The award-winning venue takes the top spot in Venues Today for all arenas of its size between June 16th and July 15th

UNCASVILLE, CT (September 8, 2015) – With a top-notch mid-Summer lineup that included the likes of Shania Twain, Def Leppard, Idina Menzel, Dancing With The Stars, John Fogerty, Kelly Clarkson and Barenaked Ladies, Mohegan Sun Arena earned the top stop in concert and event gross from June 16th through July 15th for all venue’s in the world, at capacities’ between 5,001 and 10,000 seats, as reported by industry trade publication, Venues Today.
“Our Summer programming in the Arena is always strong, but the variety of shows, level of performer’s and great promotion for this particular stretch was very successful. And fans were able to take in some exceptional summer concerts here at Mohegan Sun. It’s an honor to be #1 in the heart of summer.” – Tom Cantone,  Senior Vice President of  Sports & Entertainment for Mohegan Sun Properties
Venue’s Today also recently released its mid-year Top Stops for 2015 and Mohegan Sun Arena is in the top 15 for all USA Arena’s in addition to the top 50 in the world, regardless of venue size.   And by the time 2015 comes to a close, it’s likely that this number will climb, with Nick Jonas headlining the Arena on September 11th, Of Monster’s And Men set for September 26th, Five Finger Death Punch & Papa Roach on October 8th, Joe Walsh on October 16th, Rick Martin on October 18th, Darius Rucker on October 24th, The Weeknd on November 14th, Shinedown & Breaking Benjamin on November 19th and many more.
On Friday, September 18th, Mohegan Sun Arena will host an exclusive Best of 90s Concert as well, featuring Boyz II Men, who 23 years ago had their hit “End of the Road,” atop the Billboard 100 for 13 weeks! Also on the lineup is Wilson Philips, En Vogue, Coolio, Freedom Williams of C and C Music Factory, Shock G of Digital Underground and hosted by none other than Ed Lover. The combined records sold by this group are over 100 million.
To view the full entertainment calendars for Mohegan Sun, visit mohegansun.com/entertainment.
Mohegan Sun Arena is now ranked consistently among the top venues in the world according to Billboard Magazine, Pollstar and Venues Today. It has won “Casino of The Year” at the Country Music Awards in 2008 & 2010 and in 2013, was voted “Arena Of The Year” at the G2E Global Gaming Conference in Las Vegas. Also in 2013, Mohegan Sun won “Casino of The Year” in 2 categories at the Academy of Country Music Awards. Mohegan Sun Arena was also ranked among the top 10 Arena venues in the nation for 2014, regardless of size. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.

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