And the first performer announced for this summer’s RBC Royal Bank Ottawa Bluesfest is …”Weird Al” Yankovic?
The bizarro parody performer posted details about his Ottawa appearance on his personal website, weirdal.com. Those details were confirmed on Tuesday by Bluesfest organizers via Twitter.
“We are excited to be part of the Weird Al tour! Stay tuned for our full line-up coming in the next few months,” read the statement released by Bluesfest on Twitter.
The annual music festival hasn’t made any official announcements about its 2015 lineup yet. In fact, they normally don’t do that until the spring. Last year they announced performers near the end of March.
But Weird Al jumped the gun.
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Weird Al Yankovic shreds on the accordion during a 1997 performance at Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver.
According to dates outlined on his website for a forthcoming world tour and confirmed by Bluesfest, Weird Al will play at Bluesfest on July 19.
His stop in Ottawa is part of a world tour that begins in May and ends in October.
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In this promotional photo from last year, “Weird Al” Yankovic poses for a portrait in Los Angeles. Billboard reported that Yankovic’s “Mandatory Fun” debuted at No. 1 last year.
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