Weird Al’s 'Bigger And Weirder' 2025 World Tour Will Include Show At Ravinia Festival

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — “Weird Al” Yankovic is hitting the road once again in 2025, and this time he's bringing his unique brand of musical parody and comedy to the Chicago area.

As part of his "Bigger & Weirder 2025 Tour," Yankovic will perform at the Ravinia Festival on June 29.

The tour marks Yankovic's return to large venues after six years of performing in smaller theaters during his world tours.

Kicking off in Las Vegas in June 2025, the tour is due to crisscross North America over three months before wrapping up in September in Tennessee.

This will be Yankovic's first full-production, high-energy tour since 2022's "The Unfortunate Return of The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour," which focused on deep cuts and omitted his signature parody hits.

“This is kind of a ‘best of both worlds’ tour,” Yankovic said.

“We’ll be doing all the big crowd-pleasing parodies as well as some deep cuts for the hardcore fans – but with twice as many players on stage, everything is going to sound twice as good,” he said in a statement.

Yankovic's "Bigger & Weirder" tour is set to feature multiple costume changes, a giant video wall, and an eight-piece ensemble, which includes his original band members along with four additional musicians to enhance the experience.

That means fans can expect to hear not only Yankovic’s classic parodies but also some of his lesser-known tracks that have rarely, if ever, been performed live.

His most recent studio album, "Mandatory Fun," released in 2014, was a commercial success, hitting No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Since then, Yankovic has dabbled in various projects, such as the mock biopic "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story," concert tours, and a series of one-off polka singles.

While Yankovic has mostly moved away from producing parodies of popular songs of the day, he released a polka medley in July called "Polkamania!" which includes versions of a dozen of the biggest pop hits released since his last record.

In an interview accompanying its release, Yankovic said he was unlikely to produce a new album of song parodies.

“I mean, I’ve been following the same formula for four decades, and I want to get more involved in feature films and TV, and I love voice acting. I want to still keep doing music, and I still love touring, obviously," Yankovic told Rolling Stone. "But doing new parodies just… I don’t know. I’m not ruling it out, but it’s just not my focus anymore.”

The artist presale for tickets for next year's tour, which will feature singing clown Puddles Pity Party as an opener, began Tuesday morning.

Full list of Weird Al Yankovic Bigger & Weirder 2025 Tour Dates

June 13 — Las Vegas, Nevada — The Venetian Theatre
June 14 — Las Vegas, Nevada — The Venetian Theatre
June 18 — Las Vegas, Nevada — The Venetian Theatre
June 20 — Las Vegas, Nevada — The Venetian Theatre
June 21 — Las Vegas, Nevada — The Venetian Theatre
June 23 — West Valley City, Utah — Maverik Center
June 24 — Morrison, Colorado — Red Rocks Amphitheater
June 26 — Kansas City, Missouri — Starlight Theatre
June 27 — Des Moines, Iowa — Des Moines Civic Center
June 28 — Welch, Minnesota — Treasure Island Amphitheater
June 29 — Highland Park, Illinois — Ravinia Festival
July 1 — Traverse City, Michigan — National Cherry Festival
July 2 — Clarkston, Michigan — Pine Knob Music Theatre
July 3 — Indianapolis, Indiana — Everwise Amphitheater
July 5 — Beaver Dam, Kentucky — Beaver Dam Amphitheater
July 6 — Kettering, Ohio — Fraze Pavilion
July 9 — Toronto, Ontario — Budweiser Stage
July 11 — Buffalo, New York — Darien Lake Amphitheater
July 12 — New York, New York — Madison Square Garden
July 13 — Bethel, New York — Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
July 15 — Boston, Massachusetts — Boch Center Wang Theatre
July 17 — Saratoga Springs, New York — Broadview Stage at SPAC
July 18 — Mashantucket, Connecticut — The Premier Theatre at Foxwoods Casino
July 19 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — TD Pavilion at the Mann
July 20 — Vienna, Virginia — Wolf Trap
July 24 — Raleigh, North Carolina — Red Hat Amphitheater
July 25 — Wilmington, North Carolina — Live Oak Bank Pavilion
July 26 — Charlotte, North Carolina — Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 27 — Huntsville, Alabama — Orion Amphitheater
July 29 — New Orleans, Louisiana — Saenger Theatre
July 31 — Austin, Texas — Bass Concert Hall
Aug. 1 — The Woodlands, Texas — The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug. 2 — Grand Prairie, Texas — Texas Trust CU Theatre
Aug. 3 — Rogers, Arkansas — Walmart AMP
Aug. 5 — Lincoln, Nebraska — Pinewood Bowl Theater
Aug. 7 — Casper, Wyoming — Ford Wyoming Center
Aug. 8 — Idaho Falls, Idaho — Mountain America Center
Aug. 9 — Nampa, Idaho — Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
Aug. 10 — Bonner, Montana — KettleHouse Amphitheater
Aug. 12 — Airway Heights, Washington — BECU Live
Aug. 13 — Troutdale, Oregon — McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
Aug. 14 — Troutdale, Oregon — McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
Aug. 15 — Auburn, Washington — White River Amphitheatre
Aug. 17 — Palmer, Alaska — ConocoPhillips Borealis Theatre
Aug. 20 — Eugene, Oregon — Cuthbert Amphitheater
Aug. 22 — Mountain View, California — Shoreline Amphitheatre
Aug. 23 — Modesto, California — The Fruit Yard Amphitheater
Aug. 24 — Stateline, Nevada — Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena
Aug. 26 — Redding, California — Redding Civic Auditorium Lawn
Aug. 27 — Rohnert Park, California — Green Music Center
Aug. 29 — San Diego, California — The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Aug. 30 — Inglewood, California — Kia Forum
Aug. 31 — Phoenix, Arizona — Arizona Financial Theatre
Sept. 2 — Grand Junction, Colorado — Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park
Sept. 4 — Colorado Springs, Colorado — Ford Amphitheater
Sept. 6 — Concho, Oklahoma — Lucky Star Amphitheater at Lucky Star Casino
Sept. 7 — Tulsa, Oklahoma — Tulsa Theater
Sept. 9 — Maryland Heights, Missouri — Saint Louis Music Park
Sept. 12 — Madison, Wisconsin — Breese Stevens Field
Sept. 13 — Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio — Blossom Music Center
Sept. 14 — Columbus, Ohio — Palace Theatre
Sept. 16 — Newport, Kentucky — MegaCorp Pavilion
Sept. 17 — Kalamazoo, Michigan — Miller Auditorium
Sept. 20 — Nashville, Tennessee — Ascend Amphitheater