{"id":8447,"date":"2017-12-04T10:01:45","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T19:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/?p=8447"},"modified":"2019-12-30T09:35:40","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T18:35:40","slug":"jim-gaffigan-announced-first-act-fairs-2018-concert-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/jim-gaffigan-announced-first-act-fairs-2018-concert-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Gaffigan Announced as First Act in Fair\u2019s 2018 Concert Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan is the first act confirmed for our 2018 Concert Series at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\">Alaska State Fair<\/a>! The <strong>Grammy-nominated, New York Times best-selling comic will perform two shows on Sunday, September 2<\/strong> at the ConocoPhillips Borealis Theatre on the fairgrounds. <strong>Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, December 8<\/strong> at 10 a.m.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Gaffigan_960x680_LandingPage.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8444\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Gaffigan_960x680_LandingPage-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Gaffigan_960x680_LandingPage-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Gaffigan_960x680_LandingPage-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Gaffigan_960x680_LandingPage-100x71.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Gaffigan_960x680_LandingPage.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>This is the second time that Gaffigan will perform at the Fair.<\/strong> Since his 2015 appearance, Gaffigan released his newest album, Cinco, and starred in his own TV show, \u201cThe Jim Gaffigan Show.\u201d The dry, clever comic is currently wrapping up his 2017 Noble Ape Tour, which took him around the U.S. as well as Europe, and is preparing to launch his 2018 tour, The Fixer Upper.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gaffigan will take the Fair stage at 2 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. on September 2.<\/strong> Tickets will be $35 for the lawn area, $75 for reserved seating, and $95 for premier seating (first center three rows). Convenience fees apply, and Fair admission is additional.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, December 8<\/strong> at 10 a.m. and will be available:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Online<\/strong> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\">alaskastatefair.org<\/a> and print at home.<\/li>\n<li><strong>On the Fair\u2019s Facebook page<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alaskastatefair\">www.facebook.com\/alaskastatefair<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>On a mobile phone.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Watch our website<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\">alaskastatefair.org<\/a>, for additional information on Gaffigan, as well as future 2018 concert announcements.<\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan is the first act confirmed for our 2018 Concert Series at the Alaska State Fair! 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