"Weird Al" Yankovic Coming to Mystic Lake July 3
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEIRD AL YANKOVIC COMING TO MYSTIC LAKE JULY 3
Tickets On Sale January 30
PRIOR LAKE January 20, 2015 Fresh off the biggest year of his storied career, Weird Al Yankovic today announced his 2015 Mandatory World Tour. The tour includes a stop at Mystic Lake on Friday, July 3.
Slated to visit over 100 cities throughout North America, Europe, and Australia, the tour follows the release of Weird Als #1 album, Mandatory Fun (RCA Records). The album was released on July 15, 2014 and immediately shot to #1 on Billboards 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 10 a.m. and will go on sale to the public Friday, Jan. 30 at 10 a.m.
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 Thickes Blurred Lines (Word Crimes), Lordes Royals (Foil), and Iggy Azaleas 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 Spotifys 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. For more information visit weirdal.com.
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets to see Weird Al Yankovic at 8 p.m. Friday, July 3, in the Mystic Showroom are available for $34 and $42. Contact the Mystic Box Office at 952-445-9000 or visit mysticlake.com for more details.
Event: Weird Al Yankovic
Date: Friday, July 3, 8 pm
Place: Mystic Showroom®
Tickets: $34 & $42
On Sale: Friday, January 30, 10 am
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