Friday, February 17, 2017

John Mellencamp announces new album and North American tour



John Mellencamp will release his 23rd album, “Sad Clowns & Hillbillies”, on April 21 and has announced dates for a North American tour in support of the project.

The record sees the Indiana rocker working with country legend Carlene Carter, who opened every show of his acclaimed 2015-2016 Plain Spoken tour.

Carter will return to hit the road with Mellencamp for shows staring June 5 in Denver, CO, with dates currently scheduled to the end of summer; the pair will be joined by Emmylou Harris and folk-pop sister duo Lily & Madeleine.

Multi-platinum selling recording artist Jewel will also step in for the tour’s two Oregon dates, substituting for Emmylou Harris as the special guest opener.

Mellencamp.com and VIP pre-sale tickets will be available beginning February 22 at 10:00am, with general public seats on sale beginning February 24 at 10:00am.

Every online ticket comes with one physical CD of “Sad Clowns & Hillbillies.”

John Mellencamp
“Sad Clowns & Hillbillies”
2017 North American tour


Jun 05 - Greenwood Village, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
Jun 07 - Boise, ID - Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden **
Jun 08 - Redmond, WA - Marymoor Park
Jun 10 - Troutdale, OR - McMenamins Edgefield #
Jun 11 - Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater #
Jun 13 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery **
Jun 14 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery **
Jun 17 - Murphys, CA - Ironstone Amphitheatre
Jun 18 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
Jun 21 - Grand Prairie, TX - Verizon Theatre
Jun 22 - Sugar Land, TX - Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
Jun 24 - Saint Augustine, FL - Saint Augustine Amphitheatre
Jun 25 - Boca Raton, FL - Mizner Park Amphitheatre
Jun 27 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre **
Jun 28 - Cary, NC - Cary’s Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Jun 30 - Gilford, NH - Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
Jul 01 - Lenox, MA - Tanglewood
Jul 03 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap ***
Jul 06 - Philadelphia, PA - The Mann Music Center
Jul 07 - Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts **
Jul 08 - Canandaigua, NY - CMAC
Jul 11 - New York, NY - Forest Hills Stadium
Aug 04 - West Allis, WI - Wisconsin State Fair *
Aug 05 - Davenport, IA - Mississippi Valley Fair *
Aug 29 - St Paul, MN - Minnesota State Fair *
Aug 31 - Allentown, PA - The Great Allentown Fair *
Sep 01 - Essex Junction, VT - Champlain Valley Fair *

# Jewel is Special Guest for this show, Emmylou Harris will not be performing
* Emmylou Harris and Lily and Madeleine will not be appearing
** Public & Pre-Sale Ticket on sale date TBA
*** July 03 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap on sale March 18 at 10am


See also:

VIDEO: John Mellencamp and Keith Urban perform Pink Houses at CMA Awards
VIDEO: John Mellencamp performs on Letterman
VIDEO: John Mellencamp meets doctor who saved his life
VIDEO: John Mellencamp performs on NBC’s Today Show
Search John Mellencamp at hennemusic