{"id":2169350,"date":"2025-11-20T22:44:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T22:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2169350"},"modified":"2025-11-20T22:44:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T22:44:10","slug":"weird-al-yankovic-coming-to-peoria-in-2026-for-bigger-weirder-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/weird-al-yankovic-coming-to-peoria-in-2026-for-bigger-weirder-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Weird Al\u2019 Yankovic coming to Peoria in 2026 for Bigger &#038; Weirder Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) \u2014 Something weird is coming to Peoria next October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Oct. 13, 2026, famous comedy musician \u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic will be at the Peoria Civic Center as part of his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weirdal.com\/tour\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bigger &amp; Weirder 2026 Tour;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bigger &amp; Weirder 2026 Tour<\/a>, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1569393644070619\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a Facebook post by the civic center;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">a Facebook post by the civic center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The live performance will include parodies, original hits and multimedia madness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Al\u2019s long-time band will be joined by four additional players to create a super-sized concert experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 21. To purchase them online, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/event\/07006366C609891D?CAMEFROM=CFC_PEORIA_CIVIC_CENTER_SOCIAL_SOCIAL_WEIRDAL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Through the decades, Yankovic has been known for his comedic versions of popular songs, including \u201cAmish Paradise,\u201d \u201cEat It,\u201d and \u201cPolka Face.\u201d He is also known for his acting roles, such as voicing the main character in Disney\u2019s Milo Murphy\u2019s Law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In 2022, Daniel Radcliffe portrayed a young \u201cWeird Al\u201d in the satire biopic \u201cWeird: The Al Yankovic Story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.centralillinoisproud.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to CIProud.com.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to CIProud.com. <\/a><\/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>PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) \u2014 Something weird is coming to Peoria next October. On Oct. 13, 2026, famous comedy musician \u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic will be at the Peoria Civic Center as part of his Bigger &amp; Weirder 2026 Tour, according to a Facebook post by the civic center. 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