The St. Augustine Amphitheatre's stage set for "Weird Al" Yankovic
Published by Sareth Ney on March 25, 2016 at 5:29 a.m.
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – “Weird Al” Yankovic’s “The Retun of the Mandatory World Tour” will make a stop at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre, on June 11. The quest will begin at Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Fla., on June 3. It will come to a conclusion at Radio City Music Hall in New York, on Sept. 24.
“Weird Al” Yankovic is the vocalist and accordionist, Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz is the drummer and percussionist, Jim West is the guitarist, Steve Jay is the bassist and Ruben Valtierra is the touring keyboardist of “Weird Al” Yankovic. He is a comedy, pop and rock artist. He hails from Los Angeles. He is part of the Way Moby, Volcano, JIVE and Sony rosters.
After Yankovic sent an unsolicited tape to “Dr. Demento Radio Show”, his career skyrocketed. The tape included a parody of “My Sharoma” by The Knack’s. His version was called “My Bologna”. It had been recorded in the bathroom located in his college’s radio station. It was a hit on the radio program and it was his first national record release.
Since then, Yankovic became the most successful comedy recording artist of all time. His other accolades include: winning three Grammy awards, chart topping the iTunes charts, performing 1,300+ concerts and debuting in the Billboard Top Ten. “White & Nerdy”, his parody of Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone’s “Ridin”, dominated the iTunes charts for months and reached platinum status. His previous two albums, “Straight Outta Lynwood” (2006) and “Alpocalypse (2011)”, debuted in the Billboard Top Ten.
Yankovic’s hits parodying other hits were “Amish Paradise” and “Eat It”. They parodied Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” and Michael Jackson’s “Beat It”. Queen, Eminem, Madonna, U2, Billy Joel, Nirvana, Mick Jagger and Lady Gaga have also allowed Yankovic to parody their songs. He wrote and directed his own music videos too.
Aside from music, Yankovic has appeared on screen. They consist of: “Face to Face”, “Al’s Brain in 3D”, “Spy Hard”, the “Naked Gun” trilogy”, “UHF”, “AL-TV”, specials for Comedy Central and Disney Channel and “The Weird Al Show”. His children books, “When I Grow Up” and “My New Teacher and Me!” became New York Times Bestsellers.
To visit Yankovic’s official website, please click here. To like them on Facebook, please click here. To follow them on Instagram, please click here. To follow them on Twitter, please click here. To subscribe to their channel on YouTube, please click here.
“Weird Al” Yankovic is the vocalist and accordionist, Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz is the drummer and percussionist, Jim West is the guitarist, Steve Jay is the bassist and Ruben Valtierra is the touring keyboardist of “Weird Al” Yankovic. He is a comedy, pop and rock artist. He hails from Los Angeles. He is part of the Way Moby, Volcano, JIVE and Sony rosters.
After Yankovic sent an unsolicited tape to “Dr. Demento Radio Show”, his career skyrocketed. The tape included a parody of “My Sharoma” by The Knack’s. His version was called “My Bologna”. It had been recorded in the bathroom located in his college’s radio station. It was a hit on the radio program and it was his first national record release.
Since then, Yankovic became the most successful comedy recording artist of all time. His other accolades include: winning three Grammy awards, chart topping the iTunes charts, performing 1,300+ concerts and debuting in the Billboard Top Ten. “White & Nerdy”, his parody of Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone’s “Ridin”, dominated the iTunes charts for months and reached platinum status. His previous two albums, “Straight Outta Lynwood” (2006) and “Alpocalypse (2011)”, debuted in the Billboard Top Ten.
Yankovic’s hits parodying other hits were “Amish Paradise” and “Eat It”. They parodied Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” and Michael Jackson’s “Beat It”. Queen, Eminem, Madonna, U2, Billy Joel, Nirvana, Mick Jagger and Lady Gaga have also allowed Yankovic to parody their songs. He wrote and directed his own music videos too.
Aside from music, Yankovic has appeared on screen. They consist of: “Face to Face”, “Al’s Brain in 3D”, “Spy Hard”, the “Naked Gun” trilogy”, “UHF”, “AL-TV”, specials for Comedy Central and Disney Channel and “The Weird Al Show”. His children books, “When I Grow Up” and “My New Teacher and Me!” became New York Times Bestsellers.
To visit Yankovic’s official website, please click here. To like them on Facebook, please click here. To follow them on Instagram, please click here. To follow them on Twitter, please click here. To subscribe to their channel on YouTube, please click here.
“Weird Al” Yankovic tour dates:
June 03 - Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg, Fla.
June 04 - Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach, Fla.
June 07 - Saenger Theatre, Mobile, Ala.
June 11 - The St. Augustine Amphitheatre, St. Augustine, Fla.
June 12 - Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex, Birmingham, Ala.
June 16 - Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Tenn.
June 17 - Von Braun Center, Huntsville, Ala.
June 21 - Portsmouth Pavilion, Portsmouth, Va.
June 22 - Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, Baltimore
June 24 - Akron Civic Theatre, Akron, Ohio
June 28 - Victory Theatre, Evansville, Ind.
June 29 - Summerfest at Henry Maier Festival Park, Milwaukee
July 01 - Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre, Toledo, Ohio
July 03 - Star Plaza Theatre, Merrillville, Ind.
July 07 - Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White Rive State Park, Indianapolis
July 10 - BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove, Southaven, Miss.
July 15 - Hard Rock Live Biloxi, Gulfport, Miss.
July 19 - The Plaza Theater Performing Arts Center, El Paso, Texas
July 21 - Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre, San Diego
July 24 - San Jose Civic, San Jose, Calif.
Aug. 02 - Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Aug. 03 - Comerica Theatre, Phoenix, Ariz.
Aug. 07 - Stralight Theatre, Kansas City, Mo.
Aug. 09 - McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar, Iowa
Aug. 10 - Pinewood Bowl Theater, Lincoln, Neb.
Aug. 15 - Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Aug. 19 - State Theatre, Minneapolis, Minn.
Aug. 20 - Fox Cities Performance Arts Center, Appleton, Wis.
Aug. 23 - Coronado Performing Arts Center, Rockford, Ill.
Aug. 26 - Devos Place and Devos Performance Hall, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Aug. 27 - Freedom Hill Amphitheatre, Sterling Heights, Mich.
Aug. 28 - The Rose Music Center at the Heights, Huber Heights, Ohio
Sept. 03 - CMAC, Canandaigua, N.Y.
Sept. 09 - Durham Performance Arts Center, N.C.
Sept. 10 - U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville, N.C.
Sept. 13 - Hershey Theatre, Pa.
Sept. 16 - Benedum Center, Pittsburgh
Sept. 20 - Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, Pa.
Sept. 23 - Caesars Atlantic City Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, N.J.
Sept. 24 - Radio City Music Hall, New York
June 03 - Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg, Fla.
June 04 - Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach, Fla.
June 07 - Saenger Theatre, Mobile, Ala.
June 11 - The St. Augustine Amphitheatre, St. Augustine, Fla.
June 12 - Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex, Birmingham, Ala.
June 16 - Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Tenn.
June 17 - Von Braun Center, Huntsville, Ala.
June 21 - Portsmouth Pavilion, Portsmouth, Va.
June 22 - Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, Baltimore
June 24 - Akron Civic Theatre, Akron, Ohio
June 28 - Victory Theatre, Evansville, Ind.
June 29 - Summerfest at Henry Maier Festival Park, Milwaukee
July 01 - Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre, Toledo, Ohio
July 03 - Star Plaza Theatre, Merrillville, Ind.
July 07 - Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White Rive State Park, Indianapolis
July 10 - BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove, Southaven, Miss.
July 15 - Hard Rock Live Biloxi, Gulfport, Miss.
July 19 - The Plaza Theater Performing Arts Center, El Paso, Texas
July 21 - Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre, San Diego
July 24 - San Jose Civic, San Jose, Calif.
Aug. 02 - Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Aug. 03 - Comerica Theatre, Phoenix, Ariz.
Aug. 07 - Stralight Theatre, Kansas City, Mo.
Aug. 09 - McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar, Iowa
Aug. 10 - Pinewood Bowl Theater, Lincoln, Neb.
Aug. 15 - Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Aug. 19 - State Theatre, Minneapolis, Minn.
Aug. 20 - Fox Cities Performance Arts Center, Appleton, Wis.
Aug. 23 - Coronado Performing Arts Center, Rockford, Ill.
Aug. 26 - Devos Place and Devos Performance Hall, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Aug. 27 - Freedom Hill Amphitheatre, Sterling Heights, Mich.
Aug. 28 - The Rose Music Center at the Heights, Huber Heights, Ohio
Sept. 03 - CMAC, Canandaigua, N.Y.
Sept. 09 - Durham Performance Arts Center, N.C.
Sept. 10 - U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville, N.C.
Sept. 13 - Hershey Theatre, Pa.
Sept. 16 - Benedum Center, Pittsburgh
Sept. 20 - Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, Pa.
Sept. 23 - Caesars Atlantic City Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, N.J.
Sept. 24 - Radio City Music Hall, New York
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sareth Ney is the entertainment journalist for A Quarter and Dream Pictures. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and Center for New Media from Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is a former apprentice to master of horror, Clive Barker. He is a Wu-Tang Clan inspired superhero, Wu-Man Chu. He is an award-winning short filmmaker; his goal is to write 150 articles in select time zones, inducts every article written into his hall of fame, is a stand-up comedian, founder and co-host of Pueblo's Independent Multimedia Podcast and is the festival director at Sareth-Fest Music and Comedy Festival.