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Weird Al closes Bigger & Weirder Tour in Milwaukee
The show opened with Tacky, with live video following Yankovic through the arena's bowels; the tour's 2025 leg alone ran seventy-five shows in sixty-seven cities.
On air: Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger on The Weekend ShiftPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by Milwaukee Record: “‘Weird Al’ Yankovic brings ‘Bigger & Weirder Tour’ to a fantastic close at Fiserv Forum”, with reporting from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 3:11 PM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Milwaukee.
- BBN covered this story before: Milwaukee Writer Lists Hopes for Tonight's Weird Al Show (October 17).
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- Milwaukee Record‘Weird Al’ Yankovic brings ‘Bigger & Weirder Tour’ to a fantastic close at Fiserv Forum
- Milwaukee Journal SentinelWatch 90-second take of 'Weird Al' Yankovic's tour finale in Milwaukee
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWeird Al Yankovic closed his Bigger and Weirder Tour at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Saturday, the hundred and sixty-fifth show, according to Yankovic himself.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe said last year he'd keep touring until the fans got sick of him. A hundred and sixty-five shows later, the fans are fine.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe's the one who quit.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the experiment is inconclusive. Brock, how's the weather holding up?
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The story so far
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- Brewers Head Home; ALCS Game 4 Rained Out; Amazon Clearing Drops · New York Post
- Milwaukee Writer Lists Hopes for Tonight's Weird Al Show · Milwaukee Record
- Weird Al closes Bigger & Weirder Tour in Milwaukee (this story)
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