BIGGEST-"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC
ANCHOR: WEIRD AL YANKOVIC IS
THE BIGGEST SELLING COMEDY
RECORDING ARTIST IN HISTORY
EARNING 4 GRAMMIES AND 15 KEYER
NOMINATIONS!
WELL GOOD NEWS FOR YOU FANS.
THE STRINGING TAED TASHATTACHED
TOUR IS COMING TO THE BERGLAND
CENTER PLAYING HITS AND
CLASSICS.
ROBERT KNIGHT AND KATIE JOINING
US TO GIVE US ALL THE DETAILS!
THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS
MORNING!
THANKS FOR HAVING US.
SO WEIRD AL, I CAN
DEFINITELY SAY I GREW UP WITH
SOME WEIRD ALSPANK YANKOVIC SO
IT IS EXCITING TO HEAR HE'S
COMING BUT THIS IS A DIFFERENT
PERFORMANCE.
TELL US ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT AT
THE SHOW THIS COMING TUESDAY.
SO LIKE YOU MENTIONED, IT IS
ALWAYS A GREAT PERFORMANCE WITH
WEIRD AL.
LAST TIME HE DID A SET CHANGE
ON EVERY SINGLE SONG AND THIS
TIME HAS A FULL ORCHESTRA WITH
40 PIECES AND HE LIKES TO LET
IT BE KNOWN IT'S LIKE A MIX
BETWEEN THE NIGHT ON THE OPERA
AND ALSO A ROCK SHOW SO YOU'RE
GETTING THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
WITH THE FUN AND ENTERTAINING
NIGHT FOR EVERYBODY.
AND TRYING TO ENVISION HIM
WITH THIS ATMOSPHERE AND YOU
SAID A FULL ORCHESTRA, ?RIET
AND THE COOL THING I SUNDAY NOT
ONLY DOES HE BRING HIS OWN
MUSICIANS BUT TELL US ABOUT
THAT LOCAL CONNECTION ON STAGE?
THERE ARE LOCAL MUSICIANS
FROM THE ROANOKE VALLEY AREA
PLAYING WITH WEIRD AL!
I KNOW SOME ARE LIKE HUGE FANS
AND SUPER EXCITED TO GET TO
PLAY WITH HIM AND BE PART OF
THE ROCK SHOW!
THAT'S THE MUSICIAN'S DREAM TO
COME AND PLAY IN FRONT OF
PROBABLY A SELL OUT CROWD!
YOU'RE TALK BEING 2, 3, 4, 5?
HOW MANY LOCAL ORCHESTRA
MEMBERS ARE WE TALKING?
IT IS ABOUT SPLIT DOWN THE
MIDDLE AND HE IS ACCOMPANIES BY
PEOPLE HE BRINGS BUT WE HAVE
THAT LOCAL FLARE OF 1020.
THAT'S A LOT!
AND SO I ALSO UNDERSTAND,
KATIE, TICKETS ARE SELLING
EXTREMELY FAST!
SO WHERE CAN PEOPLE GET
TICKETS?
THE LAST SHESOLD OUT AND
WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO THAT SO I
HIGHLY RECOMMEND GETTING THE
TICKETS BUT PURCHASE THEM STILL
AT THE BOX OFFICE AND AT THE
BERGLAND CENTER.COM FOR THOSE
ONLINE.
AND FOR THE HUGE MAJOR FANS,
YOU HAVE A MEET AND GREET?
HE IS OFFERING A MEET AND
GREET PACKAGE FOR $279 YOU AND
GET THAT ONLINE AND YOU GET THE
CHANCE TO MEET WEIRD AL!
HOW GREAT IS THAT?
THERE ARE FANS WHO ARE ALL
ABOUT IT!
SO REMIND US AGAIN ABOUT THE
PARTICULARS SO THAT FOLKS CAN
JOT IT ON THE CALENDARS.
IT IS GOING TO BE IN THE
THER AT THE BERGLAND CENTER
THEATOR AT BERGLAND CENTER AND
DOORS OPEN AT 6:30 AND YOU CAN
START TO GET YOUR SNACKS AND
EVERYTHING READY FOR THE SHOW!
AND NOW I HAVE TO ASK YOU
GUYS.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WEIRD AL
SONG?
THERE ARE SO MANY TO CHOOSE
FROM!
WHETHER EAT IT OR WHITE AND
NERDY.
PROBABLY THOUGH IS PROBABLY
AMISH PARADISE!
IT DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN
A COOLIO COVER!
WHO DOESN'T LOVE THAT?
OH, MY GOSH.
WHAT YOU MENTION?
I LOVE LIKE A SURGEON.
I THINK THAT SONG IS HILARIOUS.
♪ LIKE A SURGEON ♪
♪ HEY!
♪
I WOULDN'T TAKE THE NOTE.
YOU GOT IT.
WEIRD AL, CALL ME!
I CAN BE YOUR BACK UP!
IF YOU'RE GETTING LOCAL I CAN
GET BEHIND ON THE MIC PHONE AND
DO SOME BACK UP SINGING!
BUT ANYWAY, FUN SHOW!
AND DEFINITELY SOMETHING YOU
DON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ON AND
THE TICKETS ARE GOING QUICKLY
SO SMAIK HUR YOU GET THEM
SOONER THAN LATER AND IT
DEFINITELY SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT
WAY TO SPEND A TUESDAY NIGHT
FOR SURE!
THIS IS A GOOD TIME.
