Opening Acts

[kenbu]

Does anyone know if there will be an opening act? I hope so because I have tickets for Houston and Im hoping its not just Weird Al.

[weird_el]

There usually is an opening act. Most often it's a local stand-up comedian. My experience with most of Al's opening acts is that I wish it were "just Weird Al."



El

[DrewBoo]

*agrees strongly*



The concert I went to had a horrible opening act. Here's one of the guy's lame things:



"Yeah on the news in New York they had a record with a guy who caught a huge fish, and here was his story. 'Yeah, I kept reeling, and ***kin reelin, ***kin reelin, ***kin reelin, ***kin reelin, ***kin reelin (some guy near the front shouts "WEIRD AL!"), ***kin reelin, and ***kin reelin!"



Yeah he sucked. He didn't say the word, just the "kin". But still, I hated him. Before the show they said he was featured on Comedy Central's Premium Blend. I don't imagine he got a lot of laughs. Anyway, the concert more than made up for it.



But my friend went to a concert and said the guy that opened for Al and the band was hilarious, so I guess I was a bit unlucky. :

[stupidsurgeon27]

Yeah, usually local comedians. I didn't like the one from my first concert, but I liked the one at the OC fair.



-CindyBob

[Fireimps87]

During Touring With Scissors a couple years back at Paramount's Kings Dominion, there was this one guy who was said to be on the Dr.Demento show. He was pretty good with two of his songs "Internet Man" and "Grandpa dont listen to Rap"

[weird_el]

During Touring With Scissors a couple years back at Paramount's Kings Dominion, there was this one guy who was said to be on the Dr.Demento show. He was pretty good with two of his songs "Internet Man" and "Grandpa dont listen to Rap"

That would be Larry Weaver. He did a set at ALCON III, and yes, he is one of the better ones -- really nice guy too.



El

[scottidog]

Im hoping its not just Weird Al.

Just Al???



You're new here, so I'll try to be nice... :nervous: (Welcome, by the way!)



Just Al... sigh. As if that's not enough. Ok, it's not just Al, you'll also be treated to the best band around.



Just Al....



What you won't see is another parody artist. At least that's what I get from reading the performance rider. I'd provide the link, but my DSL is slower than a 14.4 dialup today. I don't know what's up with that... You can find the rider at http://www.paradiseartists.com.

[Caroleg]

The quality of Al's opening acts varies significantly. Larry Weaver will always be my favorite.



Seem like the really successful opening acts are the ones that start out talking about how awesome Al is and segue into their regular material.



I was on a 3 day concert tour and the same guy opened all three days. I ran into him outside and chatted for a while on the differences between fan acceptance of his act at consecutive shows. His acts material and length varied depending on audience reaction. Luckily, he had enough material to pick and choose something that the audience would like (or tolerate). I thought he was pretty funny, myself. I guess to the rest of the audience, he just wasn’t Al.

[kidcid]

I'm hoping Steven Jay gets to open a few shows. He has a great sound with drummer Pete Gallagher. Hard core fans I'm sure would want to hear them and it would give Ak & Zuie a boost!! And Steve seems up to the challenge of opening and then turning around and playing a full show.

Cid

[Orthography Enthusiast]

Seem like the really successful opening acts are the ones that start out talking about how awesome Al is and segue into their regular material.

Well, of course. Successful, intelligent and perceptive.