Chart-topping band will perform live in Arena on August 31st and September 1st

Zac Brown Band is headed to Mohegan Sun Arena for two nights on Friday, August 31st and Saturday, September 1st at 7:30pm with music featured from their forthcoming album Uncaged (July 10, Atlantic Records/Southern Ground Artists) and a new band member Daniel de los Reyes on percussion. The stop is part of a Zac Brown Band’s 2012 summer tour, presented by Jack Daniel’s and Landshark Lager.    
Tickets are $97.00 and $77.00 and go on sale Saturday, May 5th at 10:00am 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.  Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Sunday, May 6th at 10:00am, subject to availability.
Two-time Grammy Award winners and multi-platinum artists, Zac Brown Band have become one of music’s most heralded acts. With a historic nine consecutive #1 hit singles, awe-inspiring musicianship and dynamic live shows, the Georgia six-piece band is definitely built to last.
Zac Brown Band’s double-platinum major label debut The Foundation was named one of Billboard’s Top 20 albums of 2009 and the platinum follow-up You Get What You Give debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2010. The album featured guest appearances by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett.
Since 2009, the band has garnered more than 50 combined Grammy, ACM, AMA, CMA and CMT award nominations with wins including their 2010 Grammy for “Best New Artist,” 2010 CMA win for “New Artist of the Year” and 2011 ACM Top Vocal Event of the Year for “As She’s Walking Away” with Alan Jackson.
No question, the past three years have been dizzying for the hardworking act. The band’s first major label release, The Foundation was the first major label debut album in 18 years to yield five #1’s including “Chicken Fried” and “Free.” Released on November 18, 2008 on Atlantic Records, The Foundation debuted at #17 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and #3 on the Top Country Albums chart.
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked the 5th best venue in the world by Billboard Magazine and was the 2008 and 2010 recipient of a Country Music Award for “Casino of The Year.”  Venues Today also ranked Mohegan Sun Arena #4 in 2011. For more information on concerts 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.