Weird Al Yankovic
When: 12th February 2023
Location: O2 Academy
Weird Al Yankovic is the biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time. Coming to Glasgow’s O2 Academy on 12th February 2023.
With more than 12 million albums sold, “Weird Al” Yankovic is the biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time with over 150 parodies and songs to his name, earning him five Grammy Awards and 11 more nominations. Yankovic has built his hugely successful career by responding to pop culture trends and songs with his own unique sense of humour, creating a genre of musical comedy that is unmistakably Yankovic.
Unlike some of the one-hit wonders of the genre, Yankovic was a regular chart-topper, and thanks to his use of music videos, he became a regular on MTV which brought his music to new audiences. Parodying artists like Michael Jackson, Queen and Madonna throughout the 80s, before taking on Nirvana and Coolio in the 90s, and Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus and Beyonce in the decades since, no chart-topping artist has been exempt from Yankovic’s music.
In 2017, Squeeze Box: The Complete Recordings of “Weird Al” Yankovic, including all 14 of his studio albums re-mastered for vinyl and CD format, plus a rarities album and a 120-page book of photos from the archives, all housed in a replica of his signature accordion. This project went on to earn him his fifth Grammy Award.
It was announced in 2022 that Yankovic would be returning to the UK for a string of live shows, opened each night by his long-time friend, comedian Emo Philips.
