“Weird Al” Yankovic is the most successful comedy recording artist of all time, best known for hit song parodies such as “Amish Paradise,” “Eat It” and “White & Nerdy.” A three-time Grammy Award winner, Yankovic caught his first big break after sending in an unsolicited tape to the Dr. Demento Radio Show. The song, a parody of The Knack’s “My Sharona” called “My Bologna” (recorded in the bathroom of Al’s college campus radio station), was a smash on the good Doctor’s show and became Al’s first national record release.
Inspired by the likes of Stan Freberg, Tom Lehrer and Mad magazine, Weird Al has parodied numerous musical icons throughout a career that now spans four decades. Michael Jackson, Queen, Eminem, Madonna, U2, Billy Joel, Nirvana, Mick Jagger and Lady Gaga are just a few of the artists who have agreed to have their songs satirized by Yankovic. His last two albums Straight Outta Lynwood (2006) and Alpocalypse (2011) both debuted in the Billboard Top Ten, and the video for his platinum single “White & Nerdy” dominated the Internet and stayed at #1 on the iTunes chart for months.
His “Return of the Mandatory” World Tour will bring him to a sold out show at the State Theatre on 8/19.
Tour Dates:
AUG 12 2016 BLUESTEM CENTER FOR THE ARTS AMPHITHEATRE Moorhead, MN
AUG 13 2016 BUFFALO CHIP CAMPGROUND Sturgis, SD
AUG 14 2016 CONEXUS ARTS CENTRE Regina, Canada
AUG 15 2016 BURTON CUMMINGS THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Winnipeg, Canada
AUG 18 2016 THUNDER BAY COMMUNITY AUDITORIUM Thunder Bay, Canada
AUG 19 2016 STATE THEATRE Minneapolis, MN
AUG 20 2016 FOX CITIES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Appleton, WI
AUG 21 2016 OVERTURE HALL Madison, WI
AUG 23 2016 CORONADO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Rockford, IL
AUG 24 2016 THE CARSON CENTER Paducah, KY
AUG 26 2016 DEVOS PERFORMANCE HALL Grand Rapids, MI
AUG 27 2016 FREEDOM HILL AMPHITHEATRE Sterling Heights, MI
AUG 28 2016 ROSE MUSIC CENTER AT THE HEIGHTS Huber Heights, OH
AUG 30 2016 THE PLAYHOUSE Wilmington, DE
SEP 1 2016 BOARDING HOUSE PARK Lowell, MA
SEP 2 2016 BANK OF NEW HAMPSHIRE PAVILION Gilford, NH
SEP 3 2016 CONSTELLATION BRANDS–MARVIN SANDS Canandaigua, NY
SEP 4 2016 THE BUDWEISER SUMMER STAGE AT TAG’S Big Flats, NY
SEP 7 2016 KOGER CENTER FOR THE ARTS Columbia, SC
SEP 8 2016 CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE Wilmington, NC
SEP 9 2016 DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Durham, NC
SEP 10 2016 THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Asheville, NC
SEP 11 2016 FILENE CENTER AT WOLF TRAP Vienna, VA
SEP 13 2016 HERSHEY THEATRE Hershey, PA
SEP 14 2016 PROVIDENCE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Providence, RI
SEP 16 2016 BENEDUM CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Pittsburgh, PA
SEP 17 2016 PROCTOR’S THEATRE Schenectady, NY
SEP 18 2016 PALACE THEATRE Waterbury, CT
SEP 20 2016 SANDS BETHLEHEM EVENT CENTER Bethlehem, PA
SEP 22 2016 CLAY CENTER FOR THE ARTS & SCIENCES Charleston, WV
SEP 23 2016 CIRCUS MAXIMUS AT CAESARS ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic City, NJ
SEP 24 2016 RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL New York, NY
