Did anybody go to the weird Al concert at the Kennedy center last night?

I cannot be the only one who was quite surprised and disappointed to learn that the show was just original songs and no covers (except the medley at end).

The listing on Kennedy center said nothing about this and it is in tiny letters on his own site. I don't know why he chose to do a tour like this but I definitely feel a bit scammed... Would not have bought tickets to see a show of songs I didn't know at all.

The acoustics were also quite bad from my seats on the side, which were at a terrible angle.

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Solid_Quail t1_it3yose wrote on October 20, 2022 at 7:30 PM

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I went to the show last night and had a blast, but yes, the acoustics were terrible. I wore earplugs to block the bass and could at times not hear Al very clearly at all, with or without earplugs.

Re: the songs, it was on the Kennedy Center listing when you bought the tickets:

https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/comedy/2022-2023/weird-al-yankovic/

As before, rather than focusing on the hits from his career, the show will feature Yankovic’s non-parody material – the somewhat more obscure pastiches and original songs that have largely escaped the pop culture radar but are adored by his long-time fans.

tirefires t1_it42hbt wrote on October 20, 2022 at 7:55 PM

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Damn, I wish I had known about it. Al's non-parody songs are great!

Oogaman00 OP t1_it43f3v wrote on October 20, 2022 at 8:01 PM

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Replying to Solid_Quail (#156,762)

I do see it now, stuck into the middle but you are right it is there, after the 2 paragraphs of accolades. It also mentions no costumes etc.

Oogaman00 OP t1_it43j7d wrote on October 20, 2022 at 8:01 PM

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Replying to tirefires (#157,039)

Some of them I love but he didn't even play my favorites. I thought I knew all his albums but I only knew a quarter of the original songs (does he have full albums of originals only)?

Gumburcules t1_it480qp wrote on October 20, 2022 at 8:30 PM

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This disclaimer is the very first thing you see on the tour website:

> Please note: this is a scaled-down tour with limited production (no costumes, props, or video screens) in smaller theatres and more intimate settings, and Al’s setlist will be comprised almost entirely of his original (non-parody) songs.

https://www.weirdal.com/tour/

Not to mention the tour is literally called "The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour." Did you not see that and even get the least bit curious to google what was so ill-advised and vain before you spent money on tickets?

I'm not sure what else you could have expected.

messmaker523 t1_it4awaj wrote on October 20, 2022 at 8:48 PM

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His songs are never covers. They are parodies.

Oogaman00 OP t1_it4ccs7 wrote on October 20, 2022 at 8:58 PM

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Replying to Gumburcules (#157,420)

I just assumed it was because he's old and is making fun of bands like rolling stone who keep touring forever

mrmaglu t1_it4uy1r wrote on October 20, 2022 at 11:11 PM

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Lies! He played Albuquerque, which is very much one of his parodies.

PotomacSwimmer202 t1_it50lya wrote on October 20, 2022 at 11:54 PM

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I had no idea Al had non parody songs.

IfUReadThisURLame t1_it56muf wrote on October 21, 2022 at 12:39 AM

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My favorite is Buy Me a Condo. If he played that I'd ultimately be cool with it.

Oogaman00 OP t1_it5hwxz wrote on October 21, 2022 at 2:01 AM

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Replying to mrmaglu (#159,024)

That was one of the few songs I knew, but it is definitely not a parody..... What song is that lol

Oogaman00 OP t1_it5hyo5 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 2:02 AM

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Replying to IfUReadThisURLame (#159,859)

What is that? I love Everything You Know is Wrong

SSSS_car_go t1_it6ndpf wrote on October 21, 2022 at 9:28 AM

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Replying to mrmaglu (#159,024)

Apparently that song is not a parody, but was written “to annoy people for 12 minutes.” [Source](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albuquerque_(song)

mrmaglu t1_it70aim wrote on October 21, 2022 at 12:03 PM

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Replying to Oogaman00 (#160,761)

Dick’s Automotive by the Rugburns. Wiki article another poster below says it’s just “in the style” of the Rugburns, but I’d say it’s extremely in the style of that particular song.