Weird Al Announces 2025 Tour–Bigger And Weirder: First Stop Las Vegas

Weird Al Yankovic has announced a full-scale, parody-filled, big stage tour.

It will be Weird Al's first big stage tour in six years. And he's going full on Cher, and Taylor Swift - with multiple costume changes, a giant video wall, and an eight-piece band behind him, playing the hits, and songs that have never been performed live before.

Weird Al (still seems weird calling someone WEIRD) says, “This is kind of a ‘best of both worlds’ tour.” He will doing all the big crowd-pleasing parodies, along with some Weird Al deep cuts for the hardcore fans. But with twice as many musicians on stage - Al’s long-time band will be joined by four additional players to create a super-sized concert experience - "everything is going to sound twice as good!” Sad clown, Puddles Pity Party will open the shows.

The tour begins with a weeklong residency at The Venetian in Las Vegas, in June. Then Weird Al makes his way across the country. Ending his tour in Nashville in September.

If you're looking to see Weird Al in Las Vegas, or anywhere else in the US, here are the dates of his Bigger and Weirder Tour:

June 13, 14, 18, 20, 21 LAS VEGAS, NV: The Venetian Theatre at The Venetian Resort
June 23 SALT LAKE CITY, UT: Maverik Center
June 24 MORRISON, CO: (Denver) Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 26 KANSAS CITY, MO: Starlight Theatre
June 27 DES MOINES, IA: Des Moines Civic Center
June 28 WELCH, MN: (Minneapolis) Treasure Island Amphitheater at Treasure Island Resort & Casino
June 29 HIGHLAND PARK, IL: (Chicago) Ravinia Festival (on sale TBA)
July 1 TRAVERSE CITY, MI: National Cherry Festival
July 2 CLARKSTON, MI: (Detroit) Pine Knob Music Theatre
July 3 INDIANAPOLIS, IN: Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
July 5 BEAVER DAM, KY: (Evansville) Beaver Dam Amphitheater
July 6 KETTERING, OH: (Dayton) 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: (Albany) 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: (Washington, DC) 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: (Houston) The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Presented by Huntsman
Aug 2 GRAND PRAIRIE, TX: (Dallas) Texas Trust CU Theatre
Aug 3 ROGERS, AR: (Fayetteville) Walmart AMP
Aug 5 LINCOLN, NE: (Omaha) Pinewood Bowl Theater
Aug 7 CASPER, WY: Ford Wyoming Center
Aug 8 IDAHO FALLS, ID: Mountain America Center
Aug 9 NAMPA, ID: (Boise) Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
Aug 10 BONNER, MT: KettleHouse Amphitheater
Aug 12 AIRWAY HEIGHTS, WA: (Spokane) BECU Live Amp at Northern Quest Resort & Casino
Aug 13 & 14 TROUTDALE, OR: (Portland) McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
Aug 15 AUBURN, WA: (Seattle) White River Amphitheatre
Aug 17 PALMER, AK: (Anchorage)* Alaska State Fair – ConocoPhillips Borealis Theatre
Aug 20 EUGENE, OR: Cuthbert Amphitheater
Aug 22 MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA: (San Francisco) Shoreline Amphitheatre
Aug 23 MODESTO, CA: The Fruit Yard Amphitheater
Aug 24 STATELINE, NV: (Reno/Tahoe) 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: (Los Angeles) 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: (Albuquerque) Rio Rancho Events Center
Sept 6 CONCHO, OK: (Oklahoma City) Lucky Star Amphitheater at Lucky Star Casino
Sept 7 TULSA, OK: Tulsa Theater
Sept 9 MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO: (St. Louis) Saint Louis Music Park
Sep 12 MADISON, WI: Breese Stevens Field
Sept 13 CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH: (Cleveland) Blossom Music Center
Sept 14 COLUMBUS, OH: Palace Theatre
Sept 16 NEWPORT, KY: (Cincinnati) MegaCorp Pavilion
Sept 17 KALAMAZOO, MI: Miller Auditorium
Sept 20 NASHVILLE, TN: Ascend Amphitheater

Where are the best happy hours in Las Vegas?

It's always five o'clock somewhere, right? Especially in Las Vegas. But when it comes to happy hour, let's face - you want a bargain. You want to save a little money on that drink, and those nachos.

The Las Vegas Strip isn’t exactly known for its bargains these days. Gone are the days of cheap drinks, and 99 cent shrimp cocktails. So let's leave the Las Vegas Strip, and be a true local.

There are some great happy hours in Las Vegas, and you don't have to go anywhere near the strip. Some of your favorite restaurants offer a great happy hour, that you may not have even known about.

In Las Vegas, restaurants with some of the best happy hour menus are no where near the Las Vegas Strip. They are in neighborhoods, strip malls, or your favorite brewery. Yes, of course, many resort restaurants have happy hours. But as a local, we're not going to the strip, or even necessarily a casino -unless we have to. Or, those cousins are visiting from Milwaukee, and they have to get a yard of margarita, and see the KISS street performers, in ass-less chaps.

You can thank the US Navy for Happy Hour. In the 1920s, after World War I, happy hours were periods of time on naval ships where sailors could participate in relaxing activities, so they could remove themselves from the toll of life at sea. Those activities were supposed to be morale boosting - mostly boxing, and other athletics.

Of course the US was in the midst of prohibition. But Americans got around that (shhhhh) by going to speakeasies to get a drink before dinner. Happy hour as we know it today!

These are just 5 of the better happy hours in Las Vegas - at least some of my favorites. Remember though, happy hour deals change often, so be sure to check the restaurant’s website or social media for updates before popping in for a drink.

Great 'hoppy' hour specials include $5 LVBC drafts, $13 LVBC flights, $5 house wine, $6 well drinks. Sloppy Joe Sliders, fried pickles - that are AWESOME - and a really great "pubcuterie." I'm not the biggest beer drinker, but this place has some of the best beers in Las Vegas. Do a flight, and try a few!

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The Spot has some GREAT food! And one of their favorites, and mine, is offered on their happy hour menu - their pork belly burnt ends. YUM!!!! Six chicken wings for $8. Happy hour is in the bar only, of course, and they do it from 3pm-6pm, AND again at 9pm-close.

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Yes, the Cheesecake Factory. They have always had a great happy hour menu! Sliders, pot stickers, hot pretzel bites, spinach and cheese dip, fried zucchini, a happy hour burger, and tons more. Several delightful cocktails for $8.50, draft beers $4.95, bottled beer $3.95. Seriously - you can't go wrong! Try the fried zucchini - just like my grandma's!

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Lazy Dog is just a fun place overall - and you can bring your dog! Happy hour lettuce wraps, crispy brussels sprouts, buffalo cauliflower. $4 wine, $1 off their draft beers. Woof!

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Echo & Rig is one of the best off strip steakhouses in Las Vegas, and in my opinion - still fairly reasonable. Their happy hour food menu is small, but mighty! A $3 Hotdog - the best hot dog ever! $4 Steak and egg, and Butcher fries with prime steak, homemade teriyaki, and scallions. Half off all draft & bottled beers, half off premium well liquor, $5 house wine, and always a $3 cocktail! It's great, but get there early, it gets busy!

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