“Weird Al” Yankovic books open-air concert at Treasure Island Casino

“Weird Al” Yankovic will embark on his first major tour in six years in 2025, which includes a stop at the Treasure Island Casino Amphitheater on June 28.

Tickets for the pop parodist cost between $159 and $39 and are available from Ticketmaster starting at 10 a.m. Friday.

Yankovic, 64, started playing the accordion at age seven and grew up listening to music by Elton John, Spike Jones, Allan Sherman, Stan Freberg and Frank Zappa. When he was 16, radio DJ and Minneapolis native Dr. Demento gave a talk at his high school, and Yankovic gave him a cassette recording of a song he had written about his family's Plymouth Belvedere. Dr. Demento performed it on his syndicated comedy show, which Yankovic credits with launching his musical career.

While studying architecture at California Polytechnic State University, Yankovic began writing parody songs, starting with “My Bologna,” a riff on The Knack's hit “My Sharona.” He continued to be played on Dr. Demento's radio show and joined the DJ's stage show on tour in 1981. The following year, he signed a contract with Scotti Brothers Records.

Yankovic's eponymous debut album was released in 1983 and contained seven of his own songs as well as the parody singles “Another One Rides the Bus,” “Ricky,” and “I Love Rocky Road.” His follow-up, “'Weird Al' Yankovic in 3-D,” brought him a wider audience thanks to his successful Michael Jackson parody “Eat It.” MTV played the video frequently and aired a series of specials starring Yankovic.

Although it seemed Yankovic's shelf life would be short, he continued to release albums until 2014's Mandatory Fun, his first to hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts. He has said that was his last record, although he has released a number of singles since then. Yankovic has won five Grammy Awards from 17 nominations and is the highest-selling comedy artist of all time.

In 2018, Yankovic launched what he called the “Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour,” paring down his multimedia concerts to a more intimate series of theater shows with a setlist consisting mostly of his own songs, not the parody numbers that made him famous. It proved to be a hit with his fans, and he returned to the concept in 2022.

For his 2025 dates, Yankovic will return to his large-scale setlist and stage, featuring a giant video wall, multiple costume changes, and an eight-piece ensemble, including his original band.

“We'll be playing 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 will sound twice as good,” Yankovic said in a press release.