World of Weird Al Yankovic

I'm interested in finding out just after which concerts Al was able to do public meet and greets to see if any kind of pattern emerges and which venues are favored. I've filled in the dates I attended. Please help fill in the gaps. Thanks.

Here is a list of the current tour dates:
March 10 Auckland, New Zealand St. James Theatre
March 12 Sydney, NSW, Australia Enmore Theatre
March 13 Sydney, NSW, Australia Enmore Theatre
March 14 Wollongong, NSW, Australia Win Entertainment Centre
March 16 Adelaide, SA, Australia Thebarton Theatre
March 17 Perth, WA, Australia Burswood Theatre
March 19 Hobart, TAS, Australia Wrest Point Entertainment Centre
March 21 Gold Coast, QLD, Australia Twin Towns Services Club
March 22 Newcastle, NSW, Australia Civic Theatre
March 23 Melbourne, VIC, Australia Hamer Hall — yes
March 24 Canberra, ACT, Australia Canberra Theatre — yes
May 2 Glen Allen, VA Innsbruck Pavilion — no
May 3 Verona, NY Turning Stone Casino — yes
May 4 Stroudsburg, PA Sherman Theatre — yes
May 5 Atlantic City, NJ House Of Blues — maybe
May 6 E. Rutherford, NJ The Meadowlands - Bamboozle Festival (45 minute set) — no
May 8 Baltimore, MD Ram's Head Live — yes
May 24 Melbourne, FL The King Center — yes
May 25 Pompano, FL Pompano Beach Amphitheatre — yes
May 26 Valdosta, GA Wild Adventures Theme Park — no
May 27 Winter Haven, FL Cyprus Gardens — no
May 30 Waterbury, CT Palace Theatre — yes
May 31 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre — yes
June 1 Albany, NY Palace Theatre — yes
June 2 Westbury, NY Westbury Music Fair — yes
June 3 Reading, PA Sovereign Performing Arts Center — no
June 6 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theatre
June 7 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheatre
June 8 San Antonio, TX Laurie Auditorium
June 9 Lubbock, TX Lonestar Amphitheatre — no
June 10 Wichita Falls, TX Kay Yeager Colisuem
June 12 Prescott Valley, AZ Toyota Center
June 13 Del Mar, CA San Diego County Fair — yes*
June 14 Henderson, NV Henderson Pavilion — no
June 15 Stockton, CA San Joaquin County Fair — no
June 16 Kelseyville, CA Konocti Harbor
June 20 Winnipeg, Manitoba MTS Center — no
June 22 West Fargo, ND Red River Valley Fair — no
June 23 Ft. Yates, ND Prairie Knights Casino — yes
June 24 Duluth, MN Duluth Entertainment Center — yes
June 25 Sault Ste. Marie, MI Kewadin Casino — yes
June 28 Muskegon, MI Muskegon Summer Celebration — no
June 29 Kettering, OH Fraze Pavilion — yes
June 30 Merrillville, IN Star Plaza Theatre — yes
July 1 Cedar Rapids, IA Paramount Theatre — yes
July 3 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest — no
July 5 Detroit, MI Comerica Taste Festival — no
July 6 Cleveland, OH Plain Dealer Pavilion — yes
July 7 Pittsburgh, PA Byham Theatre — yes
July 10 Toronto, Ontario Massey Hall
July 11 Lansing, MI Common Ground Festival — yes
July 13 Tulsa, OK Brady Theatre
July 14 Garland, TX Special Events Center (replaces McKinney, TX Myers Park)
July 17 Costa Mesa, CA Orange County Fair — no
July 18 Costa Mesa, CA Orange County Fair — no
July 19 Costa Mesa, CA Orange County Fair — no
July 20 Costa Mesa, CA Orange County Fair — no
July 21 Costa Mesa, CA Orange County Fair — no
July 24 Medicine Hat, Alberta Esplanade Arts & Heritage Center
July 25 Edmonton, Alberta ED Fest
July 26 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Credit Union Center
July 27 Calgary, Alberta Silver Dollar Casino
July 30 Green Bay, WI Oneida Casino — yes
July 31 Wausau, WI Wisconsin Valley Fair — no
August 3 Pigeon Forge, TN Dick Clark's American Bandstand — no
August 4 Charlotte, NC Carowinds — yes*
August 5 Raleigh, NC Progress Energy Memorial Auditorium (replaces Doswell, VA Kings Dominion and Dunn Center For The Performing Arts) — yes
August 6 Wildwood, NJ Wildwoods Convention Center — yes*
August 8 Columbus, OH Ohio State Fair — no*
August 9 Wilmington, DE Grand Opera House — yes
August 10 Gilford, NH Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center
August 11 Beverly, MA North Shore Music Theatre — no
August 12 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
August 15 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre (Return engagement!) — yes
August 16 Washington DC Warner Theatre — yes
August 17 Youngstown, OH Chevy Centre — no
August 18 Cincinnati, OH King's Island — no
August 19 Waukegan, IL Genessee Theater — yes
August 21 Wilkes-Barre, PA Kirby Center — yes
August 22 Ottawa, Ontario Civic Center
August 25 Mitchell, SD Corn Palace Festival — yes
August 26 Des Moines, IA Hoyt Sherman Theater — no
August 27 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota State Fair
August 28 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theatre (replaces Kansas City, KS Memorial Hall) — no
August 30 Pueblo, CO Colorado State Fair — no
August 31 Denver, CO Coors Amphitheatre — maybe
September 1 Grand Junction, CO Avalon Theatre
September 3 Sacramento, CA California State Fair — no
September 7 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fair — no
September 8 Idaho Falls, ID Idaho Falls Civic Auditorium — yes
September 9 Bozeman, MT Gallatin County Fairgrounds
September 12 Puyallup, WA Western Washington Fair — no
September 11 Victoria B.C. Royal Theatre
September 13 Spokane, WA Spokane County Fair & Expo
September 14 Vancouver, British Columbia River Rock Casino — no
September 18 Harrisburg, PA The Forum — yes
September 19 New Bedford, MA Zeiterion Performing Arts Center — no
September 20 New York City, NY Beacon Theater — no*
September 21 Ledyard, CT Foxwoods Casino — no*
September 23 Jackson, MI The Potter Center — yes
September 24 Benton Harbor, MI Mendel Center — yes
September 25 Glen Ellyn, IL College of DuPage — no
September 27 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater — yes
September 28 Champaign, IL Univ. of Illinois — no
September 29 University Park, IL Governor’s State U., Center for Performing Arts — no
September 30 Davenport, IA Adler Theatre
October 3 Medicine Hat, Alberta Esplanade Arts Center
October 4 Lethrbridge, Alberta Enmax Centre
October 5 Lewiston, ID Nez Perce County Fairgrounds
October 6 Yakima, WA Central Washington State Fair
October 7 Napavine, WA Napavine Amphitheater
October 9 San Luis Obispo, CA Christopher Cohan Center
October 10 Perris, CA Southern California Fair — no
October 11 Fresno, CA The Big Fresno Fair
October 12 Monterey, CA Golden State Theatre — yes
October 13 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
October 16 Phoenix, AZ Arizona State Fair
October 17 Albuquerque, NM Santa Ana Star Center
October 20 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre — no
June 27 Henderson, NV — yes
June 28 Kelseyville, CA — no
June 29 Ventura, CA — yes

~El
* -- people may have met Al by waiting after the show, but not in a formal autograph line

He came out in Lansing. (Sadly after I left)

He didn't come out at Sacramento or University Park.

I don't know about Sault St. Marie because Bermuda escorted us backstage.

YES, to the July 6th show in Cleveland and NO to the Aug 17th show in Youngstown!

~Susie

Yes to June 30 - Merrillville, IN
Yes to August 19 - Waukegan, IL

No to July 3 - Milwaukee, WI
No to September 25 - Glen Ellyn, IL
No to September 28 - Champaign, IL
No to September 29 - University Park, IL

Yes to Aug 15 in Glenside.

Great topic!

Just one big disclaimer to add: After show meetings are never guaranteed, even for those with passes. Meeting Al is not included in the price of the ticket. Like I tell people, if you want to meet Al, go to an event where Al is specifically booked to sign autographs or meet fans, like an album signing, or convention. Go to the concert for the concert. Meeting Al, or other band members at concerts, depends on tons of factors, including, but not limited to, schedule and travel considerations, prior engagements, safety, health, crowd size and behavior, the venue's willingness to let people hang around, the phase of the moon, etc.. In other words, its beyond control and there's no way to tell. A lot of times even Al doesn't know whether he's doing a public meet until moments before he does it.

Here's what I can fill in (minus the OC Fair information which you already got):

May 3 Verona, NY Turning Stone Casino
May 4 Stroudsburg, PA Sherman Theatre

yep

May 5 Atlantic City, NJ House Of Blues

I didnt see one, but there were reports it was happening at another location from where we were waiting.

May 6 E. Rutherford, NJ The Meadowlands - Bamboozle Festival (45 minute set)

Unknown, but highly unlikely, considering the festival atmosphere, and it wasn't "their show".

May 30 Waterbury, CT Palace Theatre
May 31 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre
June 1 Albany, NY Palace Theatre
June 2 Westbury, NY Westbury Music Fair

yep

August 6 Wildwood, NJ Wildwoods Convention Center

no

August 9 Wilmington, DE Grand Opera House

yep

August 11 Beverly, MA North Shore Music Theatre
August 12 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center

no

August 15 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre (Return engagement!)

yep

August 31 Denver, CO Coors Amphitheatre

I can't be much help on this one. We didn't hang around long enough to find out if he did anything public. But there was a small crowd by the buses, so it's possible.

September 18 Harrisburg, PA The Forum

yep

September 20 New York City, NY Beacon Theater

I'd say no. Rich and Rachael reported meeting him not that long after the group with me left. However, from their review, it seems like they just happened to be at the right place at the right time. I wouln't call it "public", as it seems like Al's intent for eventually coming out wasn't to meet with fans.

September 21 Ledyard, CT Foxwoods Casino

Unknown. We left before he arrived. There was still a handful of people waiting. However, even if he did meet with them eventually, I don't know that I'd call this one "public" either. The crew was literally dragging their suitcases to the bus at that point. It's unlikely Al came out for the purpose of meeting fans, but rather for the purpose of getting onto the bus to head out for the next stop.

Dave

Yes to June 29th at Kettering Ohio.

weird_el @ Oct 5 2007, 02:52 PM wrote:
June 3 Reading, PA Sovereign Performing Arts Center

I believe this one is a no. I didnt stick around, but he ws in the hospital that day and I cant see him standing around in the rain to sign autographs. I know Nancy got to see him, but I believe she had backstage passes.

Elvis @ Oct 5 2007, 04:22 PM wrote: After show meetings are never guaranteed, even for those with passes. Meeting Al is not included in the price of the ticket.

Yup, that's why I'm asking and compiling the stats toward the end of the tour. Thanks for the input so far.

weird_el @ Oct 5 2007, 07:52 PM wrote:
July 7 Pittsburgh, PA Byham Theatre

A BIG yes to this one


August 18 Cincinnati, OH King's Island

And no to this one

Kristi