{"id":2161788,"date":"2025-11-17T12:43:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T12:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2161788"},"modified":"2025-11-17T12:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T12:43:09","slug":"syracuse-amphitheaters-first-concert-of-2026-season-will-be-a-weird-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/syracuse-amphitheaters-first-concert-of-2026-season-will-be-a-weird-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Syracuse amphitheater\u2019s first concert of 2026 season will be a weird one"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The first concert of the 2026 season at the Syracuse amphitheater will be a weird one.<\/p>\n

The Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview teased a concert announcement over the weekend with an image<\/a> of \u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic<\/a>. The parody king said he will announce 90 more shows on his \u201cBigger & Weirder\u201d tour dates Monday at 3 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had so much fun on our 2025 Bigger & Weirder tour that we decided we just didn\u2019t want to stop. So we\u2019re doing a bunch of shows next year too! If you missed it the first time around – or if for some crazy reason you want to see it again – now\u2019s your chance!!\u201d Yankovic wrote on social media.<\/p>\n

Special guest Puddles Pity Party, a 7-foot-tall sad clown who appeared on \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent,\u201d is expected to join Yankovic.<\/p>\n

Tickets will be available on Ticketmaster<\/a>. Additional details will be released with the official tour announcement.<\/p>\n

The Empower FCU Amphitheater concert will be Yankovic\u2019s first Syracuse concert since a 2019 \u201cStrings Attached\u201d performance with an orchestra at the Landmark Theatre. The \u201cBigger & Weirder\u201d tour features more of his greatest hits and fan favorites featuring a giant video wall, multiple costume changes and an eight-piece backing ensemble that includes his original band.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is kind of a \u2018best of both worlds\u2019 tour,\u201d Yankovic said<\/a> when he kicked off the tour last year. \u201cWe\u2019ll be doing all the big crowd-pleasing parodies as well as some deep cuts for the hardcore fans \u2014 but with twice as many players on stage, everything is going to sound twice as good!\u201d<\/p>\n

Yankovic\u2019s 2025 tour dates included three Upstate New York stops, at the Darien Lake Amphitheater near Buffalo, the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, and the Broadview Stage at SPAC (Saratoga Performing Arts Center) in Saratoga Springs. The SPAC concert featured a surprise performance of Helen Reddy\u2019s \u201cI Am Woman\u201d and the theme songs to Captain Underpants\u201d and Disney\u2019s \u201cMilo Murphy\u2019s Law,\u201d plus videos of \u201cWeird Al\u201d references in movies and TV shows like \u201cStranger Things<\/a>,\u201d \u201cThe Simpsons,\u201d \u201cThe Naked Gun,\u201d \u201cThe Goldbergs,\u201d \u201cSafety Patrol,\u201d \u201cReno 911!\u201d and \u201cScooby Doo.\u201d \u201d<\/p>\n

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“Weird Al” Yankovic performs “White & Nerdy” at the Broadview Stage at SPAC (Saratoga Performing Arts Center) in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., on July 17, 2025. (Geoff Herbert | gherbert@syracuse.com)Geoff Herbert | gherbert@syracuse.com<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

\u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic is a comedy musician best known for his accordion-fueled parodies like \u201cEat It\u201d (Michael Jackson\u2019s \u201cBeat It\u201d), \u201cAmish Paradise\u201d (Coolio\u2019s \u201cGangsta\u2019s Paradise\u201d), \u201cLike a Surgeon\u201d (Madonna\u2019s \u201cLike a Virgin\u201d), \u201cAnother One Rides the Bus\u201d (Queen\u2019s \u201cAnother One Bites the Dust\u201d), \u201cSmells Like Nirvana\u201d (Nirvana\u2019s \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d) and \u201cWhite & Nerdy\u201d (Chamillionaire\u2019s \u201cRidin\u2019 Dirty\u201d). He also performs original songs and polka medleys of popular music, including 2024\u2019s \u201cPolkamania!\u201d featuring covers of Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Lil Nas X and Cardi B.<\/p>\n

Yankovic is also known for his film and TV career, including the cult classic \u201cUHF\u201d and the Emmy-winning biopic \u201cWeird: The Al Yankovic Story.\u201d His credits include \u201cComedy Bang Bang,\u201d \u201cThe Weird Al Show,\u201d \u201cMy Little Pony,\u201d \u201cFunny Or Die,\u201d and directing music videos for Hanson, Ben Folds and the Presidents of the United States of America.<\/p>\n

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Fans attend a concert at the Empower FCU Amphitheater Friday, July 11, 2025, in Geddes, N.Y. Scott Schild\u00a0| sschild@syracuse.com
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