Concert MBA

What are the odds of two iconic acts in one place? It's a sure thing when Grammy-nominated band, OneRepublic, and Grammy-nominated comedian, Jim Gaffigan, take the stage this year during Concert MBA.

Concert MBA opens with a set from Gaffigan, a seven-time Grammy nominated comedian, actor, writer, producer, two-time New York Times best-selling author, three-time Emmy winning top touring performer, and multi-platinum-selling recording artist.

Gaffigan's laughs will be followed by OneRepublic who will have you on your feet to hits like “Apologize,” “Counting Stars,” “All the Right Moves,” “Secrets,” “Good Life," and "I Don't Wanna Wait.”

Don't miss the fun, only at MBA Annual25, Tuesday, October 21, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM. View the full schedule.

Concert MBA benefits the MBA Opens Doors Foundation.

About OneRepublic

GRAMMY® nominated OneRepublic, is composed of singer/songwriter and lead vocalist Ryan Tedder, guitarists Zach Filkins and Drew Brown, keys player Brian Willett, bassist and cellist Brent Kutzle, and drummer Eddie Fisher.

Since the group’s debut, OneRepublic has amassed over 5 billion streams on Spotify alone. The band released their debut album, Dreaming Out Loud, in 2007, including the 20 million selling hit single “Apologize,” which shattered digital sales and airplay records worldwide and earned them a GRAMMY® nomination. The group’s 2009 sophomore album, Waking Up, featured the smash singles “All the Right Moves,” “Secrets” and “Good Life.”

Shortly after in 2013, the band released their certified-platinum album, Native, which included the No. 1 hit and 41 million selling single “Counting Stars.” OneRepublic released Oh My My, their fourth album in 2016 and their fifth album, Human, in 2021.

In 2022, OneRepublic released their smash hit “I Ain’t Worried,” which was featured in the blockbuster hit, Top Gun: Maverick and boasts over 3 billion streams. In April of 2024, the group released their smash hit single with David Guetta, "I Don't Wanna Wait,” which has amassed over 130 million streams globally since its release. They also shared "Nobody (from Kaiju No.8),” which serves as the end credit song for the hugely successful manga-turned-Anime series Kaiju. No 8.

Additionally, the group collaborated with Italian Electronic group Meduza and German artist Leony for the release of "Fire,” the official song for the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament. Following the release of these singles, OneRepublic debuted their sixth album, Artificial Paradise, in July, featuring hits like “Hurt” and “Sink or Swim.” In the fall they released the deluxe of the album, which included their collaboration with Jelly Roll and acoustic versions of their hit songs. Most recently, the group released their track, “Chasing Paradise”, with Kygo to rave reviews.

About Jim Gaffigan

Jim Gaffigan is a seven-time Grammy nominated comedian, actor, writer, producer, two-time New York Times bestselling author, three-time Emmy-winning top-touring performer, and multi-platinum-selling recording artist. He is known around the world for his unique brand of humor, which largely revolves around his observations on life. His 11th special, The Skinny, premiered on Hulu in 2024 as the streamer’s first ever original stand up special for their comedy vertical.

Gaffigan is a top ten comedian according to Forbes’ comedy list and top ten earning comedian in Pollstar. He released his 10th comedy special, Dark Pale, on Amazon Prime Video, an unprecedented achievement for the comedian/actor. Dark Pale was met with critical fanfare with The New York Times calling it, ‘his best yet.” Gaffigan co-headlined with Jerry Seinfeld for a sold-out multi-city arena tour and in May of 2024, sold out two shows at The Hollywood Bowl during the Netflix Is Joke Festival.

In 2021 Gaffigan released his 9th special, Comedy Monster, on Netflix which was nominated for a Grammy Award. He was also recently awarded for being the first comedian to reach one billion streams on Pandora.

Gaffigan performed opposite co-stars Jerry Seinfeld, Melissa McCarthy, James Marsden, and Hugh Grant in Netflix’s Unfrosted, which debuted as the #1 movie in the world on Netflix in May 2024. He can also be seen as the lead in the well-reviewed and certified fresh Sci-Fi drama, Linoleum, which was named one of Vulture.com’s best movies of 2023.

Gaffigan starred as Mr. Smee in Disney’s Peter Pan and Wendy, opposite Jude Law and Yara Shahidi. Also premiering recently, Gaffigan joined the cast of HBO Max’s Full Circle, a limited series from Steven Soderbergh and Ed Solomon which follows an investigation into a botched kidnapping, connecting multiple characters and cultures in present day NY.

On the silver screen, his many credits include Three Kings, Super Troopers 1 & 2, and Chappaquiddick. 2019 was Gaffigan’s biggest year in film to date with an astonishing eight films releasing, three which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival including Troop Zero with Viola Davis and Alison Janney, Them That Follow and Light From Light – with many festival goers and press calling Gaffigan the “King of Sundance.” Gaffigan was also recently heard in Disney/Pixar’s highly anticipated animated film, Luca, opposite Jacob Tremblay and Maya Rudolph.

Gaffigan had two films recently in which he debuted as the lead. The comedic film Being Frank, and American Dreamer, a dark thriller which features him as a ride share app worker who moonlights as a private driver for a drug dealer. Gaffigan can also be seen opposite Ethan Hawke in IFC Films Tesla, as well as opposite Josh Hartnett in Saban Films’ Most Wanted.

In addition to two seasons of the critically acclaimed semi-autobiographical The Jim Gaffigan Show, which he wrote and produced with his wife Jeannie, Gaffigan has guest starred on many television comedies and dramas, ranging from Portlandia and Bob’s Burgers to the HBO cult hits Flight of the Concords to dramatic roles in Law & Order.

Gaffigan regularly does humorous commentaries on CBS Sunday Morning for which he has won 3 Emmys. In 2018 Jim served as master of ceremony at The Al Smith Memorial dinner. In 2015, Gaffigan had the great honor of performing for Pope Francis and over 1 million festival attendees at the Festival of Families in Philadelphia.

Gaffigan and his wife currently live in Manhattan with their five loud and expensive children.

For more info on his Everything is Wonderful tour, go to: jimgaffigan.com/tour-dates