Mellencamp Newsletter: Chicago Tix Update / Watch Jimmy Kimmel

FALL 2016 PLAIN SPOKEN TOUR - TICKETS NOW ON SALE
Tickets for most shows on the Fall 2016 Plain Spoken Tour are now on sale except Worcester, CT, Niagara Falls, NY and the Chicago, IL shows. The performance at the legendary The Chicago Theatre on Tuesday, October 25 will mark the return to Chicago where John performed two previous sold-out shows, and this concert will be filmed to capture Mellencamp’s spectacular showmanship on stage.

WORCESTER PRE-SALE THIS WEDNESDAY
Pre-sales for the Worcester, CT show will begin this Wednesday, May 4th @ 10:00 AM local time and last through May 5th @ 10:00 PM.

CHICAGO TICKET ON-SALE & PRE-SALE CHANGED - NIAGARA FALLS UPDATE
Pre-sales for Niagara Falls, NY and Chicago, IL will be Wednesday, May 18th @ 10:00 AM local time, and last through May 19th @ 10:00 PM local time. Pre-sale ticket limit will be 6 tickets per website member per show.

Public tickets for Chicago will go on sale Friday, May 20th @ 10:00 AM local time. Public tickets for Niagara Falls go on sale Wednesday, May 18th @ 12:00 PM local time.

DIAMOND TICKET PACKAGES
Are now on sale except Worcester which will begin Wednesday, May 4th @ 10:00 AM local time and Chicago, IL will begin Wednesday, May 18th @ 10:00 AM local time - LEARN MORE. about this unique up-close concert experience! Please note there are no Diamond ticket packages offered for Niagara Falls or Atlantic City.

Purchase links for all show are available on Mellencamp.com's TOUR page.

Plain Spoken Tour

Public Tickets are NOW ON SALE unless otherwise noted.

Tues 11-Oct Worcester, MA The Hanover Theatre**

Wed 12-Oct Utica, NY The Stanley Theatre

Fri14-Oct Wilkes-Barre, PA FM Kirby Center

Sat 15-Oct Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Event Center

Tues 18-Oct Hershey, PA Hershey Theatre

Wed 19-Oct Akron, OH Akron Civic Theatre

Fri 21-Oct Toledo, OH Stranahan Theatre

Sat 22-Oct Niagara Falls, NY Seneca Niagara Casino ***

Tues 25-Oct Chicago, IL The Chicago Theatre****

Wed 26-Oct Richmond, KY EKU Center For The Arts

Fri 28-Oct Columbia, MO Jesse Auditorium

Sun 30-Oct Ames, IA Stephens Auditorium

Tue 1-Nov Lincoln, NE Lied Center for the Performing Arts*

Wed 2-Nov Sioux Falls, SD Washington Pavilion

Fri 4-Nov Grand Forks, ND Chester Fritz Auditorium

**On-sale Fri., May 6 at 10am local time

***On-sale Fri., May 20 at 12pm local time

****On-sale Fri., May 20 at 10am local time

WATCH JOHN AND HIS GRANDDAUGHTER ON JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE
John’s granddaughter joined him for a segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live, during which John talks about an award from ASCAP, working with Bob Dylan, and playing his old songs. After a commercial break John performed an acoustic version of "Jack & Diane" in the style he has performed it on the Plain Spoken Tour. WATCH NOW.

BILLBOARD: ASCAP TAPS JOHN MELLENAMP FOR FOUNDERS AWARD
ASCAP’s highest honor, The Founders Award, went to John Mellencamp for his exceptional contributions to music. Talk show host Tavis Smiley, who presented the award, gave a moving introduction about Mellencamp’s “Authority Song” being the anthem that he and fellow students at Indiana University-- in Mellencamp's hometown of Bloomington -- adopted as they protested the death of a black student named Denver Smith, who was killed by white officers after they shot him six times in the back.

In a passionate speech, Mellencamp talked about “growing up in public with my songwriting. It was a good thing for me back then, in the early ‘70s, that there was a thing called artist development, when artists could find themselves and their voice,” he said. “I think I made five or six albums before I sold five or six albums. Lucky for me I came along at that time. Now, today, there is no artist development and I’m not sure I’d want to become a songwriter today." Read the complete Billboard.com article (along with several others) covering the evening onMellencamp.com.

Thank you for your continued support!!

TonyB & SharonC - The Mellencamp.com Web Team - [email protected]