'Weird Al' Yankovic Is Coming To The UIS Performing Arts Center, May 22

University of Illinois Springfield & Mammoth announce that "Weird Al" Yankovic will embark on Second Ill-Advised Tour. On Sunday, May 22, 2022 the tour will stop at UIS Performing Arts Center. Tickets on sale Friday, December 10th at 10am.

Pre-sale tickets will be available to FRIENDS of UIS Performing Arts Center donors beginning Wednesday, December 8th, followed by members of our Email Club on Thursday, December 9th; all remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, December 10th at 10 am.

To become a FRIEND call the UIS Ticket Office at (217) 206-6160. Ticket prices are $69, $59, and $49 and can be purchased at UISpac.com or by phone (217) 206-6160.

Almost four years after his first foray into unfamiliar concert territory with his highly-acclaimed Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour, "Weird Al" Yankovic will be pressing his luck again, this time with The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour. The tour will launch on April 23, 2022 and run through North America for six months and a staggering 133 shows, culminating in New York City on Oct. 29 with Weird Al's first-ever concert appearance at Carnegie Hall.

The tour marks Weird Al's long-anticipated return to the concert stage after his hugely successful Strings Attached Tour in 2019 where he performed each night alongside a full symphony orchestra at world-renowned venues such as New York's Forest Hills Stadium, Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Washington D.C.'s Wolf Trap.

Once again drawing from his back catalogue of 14 studio albums, Weird Al promises to deliver a different set list every night, with no two shows the same. 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. And like the last Vanity Tour, he will be playing smaller, more intimate venues, leaving behind the high-octane theatrics that he's known for and going bare-bones - no costumes, no props, no video screens... just Al and his band of almost four decades hanging out on stage, playing music.

Reflecting on his decision to bring back the stripped-down concerts, Al said "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!"

Opening the show each night will be returning fan favorite and Al's long-time friend (and UHF
cast member), the legendary comedian Emo Philips.

"Weird Al" Yankovic is the biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time. A five-time Grammy winner, his 2014 release Mandatory Fun was the first comedy album in history to debut at #1 on Billboard's Top 200. He is one of only five artists to have had Top 40 singles in each of the last four decades, the other four being Michael Jackson, Madonna, U2, and Kenny

G. On August 27, 2018 the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce awarded Weird Al with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

All dates for The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour are listed at weirdal.com.

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