{"id":259468,"date":"2026-08-05T06:45:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T06:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/259468\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T06:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T06:45:11","slug":"weird-al-yankovic-puddle-pity-party-perform-at-musikfest-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/259468\/","title":{"rendered":"Weird Al Yankovic, Puddle Pity Party perform at Musikfest 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Puddle Pity Party and Weird Al Yankovic both brought whimsical performances as the opening and headlining acts Tuesday for the fifth day of Musikfest 2026 festivities.<\/p>\n<p>See photos below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Puddles Pity Party, aka Michael Geier in his pierrot whiteface clown costume, opens for Weird Al Yankovic during Musikfest on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"3620\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TMC-L-PuddlePityParty02-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"25061802\" \/>Puddles Pity Party, aka Michael Geier in his pierrot whiteface clown costume, opens for Weird Al Yankovic during Musikfest on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Puddles Pity Party, aka Michael Geier in his pierrot whiteface clown costume, opens for Weird Al Yankovic during Musikfest on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2482\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TMC-L-PuddlePityParty03_d34768.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"25061803\" \/>Puddles Pity Party, aka Michael Geier in his pierrot whiteface clown costume, opens for Weird Al Yankovic during Musikfest on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Puddles Pity Party, aka Michael Geier in his pierrot whiteface clown costume, opens for Weird Al Yankovic during Musikfest on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"3182\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TMC-L-PuddlePityParty04_76184c.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"25061804\" \/>Puddles Pity Party, aka Michael Geier in his pierrot whiteface clown costume, opens for Weird Al Yankovic during Musikfest on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Festivalgoers watch Puddles Pity Party, aka Michael Geier in his pierrot whiteface clown costume, open for Weird Al Yankovic during Musikfest on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"3603\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TMC-L-PuddlePityParty13_92a2ed.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"25061805\" \/>Festivalgoers watch Puddles Pity Party, aka Michael Geier in his pierrot whiteface clown costume, open for Weird Al Yankovic during Musikfest on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Puddles Pity Party, aka Michael Geier in his pierrot whiteface clown costume, opens for Weird Al Yankovic during Musikfest on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"3182\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TMC-L-PuddlePityParty04_fbc4fe.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"25061806\" \/>Puddles Pity Party, aka Michael Geier in his pierrot whiteface clown costume, opens for Weird Al Yankovic during Musikfest on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Puddles Pity Party, aka Michael Geier in his pierrot whiteface clown costume, opens for Weird Al Yankovic during Musikfest on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"3579\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TMC-L-PuddlePityParty12-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"25061807\" \/>Puddles Pity Party, aka Michael Geier in his pierrot whiteface clown costume, opens for Weird Al Yankovic during Musikfest on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Puddles Pity Party, aka Michael Geier in his pierrot whiteface clown costume, opens for Weird Al Yankovic during Musikfest on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"1297\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TMC-L-PuddlePityParty14-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"25061808\" \/>Puddles Pity Party, aka Michael Geier in his pierrot whiteface clown costume, opens for Weird Al Yankovic during Musikfest on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Weird Al Yankovic headlines a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"1348\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TMC-L-WeirdAlYankovic02-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"25061809\" \/>Weird Al Yankovic headlines a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Weird Al Yankovic headlines a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"3742\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TMC-L-WeirdAlYankovic11_e30eb9.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"25061810\" \/>Weird Al Yankovic headlines a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Festivalgoers watch Weird Al Yankovic headline a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"5298\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TMC-L-WeirdAlYankovic01-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"25061811\" \/>Festivalgoers watch Weird Al Yankovic headline a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Weird Al Yankovic headlines a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"1682\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TMC-L-WeirdAlYankovic03-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"25061812\" \/>Weird Al Yankovic headlines a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Weird Al Yankovic headlines a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2677\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TMC-L-WeirdAlYankovic15-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"25061813\" \/>Weird Al Yankovic headlines a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Weird Al Yankovic headlines a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2213\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TMC-L-WeirdAlYankovic22-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"25061814\" \/>Weird Al Yankovic headlines a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Festivalgoers watch Weird Al Yankovic headline a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4621\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TMC-L-WeirdAlYankovic04-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"25061815\" \/>Festivalgoers watch Weird Al Yankovic headline a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Festivalgoers watch Weird Al Yankovic headline a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"5280\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TMC-L-WeirdAlYankovic09-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"25061816\" \/>Festivalgoers watch Weird Al Yankovic headline a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Weird Al Yankovic headlines a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2044\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TMC-L-WeirdAlYankovic21_856d53.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"25061817\" \/>Weird Al Yankovic headlines a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Weird Al Yankovic headlines a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2346\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TMC-L-WeirdAlYankovic18-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"25061801\" \/>Weird Al Yankovic headlines a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Weird Al Yankovic headlines a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4198\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TMC-L-WeirdAlYankovic06-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"25061818\" \/>Weird Al Yankovic headlines a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Weird Al Yankovic headlines a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2661\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TMC-L-WeirdAlYankovic20-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"25061819\" \/>Weird Al Yankovic headlines a Musikfest show Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Puddle Pity Party and Weird Al Yankovic both brought whimsical performances as the opening and headlining acts Tuesday&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":259469,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154,182,22777,434,28,727,728],"class_list":["post-259468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news","tag-local-news","tag-musikfest","tag-northampton-county","tag-pennsylvania","tag-photos-and-videos","tag-vertical-photo-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259468\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}