“Weird Al” Yankovic’s Mandatory World Tour

“WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC ANNOUNCES

MANDATORY WORLD TOUR

Fresh off the biggest year of his storied career, “Weird Al” Yankovic today announced his 2015 Mandatory World Tour. Slated to visit over 100 cities throughout North America, Europe, and Australia, the tour follows the release of Weird Al’s #1 album, Mandatory Fun (RCA Records). The album was released on July 15, 2014 and immediately shot to #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Chart. This is the first time in over 50 years that a comedy album has topped the charts, and the first time ever that a comedy album debuted in the top position. Mandatory Fun has also been nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Comedy Album.

Special pre-sales will be held at weirdal.com starting Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 10am local time and will go on sale to the public Friday, Jan. 30 at 10am local time.

“Weird Al” Yankovic is the biggest-selling comedy recording artist in history. Now in his fourth career decade, he has won three Grammys (with 15 nominations) and countless accolades for classics like “Eat It,” “Like a Surgeon,” “Yoda,” “Smells Like Nirvana,” “Amish Paradise” and “White & Nerdy.” For the rollout of his 14^th studio album, Mandatory Fun, Weird Al world-premiered eight videos in eight days, taking the Internet by storm. The videos, including parodies of Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” (“Tacky”), Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” (“Word Crimes”), Lorde’s “Royals” (“Foil”), and Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” (“Handy”), garnered over 46 million views in the first week. Yankovic also set the U.S. record for having the most tracks from one album on Spotify’s viral top 10 at one time, taking the first 4 spots. In addition, “Word Crimes” debuted in the Billboard Top 40, making Al one of only three people to have had Top 40 singles in each of the last four decades (the other two are Michael Jackson and Madonna).

The Mandatory World Tour begins on May 12 with a 5-night run at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas. All dates are listed below.

Date City Venue

5/12/15-5/16/15	Las Vegas, NV	Planet Hollywood
5/19/2015	Tulsa, OK	Brady Theater
5/20/2015	Oklahoma City, OK	Hudson Performance Hall
5/22/2015	Biloxi, MS	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
5/23/2015	Nashville, TN	Ryman Auditorium
5/24/2015	Robinsonville, MS	Horseshoe Tunica – Bluesville
5/26/2015	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington Center For the Performing Arts
5/28/2015	Indianapolis, IN	Old National Centre – Murat Theatre
5/29/2015	Mount Pleasant, MI	Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
5/30/2015	Cleveland, OH	Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
5/31/2015	Greensburg, PA	The Palace Theatre
6/2/2015-6/3/2015	Boston, MA	Wilbur Theatre
6/4/2015	Concord, NH	Capitol Center for the Arts
6/6/2015	Ledyard, CT	Foxwoods Resort Casino
6/7/2015	New York, NY	Governor’s Ball Music Festival
6/8/2015	Lancaster, PA	American Music Theatre
6/11/2015	Richmond, VA	Carpenter Theatre at Richmond Center Stage
6/12/2015	Vienna, VA	The Filene Center at Wolf Trap
6/13/2015	Baltimore, MD	Pier Six Pavilion
6/14/2015	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre
6/16/2015	Bethlehem PA	Sands Bethlehem Event Center
6/18/2015	Cary, NC	Koka Booth Amphitheatre
6/19/2015	Charlotte, NC	Ovens Auditorium
6/20/2015	Atlanta, GA	Chastain Park Amphitheater
6/21/2015	Kettering, OH	Fraze Pavilion
6/23/2015	Newark, OH	Midland Theatre
6/24/2015	Louisville, KY	Palace Theatre
6/26/2015	Windsor, ON	Caesars Windsor – The Colosseum
6/27/2015	Chicago, IL	Chicago Theatre
6/28/2015	St. Louis, MO	Peabody Opera House
6/30/2015	Kansas City, MO	Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
7/1/2015	Wichita, KS	Orpheum Theatre
7/2/2015	Council Bluffs, IA	Harrah’s Hotel & Casino – Stir Cove
7/3/2015	Prior Lake, MN	Mystic Lake Casino – Mystic Showroom
7/7/2015	Bowling Green, KY	Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center
7/8/2015	Greenville, SC	Peace Center for the Performing Arts
7/10/2015	Erie, PA	Warner Theatre
7/11/2015	Albany, NY	Palace Theater
7/12/2015	Burlington, VT	Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
7/14/2015	Verona, NY	Turning Stone Resort Casino – Showroom
7/15/2015	Buffalo, NY	University at Buffalo – Center for the Arts
7/17/2015	Hamilton, ON	Hamilton Place Theatre
7/18/2015	Rama, ON	Casino Rama – Entertainment Centre
7/19/2015	Ottawa, ON	Ottawa Bluesfest
7/20/2015	London, ON	Centennial Hall
7/24/2015	Halifax, NS	Casino Nova Scotia – Schooner Showroom
7/25/2015	Moncton, NB	Casino New Brunswick – The Centre
7/26/2015	Portland, ME	Main State Pier
8/4/2015	New Bedford, MA	The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
8/5/2015	Williamsport, PA	Community Arts Center
8/7/2015	Knoxville, TN	Tennessee Theatre
8/8/2015	Newport News, VA	Ferguson Center for the Arts
8/9/2015	North Charleston, SC	North Charleston Performing Arts Center
8/11/2015	Orlando, FL	Hard Rock Live at Universal Citywalk
8/13/2015	Clearwater, FL	Ruth Eckerd Hall
8/14/2015	Melbourne, FL	King Center for the Performing Arts
8/15/2015	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Broward Center for the Performing Arts
8/16/2015	Jacksonville, FL	Florida Theatre
8/18/2015	Houston, TX	Bayou Music Center
8/19/2015	San Antonio, TX	Majestic Theatre
8/20/2015	Austin, TX	Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater
8/21/2015	Grand Prairie, TX	Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
8/23/2015	Denver, CO	Paramount Theatre
9/1/2015	Arcata, CA	Van Duzer Theatre
9/2/2015	Jacksonville, OR	Britt Pavilion
9/4/2015	Bend, OR	Les Schwab Amphitheater
9/5/15-9/6/15	Portland, OR	Oregon Zoo Amphitheater
9/8/2015	Vancouver, BC	Queen Elizabeth Theatre
9/9/2015	Penticton, BC	South Okanagan Event Centre
9/11/2015	Enoch, AB	River Cree Resort & Casino – The Venue
9/12/2015	Calgary, AB	Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
9/13/2015	Airway Heights, WA	Northern Quest Resort & Casino – Pend Oreille Pavilion
9/14/2015	Puyallup, WA	Washington State Fair
9/18/2015	Laughlin, NV	Harrah’s Laughlin – Rio Vista Outdoor Amphitheater
9/24/2015	Stockholm, Sweden	Grona Lund
9/25/2015	Oslo, Norway	Sentrum Scene
9/26/2015	Trondheim, Norway	Brattora
9/28/2015	Copenhagen, Denmark	Vega
9/30/2015	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Melkweg
10/1/2015	Brussels, Belgium	Ancienne Belgique
10/4/2015	London, UK	Eventim Apollo
10/6/2015	Dublin, Ireland	Vicar Street

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