Jan 22, 2013 | Breaking News, Entertainment, General News
Performing his most celebrated hits, stripped down with a 5-piece band on June 22nd
Following the critical and popular success of Sting’s 2011-2012 world tour throughout North America, Europe, the UK, South Africa and Asia, Sting is back at it again including a much-anticipated date at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, June 22nd at 8:00pm.
Tickets are $65.00 and $ 45.00 and go on sale Friday, February 1st through Ticketmaster at 10:00am. 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 Saturday, February 2nd, subject to availability.
Composer, singer, author, actor, activist – Sting was born in Newcastle, England before moving to London in 1977 to form The Police with Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers. The band released five albums, earned six Grammy awards and in 2003, was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Since 1985, Sting has released 13 solo albums. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of his solo career, 25 Years, the definitive box set collection and the double disc, The Best Of 25 Years were released. Sting 25, the free iPad APP, which was awarded the prestigious Cannes Lion for “Best Design/Aesthetic” at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, is also now available on iTunes and features exclusive all-star performances from his 60th birthday benefit concert, plus rare interviews, photos, music videos and more. Sting has sold nearly 100 million albums from his combined work with the Police and as a solo artist and has earned an additional 10 Grammy awards, a Golden Globe, an Emmy and three Oscar nominations.
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked 3rd in the U.S. and 5th 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 and ranked in the top six of “Top Stops of The Decade” in 2012. 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.
Jan 22, 2013 | Breaking News, Entertainment, General News
Rock & Roll legends to play the Arena on May 9th
Live Nation announced today that due to overwhelming demand, the highly acclaimed RUSH Clockwork Angels Tour will return to North America including a May 9th date at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Tickets are $96.00 and $76.00 and go on sale Monday, January 28th through Ticketmaster at 10:00am. 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 Tuesday, January 29th, subject to availability.
Rush’s 20th studio album, Clockwork Angels has earned rapturous accolades by fans and press alike since its release June 12th of last year. Describing Clockwork Angels as “an extremely accomplished piece of music composed and performed absolutely flawlessly” by The Quietus; Q magazine called the taut songcraft “utterly engaging”; Rolling Stone declared “the power-trio interplay could put guys half their age in the burn ward”, while All Music Guide succinctly summed up “Clockwork Angels demonstrates why, after 36 years, Rush’s fan base continues to grow. Its musical athleticism and callisthenic discipline are equaled only by its relentless creative drive and its will to express it discipline are equaled only by its relentless creative drive and its will to express it discipline are equaled only by its relentless creative drive and its will to express it in a distinct musical language”; and The Guardian UK claimed, “Those who worship at the temple of Rush will be in raptures; for those who remain agnostic, there may well be enough here to justify a leap of faith.”
At the end of 2012, Rush won both the “Band of the Year” and “Album of the Year” awards at the Classic Rock Awards in London, UK. This year, to the delight of patient Rush fans worldwide, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame at the momentous ceremony in Los Angeles on April 18th.
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked 3rd in the U.S. and 5th 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 and ranked in the top six of “Top Stops of The Decade” in 2012. 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.
Jan 15, 2013 | Breaking News, Entertainment, General News
The Godsmack band member headlines the Arena on Sunday, March 24th
Sully Erna, the front man of one of today’s most successful and powerful Rock bands Godsmack, will take the stage at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, March 24th at 7:30pm.
Tickets are $25.00 and go on sale Saturday, January 19th through Ticketmaster at 10:00am. 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, January 20th, subject to availability.
Born and raised in the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts, Sully Erna has been a musician since the age of 3, where he began his journey as a drummer initially. Since then, Erna has reaped a myriad of accolades, industry records and other notable stats, some of which include 15 million albums sold worldwide, three consecutive #1 debut albums on the Billboard Top 200 charts, 18 top 10 singles, 6 #1 hit songs and 4 Grammy nominations.
Erna’s released Avalon, his first solo album outside of Godsmack, in 2010. The project marks a big departure from the style of music that Erna is typically known for, utilizing the hypnotic sounds of tribal rhythms, melodic pianos, cellos and haunting vocals.
In 2012, Godsmack released its first official live CD, Live & Inspired. It included a bonus 4 track EP of newly-recorded cover versions as well as the hits “Straight Outta Line,” “Realign,” “Awake,” “Speak,” “I Stand Alone,” “Serenity” and “Batalla De Los Tambores.”
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked 3rd in the U.S. and 5th 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 and ranked in the top six of “Top Stops of The Decade” in 2012. 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.
Jan 14, 2013 | Breaking News, Entertainment, General News
Concert slated for Saturday, April 13 at 8:00pm
UNCASVILLE, CT (January 14, 2013) – English Rockers and multi-million album-selling band Muse will play Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, April 13th at 8:00pm.
Tickets are $65.00 and $45.00 and go on sale Friday, January 18th through Ticketmaster at 10:00am. 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 Saturday, January 19th, subject to availability.
Hailing from England, the Rock band Muse has sold over 15 million albums worldwide, has won 5 MTV Europe Awards, 2 Brit Awards, 8 NME Awards, were winners of the “Best Rock Album” Grammy in 2011 and also saw their album The Resistance strike #1 in 19 countries. The band’s 6th studio album, The 2nd Law, was one of their most ambitious and enjoyable albums to record. Drummer Dom Howard accurately describes the album as brimming with “wild” sounds and is also quoted as saying “It feels like the best thing we’ve ever done, there was a sense of adventure making it.” The album sold more than 100,000 copies in its first week. Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked 3rd in the U.S. and 5th 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 and ranked in the top six of “Top Stops of The Decade” in 2012. 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.
Dec 31, 2012 | Breaking News, Entertainment
Reprise Records’ Green Day have announced new dates of their “¡UNO!, ¡DOS!, ¡TRÉ!” Tour. The full-scale North American tour will now Rock Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, April 6th at 8:00pm.
“We want to thank everyone for hanging in with us for the last few months,” said the members of Green Day. “We are very excited to hit the road and see all of you again, though we regret having to cancel more shows.”
Tickets are still valid for the new date. At the chance you cannot attend the concert on this new date, a refund of your ticket purchase is possible via the point of purchase. To secure your refund, please contact the outlets where you purchased your ticket. Please note, you must request your refund no later than April 6th. Our apologies for any inconvenience the reschedule may have caused.
For more information on 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.
Dec 10, 2012 | Breaking News, Entertainment, General News
Big-time rockers take the stage in the Arena on Sunday, February 17th
Mulit-platinum Rock bands Daughtry and 3 Doors Down have announced plans to continue their joint co-headliner tour into 2013. Their Mohegan Sun show is set for Sunday, February 17th at 7:30pm.
Tickets are $35.00 and go on sale Friday, December 21st at 10:00am through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; call any Ticketmaster Charge by Phone number; 1.800.745.3000 or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets may also be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Saturday, December 22nd, subject to availability.
“We’re very happy to continue the tour with 3 Doors Down and look forward to getting this show to the fans that we missed on the first leg of this tour!” says lead singer Chris Daughtry. 3 Doors Down singer Brad Arnold shares, “This tour with Daughtry has been amazing and we are excited to keep it rolling into 2013! See you on the road my friends!”
Multi-platinum band Daughtry has scored four #1 hits, garnered four Grammy nominations, won four American Music Awards, sold over 7 million albums and played sold out concerts around the world in less than four years. Daughtry’s self-titled debut was the fastest selling Rock debut in Soundscan history and its follow up Leave This Town marked the quintet’s second consecutive #1 album. Daughtry’s latest album Break The Spell, which was certified gold in 4 weeks, features new radio hit “Start of Something Good.” The album builds on the band’s reputation for melodic hooks and anthemic choruses while providing a powerful showcase for Chris Daughtry’s emotionally resonant voice. In addition to recording and touring, Daughtry is also dedicated to using its position to raise awareness about a number of charitable causes including being involved with the DC Comics We Can Be Heroes campaign.
Since forming in 1995, Mississippi Rock quintet 3 Doors Down (vocalist Brad Arnold, lead guitarist Chris Henderson, bassist Todd Harrell, drummer Greg Upchurch and guitarist Chet Roberts) has sold more than 16 million albums worldwide, garnered three Grammy nominations, two American Music Awards and five BMI Pop Awards for songwriting, including BMI’s coveted “Songwriter of the Year” award. The band’s debut album, 2000’s The Better Life, which is now certified six times platinum, featured the smash hit “Kryptonite.” Their sophomore album, 2002’s Away from the Sun, saw similar success with its radio mainstays “When I’m Gone” and “Here Without You.” Their subsequent efforts 2005’s platinum certified Seventeen Days and 2008’s 3 Doors Down debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 200 Chart. In 2003, 3 Doors Down founded The Better Life Foundation with the goal of giving as many children as possible a better life; they have raised more than two million dollars for local children’s charities since their inception.
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked 3rd in the U.S. and 4th 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 and ranked in the top six of “Top Stops of The Decade” in 2012. 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.
