“Weird Al” Yankovic is performing at Musikfest 2026, the Bethlehem festival’s nonprofit parent announced.
ArtsQuest says the comedy music legend is set to take the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza on Tuesday, Aug. 4.
Special guest Puddles Pity Party will join the show in Bethlehem. Yankovic is the second headliner announced for Musikfest 2026.
ArtsQuest members can access tickets, with sales to the general public beginning on Friday, Nov. 21 at ArtsQuest.org. The concert will be presented with media partner 95.1 WZZO.
Yankovic, the biggest-selling comedy recording artist in history, has won five Grammy Awards. He is known for creating parodies of major musical artists over the past four decades, including Madonna, Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift, Queen, U2, and Lady Gaga. His hits include “Amish Paradise,” “Eat It,” “Like a Surgeon,” “Smells Like Nirvana,” “Word Crimes,” and the platinum-selling “White & Nerdy.”
His most recent album, “Mandatory Fun,” became the only comedy album in history to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200. Yankovic has performed at venues including Radio City Music Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, Red Rocks, Carnegie Hall, Wolf Trap, the Kennedy Center, and Madison Square Garden. In 2022, he produced and co-wrote the Emmy-winning biopic “WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story,” starring Daniel Radcliffe.
Opening act Puddles Pity Party has been described by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as “‘Pagliacci’ by way of Pee-Wee Herman and David Lynch.” The Los Angeles Times compared his crooning to Grammy winners. He has received endorsements from musical comedy performers including Jack Black, Michael McKean, Drew Carey, Nick Offerman, John C. Reilly, Paul Reubens, and Maynard James Keenan.
Musikfest 2025 drew 1,449,000 attendees to the 10-day festival (plus preview night), which featured over 500 free performances across 16 stages in Bethlehem. The 43rd Musikfest is scheduled for July 31 through Aug. 9, 2026.
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