{"id":2163007,"date":"2025-11-17T23:03:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T23:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2163007"},"modified":"2025-11-17T23:03:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T23:03:04","slug":"parody-king-weird-al-coming-to-ohio-state-fair-when-do-tickets-go-on-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/parody-king-weird-al-coming-to-ohio-state-fair-when-do-tickets-go-on-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Parody king &#8216;Weird Al&#8217; coming to Ohio State Fair. When do tickets go on sale?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After taking his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/weird-al-bigger-weirder-columbus-100140785.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;Bigger &amp; Weirder 2025&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">&#8220;Bigger &amp; Weirder 2025&#8221;<\/a> tour to 67 cities including Columbus, &#8220;Weird Al&#8221; Yankovic will bring an even bigger, weirder show to the Ohio State Fair next summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The first performer to be announced in the fair&#8217;s lineup, &#8220;Weird Al&#8221; will play his much-loved hits as well as deep cut fan favorites, accompanied by an eight-piece ensemble on Aug. 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tickets will cost $62 and $52 and are scheduled to go on sale in February. Concert tickets purchased in advance will include admission to the fair, which will run July 29-Aug. 9.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Don&#8217;t let the suit fool ya &#8211; he&#8217;s still as weird as ever. Parody and polka ace &#8220;Weird Al&#8221; Yankovic&#8217;s &#8220;Bigger &amp; Weirder 2026&#8221; tour will stop at the Ohio State Fair on Aug. 5. Tickets are slated to go on sale in February.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Special guest Puddles Pity Party, the 7-foot sad clown with the velvety baritone, will join the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The biggest-selling comedy recording artist in history, &#8220;Weird Al&#8221; is famous for his spot-on send-ups of some of music&#8217;s most notable artists over the last four decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The five-time Grammy winner also produced and co-wrote the Emmy-winning satirical biopic, &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2022\/09\/09\/tiff-daniel-radcliffe-talks-weird-al-yankovic-biopic-queen-death\/8032264001\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Weird: The Al Yankovic Story;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Weird: The Al Yankovic Story<\/a>,&#8221; featuring Daniel Radcliffe in the titular role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During his stop at the Palace Theatre in September, &#8220;Weird Al&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/weird-al-visits-pierogi-mountain-163827340.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:made an appearance;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">made an appearance<\/a> at local restaurant Pierogi Mountain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Additional Ohio State Fair concert announcements will be released in the winter. For more information, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohiostatefair.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ohiostatefair.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ohiostatefair.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Contact features, entertainment and things to do reporter Belinda M. Paschal at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/mailto:bpaschal@dispatch.com\" data-ylk=\"slk:bpaschal@dispatch.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">bpaschal@dispatch.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/11\/17\/weird-al-yankovic-to-play-at-ohio-state-fair-on-aug-5-tickets\/87326023007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:'Weird Al' Yankovic to play at Ohio State Fair on Aug 5;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8216;Weird Al&#8217; Yankovic to play at Ohio State Fair on Aug 5<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After taking his &#8220;Bigger &amp; Weirder 2025&#8221; tour to 67 cities including Columbus, &#8220;Weird Al&#8221; Yankovic will bring an even bigger, weirder show to the Ohio State Fair next summer. The first performer to be announced in the fair&#8217;s lineup, &#8220;Weird Al&#8221; will play his much-loved hits as well as deep cut fan favorites, accompanied [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2163008,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[317315,350545,403820],"class_list":["post-2163007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-ohio-state-fair","tag-puddles-pity-party","tag-weird-al"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Parody-king-Weird-Al-coming-to-Ohio-State-Fair-When.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2163007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2163007"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2163007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2163009,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2163007\/revisions\/2163009"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2163008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2163007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2163007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2163007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}