It’s official: “Weird Al” Yankovic is the first artist on the 2026 Syracuse amphitheater concert lineup.
Yankovic will perform at Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview on Friday, July 10. The 8 p.m. show will be part of his expanded “Bigger & Weirder” tour dates featuring Puddles Pity Party as the opening act.
“We had so much fun on our 2025 Bigger & Weirder tour that we decided we just didn’t want to stop. So we’re doing a bunch of shows next year too! If you missed it the first time around - or if for some crazy reason you want to see it again - now’s your chance!!” Yankovic said.
How to get “Weird Al” tickets
Tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 21, at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster; prices have not been announced. A fan presale will begin Tuesday at 10 a.m.
It will be Yankovic’s first Syracuse concert in 7 years. As a result, fans may also want to check Vivid Seats, Seat Geek and StubHub for tickets.
Outside lawn chairs are not allowed as part of a Live Nation policy that began last year. A limited number of lawn chair rentals will be available
The Empower FCU Amphitheater concert is Yankovic’s only 2026 concert in Upstate New York. His only other stop in the Empire State will be July 11 at UBS Arena in Elmont.
His previous “Bigger & Weirder” tour included stops Darien Lake Amphitheater near Buffalo, the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, and the Broadview Stage at SPAC (Saratoga Performing Arts Center) in Saratoga Springs.
What to expect at the concert
Yankovic last performed in Syracuse at the Landmark Theatre in 2019 as part of his “Strings Attached” tour with an orchestra. The “Bigger & Weirder” tour features more of his greatest hits and fan favorites featuring a giant video wall, multiple costume changes and an eight-piece backing ensemble that includes his original band.
“This is kind of a ‘best of both worlds’ tour,” Yankovic said when he kicked off the tour last year. “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!”
Yankovic’s 2025 tour dates included three Upstate New York stops, at the Darien Lake Amphitheater near Buffalo, the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, and the Broadview Stage at SPAC (Saratoga Performing Arts Center) in Saratoga Springs. The SPAC concert featured a surprise performance of Helen Reddy’s “I Am Woman” and the theme songs to Captain Underpants” and Disney’s “Milo Murphy’s Law,” plus videos of “Weird Al” references in movies and TV shows like “Stranger Things,” “The Simpsons,” “The Naked Gun,” “The Goldbergs,” “Safety Patrol,” “Reno 911!” and “Scooby Doo.” ”
“Weird Al” Yankovic is a comedy musician best known for his accordion-fueled parodies like “Eat It” (Michael Jackson’s “Beat It”), “Amish Paradise” (Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise”), “Like a Surgeon” (Madonna’s “Like a Virgin”), “Another One Rides the Bus” (Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust”), “Smells Like Nirvana” (Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”) and “White & Nerdy” (Chamillionaire’s “Ridin’ Dirty”). He also performs original songs and polka medleys of popular music, including 2024’s “Polkamania!” featuring covers of Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Lil Nas X and Cardi B.
Yankovic is also known for his film and TV career, including the cult classic “UHF” and the Emmy-winning biopic “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.” His credits include “Comedy Bang Bang,” “The Weird Al Show,” “My Little Pony,” “Funny Or Die,” “The Simpsons,” “The Naked Gun,” and directing music videos for Hanson, Ben Folds and the Presidents of the United States of America.
“Weird Al” Yankovic 2026 tour dates
May 26 Hollywood (Miami), FL Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hotel and Casino
May 27 Estero (Ft. Myers), FL Hertz Arena
May 29 Orlando, FL Kia Center
May 30 Greenville, SC Bon Secours Wellness Arena
May 31 Alpharetta (Atlanta), GA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
June 2 Augusta, GA Bell Auditorium
June 3 Savannah, GA Enmarket Arena
June 5 Greensboro, NC First Horizon Coliseum
June 6 Charleston, WV Charleston Coliseum
June 7 Norfolk, VA Chartway Arena
June 9 Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum
June 10 Pikeville, KY Appalachian Wireless Arena
June 12 Camdenton (Lake of the Ozarks), MO Ozarks Amphitheater
June 13 TBA
June 14 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
June 16 Evansville, IN Ford Center
June 17 Springfield, MO Great Southern Bank Arena
June 19 Riverside (Kansas City), MO MORTON Amphitheater
June 20 Little Rock, AR Simmons Bank Arena
June 21 Wichita, KS INTRUST Bank Arena
June 23 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 24 Rapid City, SD Summit Arena
June 26 Duluth, MN AMSOIL Arena
June 27 Chicago, IL United Center
June 28 Omaha, NE Baxter Arena
June 30 Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
July 1 Cedar Rapids, IA Alliant Energy PowerHouse
July 3 Grand Rapids, MI Acrisure Amphitheater
July 4 Windsor (Detroit), ON The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
July 5 Niagara Falls, ON OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino
July 7 Saginaw, MI Dow Event Center
July 8 Erie, PA Erie Insurance Arena
July 10 Syracuse, NY The Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview
July 11 Belmont Park, NY UBS Arena
July 12 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
July 14 Providence, RI Providence Performing Arts Center
July 15 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
July 17 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Event Center
July 18 Boston, MA TD Garden
July 19 Bangor, ME Maine Savings Amphitheater
July 21 Lenox, MA Tanglewood – Koussevitzky Music Shed*
July 22 Gilford, NH BankNH Pavilion
July 24 Essex Junction (Burlington), VT Midway Lawn at Champlain Valley Expo
July 25 TBA
July 26 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
July 28 Bridgeport, CT Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
July 29 Harrington, DE Delaware Lottery Summer Concert Series at the Delaware State Fair
July 31 Hershey, PA GIANT Center
August 1 Burgettstown (Pittsburgh), PA The Pavilion at Star Lake
August 2 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 4 Bethlehem, PA Musikfest
August 5 Columbus, OH Ohio State Fair Concert Series*
August 6 Noblesville (Indianapolis), IN Ruoff Music Center
August 28 St. Paul, MN Minnesota State Fair Grandstand Concert Series
August 29 Grand Forks, ND Alerus Center
August 30 Winnipeg, MB Canada Life Centre
Sept 1 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
Sept 2 Kelowna, BC Prospera Place
Sept 3 TBA
Sept 5 Puyallup (Seattle), WA Columbia Bank Concert Series at the Washington State Fair*
Sept 6 Bend, OR Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Sept 7 Salem (Portland), OR Columbia Bank Concert Series at the Oregon State Fair*
Sept 9 Central Point (Medford), OR Bi-Mart Amphitheater
Sept 11 Lincoln (Sacramento), CA The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino Resort
Sept 12 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
Sept 13 Palm Desert, CA Acrisure Arena
Sept 15 Paso Robles, CA Viña Robles Amphitheatre
Sept 16 San Diego, CA The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Sept 18 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sept 19 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
Sept 20 Tucson, AZ Tucson Arena
Sept 22 Austin, TX Moody Center
Sept 23 Baton Rouge, LA Raising Cane’s River Center Arena
Sept 25 Fort Worth, TX Dickies Arena
Sept 26 Southaven (Memphis, TN), MS Landers Center
Sept 27 Knoxville, TN Food City Center
Sept 29 Auburn, AL The Gouge Center*
Sept 30 Tallahassee, FL Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
Oct 2 Birmingham, AL Coca-Cola Amphitheater
Oct 3 Orange Beach, AL The Wharf Amphitheater
Oct 4 Brandon (Jackson), MS Brandon Amphitheater
Oct 6 Chattanooga, TN Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium
Oct 7 Salem, VA Salem Civic Center
Oct 8 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena
Oct 10 Toledo, OH Huntington Center
Oct 11 University Park, PA Bryce Jordan Center
Oct 13 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center Arena
Oct 15 Fort Wayne, IN Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Oct 16 Green Bay, WI Resch Center
Oct 17 Milwaukee, WI Fiserv Forum
