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Weird Al Yankovic Sets 75 US Dates

by Roger Wink, VVN Music on February 25, 2016

in Live,News

Weird Al Yankovic has set one of the most extensive tours of the summer of 2016.

Yankovic has announced The Return of the Mandatory World Tour, a continuation of his 2015 tour in support of the album Mandatory Fun. His fourteenth studio album, it was only his third to hit the top ten and was his first ever number 1 album.

While his new shows set list won’t be known until the June 3 tour opener, here’s an example of his 2015 show from the Greek Theater last September:

Main Set
Tacky
Lame Claim to Fame
Now That’s What I Call Polka!
Perform This Way
Dare to Be Stupid
Fat
First World Problems
Foil
Smells Like Nirvana
Party in the CIA / It’s All About the Pentiums / Handy / Bedrock Anthem / Another One Rides the Bus / Ode to a Superhero / Gump / Inactive / eBay / Canadian Idiot
Wanna B Ur Lovr
Eat It / I Lost on Jeopardy / I Love Rocky Road / Like a Surgeon
White & Nerdy
Word Crimes
Amish Paradise
Encore
We All Have Cell Phones
The Saga Begins
Yoda / Yoda Chant

Tickets for The Return of the Mandatory World Tour have presales starting February 24 with general sales starting February 26.

The dates
06/26 – Fort Wayne, IN – Foellinger Theatre
06/28 – Evansville, IN – Victory Theatre
07/01 – Toledo, OH – Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre
07/02 – Aurora, IL – RiverEdge Park
07/03 – Merrillville, IN – Star Plaza Theatre
07/06 – Columbus, OH – Palace Theatre
07/07 – Indianapolis, IN – Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn At White River State Park
07/08 – Cincinnati, OH – PNC Pavilion At Riverbend
07/09 – Chattanooga, TN – Tivoli Theatre
07/10 – Southaven, MS – BankPlus Amphitheater At Snowden Grove
07/12 – Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall
07/14 – Houston, TX – Alice & George Brown Theater
07/15 – Biloxi, MS – Hard Rock Live
07/16 – Dallas, TX – Margot & Bill Winspear Opera House
07/17 – Enid, OK – Enid Event Center
07/19 – El Paso, TX – The Plaza Theatre
07/21 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
07/22 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
07/23 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
07/24 – San Jose, CA – City National Civic
07/26 – Seattle, WA – Woodland Park Zoo
07/27 – Seattle, WA – Woodland Park Zoo
07/28 – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
07/29 – Eugene, OR – Cuthbert Amphitheater
07/30 – Rohnert Park, CA – Green Music Center
08/02 – Santa Barbara, CA – Arlington Theatre
08/03 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
08/05 – Salt Lake City, UT – Red Butte Garden
08/07 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
08/09 – Cedar Rapids, IA – McGrath Amphitheatre
08/10 – Lincoln, NB – Pinewood Bowl Theater
08/13 – Sturgis, SD – Sturgis Buffalo Chip (Sturgis Rally)
08/14 – Regina, SK – Conexus Arts Centre
08/15 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
08/18 – Thunder Bay, ON – Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
08/19 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre
08/20 – Appleton, WI – Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
08/21 – Madison, WI – Overture Center For The Arts
08/23 – Rockford, IL – Coronado Performing Arts Center
08/24 – Paducah, KY – The Carson Center
08/26 – Grand Rapids, MI – DeVos Performance Hall
08/27 – Sterling Heights, MI – Freedom Hill Amphitheatre
08/28 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center At The Heights
08/30 – Wilmington, DE – Playhouse Theatre
09/01 – Lowell, MA – Boarding House Park
09/02 – Gilford, NH – Bank Of NH Pavilion
09/03 – Canandaigua, NY – Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands PAC (CMAC)
09/04 – Big Flats, NY – The Summer Stage At Tag’s
09/07 – Columbia, SC – Koger Center For The Arts
09/08 – Wilmington, NC – Cape Fear Community College
09/09 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center
09/10 – Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
09/11 – Vienna, VA – Filene Center At Wolf Trap
09/13 – Hershey, PA – Hershey Theatre
09/14 – Providence, RI – Providence Perf. Arts Ctr.
09/16 – Pittsburgh, PA – Benedum Center
09/17 – Schenectady, NY – The Main Stage At Proctors
09/18 – Waterbury, CT – Palace Theater
09/22 – Charleston, WV – Clay Center For The Arts & Sciences
09/23 – Atlantic City, NJ – Caesars Circus Maximus Theater
09/24 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall

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