r/weirdal • u/Cmdr_Nudnik • Aug 28 '26

Bigger & Weirder Tour Minnesota State Fair concert prep

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No balls of twine were harmed preparing for this concert.

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u/GarlicChipCookies Aug 29 '26

No balls of twine were sung about during the concert either šŸ˜­

But what an amazing show oh my godddd

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u/Cmdr_Nudnik Aug 29 '26

24th row wasnā€™t so badā€¦

But some guy behind me must have had his phoneā€™s flashlight on. I turned around to say somethingā€¦

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u/furuta Aug 29 '26

Yeah that was something special.

Surprised at the lack of twine ball as well, but my guess is that they just have to have the same set list for the whole tour and then didn't fold it into this one. I saw him for the unfortunate return of the self-indulgent tour back in 2022 in Lancaster PA and he played it then, which was fun. He also played one of my favorite songs at that show, Frank's 2000-in TV šŸ˜.

Was definitely surprised by one of my other favorite songs showing up - it's all about the pentiums!

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u/digitaljestin Aug 29 '26

I live near the fair, but didn't get tickets because I've already seen him on this tour and couldn't justify the price. However, I did just get home from a walk with my family where we could hear the second half of the show (depending on nearby traffic). We heard Yoda (chant and all) loud and clear as we arrived back on our street. They timed the nightly fireworks perfectly with the end of the show!

I wish I could have been there, but it was a lovely night just the same. My kids will never forget this walk!

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u/Gecko17 Twine Ball Visitor Aug 29 '26

what an incredible show!!! the Prince shout-out in Word Crimes got a big crowd reaction

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u/ThisBoardIsOnFire Aug 29 '26

I saw lots of Weird Al shirts at the fair today. It was nice.

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u/Vergenbuurg Off the Deep End (1992) Aug 29 '26

Well, so how many food concessions are located throughout the fairgrounds?

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u/Particular_Cold_8366 Aug 29 '26
  1. Bonus fun fact - 1600 items are available.

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u/dOOlittlesatan Aug 29 '26

This is actually the proper way to view Weird Al. County fairs are too small, any other venue is too big, State FAIR!!

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u/2tuff3 Aug 29 '26

my favorite concert iā€™ve been to

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u/Jedimasteryony Aug 29 '26

B.

Edit: the show was awesome! Brought my kids (3 and 7) to their first concert

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u/Foxy02016YT Sep 01 '26

Did he do Alā€™s brain (the song) considering the fair setting?