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Taylor Swift celebrates a sold-out show by adding her star to the roster of entertainers who have performed at Mohegan Sun

Mohegan Sun is pleased to announce that one of the queens of Country, Taylor Swift, has joined the list of top-tier entertainers who have become a part of the Mohegan Sun Walk of Fame.  Her induction took place Friday, August 28th in the forecourt of the Mohegan Sun Box Office.   Accepting her honor before a very large crowd of excited fans, a grinning Swift said, “This is the best start to my day ever!  Thank you all so much for being here, I can’t wait to have a blast with you guys tonight!”

Swift’s first two performances at Mohegan Sun took place in 2007 where she was the opener for George Strait during his two-night stand in the Arena on April 26th & 27th.  Then in 2008, Swift was the special guest on Rascal Flatts’ enormously successful Bob That Head tour, which played two sold-out shows at Mohegan Sun Arena on November 1st & 2nd.  Since then, Taylor Swift has become one of the biggest names in the music industry, headlining one of the year’s most successful tours and achieving a record-breaking two-minute sell-out at Mohegan Sun for her show in the Arena on August 28th. 

Fearless, Taylor Swift’s second studio album, was released in November 2008 and scored the biggest-selling debut week in 2008 for a female artist in any genre and was the year’s fourth biggest debut. Her previous release, 2006’s Taylor Swift, surpassed triple-platinum status, spent more than twenty weeks in the #1 position atop Billboard’s Country CD Sales chart, and she became the first female solo artist in Country music history to write or co-write every song on a platinum-selling debut CD. Fearless is the first album since Santana’s Supernatural to top the Billboard 200 for eleven non-consecutive weeks.

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Country Phenom Taylor Swift to be Inducted into Mohegan Sun Walk of Fame on August 28th

WHAT: Arguably Country’s biggest star and most prolific entertainer, Taylor Swift will become the 15th entertainer inducted into the Mohegan Sun Walk of Fame.

Media and public invited to attend the induction ceremony.

WHEN/WHERE: Friday, August 28th at 4:30 pm
Mohegan Sun Arena Box Office Forecourt

WHO:  Bruce Bozsum, Chairman of The Mohegan Tribe
Mitchell Etess, President & CEO, Mohegan Sun
Taylor Swift
  
IN DETAIL: As she prepares to rock Mohegan Sun Arena for her first headlining tour, multi-platinum selling singer and songwriter Taylor Swift will be inducted into the Mohegan Sun Walk of Fame.  The special induction ceremony will be held outside the main entrance of the Arena, near the Mohegan Sun Box Office.  

The award seeks to recognize those individuals who have made significant contributions to the success of Mohegan Sun as the Northeast’s premier entertainment destination. All of the individuals inducted into the Mohegan Sun Walk of Fame will have their name engraved on a plaque that will be permanently placed at the entrance to Mohegan Sun Arena.

Legendary Pop star arrives in Uncasville on October 25th

Amazingly enough, it’s been over fifty years since Paul Anka first landed on the Pop charts with his #1 hit “Diana” and went on to have one of the most distinguished careers in show business.    Mohegan Sun welcomes him back to the Arena on Sunday, October 25th at 3:00pm.

All tickets for this very special performance are $45.00, and will go on sale starting Monday, August 31st through Ticketmaster.  Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com, call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge by Phone number 1.800.745.3000, or visit any Ticketmaster outlet.   Starting Tuesday, September 1st, tickets will also be on sale at the Mohegan Sun Box Office, subject to availability.

Mohegan Sun audiences have come to expect nothing but the best from Paul Anka who delivers as a consummate live entertainer.  His latest CD Classic Songs, My Way finds him putting his own spin on contemporary music by songwriters such as Billy Joel, Joni Mitchell, Cyndi Lauper, Daniel Powter and The Killers.   It also features a special duet with Pop superstar Michael Bublé (whose career began through Paul Anka’s sponsorship). 

For more information on Paul Anka and other great events at Mohegan Sun, visit mohegansun.com.  For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events Hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.