Just got back from Strings Attached in Cary, NC. Outdoors in NC is not generally a wise move in July (so... humid...), but at least the rain held off this time (I was not at the show that was cut short a few years ago, opting to catch a later show in Charlotte). Good set, with a different mix than usual and even at least one song that Al claims he has never performed live prior to this tour.
Set list as best I can recall (gonna screw the order up so ignore that):
Big Band Medley of Lost on Jeopardy/Like a Surgeon/something else I can't remember? (not Eat It, as he had done similarly on the Mandatory Fun tour)
Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota
Weasel Stomping Day
Don't Download This Song
Jurassic Park
Word Crimes
You Don't Love Me Anymore (perhaps the song most improved by the symphony)
Harvey the Wonder Hamster
Jackson Park Express(!)
Tacky
Smells Like Nirvana (in costume)
White & Nerdy (in costume)
Dare to Be Stupid (in costume)
Amish Paradise (in costume)
Encore: Saga Begins/Yoda (in costume with the usual cosplay honor guard)
We're going on Thursday in NH. Thinking about bumping up our seats since there are still a good number available. I haven't seen him live in years, I'm excited and my son is fourteen so I think he'll have fun too.
Just got back from Strings Attached in Cary, NC. Outdoors in NC is not generally a wise move in July (so... humid...), but at least the rain held off this time (I was not at the show that was cut short a few years ago, opting to catch a later show in Charlotte). Good set, with a different mix than usual and even at least one song that Al claims he has never performed live prior to this tour.
Set list as best I can recall (gonna screw the order up so ignore that):
Big Band Medley of Lost on Jeopardy/Like a Surgeon/something else I can't remember? (not Eat It, as he had done similarly on the Mandatory Fun tour)
Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota
Weasel Stomping Day
Don't Download This Song
Jurassic Park
Word Crimes
You Don't Love Me Anymore (perhaps the song most improved by the symphony)
Harvey the Wonder Hamster
Jackson Park Express(!)
Tacky
Smells Like Nirvana (in costume)
White & Nerdy (in costume)
Dare to Be Stupid (in costume)
Amish Paradise (in costume)
Encore: Saga Begins/Yoda (in costume with the usual cosplay honor guard)
This is basically the same setlist when I saw him in Dallas. My only complaint is there was no polka, but I guess it would be hard to use an orchestra for that.
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Saw him (for my first time) in Toronto last Monday. My girlfriend originally got the tickets last year as a Christmas gift. I can’t even put into words how good the show was.
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Just got back from Strings Attached in Cary, NC. Outdoors in NC is not generally a wise move in July (so... humid...), but at least the rain held off this time (I was not at the show that was cut short a few years ago, opting to catch a later show in Charlotte). Good set, with a different mix than usual and even at least one song that Al claims he has never performed live prior to this tour.
Set list as best I can recall (gonna screw the order up so ignore that):
Big Band Medley of Lost on Jeopardy/Like a Surgeon/something else I can't remember? (not Eat It, as he had done similarly on the Mandatory Fun tour)
Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota
Weasel Stomping Day
Don't Download This Song
Jurassic Park
Word Crimes
You Don't Love Me Anymore (perhaps the song most improved by the symphony)
Harvey the Wonder Hamster
Jackson Park Express(!)
Tacky
Smells Like Nirvana (in costume)
White & Nerdy (in costume)
Dare to Be Stupid (in costume)
Amish Paradise (in costume)
Encore: Saga Begins/Yoda (in costume with the usual cosplay honor guard)
Argh, I wanted to go to this show so bad but I was out of town last weekend.
Just got back from Strings Attached in Cary, NC. Outdoors in NC is not generally a wise move in July (so... humid...), but at least the rain held off this time (I was not at the show that was cut short a few years ago, opting to catch a later show in Charlotte). Good set, with a different mix than usual and even at least one song that Al claims he has never performed live prior to this tour.
Set list as best I can recall (gonna screw the order up so ignore that):
Big Band Medley of Lost on Jeopardy/Like a Surgeon/something else I can't remember? (not Eat It, as he had done similarly on the Mandatory Fun tour)
Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota
Weasel Stomping Day
Don't Download This Song
Jurassic Park
Word Crimes
You Don't Love Me Anymore (perhaps the song most improved by the symphony)
Harvey the Wonder Hamster
Jackson Park Express(!)
Tacky
Smells Like Nirvana (in costume)
White & Nerdy (in costume)
Dare to Be Stupid (in costume)
Amish Paradise (in costume)
Encore: Saga Begins/Yoda (in costume with the usual cosplay honor guard)
Bruh.
I was there. So weird seeing other forumers are near me
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In related news, I did see him in Seattle when he came through for the latest tour and it was a fantastic show as always.
For those of you who attended in other towns: Since he used a local orchestra at each stop, did your show also feature a few warm up numbers for the orchestra alone and then an intermission before the full on concert began? Our orchestra here did some John Williams and other such fun stuff.
you know, I can't remember if I posted it here or learned it here or what, but did you all know that Albuquerque is not an original, but a parody of this song?
In related news, I did see him in Seattle when he came through for the latest tour and it was a fantastic show as always.
For those of you who attended in other towns: Since he used a local orchestra at each stop, did your show also feature a few warm up numbers for the orchestra alone and then an intermission before the full on concert began? Our orchestra here did some John Williams and other such fun stuff.
Yeah the NC symphony ran through a few Williams songs (Raiders, Superman, Star Wars) as a warm-up.
In related news, I did see him in Seattle when he came through for the latest tour and it was a fantastic show as always.
For those of you who attended in other towns: Since he used a local orchestra at each stop, did your show also feature a few warm up numbers for the orchestra alone and then an intermission before the full on concert began? Our orchestra here did some John Williams and other such fun stuff.
Yeah. Fun, but hard on our 3-year-old who was already up an hour past his bedtime and waiting for White and Nerdy.
Paul Rudd took his daughter out for Trunk or Treat this weekend (what the hell is Trunk or Treat?). Daughter went as The Wasp. Hey, that's cool! The Wasp and Ant-Man!
Nope!
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I think I actually remember seeing that from last year.
Paul Rudd took his daughter out for Trunk or Treat this weekend (what the hell is Trunk or Treat?). Daughter went as The Wasp. Hey, that's cool! The Wasp and Ant-Man!
Nope!
Sure, who wants to wear their work clothes for Halloween?
Chris Pratt, sure, probably Ryan Reynolds (assuming, of course, that he's ever not wearing the Deadpool suit).
Just saying, it's got to be a lot of work maintaining the shape to get into an MCU suit, and not everybody's going to be up for that 365 days a year. Given the option for a nice Hawaiian shirt, a wig and the option to eat a sandwich on occasion or a year round super hero diet/workout regimen to be able to fit into the Ant Man costume...
Just saying, I can understand why he may have wanted to go with Weird Al.
Trunk or Treat is when you have a bunch of people bring their (sometimes-decorated) cars to a central location (school or shopping center parking lot, mostly) so that kids can go trick-or-treating in a safe location, usually during daylight. Tends to work out better for little kids.
I remember watching that episode and getting into an argument with my stepbrother. We agreed that the producers had clearly intended to have one celebrity who could clean up at the trivia portion through being a living pop-culture encyclopedia, and one who could dominate the physical challenges by being a legendary muscle man. But we disagreed that Lou Ferrigno's brand of physicality was actually a good fit for game, since Double Dare challenges are pretty light on strength and endurance elements, and are mostly calibrated for the energy of hyped-up middle school kids. And the episode largely validated my position, although Lou put up a better fight than I anticipated.
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It says a lot about just how good he is that he can make it funny at the same time–that's a level of skill all on its own to go "I'm going to do this flawlessly, then make a joke out of it after."
Which, I guess, is Weird Al's career in a nutshell.
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Set list as best I can recall (gonna screw the order up so ignore that):
Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota
Weasel Stomping Day
Don't Download This Song
Jurassic Park
Word Crimes
You Don't Love Me Anymore (perhaps the song most improved by the symphony)
Harvey the Wonder Hamster
Jackson Park Express(!)
Tacky
Smells Like Nirvana (in costume)
White & Nerdy (in costume)
Dare to Be Stupid (in costume)
Amish Paradise (in costume)
Encore: Saga Begins/Yoda (in costume with the usual cosplay honor guard)
This is basically the same setlist when I saw him in Dallas. My only complaint is there was no polka, but I guess it would be hard to use an orchestra for that.
Me tooo
Oh hey you’re in Seattle huh?
Argh, I wanted to go to this show so bad but I was out of town last weekend.
Bruh.
I was there. So weird seeing other forumers are near me
For those of you who attended in other towns: Since he used a local orchestra at each stop, did your show also feature a few warm up numbers for the orchestra alone and then an intermission before the full on concert began? Our orchestra here did some John Williams and other such fun stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glVrf7J6wss
also, I know how to spell Albuquerque because of Weird Al
thank you Weird Al
edit: this song is every bit as weird as the parody
I meant specifically for the tour this year. It's a special tour where his band plays along with an orchestra.
Yeah the NC symphony ran through a few Williams songs (Raiders, Superman, Star Wars) as a warm-up.
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Yeah. Fun, but hard on our 3-year-old who was already up an hour past his bedtime and waiting for White and Nerdy.
Was definitely not expecting this to be on the setlist.
Nope!
Sure, who wants to wear their work clothes for Halloween?
Chris Pratt, sure, probably Ryan Reynolds (assuming, of course, that he's ever not wearing the Deadpool suit).
Just saying, it's got to be a lot of work maintaining the shape to get into an MCU suit, and not everybody's going to be up for that 365 days a year. Given the option for a nice Hawaiian shirt, a wig and the option to eat a sandwich on occasion or a year round super hero diet/workout regimen to be able to fit into the Ant Man costume...
Just saying, I can understand why he may have wanted to go with Weird Al.
Very possible; I just saw it, but coulda been!
Trunk or Treat is when you have a bunch of people bring their (sometimes-decorated) cars to a central location (school or shopping center parking lot, mostly) so that kids can go trick-or-treating in a safe location, usually during daylight. Tends to work out better for little kids.
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In fact, fuck it. That should be posted every Halloween, and it will be great every year!
Which, I guess, is Weird Al's career in a nutshell.
And then like 6 hours of my day vanished.
https://youtu.be/e4wFviI79VA