INDIANAPOLIS – Fresh off of two Grammy nominations this year for Best Comedy Album “Alpocalypse” and Best Short Form Music Video “Perform This Way”, musician and satirist “Weird Al” Yankovic is extending his highly successful “Alpocalypse” Tour into 2012. The first leg of this multimedia rock and comedy extravaganza, which started April 28 in Primm, Nev., and wraps up May 13 in Waterbury, Conn., will feature hits from Al’s 13th studio album “Alpocalypse,” as well as classics like “Fat,” “Amish Paradise,” “White & Nerdy” and many more. Yankovic performs Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, Indianapolis. 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 14 Grammy Award nominations, winning three times, and has racked up sales of more than12 million albums, making him the best 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 No. 1 on iTunes and was viewed online more than 100 million times. In addition, Weird Al recently became a New York Times bestselling author with the release of his first children’s book “When I Grow Up.” An app, based on the book, quickly followed and went on to win first place in the 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards from Best Kids Apps. Tickets are on sale now. Reserved seat tickets are $39.50, $27.50 and $18.75. For more information or tickets, visit www.OldNationalCentre.com, www.livenation.com or call 800-745-3000.
