JOHN MELLENCAMP TO EMBARK ON 2019 TOUR
“THE JOHN MELLENCAMP SHOW”
TOUR SET TO COINCIDE WITH STUDIO ALBUM RELEASE
TICKETS ON-SALE BEGINNING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
Set to coincide with a highly anticipated new album release, JOHN MELLENCAMP will embark on a 2019 tour of “The John Mellencamp Show” which will feature the rock icon’s classics plus some new material. Hailed by critics and fans alike as one of music’s most authentic and crowd pleasing concert performers, Mellencamp will begin the tour February 7th in his home state of Indiana at South Bend’s Morris Performing Arts Center and will span two months ending in Clearwater, Florida at the famed Ruth Eckerd Hall. Produced by AEG Presents, “The John Mellencamp Show” will start promptly at 8pm and will not have an opening act. Every ticket purchased online will receive a physical copy of Mellencamp’s forthcoming album “Other People’s Stuff” set for release on November 16th by Republic Records.
Tickets for the tour will be available to the general public beginning Friday, September 21st at 10:00am local time. Pre-sale and VIP tickets will be available beginning Wednesday, September 19th at 10:00am local time. For more information and all ticketing information please visit Mellencamp.com.
Mellencamp’s live shows have garnered huge critical acclaim with the Hollywood Reporter calling it a “triumphant, career-spanning show” and a “superb performance…still full of fiery defiance” by the Boston Globe. His extensive touring and live shows have solidified the Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer’s place at the forefront of American music for the past 40 years.
ADDITIONAL PRAISE FOR JOHN MELLENCAMP
“…Singer, songwriter and storyteller John Mellencamp presents the tunes that trace his musical journey…..a concert-narrative performance.” Parade
“Mellencamp’s music felt as timeless as it did nostalgic Monday night before what was essentially a sold-out crowd.” Green Bay Press-Gazette
“If you mixed a PREACHER, a PUNCH PRESS OPERATOR and an OLD BLUESMAN together in the back of a cement mixer, John Mellencamp would come out in the pour.” Duluth News Tribune
“THE JOHN MELLENCAM SHOW” 2019 TOUR DATES
| Date | City | Venue |
| February 7, 2019 | South Bend, IN | Morris Performing Arts Center |
| February 8, 2019 | Milwaukee, WI | Riverside Theatre |
| February 10, 2019 | Cincinnati, OH | Aronoff Center for the Arts |
| February 12, 2019 | Fort Wayne, IN | Embassy Theatre |
| February 14, 2019 | Rockford, IL | Coronado Performing Arts Center |
| February 15, 2019 | Peoria, IL | Peoria Civic Center |
| February 17, 2019 | Grand Rapids, MI | DeVos Performance Hall |
| February 19, 2019 | Youngstown, OH | Stambaugh Auditorium |
| February 20, 2019 | Baltimore, MD | Modell Performing Arts Center at The Lyric |
| February 22, 2019 | Providence, RI | Providence Performing Arts Center |
| February 23, 2019 | New Brunswick, NJ | State Theatre New Jersey |
| February 25, 2019 | New York, NY | Beacon Theatre* |
| February 26, 2019 | New York, NY | Beacon Theatre* |
| March 9, 2019 | Louisville, KY | Louisville Palace Theatre |
| March 10, 2019 | Evansville, IN | Aiken Theatre |
| March 12, 2019 | St. Louis, MO | Stifel Theatre |
| March 14, 2019 | Kansas City, MO | Arvest Bank Theatre At The Midland |
| March 16, 2019 | Tulsa, OK | Brady Theatre |
| March 17, 2019 | Memphis, MO | Orpheum Theatre |
| March 19, 2019 | Nashville, TN | Ryman Auditorium |
| March 20, 2019 | Nashville, TN | Ryman Auditorium |
| March 22, 2019 | Charlotte, NC | Ovens Auditorium |
| March 24, 2019 | Orlando, FL | Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts |
| March 27, 2019 | Ft. Meyers, FL | Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall |
| March 29, 2019 | Clearwater, FL | Ruth Eckerd Hall |
| March 30, 2019 | Clearwater, FL | Ruth Eckerd Hall |
*Onsale Friday, September 28th at 11am local time
ABOUT JOHN MELLENCAMP
John Mellencamp’s career in music, spanning more than 35 years, has seen him transition from pop star to one of the most highly respected singer/songwriters of a generation. Mellencamp is incredibly acclaimed; he is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a Grammy winner, a recipient of the John Steinbeck Award, ASCAP Foundation’s Champion Award, The Woody Guthrie Award and Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award and more recently, the Founders Award, the top honor assigned by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Additionally, he was recently inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame this past June. He is also one of the most successful live concert performers in the world. In 1985, Mellencamp, together with Willie Nelson and Neil Young, created Farm Aid. The social activism reflected in his songs helped catalyze Farm Aid, the concert series and organization that has addressed the struggle of American family farmers for more than 25
