Four-time Grammy-winning artist “Weird Al” Yankovic brings his Mandatory World Tour stops at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on Wednesday, September 14 at 7:30P.
“I’ve decided to do the Mandatory World Tour for one more year, after learning that some people didn’t make it out to the show this last time around,” said Yankovic. “Apparently, they don’t know the meaning of the word ‘mandatory’!!”
The tour follows Yankovic’s Grammy-winning Mandatory Fun, which was the first comedy album in over fifty years to hit #1 on the Billboard charts and the first comedy album in history to debut at the top spot.
“Weird Al” Yankovic is the biggest-selling comedy recording artist in history, earning four Grammys and fifteen career nominations. He is best known for his irreverent parodies of hit songs by the biggest stars in the musical universe over the past three decades, including “Eat It,” “Like A Surgeon,” “Smells Like Nirvana,” “Amish Paradise,” “White & Nerdy,” and “Tacky.” In 2015, Yankovic released his 14th studio album, the Grammy Award-winning Best Comedy Album Mandatory Fun making history as the first comedy album to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart and the first time a comedy album has reached the top of the chart in over 50 years.
WPRO’s Matt Allen spoke with Yankovic about the PPAC show and his career. Check out the full conversation below:
Mandatory World Tour tickets are on sale at the PPAC Box Office (220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence), by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787), and online at www.ppacri.org. Box Office Hours are Monday through Friday: 10A to 5P, Saturday: 10A to 2P and two hours prior to curtain times on performance days.
Tickets are $62 – $32; all ticket prices include a $3 per ticket restoration charge and are subject to change without notice. VIP Experience packages are also available at $139 (“The Mandatory VIP Experience”) and at $269 (“The Mandatory Czar VIP Experience). Please check www.ppacri.org for current prices and for more information.
