The Strings Attached Tour was a concert tour by "Weird Al" Yankovic. The tour began on June 5, 2019 at the Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida and ended on September 1, 2019 at the Verizon Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas.[1]
Tour by "Weird Al" Yankovic | |
Location | North America |
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Start date | June 5, 2019 |
End date | September 1, 2019 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 66 |
"Weird Al" Yankovic concert chronology |
Background
editThroughout 2018, Yankovic performed concerts as part of his Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour. The tour saw Yankovic perform in small theaters and opera houses with sets focusing on his original songs and "style parodies." For the Strings Attached tour, Yankovic and his band performed with female backing singers and an orchestra. The orchestra was either a philharmonic or a collective of local musicians.[2] The tour was announced in October 2018.[3] Yankovic announced the tour dates on November 12, 2018.[4]
Setlist
editThe following setlist was taken from www.weirdal.com. Missing are arguably Yankovic's best-known parodies, "Eat It" and "Fat", both originally from Michael Jackson. Yankovic pulled the songs after the airing of the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, in which two men alleged that Jackson sexually abused them as children.[5]
Main show
- Fun Zone
- Unplugged Medley: I Lost On Jeopardy/I Love Rocky Road/Like A Surgeon
- The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota
- Word Crimes
- One More Minute (every other show)
- Jurassic Park
- Don't Download This Song
- Weasel Stomping Day
- You Don't Love Me Anymore (every other show)
- Tacky
- Harvey the Wonder Hamster
- Jackson Park Express
- Smells Like Nirvana
- Dare To Be Stupid
- White & Nerdy
- Amish Paradise
- The Saga Begins
- Yoda
Tour dates
editReferences
edit- ^ "'Weird Al' Yankovic announces Strings Attached tour 2019". AXS. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
- ^ ""Weird Al" Yankovic announces tour with full symphony orchestra [Updated]". Consequence of Sound. 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
- ^ Greene, Andy (2018-10-29). "'Weird Al' Yankovic To Tour With Orchestra in 2019". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- ^ ""Weird Al" Yankovic". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
- ^ Graff, Gary (2019-06-27). "'Weird Al' Yankovic Explains His Decision to Drop Michael Jackson Parodies From Set List". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
- ^ "Live Performances".