-pr-1.jpg?crop=687,914,x301,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/03\/10\/NTTN\/89075343007-2025-pr-1.jpg?crop=1289,726,x0,y94 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"38 Special\/Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater\" caption=\".38 Special will perform Aug. 15 at the Ledge Amphitheater in Waite Park.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">.38 Special heads to the Ledge<\/h2>\n<p>In addition, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/38special.com\/\">.38 Special,<\/a> a southern rock band, comes north Aug. 15. Formed in North Florida, they have been playing music for more than a half century.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>They are known for hit songs, such as &#8220;Hold On Loosely&#8221; and &#8220;Caught Up in You,&#8221; among various other\u00a0top 40\u00a0hits, primarily during the 1980s and 1990s.\u00a0The band\u2019s highest-charting U.S. hit is the 1989 ballad &#8220;Second Chance,&#8221; which peaked higher on the Billboard Hot 100 than their other songs.<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Guitarist\/singer Donnie Van Zant \u2014 who was part of the band for nearly four decades until 2013 \u2014 is the younger brother of\u00a0Lynyrd Skynyrd\u00a0co-founder and frontman\u00a0Ronnie Van Zant.\u00a0<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sctimes.com\/story\/entertainment\/2026\/05\/05\/minnesota-state-fair-2026-concert-lineup-revealed-rod-stewart-weird-al-bonnie-raitt-brad-paisley\/89826511007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota State Fair announces 2026 concerts, see who&#8217;s playing<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Current members of .38 Special include\u00a0Don Barnes,\u00a0Bobby Capps, Barry Dunaway, Gary Moffatt and\u00a0Jerry Riggs.\u00a0Just last summer, the band announced the release of their first album in 21 years, titled\u00a0&#8220;Milestone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>Located between two quarries several miles to the west of St. Cloud, the Ledge Amphitheater has a capacity of up to 6,000 guests for outdoor entertainment. The must-see destination preserved its granite history by transforming an abandoned quarry into a park. It welcomes several music concerts per year along with comedians, movies, community events, vendor shows, and many other acts and performances.<\/p>\n<p>With the Ledge\u2019s 2026 lineup expecting to be among the best yet, a\u00a0new season of talent across genres starts soon, when country rock singer Brantley Gilbert comes to Waite Park on May 22.<\/p>\n<p>The Ledge\u2019s box office is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Friday and is located at 1700 Parkway Drive in Waite Park. Tickets are also available through the venue&#8217;s website, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theledgeamp.com\/\">www.theledgeamp.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-05-07 09:15:23.86557669 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-05-07 09:15:23.86557669 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.sctimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A.J. Kaufman \u00a0|\u00a0 Special to the St. Cloud Times St. Cloud celebrates young business leaders with 5 Under 40 awards Business leaders gathered April 28, 2026, to celebrate the 2025 5 Under 40 class with awards and donations to local nonprofits. The Ledge Amphitheater has added two acts to its summer lineup. 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