“Weird Al” Yankovic is returning to the road in 2025 on the Bigger & Weirder tour. It will feature an expanded version of his backing band, multiple costume changes, video screens, and the return of his famous parody songs following 2022’s stripped-down The Unfortunate Return of The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour that hit smaller venues, utilized minimal production, zero costumes, and concentred solely on Yankovic’s deep cuts from his vast catalog.
“This is kind of a ‘best of both worlds’ tour,” Yankovic said in a press release. “We’ll be doing all the big crowd-pleasing parodies as well as some deep cuts for the hardcore fans – but with twice as many players on stage, everything is going to sound twice as good!”
The tour kicks off June 13, 2025, with a five-night stand at The Venetian Theatre at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, before heading across the entire country over the following three months. It includes a stop at New York’s Madison Square Garden on July 12, which will mark Yankovic’s first show at the famed arena in his four-decade career.
There hasn’t been a new “Weird Al” album since 2014’s Mandatory Fun, which hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Since that time, he’s devoted his time to projects like the mock biopic Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, numerous concert tours, and one-off polka singles like 2018’s “The Hamilton Polka” and 2024’s “Polkamania!” One thing he hasn’t done is release any new parody songs, which isn’t likely to change any time soon.
“I’m at a point in my life where I feel like I want to just try new things,” he told Rolling Stone in July. “I mean, I’ve been following the same formula for four decades, and I want to get more involved in feature films and TV, and I love voice acting. I want to still keep doing music, and I still love touring, obviously. But doing new parodies just… I don’t know. I’m not ruling it out, but it’s just not my focus anymore.”
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Yankovic will be joined on tour by Puddles Pity Party (aka Michael Geier), a seven-foot-tall clown with an operatic singing voice. He’s appeared on America’s Got Talent and performed with Primus and A Perfect Circle.
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The tour dates for “Weird Al” Yankovic’s Bigger & Weirder tour:
June 13, 2025 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre at The Venetian Resort
June 14 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre at The Venetian Resort
June 18 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre at The Venetian Resort
June 20 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre at The Venetian Resort
June 21 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre at The Venetian Resort
June 23 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Maverik Center
June 24 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 26 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre
June 27 – Des Moines, IA @ Des Moines Civic Center
June 28 – Welch, MN @ Treasure Island Amphitheater at Treasure Island Resort & Casino
June 29 – Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia Festival (on sale TBA)
July 1 – Traverse City MI @ National Cherry Festival
July 2 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
July 3 – Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
July 5 – Beaver Dam, KY @ Beaver Dam Amphitheater
July 6 – Kettering, OH @ Fraze Pavilion
July 9 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
July 11 – Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater
July 12 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
July 13 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
July 15 – Boston, MA @ Boch Center Wang Theatre
July 17 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Broadview Stage at SPAC
July 18 – Mashantucket, CT @ The Premier Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino
July 19 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at the Mann
July 20 – Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap
July 24 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater
July 25 – Wilmington, NC @ Live Oak Bank Pavilion
July 26 – Charlotte, NC @ Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 27 – Huntsville, AL @ Orion Amphitheater
July 29 – New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre
July 31 – Austin, TX @ Bass Concert Hall
Aug 1 – The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug 2 – Grand Praire, TX @ Texas Trust CU Theatre
Aug 3 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP
Aug 5 – Lincoln, NE @ Pinewood Bowl Theater
Aug 7 – Casper, WY Ford @ Wyoming Center
Aug 8 – Idaho Falls, ID @ Mountain America Center
Aug 9 – Nampa, ID @ Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
Aug 10 – Bonner, MT @ KettleHouse Amphitheater
Aug 12 – Airway Heights, WA @ BECU Live Amp at Northern Quest Resort & Casino
Aug 13 – Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield Concerts on the Lawn – McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
Aug 14 – Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield Concerts on the Lawn – McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
Aug 15 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
Aug 17 – Palmer, AK @ Alaska State Fair – ConocoPhillips Borealis Theatre
Aug 20 – Eugene, OR @ Cuthbert Amphitheater
Aug 22 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
Aug 23 – Modesto, CA @ The Fruit Yard Amphitheater
Aug 24 – Stateline, NV @ Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys
Aug 26 – Redding, CA @ Redding Civic Auditorium Lawn
Aug 27 – Rohnert Park, CA @ Green Music Center
Aug 29 – San Diego, CA @ The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Aug 30 – Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum
Aug 31 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
Sept 2 – Grand Junction, CO @ Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park
Sept 4 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Ford Amphitheater
Sept 5 – Rio Rancho, NM @ Rio Rancho Events Center
Sept 6 – Concho, OK @ Lucky Star Amphitheater at Lucky Star Casino
Sept 7 – Tulsa, OK @ Tulsa Theater
Sept 9 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park
Sep 12 – Madison, WI @ Breese Stevens Field
Sept 13 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
Sept 14 – Columbus, OH @ Palace Theatre
Sept 16 – Newport, KY @ MegaCorp Pavilion
Sept 17 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Miller Auditorium
Sept 20 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater
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