The Strings Attached Tour was a

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"Weird Al" Yankovic Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American comedy musician, writer, and actor. He is best known for writing and performing Comedy music, comedy songs that often Parody music, parody specific songs by contempo ...

. The tour began on June 5, 2019 at the

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and ended on September 1, 2019 at the

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Background

Throughout 2018, Yankovic performed concerts as part of his Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour. The tour saw Yankovic perform in small theaters and opera houses with sets focusing on his original songs and "style parodies." For the Strings Attached tour, Yankovic and his band performed with female backing singers and an orchestra. The orchestra was either a philharmonic or a collective of local musicians. The tour was announced in October 2018. Yankovic announced the tour dates on November 12, 2018.

Setlist

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. Yankovic pulled the songs after the airing of the

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I Love Rocky Road "I Love Rocky Road" is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic about a man's obsession with Rocky road (ice cream), rocky road ice cream. It is a parody of the Arrows (British band), Arrows' 1975 song, "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", originally sung and written by ...

/ Like A Surgeon # The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota #

Word Crimes "Word Crimes" is a song by American musician "Weird Al" Yankovic from his fourteenth studio album, ''Mandatory Fun'' (2014). The song is a parody of the 2013 single "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke, featuring Pharrell Williams and T.I. The song par ...

# One More Minute (every other show) #

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Don't Download This Song "Don't Download This Song" is the first single from "Weird Al" Yankovic's 12th studio album '' Straight Outta Lynwood''. The song was released exclusively on August 21, 2006 as a digital download. It is a style parody of "We Are the World", " Vo ...

# Weasel Stomping Day # You Don't Love Me Anymore (every other show) #

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Smells Like Nirvana "Smells Like Nirvana" is a song parody written and performed by American musician "Weird Al" Yankovic. A parody of Nirvana's song "Smells Like Teen Spirit", it was released as the lead single from Yankovic's '' Off the Deep End'' album in April 1 ...

Dare To Be Stupid ''Dare to Be Stupid'' is the third studio album by the American parody musician "Weird Al" Yankovic, released on June 18, 1985. The album was one of many Yankovic records produced by former The McCoys, McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer. Recorded ...

White & Nerdy "White & Nerdy" is the second single from "Weird Al" Yankovic's album '' Straight Outta Lynwood'', which was released in 2006. It parodies the song "Ridin'" by Chamillionaire and Krayzie Bone. The song both satirizes and celebrates nerd culture, ...

Amish Paradise "Amish Paradise" is a 1996 single by satirist "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of the hip hop song "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio featuring L.V. (which itself is a reworking of the Stevie Wonder song "Pastime Paradise"). Featured on the albu ...

The Saga Begins "The Saga Begins" is a parody song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It parodies " American Pie" by Don McLean, with lyrics that humorously summarize the plot of the film ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' through the point of view of Obi-Wan ...

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Tour dates

References

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