World of Weird Al Yankovic

If Albuquerque is on the map for the next tour, I'm there (especially if he doesn't have to run to another city in another state right afterward).

I thought they only did the extended encore once. did I miss another?

During Touring With Scissors and the Straight Outta Lynwood tour.

Yes, Albuquerque was already in the set for the latter, but from what I understand, the encore was still much, much longer than usual.

I honestly think that this time around, with 14 albums worth of material to choose from and trying not to make the show longer, he needs to throw away everything he assumes he needs to do based on previous shows and start from scratch. Like maybe less costume changes which would be less videos but then he could do 3 or 4 songs in a row just dressed as Al and not a character. I just think re-writing everything we assume about his live shows would be exciting for the fans AND for Al and the band. Maybe it's just me, but I honestly don't think anyone would complain if ANY of his huge hits got dropped once in a while (Fat, Amish Paradise, Smells Like Nirvana, etc.) as long as it was still a great show and at least included SOME of the old huge hits (maybe like 2 or 3).

I just like surprises and obviously going into an Al concert, having been at previous Al concerts, the surprises are too few and far between (or is it too far and few between? whatever.).

I wouldn't mind seeing "Amish Paradise" and "Smells Like Nirvana" go. The former is a relatively boring performance and the latter is a bit dated (in its subject matter) at this point. I also wouldn't mind him dropping "The Saga Begins", moving "Yoda" to an earlier spot, and putting "Albuquerque" or BBoTiM in as the encore.

"White and Nerdy" needs to stay, as its easily his biggest recent hit. And I think it would be difficult to dump "Fat" because that performance is a perfect finale for the show. He would have to have something as powerful to replace it with. The only already existing song that I think is powerful enough to end the show with would be "It's All About the Pentiums", but that's not nearly as big a hit as "Fat" and it's also slightly dated. I also don't think the Iggy parody is big enough to close the show, but maybe one of the other songs will be.

Two songs I wish he'd bring back are "You Don't Love Me Anymore" because I like having a soft song like that to change things up, and "Like a Surgeon", which for my money is still his most entertaining performance piece of any tour.

Bruce the Duck wrote:I wouldn't mind seeing "Amish Paradise" and "Smells Like Nirvana" go. The former is a relatively boring performance and the latter is a bit dated (in its subject matter) at this point. I also wouldn't mind him dropping "The Saga Begins", moving "Yoda" to an earlier spot, and putting "Albuquerque" or BBoTiM in as the encore.

"White and Nerdy" needs to stay, as its easily his biggest recent hit. And I think it would be difficult to dump "Fat" because that performance is a perfect finale for the show. He would have to have something as powerful to replace it with. The only already existing song that I think is powerful enough to end the show with would be "It's All About the Pentiums", but that's not nearly as big a hit as "Fat" and it's also slightly dated. I also don't think the Iggy parody is big enough to close the show, but maybe one of the other songs will be.

Two songs I wish he'd bring back are "You Don't Love Me Anymore" because I like having a soft song like that to change things up, and "Like a Surgeon", which for my money is still his most entertaining performance piece of any tour.

But AP and SLN both get HUGE reactions. And based on my own conversations with Al it sounds like both MJ parodies are guaranteed forever. And remember they did pull the Star Wars songs to the middle and put Albuquerque in for the PH tour. Bermuda said it just didnt feel right not being at the end. I would like to see a totally overhauled setlist, but remember, Al has to appeal to more than just us. If a casual fan goes to a Weird Al show and he doesnt sing Eat It, they wont be happy. I will because Ive seen him do it live 40 times. jeremy, Dave and Fred may because theyve seen it live well over a hundred times, but the average concert goer hasnt seen it that much. My dream/nightmare is Als final show would only be open to us with a setlist picked by us with no holds barred. If we want OOMO, we get it.

I'd love to see the "unplugged" version of Eat It from those old MTV videos and that podcast.

OR maybe if he (pre-tour) did an online poll or something that included ALL of the tracks that he wasn't already going to play on the tour and whichever one (or two) win, would end up staples on the current tour. I say 1 or 2 because he could switch back and forth each date like he has been doing recently with Frank's 2000" TV and You Make Me and the other examples. That would be exciting.

It would definitely be exciting...for us. But, the casual fan, and that is the OVERWHELMING MAJORITY of people that attend Al concerts want to see the hits. As Al has said, they would literally be 'rioting in the streets' if the latter half of the concert doesn't stay the same. It always amazes me how there can be so many new fans in each city. There are people that have been fans their whole life, but have never seen him in concert...or people that are new fans and just know him of the current hit, and streamline the classics off the internet before they come. That's why Smells Like Nirvana, Eat It, Amish Paradise, White & Nerdy, and Fat will always be in the main show. And The Saga Begins and Yoda, will always be in the encore. That will never change....as sick as I am, of Amish Paradise.

I'd be more than fine to see a setlist overhaul. I love Amish Paradise live, but I'd even be fine with doing away with that.