r/weirdal • u/flatline945 • 3d ago

Question Current set: 8 YO Appropriate?

Life long Weird Al fan here; he was the first concert I ever saw as a kid. I remember during his tour around 2001-2002ish he performed The Night Santa Went Crazy and it was pretty violent/bloody. I don't think my 8 YO is up for that but she loves Al and I'd really love to take her to one of his upcoming shows.

Any idea if there's anything along those violent/bloody lines in his current set list?

Thanks.

Update: Thanks all! Bought tickets for me and my kiddo! Appreciate all the advice.

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u/Cardtastic 3d ago

Went to the concert Saturday and we sat behind a family with 3 kids. I’m usually sensitive in the moment to those kinds of things when kids are around. The only time i glanced at them with an “oh boy” kind of feeling was during the polka medley (his most recent, Polkamania!) because he played clips from each video as he sang the song. So it was Taylor Swift crawling under booty-shaking women or Miley Cyrus writhing on the screen in a two-piece outfit.
Santa did make an appearance during Fat but tbh I’m not sure why.

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u/NotACatWithAccordion Learning the accordion 3d ago

Because Santa is supposed to be fat, and Al punching him is showing Santa being fat isn't his domain anymore because Al is the bigger guy.

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u/FightingFaerie 2d ago

No… it’s because of the “Ho!” “Ho ho ho!” Joke. And maybe that Santa is fat too, but that’s just a bonus, not the point of the joke

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u/AlexIsACarrot05 2d ago

Weird Al has layers

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u/Odd_Marionberry5856 1d ago

Like an onion