“Weird Al” Yankovic will go to a number of the largest venues of his profession, together with New York’s Madison Sq. Backyard and Los Angeles’ Kia Discussion board, on the Larger and Weirder 2025 tour, which begins June 13 with the primary of 5 exhibits on the Venetian in Las Vegas. The outing follows two consecutive excursions centered solely on Yankovic’s unique materials and can be his first in six years to characteristic his traditional pop music parodies.
Larger and Weirder additionally guarantees “fan favorites which have by no means been carried out reside,” in addition to “a number of” costume adjustments, a large video wall and an eight-piece band staffed by musicians with whom Yankovic has been working for many years. The seven-foot-tall clown Puddles Pity Celebration will open all dates. Tickets go on sale Friday (Sept. 27).
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“That is form of a ‘better of each worlds’ tour,” says the artist, who turns 65 subsequent month. “We’ll be doing all the massive crowd-pleasing parodies in addition to some deep cuts for the hardcore followers. However with twice as many gamers on stage, every little thing goes to sound twice nearly as good.”
On the heels of his 2022 fake Hulu biopic Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, the artist this yr launched the only “Polkamania!,” which gave an accordion-heavy spin to songs similar to Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire,” Billie Eilish’s “Unhealthy Man” and Lil Nas X’s “Outdated City Street.” Yankovic additionally raided the vaults for a thirty fifth anniversary Blu-ray launch of his cult movie UHF.
Listed here are “Weird Al” Yankovic’s 2025 tour dates:
June 13-14, 18, 20-21: Las Vegas (Venetian Theatre at The Venetian Resort)
June 23: Salt Lake Metropolis (Maverik Middle)
June 24: Morrison, Co. (Crimson Rocks)
June 26: Kansas Metropolis, Mo. (Starlight Theatre)
June 27: Des Moines, Ia. (Civic Middle)
June 28: Welch, Mn. (Treasure Island Amphitheater)
June 29: Highland Park, Il. (Ravinia Competition)
July 1: Traverse Metropolis, Mi. (Nationwide Cherry Competition)
July 2: Clarkston, Mi. (Pine Knob)
July 3: Indianapolis (Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park)
July 5: Beaver Dam, Ky. (Beaver Dam Amphitheater)
July 6: Kettering, Oh. (Fraze Pavilion)
July 9: Toronto (Budweiser Stage)
July 11: Buffalo, N.Y. (Darien Lake Amphitheater)
July 12: New York (Madison Sq. Backyard)
July 13: Bethel, N.Y. (Bethel Woods)
July 15: Boston (Boch Middle Wang Theatre)
July 17: Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (SPAC)
July 19: Mashantucket, Ct. (Foxwoods)
July 19: Philadelphia (TD Pavilion on the Mann)
July 20: Vienna, Va. (Wolf Lure)
July 24: Raleigh, N.C. (Crimson Hat Amphitheater)
July 25: Wilmington, N.C. (Reside Oak Financial institution Pavilion)
July 26: Charlotte, N.C. (Skyla Credit score Union Amphitheatre)
July 27: Huntsville, Al. (Orion Amphitheater)
July 29: New Orleans (Saenger Theatre)
July 31: Austin, Tx. (Bass Live performance Corridor)
Aug. 1: Woodlands, Tx. (C.W. Mitchell Pavilion)
Aug. 2: Grand Prairie, Tx. (Texas Belief CU Theatre)
Aug. 3: Rogers, Ar. (Walmart AMP)
Aug. 5: Omaha, Ne. (Pinewood Bowl)
Aug. 7: Casper, Wy. (Ford Wyoming Middle)
Aug. 8: Idaho Falls, Id. (Mountain America Middle)
Aug. 9: Nampa, Id. (Ford Idaho Middle Amphitheater)
Aug. 10: Bonner, Mt. (KettleHouse Amphitheater)
Aug. 12: Spokane, Wa. (Northern Quest Resort & On line casino)
Aug. 13-14: Troutdale, Ore. (Edgefield Amphitheater)
Aug. 15: Auburn, Wa. (White River Amphitheatre)
Aug. 17: Palmer, Ak. (ConocoPhillips Borealis Theatre)
Aug. 20: Eugene, Or. (Cuthbert Amphitheater)
Aug. 22: Mountain View, Ca. (Shoreline Amphitheatre)
Aug. 23: Modesto, Ca. (Fruit Yard Amphitheater)
Aug. 24: Stateline, Nv. (Lake Tahoe Out of doors Area)
Aug. 26: Redding, Ca. (Civic Auditorium Garden)
Aug. 27: Rohnert Park, Ca. (Inexperienced Music Middle)
Aug. 29: San Diego (Rady Shell)
Aug. 30: Inglewood, Ca. (Kia Discussion board)
Aug. 31: Phoenix (Arizona Monetary Theatre)
Sept. 2: Grand Junction, Co. (Las Colonias Park)
Sept. 4: Colorado Springs, Co. (Ford Amphitheater)
Sept. 5: Rio Rancho, N.M. (Occasions Middle)
Sept. 6: Concho, Okay. (Fortunate Star Amphitheater)
Sept. 7: Tulsa, Okay. (Tulsa Theater)
Sept. 9: Maryland Heights, Mo. (Saint Louis Music Park)
Sept. 12: Madison, Wi. (Breese Stevens Area)
Sept. 13: Cuyahoga Falls, Oh. (Blossom Music Middle)
Sept. 14: Columbus, Oh. (Palace Theatre)
Sept. 16: Newport, Ky. (MegaCorp Pavilion)
Sept. 17: Kalamazoo, Mi. (Miller Auditorium)
Sept. 20: Nashville (Ascend Amphitheater)
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