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left000For release: Jan. 20, 2015Contact: Tara McNamara864.679.9225tmcnamara@“WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC ANNOUNCES MANDATORY WORLD TOURAppearance at the Peace Center scheduled for July 8Tickets go on sale Friday, Jan. 30, at 10 a.m.Wednesday, July 8, at 7:30 p.m.Peace Concert Hall at the Peace CenterTickets: $35-$45***Greenville, S.C. – Fresh off the biggest year of his storied career, “Weird Al” Yankovic today announced his 2015 Mandatory World Tour. The tour will play Peace Concert Hall at the Peace Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, July 8, at 7:30 p.m.Slated to visit more than 100 cities throughout North America, Europe and Australia, the tour follows the release of Weird Al’s No. 1 album, Mandatory Fun (RCA Records). The album was released on July 15 and immediately shot to No. 1 on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Chart. This is the first time in more than 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? Award in the category of Best Comedy Album.“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, Yankovic 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 more than 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 four spots. In addition, “Word Crimes” debuted in the Billboard Top 40, making Yankovic 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. Tickets for the Wednesday, July 8, 7:30 p.m. performance by “Weird Al” Yankovic are $35-$45 and may be purchased by calling 864.467.3000 or 800.888.7768, in person at the Peace Center Box Office or online at . VIP ticket packages are also available. Handling fees will apply to phone and online sales. Tickets go on sale to Peacekeepers on Monday, Jan. 26, at 10 a.m. and to the public on Friday, Jan. 30, at 10 a.m. For more information about the Peace Center and its upcoming events, visit .Events, dates, times, prices and performers are subject to change without notice. ................
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