“Weird Al” Yankovic is obviously known for making parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts. The beloved Grammy Award winning comedian has been making the world laugh for the past three decades with a plethora of parody songs such as “Word Crimes,” “Tacky” and “Foils” off his Mandatory album. Yet even though Yankovic has been very successful making the world laugh with his antics, it seems that the satire singer is going in a different direction with his career as he announces that his upcoming tour The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour next year will show a different side of him.
After coming off his highly successful Mandatory World Tour in 2014, Yankovic decided that he wants to take a break from the high-octane theatrics that he’s known for and go bare-bones. The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour which will begin next year February 27th all the way to June 10th, will consist of Yankovic and his band of three decades hanging out on stage, playing music in intimate theaters.Instead of focusing on the hits from his career, the shows will feature Yankovic’s non-parody material – the deep cuts and obscure tracks. With an impressive discography of 14 studio albums, Yankovic promises to deliver a different set list every night, making sure that throughout the tour, no show will be the same. In a press release, Yankovic described coming up with the direction of the tour stating “After 35 years of big productions, I just wanted to take it down a few notches and have a little musical palate cleanser. This show will be loose, unpredictable, and maybe a bit sloppy – we’ll be making it up as we go along!” Below you can checkout the tour dates to The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour and catch “Weird Al” Yankovic in a city near you.
The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour:
FEB 27 BARDAVON 1869 OPERA HOUSE Poughkeepsie, NY
MAR 1 TARRYTOWN MUSIC HALL Tarrytown, NY
MAR 2 FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO – FOX THEATER Mashantucket, CT
MAR 3 THE MUSIC HALL Portsmouth, NH
MAR 4 WILBUR THEATRE Boston, MA
MAR 7 PLACE DES ARTS – THEATRE MAISONNEUVE Montreal, QC
MAR 9 DANFORTH Toronto, ON
MAR 10 20 MONROE LIVE Grand Rapids , MI
MAR 11 MICHIGAN THEATER Ann Arbor, MI
MAR 13 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO CENTER FOR THE ARTS Buffalo, NY SHOW
MAR 14 STATE THEATRE Ithaca , NY
MAR 16 CAESARS ATLANTIC CITY – CIRCUS MAXIMUS Atlantic City, NJ
MAR 17 THE PARAMOUNT Long Island, NY
MAR 18 AMERICAN MUSIC THEATRE Lancaster, PA
MAR 20 MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE Washington, DC
MAR 23 APOLLO THEATER New York, NY
MAR 24 PALACE THEATRE Pittsburgh, PA
MAR 25 PLAYHOUSE SQUARE – OHIO THEATRE Cleveland, OH
MAR 26 LEXINGTON OPERA HOUSE Lexington, KY
MAR 28 THE BROWN THEATRE Louisville , KY
MAR 29 THE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS – THE PALLADIUM Indianapolis, IN
MAR 30 VIRGINIA THEATRE Champaign, IL
MAR 31 HOYT SHERMAN PLACE Des Moines, IA
APR 2 MAYO CIVIC CENTER PRESENTATION HALL Rochester, MN
APR 3 PANTAGES THEATRE Minneapolis, MN
APR 4 PANTAGES THEATRE Minneapolis, MN
APR 6 VIC THEATRE Chicago, IL
APR 7 VIC THEATRE Chicago, IL
APR 10 PABST THEATER Milwaukee, WI
APR 12 HONEYWELL CENTER Wabash, IN
APR 13 WALKER THEATER Chattanooga, TN
APR 14 MILLER THEATER Augusta , GA
APR 15 TABERNACLE Atlanta , GA
APR 17 NASHVILLE COMEDY FEST – WAR MEMORIAL Nashville, TN
APR 19 GILLIOZ THEATRE Springfield, MO
APR 20 LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY BELCHER CENTER Longview, TX
APR 21 MOONTOWER COMEDY FESTIVAL – PARAMOUNT THEATRE Austin, TX
APR 22 WAGNER NOEL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Midland, TX
APR 24 STAFFORD PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Houston, TX
APR 26 TOBIN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS San Antonio, TX
APR 27 THE MAJESTIC THEATRE Dallas , TX
APR 28 ORPHEUM THEATER Wichita , KS
APR 29 FOLLY THEATER Kansas City, MO
MAY 1 PARAMOUNT THEATRE Denver, CO
MAY 3 AVALON THEATRE Grand Junction, CO
MAY 4 TUACAHN AMPHITHEATRE AT TUACAHN CENTER FOR THE ARTS Saint George, UT
MAY 5 FOX TUCSON THEATRE Tucson, AZ
MAY 6 LENSIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Santa Fe, NM
MAY 8 MESA ARTS CENTER – IKEDA THEATRE Phoenix, AZ
MAY 9 MCCALLUM THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Palm Springs, CA
MAY 11 THE THEATRE AT ACE HOTEL Los Angeles, CA
MAY 12 HUMPHREY’S CONCERTS BY THE BAY San Diego, CA
MAY 15 CREST THEATRE Sacramento, CA
MAY 17 GOLDEN STATE THEATRE Monterey, CA
MAY 18 TURLOCK COMMUNITY THEATRE Turlock, CA
MAY 19 FOX THEATRE Oakland, CA
MAY 20 UPTOWN THEATRE Napa, CA
MAY 22 CASCADE THEATRE Redding, CA
MAY 24 MCDONALD THEATRE Eugene, OR
MAY 25 REVOLUTION HALL Portland, OR
MAY 26 REVOLUTION HALL Portland, OR
MAY 27 MARTIN WOLDSON THEATER AT THE FOX Spokane, WA
MAY 29 MOORE THEATRE Seattle, WA
MAY 31 GREY EAGLE RESORT & CASINO – GREY EAGLE EVENT CENTRE Calgary, AB
JUN 1 CASINO REGINA – SHOW LOUNGE Regina, Sask
JUN 2 RIVER CREE RESORT AND CASINO – ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE Edmonton, AB
JUN 3 ESPLANADE THEATRE Medicine Hat, AB
JUN 5 BURTON CUMMINGS THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Winnipeg, MB
JUN 6 FARGO THEATRE Fargo, ND
JUN 8 JESSE AUDITORIUM Columbia, MO
JUN 9 SURF BALLROOM Clear Lake, IA
JUN 10 MEYER THEATRE Green Bay, WI