Weird Al Yankovic - Vicar St. - 06/10/15

grimm2005 · 20-01-2015 9:16am #1

Weird Al just announced a big world tour, with the final date here at Vicar St. in October: http://pitchfork.com/news/58134-weird-al-yankovic-announces-massive-tour/

No word on on sale dates or ticket prices yet but I imagine I'll head to this if it's not too expensive.

EyesClosed · 20-01-2015 9:34am

Has he ever played here before?

Aircraft Freak · 20-01-2015 9:37am

I'm fat, I'm fat you know it, really, really fat

blastman · 20-01-2015 10:55am

Can you buy tickets on eBay?

EyesClosed · 20-01-2015 5:19pm

On sale on the 30th, and price is €35.00, I am so there

delbertgrady · 21-01-2015 10:06am

EyesClosed wrote: »

Has he ever played here before?

No, and I think he only played the UK for the first time in 2010.

whiskeyman · 21-01-2015 11:46am

What would his live show be like?
so much kind of rides on his funny videos... would he have them in the background / does he do multiple costume changes?

Either way, I'd say this could be hilarious! I was watching lots of his videos last night... brilliant stuff!

delbertgrady · 21-01-2015 2:45pm

He wears the relevant costumes for each song, so it's a full-on "performance". His band are killer as well.

whiskeyman · 21-01-2015 5:04pm

delbertgrady wrote: »

He wears the relevant costumes for each song, so it's a full-on "performance". His band are killer as well.

Brilliant!

This could be the gig of the year for me so!

Dermo · 27-01-2015 11:34am

Presale started this morning on his website: http://weirdal.com/tour/
Picked up tickets already

DrumSteve · 27-01-2015 11:39am

I hope he gets off the plane in Dublin and Frank Drebin gets off before him to give a speech... that'd be great.

bodhrandude · 27-01-2015 12:15pm

Is this the cartoon character of Southpark fame?

Birneybau · 27-01-2015 12:26pm

bodhrandude wrote: »

Is this the cartoon character of Southpark fame?

Eh, no.

JJ · 27-01-2015 4:10pm

Dermo wrote: »

Presale started this morning on his website: http://weirdal.com/tour/
Picked up tickets already

Thanks Dermo! I just booked myself some seated tickets. The wife doesn't have much tolerance for standing at gigs so that was handy.

bkrangle · 28-01-2015 2:01pm

Thanks Dermo, just got two tickets

No idea if this will sell out quickly but nice to have the tickets sorted well in advance

Corholio · 28-01-2015 2:11pm

It looks like on Ticketmaster you will only be able to buy standing tickets. Got 2 tickets in the pre-sale, fair play Dermo on posting that.

blastman · 28-01-2015 3:09pm

Thanks Dermo, tickets got...

Motley Crue · 19-02-2015 2:32pm

DrumSteve wrote: »

I hope he gets off the plane in Dublin and Frank Drebin gets off before him to give a speech... that'd be great.

Also impossible since Mr Leslie Nielsen was taken from us last year

ScottSF · 20-02-2015 12:04pm

Is there a way to avoid (minimize) the Ticketmaster service charge? I don't think there is a box office at Vicar Street, right?

I looked on Ticketmaster and it seems that all the seated tickets are sold out, but standing is available. Does that sound right? All the tickets seem to be the same price.

JJ · 20-02-2015 12:53pm

If I'm not mistaken, the Vicar St box office would only be open on event nights and probably only to facilitate tickets sales and/or collections for the night. I bought tickets through his official site through the pre-sale and I seem to remember all the tickets were at the same price for that.

grimm2005 · 20-02-2015 2:12pm

ScottSF wrote: »

Is there a way to avoid (minimize) the Ticketmaster service charge? I don't think there is a box office at Vicar Street, right?

Buy them from an outlet, preferably Stephens Green. There used to no charge per ticket from here if you paid by debit or cash although I'm not sure if that's still the case.

EyesClosed · 20-02-2015 2:14pm

grimm2005 wrote: »

Buy them from an outlet, preferably Stephens Green. There used to no charge per ticket from here if you paid by debit or cash although I'm not sure if that's still the case.

I am not sure it still is like that. Heard that you have to pay everywhere now, but it's worth a shot

hynesie08 · 20-02-2015 2:16pm

Sound cellar? Does he still only charge a euro?

grimm2005 · 20-02-2015 2:50pm

EyesClosed wrote: »

I am not sure it still is like that. Heard that you have to pay everywhere now, but it's worth a shot

They charged me when I paid by debit the last couple of times alright but wasn't sure about cash. Still at €2, it's a lot cheaper then some of the fees they charge for the pricier gigs when buying online.

McChubbin · 22-02-2015 3:21am

Got my ticket for this safely stashed away! I have the Running With Scissors tour DVD and I can tell you his show is awesome.
Really looking forward to this one!

blastman · 06-10-2015 3:11pm

So here we are....

MrMorooka · 06-10-2015 4:44pm

yup.

Dermo · 06-10-2015 4:47pm

Anybody know what time he will be going on at?

MrMorooka · 06-10-2015 4:51pm

Yeah, on that point, I've never been to a gig in Vicar St. The ticket says doors 7:30, show at 8:30, so if i show up at 8:20 it should be grand?

bkrangle · 06-10-2015 5:13pm

MrMorooka wrote: »

Yeah, on that point, I've never been to a gig in Vicar St. The ticket says doors 7:30, show at 8:30, so if i show up at 8:20 it should be grand?

I think you should be fine, can't make it until 8:30 myself, the ticketmaster website lists it as starting then but I'd imagine it'll be a little bit later based on previous gigs

MrMorooka · 06-10-2015 10:26pm

As expected from Al, amazing concert. Great crowd too!

kylith · 06-10-2015 10:28pm

Well, that was a bucket of fun. And what an encore!

delbertgrady · 06-10-2015 11:01pm

Worth waiting for. Just a killer show from the outset. Where does he get the energy? His band have been with him forever, and there's apparently nothing they can't do. Great film vignettes. Terrific set list.

Dermo · 06-10-2015 11:03pm

Brilliant show. I was expecting it to be good, but not that good. Brought 5 people with me who would never bought tickets without me pushing it and we all came out delighted.

languagenerd · 06-10-2015 11:41pm

That was the most epic entrance I've ever seen anyway! Brilliant show

SouthTippBass · 07-10-2015 1:19am

languagenerd wrote: »

That was the most epic entrance I've ever seen anyway! Brilliant show

I was ten minutes late, what did I miss?

delbertgrady · 07-10-2015 5:30am

Mimicking the Happy video, Al began the show by singing Tacky outside the venue, with a camera tracking him and the footage projected on screen. He walked into the venue, worked his way through the loading area and out onto the stage, where he concluded the song. Then they did Lame Claim to Fame and Now That's What I Call Polka, by which point you'd probably arrived.

Here's the full set list...

Tacky
Lame Claim to Fame
Now That's What I Call Polka!
Perform This Way
Dare to Be Stupid
Fat
First World Problems
Foil
Smells Like Nirvana
Party in the CIA/It's All About the Pentiums/Handy/Bedrock Anthem/Another One Rides the Bus/Ode to a Superhero/Gump/Inactive/eBay
Canadian Idiot
Eat It/I Lost on Jeopardy/I Love Rocky Road/Like a Surgeon
White and Nerdy
Word Crimes
Amish Paradise

We All Have Cell Phones
The Saga Begins
Yoda

bkrangle · 07-10-2015 8:19am

SouthTippBass wrote: »

I was ten minutes late, what did I miss?

He started Tacky on the streets outside the venue, as shown on the screen including interactions with randomers, and made his way into the venue and onstage about halfway through the song.

Given the nature of the streets surrounding Vicar St. I was somewhat worried for his safety!

SouthTippBass · 07-10-2015 9:53am

bkrangle wrote: »

He started Tacky on the streets outside the venue, as shown on the screen including interactions with randomers, and made his way into the venue and onstage about halfway through the song.

Given the nature of the streets surrounding Vicar St. I was somewhat worried for his safety!

Deadly, sorry I missed it! We arrived halfway through lame claim to fame so at least thats all I missed. Great show overall

Ham on!

Squelchy · 07-10-2015 11:44am

I'd had tickets to this and forgot all about it.

whiskeyman · 07-10-2015 11:52am

Squelchy wrote: »

I'd had tickets to this and forgot all about it.

ouch!!
this was a gig I really wanted to go to, but totally forgot!!
THink I just thought ' ah yeah, that's near Christmas' and it just went blank in my mind

Great to see everyone had a ball though!

blastman · 07-10-2015 2:03pm

Just wanted to add to the praise for this, a great fun gig with one of the best gig entrances I've seen, plus one of the best encores. I brought a friend who didn't really know his stuff at all and they ended up having a ball. Great fun.

On the subject of the entrance, I think most people who appeared in the background as Al walked toward Vicar St. were his people e.g. the two "hookers" were the cheerleaders for Smells Like Nirvana, but there was a guy wearing his hood up who appeared briefly right at the very start and gave Al a real WTF look that appeared to be genuine! Thought that moment was just brilliant.

MrMorooka · 08-10-2015 10:16am

For those interested in his entry, it's in this video (not mine) https://youtu.be/4iN8VWOAkxs?t=173

Corholio · 08-10-2015 1:33pm

Amazing gig, his energy is incredible really. That bizarre weird 'sound' melody halfway through Yoda was one of the most impressive concert feats I've ever seen :P

Where else in your lifetime would you ever hear Smells Like Teen Spirit music in the same show as American Pie. What a day it was to be alive :pac:

Weird Al Yankovic - Vicar St. - 06/10/15

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