Stars of "Spinal Tap," "A Mighty Wind" to come to Paramount "Unwigged & Unplugged"

Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer will perform music from their film "mockumentaries" "This is Spinal Tap" (heavy metal) and "A Mighty Wind" (folk) at Seattle's Paramount Theatre on April 20.

By Marian Liu
Seattle Times staff reporter

Prepare a night of hilarity.

The trio behind the nutty mockumentary "A Mighty Wind" are hitting the road. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer will perform folk music from their 2003 film satire, along with metal from their fake band from the 1984 film "This is Spinal Tap," on a six week, 30-city multimedia acoustic tour.

And true to their silly vibe, they promise a show without wigs and electric instruments.

Guest, McKean and Shearer will be at Seattle's Paramount on April 20. Tickets are $35 to $75, and go on sale 10 a.m. Friday, March 6 at www.tickets.com, at the 24-hour kiosks at the Paramount and Moore Theatres, or you can charge by phone at 206-STG-4TIX.

Along with "A Mighty Wind" and "Spinal Tap," Guest, McKean and Shearer have orchestrated such comedies as "Waiting For Guffman" (1996), "Best In Show" (2000) and "For Your Consideration" (2006).

To get a preview of their show — appropriately named, "Unwigged & Unplugged" — go to www.youtube.com/user/TAPUNWIGGED.