GRAND FORKS — Comedian-musician and parody artist "Weird Al" Yankovic is scheduled to perform at the Alerus Center on Aug. 29, 2026, during his "Bigger and Weirder" tour. This tour comes after his 2025 tour where Yankovic played 75 shows across 67 cities.

Public sale for tickets will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21. They can be purchased at weirdal.com/tour. The entire tour is set to run from May 26 through Oct. 17.

“We did 75 shows this year, and the fans weren’t sick of us yet,” Yankovic said in a release, “so we’re just going to keep on touring until they are!"

Yankovic last played in Grand Forks in 2004 at the Chester Fritz Auditorium.

He is the "biggest-selling comedy recording artist in history," with hit parodies such as "Amish Paradise," "Eat It," "Like a Surgeon" and "White a

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