Weird Al In Concert: California State Fair

Dawn and I were at the California State Fair on Sunday to see Weird Al. We sat in Section C, Row U, Seats 10 and 11 around 7:00 p.m. with plenty of kettle corn. The place filled up completely by showtime.

1. Intro--Fun Zone (song)
   
   
2. Live action video sequence on tri-screen
   
   
3. Latest polka montage, featuring: Poker Face by Lady Gaga; Womanizer by Britney Spears; Right Round by Flo Rida; Day N' Night by Kid Cudi; Need You Now by Lady Antebellum; Baby by Justin Bieber; So What by Pink; I Kissed A Girl by Katy Perry; Fireflies by Owl City; Blame It by Jamie Foxx; Replay by Iyaz; Down by Jay Sean; Break Your Heart by Taio Cruz; Tick Tock by Ke$ha (link)
   
   
4. You Make Me, from Even Worse
   
   
5. Weird Al announces they have reached the half-way point of the show and it is now the time for the drum solo (drummer strikes single note)
   
   
6. Good Old Days, from Even Worse
   
   
7. Eminem interview from Weird Al TV; Simpsons Weird Al reference
   
   
8. Smells Like Nirvana from Off The Deep End (Kurt Kobain wig, black short-sleeved tee with yellow stripes over white long-sleeved tee; song video playing on tri-screen; two cheerleaders in black outfits with red poms upstage; gargles water and throws rest of water in cup on front rows)
   
   
9. Robert Plant interview from Weird Al TV, followed by various Weird Al appearances on television, followed by Mariah Carey interview on Weird Al TV, followed by Naked Gun Weird Al reference.
   
   
10. Skipper Dan, from Internet Leaks
    
    
11. Jessica Simpson interview on Weird Al TV
    
    
12. You're Pitiful exclusive online single (Al starts with black coat and pants and rips off sequence of clothing: removing black coat reveals gold sequin shirt; removing gold sequin shirt reveals white tee with "I *Heart* Bacon"; removing accordion tee reveals yellow Atlantic Records Still Sucks tee; removing Atlantic Records Still Sucks tee reveals white Spongebob Squarepants tee; removing black pants reveals pink tutu over white boxers with red hearts)
    
    
13. UHF "Wheel Of Fish" segment; Madonna interview from Weird Al TV; various other television Weird Al references (for example, Transformers cartoon)
    
    
14. Dare To Be Stupid, from Dare To Be Stupid
    
    
15. Flintstones video on the tri-screen, followed by Johnny Carson, followed by CNR intro
    
    
16. CNR, from Internet Leaks.
    
    
17. Interlude where Weird Al relates story of how he asked his tour agent before the tour to give him one show at a state fair over a moat; "Some dreams do come true." He then gives an extended, overwrought introduction to the next song about one man's need to be a hog.
    
    
18. "Let Me Be Your Hog", from "UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff".
    
    
19. Canadian Idiot from Straight Outta Lynwood (maple leaf screensaver video and nuclear explosion on tri-screen at end of song; exploding streamers into crowd timed with bomb)
    
    
20. Avril Lavigne interview from Weird Al TV; Alanis Morissette "Ironic" video with Weird Al; "Germs And You" informational video.
    
    
21. Wanna B Ur Lovr from Poodle Hat (red suit with black and white tie; Al went into the crowd and up and down the aisles)
    
    
22. Beverly Hillbillies preview video
    
    
23. Begins song medley:
    
    
1. Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*, from "UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff".
   
   
2. Whatever You Like, from Internet Leaks.
   
   
3. I'm In Love Wit Da Skipper exclusive Straight Outta Lynwood live medley song (puts on white hat with red shirt; Gilligan video on tri-screen)
   
   
4. Confessions Part III from Straight Outta Lynwood (instead of singing normal lyrics "Oh, and sometimes in private, really like to dress up like Shirley Temple and spank myself with a hockey stick (hockey stick)" he substitutes Sarah Palin's name)
   
   
5. eBay from Poodle Hat
   
   
6. Bedrock Anthem from Alapalooza (Flintstones video on tri-screen)
   
   
7. Another One Rides The Bus, from "Weird Al" Yankovic
   
   
8. Ode To A Superhero from Poodle Hat (plays accordion and harmonica)
   
   
9. Trapped In The Drive-Thru from Straight Outta Lynwood (song video animation on tri-screen)
   
   
10. Gump from Bad Hair Day (Forrest Gump on tri-screen)
    
    
11. Eat It from In 3-D (puts on red jacket)
    
    
24. Devil Walks Among Us bit on the video screen; Michael Stipe interview from Weird Al TV; various other television appearances
    
    
25. Craigslist from Internet Leaks.
    
    
26. Snoop Dogg interview from Weird Al TV (sets up "We All Have Cell Phones" bit later on)
    
    
27. Amish Paradise from Bad Hair Day (song video costumes; video on tri-screen)
    
    
28. Celine Dion interview from Weird Al TV
    
    
29. White & Nerdy from Straight Outta Lynwood (enters on Segway, black hoodie with "White & Nerdy" in red letters, silver sparkly chain)
    
    
30. "Be Nice To Your Teeth" informational video. Madonna interview from Weird Al TV
    
    
31. Fat from Even Worse (black fat suit with red belts, grommets, silver chains; says Ho! Ho! Ho! and stage manager comes out wearing a Santa Claus outfit, with a hoe; Weird Al punches him in the face and the stage manager exits)
    
    
32. Encore: We All Have Cell Phones, So C'Mon Let's Get Real exclusive live single from Weird Al TV interview with Michael Stipe
    
    
33. The Saga Begins from Running With Scissors (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea intro; storm troopers and Darth Vadar on stage; robes outfit from video)
    
    
34. Yoda from Dare To Be Stupid (Darth Vadar theme followed by the Adams Family intro; bubble screensaver video on tri-screen; Yoda Chant half-way through, then finishes with white confetti explosion)

Show lasted from 8:00-10:30 (started right on schedule)

Great show. Two confetti explosions; no Al Bucks (no It's All About the Pentiums Baby); no Radio, Radio.

Songs by album:

Internet Leaks: 4
Straight Outta Lynwood: 4
Poodle Hat: 3
Even Worse: 3
UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff: 2
Dare To Be Stupid: 2
Bad Hair Day: 2
Running With Scissors: 1
Alapalooza: 1
"Weird Al" Yankovic: 1
In 3-D: 1
Off The Deep End: 1
Unreleased songs: 2
Total songs: 27