All “Weird Al” Yankovic wants for the holidays is for people to pronounce his last name correctly.
While delivering a holiday message on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Thursday night, the parody king clarified that it’s pronounced Yanko-VICK, not Yanko-VICH.
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“For too long, people have been messing it up, calling me ‘Weird Al’ Yankovich. That stops now,” he said. “The Yankovics didn’t come to this country with just an accordion on their backs and the wrong words to other people’s songs in their hearts just to have their names mangled and butchered.”
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Continuing with his speech, however, “Weird Al” experienced an existential crisis, wondering if Yankovich is actually “the real pronunciation” and pondering whether he may have “gone so far down the rabbit hole of satire that I don’t know what’s real and what’s a spoof?”
“Is this even my real hair?” he continued, ripping off a wig. “My entire life is a lie.”
Regardless of whatever truth “Weird Al” eventually lands on, there are plenty of opportunities to catch him playing an accordion and singing the wrong words to other people’s songs in 2026. In May, he’ll embark on the massive 90-city “Bigger & Weirder Tour.” See all the dates below, and get tickets here.
“Weird Al” Yankovic 2026 Tour Dates:
05/26 – Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hotel and Casino
05/27 – Estero, FL @ Hertz Arena
05/29 – Orlando, FL @ Kia Center
05/30 – Greenville, SC @ Bon Secours Wellness Arena
05/31 – Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
06/02 – Augusta, GA @ Bell Auditorium
06/03 – Savannah, GA @ Enmarket Arena
06/05 – Greensboro, NC @ First Horizon Coliseum
06/06 – Charleston, WV @ Charleston Coliseum
06/07 – Norfolk, VA @ Chartway Arena
06/09 – Charleston, SC @ North Charleston Coliseum
06/10 – Pikeville, KY @ Appalachian Wireless Arena
06/12 – Camdenton, MO @ Ozarks Amphitheater
06/13 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo
06/14 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center
06/16 – Evansville, IN @ Ford Center
06/17 – Springfield, MO @ Great Southern Bank Arena
06/19 – Riverside, MO @ Morton Amphitheater
06/20 – Little Rock, AR @ Simmons Bank Arena
06/21 – Wichita, KS @ INTRUST Bank Arena
06/23 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
06/24 – Rapid City, SD @ Summit Arena
06/26 – Duluth, MN @ AMSOIL Arena
06/27 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
06/28 – Omaha, NE @ Baxter Arena
06/30 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
07/01 – Cedar Rapids, IA @ Alliant Energy PowerHouse
07/03 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Acrisure Amphitheater
07/04 – Windsor, ON @ The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
07/05 – Niagara Falls, ON @ OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino
07/07 – Saginaw, MI @ Dow Event Center
07/08 – Erie, PA @ Erie Insurance Arena
07/10 – Syracuse, NY @ The Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview
07/11 – Elmont, NY @ UBS Arena
07/12 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
07/14 – Providence, RI @ Providence Performing Arts Center
07/15 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
07/17 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Event Center
07/18 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
07/19 – Bangor, ME @ Maine Savings Amphitheater
07/21 – Lenox, MA @ Tanglewood – Koussevitzky Music Shed
07/22 – Gilford, NH @ BankNH Pavilion
07/24 – Essex Junction, VT @ Midway Lawn at Champlain Valley Expo
07/25 – TBA
07/26 – Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre
07/28 – Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
07/29 – Harrington, DE @ Delaware Lottery Summer Concert Series at the Delaware State Fair
07/31 – Hershey, PA @ GIANT Center
08/01 – Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake
08/02 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
08/04 – Bethlehem, PA @ Musikfest
08/05 – Columbus, OH @ Ohio State Fair Concert Series*
08/06 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
08/28 – St. Paul, MN @ Minnesota State Fair Grandstand Concert Series
08/29 – Grand Forks, ND @ Alerus Center
08/30 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre
09/01 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
09/02 – Kelowna, BC @ Prospera Place
09/03 – TBA
09/05 – Puyallup, WA @ Columbia Bank Concert Series at the Washington State Fair *
09/06 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater
09/07 – Salem, OR @ Columbia Bank Concert Series at the Oregon State Fair
09/09 – Central Point, OR @ Bi-Mart Amphitheater
09/11 – Lincoln, CA @ The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino Resort
09/12 – Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
09/13 – Palm Desert, CA @ Acrisure Arena
09/15 – Paso Robles, CA @ Viña Robles Amphitheatre
09/16 – San Diego, CA @ The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
09/18 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
09/19 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
09/20 – Tucson, AZ @ Tucson Arena
09/22 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
09/23 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Raising Cane’s River Center Arena
09/25 – Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
09/26 – Southaven, MS @ Landers Center
09/27 – Knoxville, TN @ Food City Center
09/29 – Auburn, AL @ The Gogue Center
09/30 – Tallahassee, FL @ Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
10/02 – Birmingham, AL @ Coca-Cola Amphitheater
10/03 – Orange Beach, AL @ The Wharf Amphitheater
10/04 – Brandon, MS @ Brandon Amphitheater
10/06 – Chattanooga, TN @ Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium
10/07 – Salem, VA @ Salem Civic Center
10/08 – Charlottesville, VA @ John Paul Jones Arena
10/10 – Toledo, OH @ Huntington Center
10/11 – University Park, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center
10/13 – Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Center Arena
10/15 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
10/16 – Green Bay, WI @ Resch Center
10/17 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum