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Weird Al To Play At ATP And Include A UK Tour

Weird Al Yankovic has announced details of his first ever UK tour. The comedy singer will play three dates on top of his stage appearance at one of this years “All Tomorrow’s Parties” venues in Minehead starting in Birmingham on December the 2nd.

Yankovic will also play in Manchester on December 3rd and London 6th in support of his forthcoming greatest hits album.

‘The Essential “Weird Al” Yankovic’, a greatest hits album, is said to be released on October 18, features 38 tracks, including his 1992 hit ‘Smells Like Nirvana’ and ‘White And Nerdy’.

The singer is also scheduled to appear at All Tomorrow’s Parties in Minehead on December 5.

Tickets go on sale on Friday (October 1) at 9am. For more details and to buy Weird Al Yankovic tickets, check out Gigwise Gig for tickets.

Weird Al Yankovic’s UK tour dates are:

Birmingham Academy – December 2nd

Manchester Academy – December 3rd

Minehead’s ATP (All Tomorrow’s Parties) – December 5th

London Forum – December 6th

Matt Groening Schedules The XX for ATP

Displaying characteristic social sensitivity, the Simpsons creator has added one of the most hotly tipped young bands of ’09, The XX (aka Xerox Teens before they had to change their name following a lawsuit) to the line-up he’s curating for next May’s Minehead ATP.

The festival has reinvented the old holiday park venues, and has been regularly selling out, even in the currently depressed market, thanks to its coherent and eccentric schedule, and the attraction of having your own brick built loo to use rather than facing the horror of the festival dookie-pits.