‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Gets Intimate

“Weird Al” Yankovic is getting up close and personal with his upcoming “Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill Advised Vanity Tour.”

Scott Legato / RockStarProPhotography.com – “Weird Al” Yankovic
Freedom Hill Amphitheatre, Sterling Heights, Mich.

Yankovic plans to go back to basics for this one, ditching his usual costumes and props, and exclusively playing in “intimate theatres and settings” instead of arenas. With 14 albums worth of material, the comedian will deliver a different set each night and focus on his more obscure tracks.

“After 35 years of big productions, I just wanted to take it down a few notches and have a little musical pallet cleanser. This show will be loose, unpredictable, and maybe a bit sloppy – we’ll be making it up as we go along,” Yankovic said in a statement.  

The routing kicks off Feb. 27 at the Bardavon 1869 Opera House in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Other stops include Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles, with the routing wrapping up at the Meyer Theatre in Green Bay, Wis. June 10.

Tickets go on sale Oct. 20. 

Pollstar has Yankovic averaging almost 2,000 tickets sold per show, with a typical gross above $66,000.

Check out his artist page to the full list of dates.