Here are photos from the concert. Weird Al Yankovic brings his “Bigger & Weirder 2025” tour to Raleigh, N.C.’s Red Hat Amphiteather, Thursday night, July 24, 2025.

Alfred Matthew Yankovic is the king of pop parody. You know him better as "Weird Al." NPR's Steve Inskeep caught up with the 43-year-old funny man on tour to promote his latest CD, Poodle Hat.

His most recent album (his 14th) debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 -- that's unheard of for a comedy album. At 56, Weird Al is remarkably ageless, and remarkably normal given his weird persona.

Weird Al Yankovic performs “Eat It” on his “Bigger & Weirder 2025” tour at Raleigh, N.C.’s Red Hat Amphiteather, Thursday night, July 24, 2025. Scott Sharpe [email protected] If ...

Weird turns emotional beats on a dime, going from zany and absurdist (much akin to Weird Al's previous cinematic masterpiece UHF) to real and heartfelt at the drop of a hat and back again.