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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 21^st 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

Comedian Jim Jefferies Performance
Tonight, Thursday, September 11, 2014, 8:00 PM at Music Hall Ballroom

**CANCELLED** 

CINCINNATI, OH –  The Jim Jefferies performance, scheduled for TONIGHT, Thursday, September 11 in the Music Hall Ballroom, has been canceled.   Mr. Jefferies has a scheduling conflict with a movie role that he is currently filming.  All ticket purchases have been refunded in full to the original purchaser.  It is not necessary for customers to return their tickets.

Jefferies is the creator and star of Legit, an edgy, controversial original comedy series which returns to FXX for a second season on January 8.  In Legit, Jefferies portrays a heightened version of himself as a comedian from Australia who realizes there’s more to life (and his career) than the rock-and-roll lifestyle of stand-up comedy.  Prior to Legit, Jefferies has appeared on numerous TV shows in England including Channel 4’s The History of Offensive Humor, BBC1’s Heaven and Earth, and ITV2’s Comedy Cults. U.S. audiences got their first taste of Jefferies when he appeared on HBO’s Down and Dirty with Jim Norton, which in turn lead to his critically-acclaimed and international hit one-hour HBO special, I Swear to God.  He followed that up with a Showtime special titled Alchoholocaust and Fully Functional on The EPIX Network.

ARONOFF CENTER
RENTAL SUBSIDY FUND
2014 FOURTH QUARTER AWARDS 

The Cincinnati Arts Association and The Greater Cincinnati Foundation are pleased to announce the Aronoff Center Rental Subsidy recipients for the fourth quarter of 2014:

• Cincinnati Chamber Opera for Theresienstadt Opera Project, October 21-26, in the Fifth Third Bank Theater
• Contemporary Dance Theatre for ZviDance, October 29 – November 1, in the Jarson-Kaplan Theater
• Cincinnati Music Theatre for Young Frankenstein, November 7-15, in the Jarson-Kaplan Theater
• de la Dance Company for The Nutcracker Jazzed Up, November 25 – December 6, in the Jarson-Kaplan Theater

Established and funded by The Greater Cincinnati Foundation in 1995, the Aronoff Center Rental Subsidy Grant Program was created to assist non-profit arts organizations with rental fees at the Aronoff Center for the Arts. The intent is to make the Aronoff Center available to as many community arts groups as possible. The rental subsidy program is administered by the Cincinnati Arts Association; however, an independent panel, consisting of volunteers from the community who have connections to the arts, reviews the applications and awards the grant amounts. The next application deadline is September 30, 2014.

GRANT PERIODS

For more information (including eligibility requirements and guidelines),
http://www.cincinnatiarts.org/plan-your-event/aronoff-center-rental-subsidy-program.

GET THE LED OUT:
The American Led Zeppelin

GET THE LED OUT

October 17, 2014 • Aronoff Center

Tickets on sale Friday, August 8 at 10:00 AM

CINCINNATI, OH – Get The Led Out, the acclaimed Led Zeppelin tribute band, will rock the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall for one night only on Friday, October 17 at 8:00 PM.  The event is part of the Cincinnati Arts Associations 2014-15 Season.

Tickets are on sale now at  www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office.

From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out has captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the big concert stage. The Philadelphia-based group consists of six accomplished musicians intent on delivering Led Zeppelin’s studio recordings with all the bells and whistles. Utilizing the multi-instrumentalists at their disposal, Get The Led Out re-creates the songs in all their depth and glory with the studio overdubs that Zeppelin themselves never performed live.

Dubbed by the media as “The American Led Zeppelin,” Get The Led Out presents a two-hour-plus set that spans the mythic career of the legendary British supergroup. With a strong focus on the early years, they also touch on the deeper cuts that were seldom, if ever, heard in concert. 

Get The Led Out’s approach to their performance of this hallowed catalog is not unlike a classical performance. “Led Zeppelin are sort of the classical composers of the rock era,” says lead vocalist Paul Sinclair. “I believe 100 years from now they will be looked at as the Bach or Beethoven of our time. As cliché as it sounds, their music is timeless.”

A Get The Led Out concert mimics the “light and shade” that is the embodiment of “The Mighty Zep.” Whether it’s the passion and fury with which they deliver the blues-soaked, groove-driven rock anthems, or the delicate nature of their intimate, sit-down acoustic set (complete with a special guest female vocalist for “The Battle of Evermore”), it’s their attention to detail and nuance that makes a Get The Led Out performance a truly awe-inspiring event!

To learn more about GET THE LED OUT, visit www.gtlorocks.com.

• SEASON SPONSORS:  AMERITAS (Founding Season Sponsor), FIFTH THIRD BANK (Lifetime Endowment Partner), FURNITURE FAIR, LOCAL12 WKRC, The P&G FUNDof The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
• “CAA PRESENTS” SPONSORS:  Coldwell Banker/West Shell, Heidelberg Distributing, Macy’s, Ultimate Air Shuttle, Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc.
• SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORS:  The Cincinnati Herald, CityBeat, Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, Millennium Hotel, Pepsi, Skyline Chili
• GET THE LED OUT MEDIA PARTNER (Cincinnati Engagement):  92.5 THE FOX

FRANKIE VALLI AND
THE FOUR SEASONS

ONE NIGHT ONLY!

Thursday, April 9, 2015 – 8:00 PM
Cincinnati Music Hall

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 AT 10:00 AM

July 24, 2014– Star Productions announced today that the legendary Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons will perform at Cincinnati Music Hall on Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 8:00 PM.

Tickets are $66.25, $$76.25, $86.25 and $102.25 and go on sale Friday, August 1 at 10:00 AM at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center / Music HallTicket Offices.

The original Jersey boy himself, Frankie Valli, is a true American pop icon. His incredible career with the Four Seasons, as well as his solo success, has spawned countless hit singles. With unforgettable tunes like “Sherry,” “Walk Like A Man,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” “December ’63 – Oh What A Night,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You,” and of course, “Grease,” Valli has sold over 100 million records worldwide.

Their long-lasting career has led to the overwhelming success of the Tony Award winning musical Jersey Boys, and now the Jersey Boys movie, both of which chronicle the life of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and feature all of their greatest hits.

In addition to their appearance at Cincinnati Music Hall, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons will be touring throughout the country on their 2015 tour.