“WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC ANNOUNCES
MANDATORY WORLD TOUR
New York (Jan. 20, 2015) – 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 14th 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 |
Australia & New Zealand – Dates To Be Announced!
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