Strings Attached Tour

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]

Strings Attached Tour
Tour by "Weird Al" Yankovic
LocationNorth America
Start dateJune 5, 2019 (2019-06-05)
End dateSeptember 1, 2019 (2019-09-01)
Legs1
No. of shows66
"Weird Al" Yankovic concert chronology

Background

Throughout 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

The following setlist was taken from the June 5, 2019 performance at the Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida and may not be representative of all dates on the tour. 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 allege Jackson sexually abused them as children.[5]

Orchestra warm-up

  1. "The Raiders March"
  2. "Theme from Mission: Impossible"
  3. "Theme From Superman"

Main show

  1. "Fun Zone" (Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz with orchestra)
  2. Medley: "I Lost On Jeopardy"/"I Love Rocky Road"/"Like A Surgeon"
  3. "The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota"
  4. "Word Crimes"
  5. "One More Minute"
  6. "Jurassic Park"
  7. "Weasel Stomping Day"
  8. "Don't Download This Song"
  9. "Tacky"
  10. "Harvey the Wonder Hamster"
  11. "Jackson Park Express"
  12. "Smells Like Nirvana"
  13. "Dare To Be Stupid"
  14. "White & Nerdy"
  15. "Amish Paradise"

Encore

  1. "Star Wars Main Theme" (Orchestra)
  2. "The Saga Begins"
  3. "Yoda"

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
June 5, 2019 Clearwater United States Ruth Eckerd Hall
June 6, 2019 Fort Lauderdale Broward Center for the Performing Arts
June 8, 2019 Melbourne King Center for the Performing Arts
June 9, 2019 St. Augustine St. Augustine Amphitheatre
June 10, 2019 Orlando Hard Rock Live
June 13, 2019 New Orleans Saenger Theatre
June 14, 2019 Irving The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
June 15, 2019 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 16, 2019 San Antonio Majestic Theatre
June 18, 2019 Austin Bass Concert Hall
June 20, 2019 Memphis Orpheum Theatre
June 21, 2019 Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre
June 22, 2019 St. Louis Fox Theatre
June 23, 2019 Madison Overture Center for the Arts
June 25, 2019 Roanoke Berglund Performing Arts Theatre
June 27, 2019 Richmond Virginia Credit Union Live!
June 28, 2019 Simpsonville Heritage Park Amphitheatre
June 29, 2019 Nashville Ascend Amphitheater
June 30, 2019 Atlanta Chastain Park
July 2, 2019 Fort Wayne Foellinger Theatre
July 3, 2019 Kettering Fraze Pavilion
July 5, 2019 Rochester Hills Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
July 6, 2019 Cleveland Playhouse Square
July 7, 2019 Pittsburgh Benedum Center
July 8, 2019 Toronto Canada Budweiser Stage
July 11, 2019 Syracuse United States Landmark Theatre
July 12, 2019 Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House
July 13, 2019 Cary Koka Booth Amphitheatre
July 14, 2019 Charlotte Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 16, 2019 Vienna Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
July 18, 2019 Gilford Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
July 19, 2019 Mashantucket Foxwoods Resort Casino
July 20, 2019 New York City Forest Hills Stadium
July 21, 2019 Boston Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
July 23, 2019 Lewiston Artpark Amphitheater
July 26, 2019 Grand Rapids DeVos Performance Hall
July 27, 2019 Milwaukee Miller High Life Theatre
July 28, 2019 Highland Park Ravinia Festival
July 30, 2019 Cedar Rapids McGrath Amphitheater
July 31, 2019 Lincoln Pinewood Bowl Theater
August 1, 2019 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 3, 2019 Phoenix Comerica Theatre
August 4, 2019 San Diego San Diego Civic Theatre
August 7, 2019 Las Vegas Smith Center for the Performing Arts
August 8, 2019 Costa Mesa Pacific Amphitheatre
August 9, 2019 Berkeley Greek Theatre
August 10, 2019 Los Angeles Greek Theatre
August 11, 2019 Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
August 13, 2019 Wenatchee Town Toyota Center
August 14, 2019 Troutdale Edgefield
August 16, 2019 Seattle Paramount Theatre
August 17, 2019
2 shows
August 18, 2019 Airway Heights Northern Quest Casino Amphitheatre
August 19, 2019 Vancouver Canada Queen Elizabeth Theatre
August 21, 2019 Victoria Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
August 22, 2019 Abbostford Abbotsford Centre
August 24, 2019
2 shows		 Calgary Jack Singer Concert Hall
August 25, 2019 Billings United States Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
August 26, 2019 Bismarck Bismarck Event Center
August 27, 2019 Saint Paul Minnesota State Fair
August 29, 2019 Indianapolis Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn
August 30, 2019 Peoria Peoria Civic Center
August 31, 2019 Kansas City Starlight Theatre
September 1, 2019[6] North Little Rock Verizon Arena

References
  1. "'Weird Al' Yankovic announces Strings Attached tour 2019". AXS. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  2. ""Weird Al" Yankovic announces tour with full symphony orchestra [Updated]". Consequence of Sound. 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  3. Greene, Andy (2018-10-29). "'Weird Al' Yankovic To Tour With Orchestra in 2019". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  4. ""Weird Al" Yankovic". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  5. Graff, Gary (2019-06-27). "'Weird Al' Yankovic Explains His Decision to Drop Michael Jackson Parodies From Set List". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
  6. http://weirdal.com/archives/miscellaneous/live-performances/#strings
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