“Weird Al” Yankovic Announces Dates, Venues for Intimate Tour (Exclusive)

N: What are you personally hoping to get out of this tour?AY: The band and I are really just looking forward to a change of pace. I’ve been putting on fat suits and riding Segways around the stage, and I just wanted to do something totally different this time out. I don’t think I’ll be making a habit of this: this is quite possibly a once-in-a-lifetime thing. It’ll also be really fun for me to play some of the songs that I was always proud of, but somehow slipped through the cracks. There are only so many songs I can perform in my live show, and the parodies are the audience-pleasers, so we have to focus on those, and as a result, a lot of my original material never makes the cut. But this is not an audience-pleasing show. It’s probably going to be an audience-baffling show. As I’ve said before, there’s a subset of my fan base that’s going to go absolutely nuts for this tour, but it might not be for everybody.N: Are you nervous about the less structured approach?AY: Well, I wasn’t really nervous until you just brought it up! Yeah, I always get a little nervous right before a tour, and particularly when I’m doing something new. And this tour is extremely different from every other tour I’ve done. I guess I just have to go into it with a good attitude. I know it’s not going to be perfect… it’s not supposed to be perfect. All my other shows were rigidly planned down to the second, and on this tour, we’re literally doing a different set list every night. I’m going to talk a lot more on stage. See, this is really going against my nature and stepping out of my comfort zone. I’m the kind of guy that likes to have everything super-planned out and over-rehearsed and always know exactly what I’m going to do and say. On this tour, I’m just going to walk out on stage and see what happens. It could suck; it could be amazing. That’s a little terrifying to think about… so… I’m going to stop thinking about it.

Weird Al Yankovic “Ill-Advised” Tour Dates

2/27/18 – Poughkeepsie, NY – Bardavon 1869 Opera House3/1/18 – Tarrytown, NY – Tarrytown Music Hall3/2/18 – Ledyard, CT – Foxwoods Resort Casino – Fox Theater3/3/18 – Portsmouth, NH – The Music Hall3/4/18 – Boston, MA – Wilbur Theatre3/7/18 – Montreal, QC – Place Des Arts – Theatre Maisonneuve3/9/18 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall3/10/18 – Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live3/11/18 – Ann Arbor, MI – Michigan Theater3/13/18 – Buffalo, NY – University At Buffalo Center for the Arts3/14/18 – Ithaca, NY – State Theatre3/16/18 – Atlantic City, NJ – Caesars Atlantic City – Circus Maximus3/17/18 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount3/18/18 – Lancaster, PA – American Music Theatre3/20/18 – Bethesda, MD – Music Center at Strathmore3/23/18 – New York, NY – Apollo Theater3/24/18 – Greensburg, PA – Palace Theatre3/25/18 – Cleveland, OH – Playhouse Square – Ohio Theatre3/26/18 – Lexington, KY – Lexington Opera House3/28/18 – Louisville, KY – Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts3/30/18 – Champaign, IL – Virginia Theatre3/31/18 – Des Moines, IA – Hoyt Sherman Place4/2/18 – Rochester, MN – Mayo Civic Center Presentation Hall4/3/18 – Minneapolis, MN – Pantages Theatre4/4/18 – Minneapolis, MN – Pantages Theatre4/6/18 – Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre4/7/18 – Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre4/10/18 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater4/12/18 – Wabash, IN – Honeywell Center4/13/18 – Chattanooga, TN – Walker Theater4/14/18 – Augusta, GA – Miller Theater4/15/18 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle4/17/18 – Nashville, TN – Nashville Comedy Fest – War Memorial4/19/18 – Springfield, MO – Gillioz Theatre4/20/18 – Longview, TX – S.E.Belcher Jr Chapel and Performance Center4/21/18 – Austin, TX – Moontower Comedy Festival – Paramount Theatre4/22/18 – Midland, TX – Wagner Noel Performance Arts Center4/24/18 – Stafford, TX – Stafford Centre for Performing Arts Theatre4/25/18 – San Antonio, TX – Tobin Center for the Performing Arts4/27/18 – Dallas, TX – The Majestic Theatre4/28/18 – Wichita, KS – Orpheum Theater4/29/18 – Kansas City, MO – Folly Theater5/1/18 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre5/3/18 – Grand Junction, CO – Avalon Theatre5/4/18 – Ivins, UT – Tuacahn Ampitheatre at Tuacahn Center for the Arts5/5/18 – Tucson, AZ – Fox Tucson Theatre5/6/18 – Santa Fe, NM – Lensic Performing Arts Center5/8/18 – Mesa, AZ – Meza Arts Center- Ikeda Theatre5/9/18 – Palm Desert, CA – McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts5/11/18 – Los Angeles, CA – The Theatre at Ace Hotel5/12/18 – San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay5/15/18 – Sacramento, CA – Crest Theatre5/17/18 – Monterey, CA – Golden State Theatre5/18/18 – Turlock, CA – Turlock Community Theatre5/19/18 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre5/20/18 – Napa, CA – Uptown Theatre5/22/18 – Redding, CA – Cascade Theatre5/24/18 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre5/25/18 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall5/26/18 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall5/27/18 – Spokane, WA – Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox5/29/18 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre5/31/18 – Calgary, AB – Grey Eagle Resort & Casino – Event Centre6/1/18 – Regina, SK – Casino Regina – Show Lounge6/2/18 – Enoch, AB – River Cree Casino and Resort Entertainment Centre6/3/18 – Medicine Hat, AB – Esplanade Theatre6/5/18 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre for the Performing Arts6/6/18 – Fargo, ND – Fargo Theatre6/8/18 – Columbia, MO – Jesse Auditorium6/9/18 – Clear Lake, IA – Surf Ballroom6/10/18 – Green Bay, WI – Meyer Theatre

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