Weird Al Yankovic Concord’s Capitol Center for the Arts 10/16

He's the king of pop culture parody, selling more comedy recordings than any other artist in history. "Weird Al" Yankovic will perform his biggest hits at Concord's Capitol Center for the Arts on Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. as part of The Alpocalypse Tour. Tickets start at $49.00.

His ability to make fun using pop culture songs include the hits White & Nerdy, Eat It, Smells Like Nirvana, Another One Rides The Bus, Like A Surgeon, Amish Paradise, King of Suede, Ricky, I Lost On Jeopardy, Perform This Way and many more. His most recent album, his first full-length studio album in nearly five years, Alpocalypse (released by Jive/Sony in June) debuted at #9 on Billboard's Top 200 chart, Yankovic's highest-charting album ever. "Weird Al" Yankovic Live! - The Alpocalypse Tour features hits off of Alpocalypse like "Perform This Way," Weird Al's parody of Lady Gaga'sBorn This Way, which garnered over six million video views in its first week of release, as well as many of the legendary artist's greatest hits, including White & Nerdy, Amish Paradise and Fat.

"Weird Al" Yankovic has enjoyed a varied and successful career that is now entering its fourth decade, performing concerts throughout North America, Australia and Europe. Yankovic has received twelve Grammy® Award nominations, winning three times, and has racked up 31 Gold and Platinum albums, making him the biggest selling comedy recording artist in history. His previous album Straight Outta Lynwood (2006) featured the single and video for White & Nerdy which spent two months at #1 on iTunes and was viewed online over 100 million times.

In addition to his accomplishments as a musician, Yankovic has also authored a children's book, When I Grow Up (HarperCollins), which was released earlier this year and landed on The New York Times Best Seller list. He is also well-known for his cult-hit feature film UHF, his CBS Saturday morning series The Weird Al Show and the numerous AL- TV specials he has made for MTV and VH1 over the years. Fans can "like" Al on Facebook, join his 2.1 million followers on Twitter @alyankovic and check out his videos on YouTube

Tickets are available now by calling 603-225-1111, online at www.ccanh.com, and at the box office on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are $59 gold circle and $49 orchestra/mezzanine/balcony.