Keeping Austin Weird with Weird Al

Alfred Yankovic, aka Weird Al, stopped by the University of Texas Bass Concert Hall on July 12, 2016, as part of The Mandatory World Tour. While there, Weird Al regaled his audience with his own special original songs as well as interesting parodies of popular music. The singer, songwriter, parodist is touring in support of his 14th studio album, Mandatory Fun.

Costume clad audience members admire the album cover for Weird Al's Mandatory Fun

Weird Al received his first accordion at age 6. He was always considered a "nerd" since he started school a year earlier than other kids, skipped a grade, and graduated as the valedictorian of his high school class. He gave himself the moniker "Weird Al" when he was a radio DJ in college.

Weird Al performs Now That's What I Call Polka 

Weird Al's parodies was first heard on the 70's hit radio show, Dr. Demento in 1976. Since then Weird Al has sold over 12 million albums world-wide. He has earned 4 Grammy Awards including Best Comedy Album for Mandatory Fun.

Weird Al performs Perform This Way

Weird Al performs  Dare To Be Stupid

Weird Al performs  Fat

Weird Al performs Foil

Weird Al performs Smells Like Nirvana

Weird Al performs Party In The CIA

Weird Al performs Handy

Weird Al performs Another One Rides The Bus/ Ode To A Superhero

Weird Al performs Canadian Idiot

Weird Al performs Wanna B Ur Lovr

Weird Al's band members are guitarist Jim "Kimo" West, bassist Steve Jay, keyboardist Ruben Valtierra, and drummer Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz. Schwartz, West, and Jay have been with Al since the beginning; Valtierra joined the group in 1991.

Weird Al performs an acoustic version of Eat It/ I Lost On Jeopardy/ I Love Rocky Road/
Like A Surgeon

Weird Al performs White and Nerdy

Weird Al performs Word Crimes

Weird Al performs The Saga Begins

Setlist: (With song parodied)
Tacky (Happy)
Lame Claim To Fame -original
Now That's What I Call Polka (Medley of 12 songs including Wrecking Ball and Call Me Maybe)
Perform This Way (Born This Way)
Dare To Be Stupid -original, Devo style
Fat (Bad)
First world Problems - original, Pixies style
Foil (Royals)
Smells Like Nirvana (Smells Like Teen Spirit)
Party In The CIA (Party In The USA)
It's All About The Pentiums (It's All About The Benjamins)
Handy (Fancy)
Bedrock Anthem (Under The Bridge and Give It Away)
Another One Rides The Bus (Another One Bites The Dust)
Ode To The Superhero (Piano Man)
Grump (Lump)
Inactive (Radioactive)
eBay (I Want It That Way)
Canadian Idiot (American Idiot)
Wanna B Ur Lovr - original
Eat It (Beat It)
I Lost At Jeopardy (Jeopardy)
I Love Rocky Road (I Love Rock 'n' Roll)
Like A Surgeon (Like A Virgin)
White And Nerdy (Ridin')
Word Crimes (Blurred Lines)
Amish Paradise (Gangsta's Paradise)

Encore:
We All Have Cell Phones - original
The Saga Begins (American Pie)
Yoda/Yoda Chant (Lola)

Weird Al performs The Saga Begins