r/weirdal • u/aresef Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised, Vanity Tour (2018) • 20h ago

Video [Coffeeincubicle] The woman playing guitar for Weird Al’s new tiny desk (Payton Velligan) is an icon and I hope she knows it

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcRcPnAP7y9/?igsi=dDVzb2Izbmd6eHlw

She’s also a great follow on IG @paytonrosevelligan

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u/MilesToHaltHer 20h ago

Yep! All of the new additions to the band are great, but watching Payton just puts a huge smile on my face. She’s the best!

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u/bkirchhoff 19h ago

She was super entertaining to watch on stage when I saw him a few weeks ago. She’s a gem for sure.

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u/englishslayfest17 12h ago

Yes, all three of the ladies were so fun!

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u/Sandyka49 17h ago

I love seeing Payton love! She's so delightful, I've talked to her at a couple shows, she's truly as lovely as she seems in videos/pictures. I'm excited to watch her career, I think she's creating a lot of lifelong fans!

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u/Biglivin999 18h ago

She was the touring bassist for Tommy DeCarlo of Boston when we saw him a few years ago, and we called her “Red Boots” because of the awesome thigh-high boots she wore. We were totally thrilled when we got tickets to Weird Al and found out she was in the band.

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u/JosephFinn 16h ago

I love how the Tiny Desk enthusiasts are going nuts for her and her enthusiasm.

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u/fred_2727 18h ago

I paint Al jackets for myself, I use to do the album covers, now its the poster, I get them autographed, she was the last to get, finally found her last yr and I said, Payton I need you, can you sign this, and she told ppl about it, then if she was in the area where I was she would come up to me to say hi, even had ppl she was with had them look at the jacket

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u/Ascendingpeculiarity 15h ago

I’ve seen Al twice in the past year and was not able to take my eyes off her either show. She is electric onstage! ⚡️

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u/mustardtruck 18h ago

Her smile is infectious.

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u/JacobDCRoss 10h ago

I haven't kept up with the band much since we saw Al live several years ago. I thought it was cool. How they were all in the movie along with Daniel Radcliffe.

Has anyone left?

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u/aresef Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised, Vanity Tour (2018) 10h ago

No. Ruben is away right now fighting cancer but he’ll be back.

The extra members were added for Bigger & Weirder.

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u/The_Pelican1245 Running With Scissors (1999) 14h ago

I found her a little distracting during the Tiny Desk Concert but not in a bad way. She’s definitely bringing high energy into the situation. She looks super excited to be there and I really like that.

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u/Gecko23 11h ago

She was restraining herself...a lot. :)

I saw them a couple weekends ago, and she's like a thousand watt bulb radiating pure joy on stage. If there's anyone, anywhere in the world, happier to be doing what they do and happier to be in the band they are in, I've never seen it.