JOHN MELLENCAMP
ANNOUNCES
Plain Spoken
2015 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Saturday, January 24, 2015 – Aronoff Center
Tickets On Sale Friday, September 19 at 10:00 AM
(New York, NY) – John Mellencamp has announced dates for his upcoming Plain Spoken tour beginning in January 2015 throughout the summer. “The Voice of the Heartland” will play 80 shows, including multiple dates in the artist’s hometown of Bloomington, Indiana; Nashville; Chicago; Minneapolis; New York; and more. Mellancamp’s special guest is Carlene Carter. The tour, produced by AEG Live, will kick off on January 21st in South Bend, Indiana at the Morris Performing Arts Center. A portion of the ticket proceeds from the final performance held in Indianapolis at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse on August 4th will be donated to the Riley Children’s Foundation, which supports Riley Hospital for Children (rileykids.org).
The Plain Spoken Tour makes a much-anticipated stop at Cincinnati’s Aronoff Center on Saturday, January 24 at 8:00 PM. Tickets go on sale Friday, September 19 at 10:00AM. Tickets are available at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS (2787), and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office. Exclusive VIP Packages are available! VIP Packages include amazing reserved tickets in the first ten rows, limited edition memorabilia, and much more!
A special presale will be available to Citi cardmembers from Tuesday, September 16 at 10:00 AM through Thursday, September 18 at 10:00 PM.
On September 23, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp will release one of the most distinguished records of his career, Plain Spoken, on Republic Records. Plain Spoken includes ten stunningly elegant and soul-searching Americana gems.
“The music looks back toward … ‘Blood On The Tracks,’ with strummed guitars, brushes on the drums, and neck-rack harmonica, and the words ponder trouble, power, love, God, freedom, and mortality,” says THE NEW YORK TIMES. Plain Spoken is set to be hailed as an unparalleled new chapter in Mellencamp’s distinctive songbook.
Concert goers will receive a digital download of the Plain Spoken record with purchase of tickets to the tour (one download code per ticket for online and phone purchases only; does not apply to box office or outlet ticket purchases).
Grammy-winning musician John Mellencamp has touched the heart and souls of music listeners and influenced American Culture with enduring songs. He is also one of the most successful live concert performers in the world. A man with a conscience, he used his visibility and influence to advocate an issue that hit close to home and became one of the founding members of Farm Aid, an organization that began in 1985 to raise awareness about the loss of family farms. The Farm Aid concerts have raised over $45 million to promote a resilient family farm system of agriculture.
In 2014, he also signed a historic “lifetime recording contract” with Republic Records for the release of Plain Spoken and all of his albums to follow. Universal Music Enterprises continues to represent the artist’s prominent catalog as well.Mercury/UME recently released his latest live album, John Mellencamp Sings Trouble No More Live at Town Hall, this past summer.
AEG LIVE
AEG Live, the live-entertainment division of Los Angeles-based AEG, is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance. AEG Live is comprised of touring, festival, broadcast, merchandise, and special event divisions, fifteen regional offices, and owns, operates, or exclusively books thirty-five state-of-the-art venues. The current and recent concert tour roster includes artists such as Alicia Keys, Bruno Mars, Bon Jovi, Carrie Underwood, Cher, Enrique Iglesias, George Strait, Hunter Hayes, J Cole, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Kenny Chesney, Leonard Cohen, Paul McCartney, Rod Stewart, The Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift, The WHO, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Trey Songz, and Juanes. The company is also currently producing residency shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, including Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, and Shania Twain and is the exclusive promoter at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas. AEG Live is also the largest producer of music festivals in North America from the critically- acclaimed Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival to Stagecoach Country Music Festival and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. www.aeglive.com
JOHN MELLENCAMP 2015 PLAIN SPOKEN NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
DATE – MARKET – VENUE
- Wed-21-Jan – South Bend, IN – Morris Performing Arts Center
- Fri-23-Jan – Louisville, KY – Louisville Palace Theatre
- Sat-24-Jan – Cincinnati, OH – Aronoff Center for the Arts
- Tue-27-Jan – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
- Wed-28-Jan – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
- Fri-30-Jan – Columbus, OH – Mershon Auditorium
- Sat-31-Jan – Cleveland, OH – PlayhouseSquare – Palace Theatre
- Tue-3-Feb – Bloomington, IN – Indiana University Auditorium
- Wed-4-Feb – Bloomington, IN – Indiana University Auditorium
- Mon-9-Feb – Green Bay, WI – Weidner Center
- Wed-11-Feb – Minneapolis, MN – Northrop Auditorium
- Thu-12-Feb – Minneapolis, MN – Northrop Auditorium
- Sat-14-Feb – Kansas City, MO – Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland
- Sun-15-Feb – Des Moines, IA – Des Moines Civic Center
- Tue-17-Feb – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
- Wed-18-Feb – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
- Thu-5-Mar – San Antonio, TX – Tobin Center For The Performing Arts
- Sat-7-Mar – Dallas, TX – McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
- Sun-8-Mar – Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall
- Tue-10-Mar – New Orleans, LA – Saenger Theatre
- Thu-12-Mar – Birmingham, AL – BJCC Concert Hall
- Fri-13-Mar – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre
- Sun-15-Mar – Jacksonville, FL – Times-Union Center
- Tue-17-Mar – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Broward Center for the Performing Arts
- Thu-19-Mar – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
- Fri-20-Mar – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
- Sun-22-Mar – Orlando, FL – Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
- Tue-24-Mar – Columbia, SC – The Township Auditorium
- Thu-26-Mar – N. Charleston, SC – North Charleston Performing Arts Center
- Fri-27-Mar – Charlotte, NC – Ovens Auditorium
- Sun-29-Mar – Norfolk, VA – Norfolk Scope Arena – Chrysler Hall Theatre
- Tue-31-Mar – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center
- Wed-15-Apr – Boston, MA – Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre
- Thu-16-Apr – Providence, RI – Providence Performing Arts Center
- Sat-18-Apr – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Theatre
- Mon-20-Apr – New York, NY – Carnegie Hall
- Tue-21-Apr – New York, NY – Carnegie Hall
- Thu-23-Apr – New York, NY – Apollo Theater
- Fri-24-Apr – New York, NY – Apollo Theater
- Sun-26-Apr – Washington, DC – DAR Constitution Hall
- Wed-29-Apr – Hamilton, ON – Hamilton Place Theatre
- Fri-1-May – Toronto, ON – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
- Sat-2-May – Toronto, ON – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
- Tue-5-May – Quebec City, QC – Grand Théâtre de Québec
- Wed-6-May – Montreal, QC – Théâtre St-Denis
- Fri-8-May – Syracuse, NY – Landmark Theatre
- Sat-9-May – Buffalo, NY – Shea’s Performing Arts Center
- Tue-12-May – Pittsburgh, PA – Benedum Center
- Wed-27-May – Evansville, IN – Old National Events Plaza
- Fri-29-May – St Louis, MO – Peabody Opera House
- Sat-30-May – Rockford, IL – Coronado Performing Arts Center
- Tue-2-Jun – Madison, WI – Overture Center for the Arts – Overture Hall
- Wed-3-Jun – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center Theatre
- Fri-5-Jun – Milwaukee, WI – Milwaukee Riverside Theater
- Sat-6-Jun – Ft, Wayne, IN – Embassy Theatre
- Tue-9-Jun – Grand Rapids, MI – DeVos Performance Hall
- Wed-10-Jun – Detroit, MI – Detroit Opera House
- Fri-12-Jun – Baltimore, MD – Modell Performing Arts Center at The Lyric
- Sat-13-Jun – Richmond, VA – Altria Theater
- Tue-16-Jun – Philadelphia, PA – Merriam Theatre
- Wed-17-Jun – Roanoke, VA – Roanoke Civic Center Theatre
- Fri-19-Jun – Savannah, GA – Johnny Mercer Theatre
- Sat-20-Jun – Augusta, GA – William B. Bell Auditorium
- Tue-23-Jun – Memphis, TN – Orpheum Theatre
- Wed-8-Jul – Winnipeg, MB – Centennial Concert Hall
- Fri-10-Jul – Regina, SK – Conexus Arts Centre
- Sat-11-Jul – Regina, SK – Conexus Arts Centre
- Mon-13-Jul – Saskatoon, SK – TCU Place
- Wed-15-Jul – Calgary, AB – Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
- Sat-18-Jul – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
- Sun-19-Jul – Seattle, WA – Benaroya Hall
- Tue-21-Jul – Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
- Thu-23-Jul – Fresno, CA – William Saroyan Theatre
- Sat-25-Jul – Oakland, CA – Oakland Paramount Theatre of the Arts
- Sun-26-Jul – Sacramento, CA – Sacramento Community Theatre
- Tue-28-Jul – Los Angeles, CA – Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
- Wed-29-Jul – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
- Fri-31-Jul – Denver, CO Ellie – Caulkins Opera House
- Sun-2-Aug – Omaha, NE – Orpheum Theater
- Tue-4-Aug – Indianapolis, IN – Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Now THAT is how you start a play! I really enjoyed how the energy of the opening scene exploded off the stage with the first light cue. It grabs your attention and immediately pulls you into the show.
Behind the Curtain Cincinnati 