“Weird Al” Yankovic at John Paul Jones Arena 10/8

Parody legend and five-time Grammy Award-winning comedy recording artist “Weird Al” Yankovic arrives with his multimedia show the Bigger & Weirder 2026 Tour. Yankovic’s backing band expands with four additional musicians rocking out on never-performed-live favorites and hysterical standards. Seven-foot-tall sad clown Puddles Pity Party performs in support, lending a simultaneously melancholy and operatic flair to the evening. $55–175, 7:30pm. John Paul Jones Arena, 295 Massie Rd. johnpauljonesarena.com

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