Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour
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2018 concert tour by “Weird Al” Yankovic
Promotional poster for the tour |
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Start date | February 27, 2018 |
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End date | June 10, 2018 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 77 |
The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour was a concert tour performed by American musician and satirist “Weird Al” Yankovic.[1] Intended to be a more intimate and less stylized production compared to his previous concert tours, the Vanity Tour focused on Yankovic’s older material and original songs. The 76-date North American tour was announced in October 2017, and included 68 shows in the United States and eight shows in Canada. Following the conclusion of the tour, recordings of the entire tour were released on Stitcher Premium.
Background[edit]
In a departure from his previous concert tours, Yankovic set out on The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour with the intention to produce a more intimate, less stylized show than his preceding concert tours, describing the Vanity Tour as having an “extremely limited appeal” by design, and inspired by the staging of VH1 Storytellers and MTV Unplugged.[2][3][4] The absence of video screens and advanced lighting,[2] along with the Vanity Tour’s lack of his popular hits, costumes changes, props, and choreography present in Yankovic’s previous tours allowed for a more flexible and unpredictable experience, to the testimonial approval of Yankovic himself and his touring band.[3][4] In the tour’s October 2017 announcement across social media, Yankovic stated:
By design, it has extremely limited appeal. Instead of doing festivals, fairs and arenas, we’ll be doing small, intimate theatres. Instead of putting on a big flashy production, we’ll be trying to go for something very informal and low-key… kind of an Unplugged/Storytellers vibe. Like we’re just hanging out, playing in your living room. So if you’ve really got your heart set on seeing fat suits and Segways and hearing all your favorite parodies… this probably isn’t the tour for you. Chances are we’ll be doing that kind of show again sometime in the future, just not THIS time.
— “Weird Al” Yankovic[4]
The opening act was the comedian Emo Philips, who had previously worked with Yankovic in his 1989 movie UHF and 1997 TV series The Weird Al Show.[5]
In accordance with Yankovic’s desired theme of more intimate and “loose” shows, the setlist for The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour was different every night,[6][7] with an (ill-advised) focus on older material and original songs from his discography, as opposed to his staple parody songs.[8] Yankovic performed a straight cover version of a different classic rock song during the encore of each show.[9]
Promotion[edit]
The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour was officially announced on “Weird Al” Yankovic’s official social media pages on 13 October 2017,[3][4] with information on tour dates, venues and ticket sales appearing on Yankovic’s official website the day after.[10][11] Tickets for the Vanity Tour, which went on sale on October 20, were advertised from $50 to $70.[6][12] The tour’s announcement also coincided with the November 2017 release of Squeeze Box and Medium Rarities, two compilation albums collecting the works of Yankovic.[13]
Follow-up tour[edit]
In 2021 “Weird Al” Yankovic announced a follow-up concert tour to the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour “The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour”, set to be performed from May to October 2022 which will have special guest Emo Phillips.[14]
I’ve loved doing every single incarnation of my live show, but honestly the Vanity tour is the most fun I’ve ever had on stage, so I’ve been dying to get back out there and torture everybody with it once again!
— “Weird Al” Yankovic[14]
Setlist[edit]
Each of the 77 shows had a different set list, with the following 51 songs in regular rotation:[15]
Tour dates[edit]
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening Act |
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February 27, 2018 | Poughkeepsie | United States | Bardavon 1869 Opera House | Emo Philips |
March 1, 2018 | Tarrytown | Tarrytown Music Hall | ||
March 2, 2018 | Ledyard | Fox Theater | ||
March 3, 2018 | Portsmouth | The Music Hall | ||
March 4, 2018 (Matinee) |
Boston | Wilbur Theatre | ||
March 4, 2018 (Evening) |
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March 7, 2018 | Montreal | Canada | Théâtre Maisonneuve | |
March 8, 2018 | Toronto | Danforth Music Hall | ||
March 9, 2018 | ||||
March 10, 2018 | Grand Rapids | United States | 20 Monroe Live | |
March 11, 2018 | Ann Arbor | Michigan Theater | ||
March 13, 2018 | Amherst | Mainstage Theatre | ||
March 14, 2018 | Ithaca | State Theater | ||
March 16, 2018 | Atlantic City | Circus Maximus Theater | ||
March 17, 2018 | Huntington | Paramount Theater | ||
March 18, 2018 | Lancaster | American Music Theatre | ||
March 20, 2018 | North Bethesda | The Music Center at Strathmore | ||
March 22, 2018 | New York City | Apollo Theater | ||
March 23, 2018 | ||||
March 24, 2018 | Greensburg | Palace Theatre | ||
March 25, 2018 | Cleveland | Ohio Theatre | ||
March 26, 2018 | Lexington | Lexington Opera House | ||
March 28, 2018 | Louisville | Brown Theatre | ||
March 29, 2018 | Carmel | The Palladium | ||
March 30, 2018 | Champaign | Virginia Theatre | ||
March 31, 2018 | Des Moines | Hoyt Sherman Place Theater | ||
April 2, 2018 | Rochester | Mayo Civic Center Presentation Hall | ||
April 3, 2018 | Minneapolis | Pantages Theatre | ||
April 4, 2018 | ||||
April 6, 2018 | Chicago | The Vic Theatre | ||
April 7, 2018 | ||||
April 9, 2018 | Milwaukee | Pabst Theater | ||
April 10, 2018 | ||||
April 12, 2018 | Wabash | Ford Theater | ||
April 13, 2018 | Chattanooga | Walker Theater | ||
April 14, 2018 | Augusta | Miller Theater | ||
April 15, 2018 | Atlanta | Tabernacle | ||
April 17, 2018[A] | Nashville | War Memorial Auditorium | ||
April 19, 2018 | Springfield | Gillioz Theatre | ||
April 20, 2018 | Longview | Belcher Performance Center | ||
April 21, 2018[B] | Austin | Paramount Theatre | ||
April 22, 2018 | Midland | Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center | ||
April 24, 2018 | Stafford | Stafford Centre Performing Arts Theatre | ||
April 26, 2018 | San Antonio | H-E-B Performance Hall | ||
April 27, 2018 | Dallas | Majestic Theatre | ||
April 28, 2018 | Wichita | Orpheum Theatre | ||
April 29, 2018 | Kansas City | Folly Theater | ||
May 1, 2018 | Denver | Paramount Theatre | ||
May 3, 2018 | Grand Junction | Avalon Theatre | ||
May 4, 2018 | Ivins | Tuacahn Amphitheater | ||
May 5, 2018 | Tucson | Fox Tucson Theatre | ||
May 6, 2018 | Santa Fe | Lensic Theater | ||
May 8, 2018 | Mesa | Ikeda Theater | ||
May 9, 2018 | Palm Desert | McCallum Theatre | ||
May 10, 2018 | Los Angeles | The Theatre at Ace Hotel | ||
May 11, 2018 | ||||
May 12, 2018 | San Diego | Humphreys Concerts By the Bay | ||
May 15, 2018 | Sacramento | Crest Theatre | ||
May 17, 2018 | Monterey | Golden State Theatre | ||
May 18, 2018 | Turlock | Turlock Community Theatre | ||
May 19, 2018 | Oakland | Fox Oakland Theatre | ||
May 20, 2018 | Napa | Uptown Theater | ||
May 22, 2018 | Redding | Cascade Theatre | ||
May 24, 2018 | Eugene | McDonald Theatre | ||
May 25, 2018 | Portland | Revolution Hall | ||
May 26, 2018 | ||||
May 27, 2018 | Spokane | Woldson Theater | ||
May 29, 2018 | Seattle | Moore Theatre | ||
May 31, 2018 | Calgary | Canada | Grey Eagle Event Centre | |
June 1, 2018 | Regina | Casino Regina Show Lounge | ||
June 2, 2018 | Edmonton | River Cree Entertainment Centre | ||
June 3, 2018 | Medicine Hat | Esplanade Theatre | ||
June 5, 2018 | Winnipeg | Burton Cummings Theatre | ||
June 6, 2018 | Fargo | United States | Fargo Theatre | |
June 8, 2018 | Columbia | Jesse Auditorium | ||
June 9, 2018 | Clear Lake | Surf Ballroom | ||
June 10, 2018 | Green Bay | Meyer Theatre |
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
- A This concert was a part of the “Nashville Comedy Festival”[16]
- B This concert was a part of the “Moontower Comedy Festival”[17]
Box office score data[edit]
Venue | City | Tickets sold / Available | Gross revenue |
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Théâtre Maisonneuve | Montreal | 2,102 / 2,102 (100%) | $98,975[18] |
Circus Maximus Theater | Atlantic City | 1,330 / 1,606 (83%) | $81,258[19] |
Ohio Theatre | Cleveland | 932 / 1,000 (93%) | $63,019[20] |
Pantages Theatre | Minneapolis | 1,968 / 1,980 (99%) | $124,124[21] |
The Vic Theatre | Chicago | 1,879 / 1,879 (100%) | $94,231[22] |
Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center | Midland | 984 / 1,733 (57%) | $42,690[22] |
The Theatre at Ace Hotel | Los Angeles | 2,981 / 2,981 (100%) | $206,726[23] |
Crest Theatre | Sacramento | 934 / 975 (96%) | $54,538[23] |
Fox Oakland Theatre | Oakland | 1,923 / 1,923 (100%) | $117,345[23] |
TOTAL | 15,033 / 16,179 (93%) | $882,906 |
References[edit]
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