'Weird Al' Yankovic outlines plans for album and tour
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Musical satirist "Weird Al" Yankovic returns on May 20 with a new album titled "Poodle Hat," which he'll back with a three-month U.S. summer tour.
Among the artists Yankovic spoofs on the new album are Eminem, Avril Lavigne and Nelly.
The lead track is titled "Couch Potato," and is performed to the tune of the Eminem hit "Lose Yourself." According to Yankovic's publicist, there won't be a video for the track.
"Eminem gave his blessings for the parody of 'Lose Yourself,' but he felt uncomfortable with Al making a video for 'Couch Potato,'" a Yankovic press release said. "Eminem sees 'Lose Yourself' as an important hip-hop song with a strong legacy and is afraid that a Weird Al video might detract from that."
The album also includes parodies of Backstreet Boys and Billy Joel songs, as well as the accordion medley "Angry White Boy Polka," which targets The White Stripes and Rage Against the Machine, among others.
"Poodle Hat" also features the original Yankovic compositions "Hardware Store," "Party at the Leper Colony," "Wanna B Ur Lovr," "Why Does this Always Happen to Me" (which features a guest performance by Ben Folds), "Bob" (an homage to Dylan) and "Genius in France" (a 9-minute tribute to Frank Zappa featuring a guitar cameo by his son Dweezil).
Yankovic and his long-time band--Jim West on guitar, Steve Jay on bass and Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz on drums--launch their tour on June 19 in the San Diego area.
According to a press release, "the Weird Al concert experience is a high-energy, multimedia extravaganza complete with hilarious video montages and elaborate costume changes."
17 - Denver, CO - Universal Lending Pavillion
22 - Rochester Hills, MI - Meadowbrook Music Festival
23 - Rockford, IL - Coronado Theatre
24 - St. Paul, MN - Minnesota State Fair
25 - Ft. Wayne, IN - Embassy Center
27 - Sault St. Marie, MI - Kewadin Casino
29 - South Woodstock, CT - Woodstock Fair
31 - Cleveland, OH - Tower City Amphitheatre
September 2003
4 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theater
5 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
7 - Santa Clara, CA - Paramount's Great Adventure
June 2003
19 - Del Mar, CA - San Diego County Fair
20 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Field Amphitheatre
21 - Las Vegas, NV - Aladdin Theater
22 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Christopher Cohan Center
26 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
27 - Kalamazoo, MI - Kalmazoo State Theatre
28 - Toledo, OH - Zoo Amphitheatre
29 - Buffalo, NY - Melody Fair Theatre
July 2003
1 - Verona, NY - Turning Stone Casino
11 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center
12 - Allentown, PA - The Great Allentown Fair
13 - Doswell, VA - Paramount's Kings Dominion
18 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
19 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center for the Performing Arts
20 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
22, 23 - Westbury, NY - Westbury Music Fair
25 - Pittsburgh, PA - Chevrolet Amphitheatre at Station Square
26 - Chicago, IL - Navy Pier
27 - Cincinnati, OH - Paramount's King's Island
August 2003
1 - Tulsa, OK - River Park Amphitheatre
3 - Wichita, KS - The Cotillion
5 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
6 - Oklahoma City, OK - Bricktown Events Center
8 - Gulfport, MS - Grand Casino Gulfport
9 - Valdosta, GA - Wild Adventures Theme Park
10 - Charlotte, NC - Paramount's Carowinds
12 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Center
13 - Dallas, TX - Bronco Bowl Theatre
15 - Albuquerque, NM - Kiva Auditorium
16 - Pueblo, CO - Colorado State Fair
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