Jun 11, 2012 | Breaking News, Entertainment
Fresh off their sold-out performance on May 22nd, One Direction returns in December
Last month on Mohegan Sun Arena’s stage, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson had their sold-out crowd from all over America in a frenzy and will return later this year as they add another date to their North American tour. The group will perform live on Sunday, December 2nd at 7:30pm.
Tickets are $69.50, $54.50 and $39.50 and go on sale Saturday, June 16th 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, June 17th at 10:00am, subject to availability.
One Direction made history when their debut album Up All Night entered the U.S. Billboard 200 chart at #1 with over 176,000 copies sold. This makes chart history as the first British group ever to debut at #1 in the U.S. with their debut album release. Up All Night went straight to #1 on the digital chart within minutes of its official release on March 13th.
One Direction gained notoriety in 2010 after appearing on U.K.’s The X-Factor. Their global smash debut album, Up All Night, entered the charts at #1 in 12 countries and has been certified triple platinum in Ireland, double platinum in the U.K. & Australia and platinum in New Zealand.
Their BRIT Award winning debut single “What Makes You Beautiful” entered the charts at #1 in both the U.K. and Ireland. In the U.S., “What Makes You Beautiful” sold more than 131,000 copies in its first week, debuting at #12 on the Billboard Digital Songs chart. Their #28 debut on the Billboard Hot 100 marked the highest debut from a British Group’s debut single since the Spice Girls in 1998.
One Direction are Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. All of the group hail from the U.K., save for Horan, who is from Ireland. All five of the boys (ages 18-20) auditioned for U.K.’s The X-Factor in 2010 as solo artists. However, at the suggestion of Simon Cowell, they joined forces as a group, quickly becoming one of the competition’s most popular acts of all time, finishing in the final three and garnering a gigantic fan-base along the way.
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.
Jun 2, 2012 | Breaking News, Community Relations, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, General News, Special Events
Today’s Sun BBQ Fest Now Opening at 3:00pm
Due to the weather conditions, Mohegan Sun regretfully announces that we will be delaying the opening of today’s Sun BBQ Fest set to kick off at 10:00am this morning. The events will now begin at 3:00pm and continue as scheduled. Saturday tickets holder who no longer can attend today’s events will have the option of attending Sunday’s events. Must present Saturday ticket to be honored.
For a complete schedule of events, please visit mohegansun.com/bbq.
May 30, 2012 | Breaking News, Entertainment
Due to a personal family emergency, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has to postpone their schedule performance for June 1st to a later date in the near future. Mohegan Sun apologizes for the inconvenience and has replaced the performance with Brooks and Dunn’s own Kix Brooks.
Born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana, Kix Brooks was influenced by a variety of regional musical styles ranging from Cajun, Blues, Jazz and Country. Brooks began performing at the age of 12 and continued performing in clubs and at other venues throughout high school. Eventually, he landed in Nashville and joined Tree Publishing Company as a songwriter. Shortly thereafter, artists like the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, John Conlee and Highway 101 all scored #1’s with Brooks’ songs. In 1990, Brooks teamed with Ronnie Dunn to form Brooks & Dunn, the highest selling duo in the history of Country music.
Wolf Den performances are free and open to the public. Must be 21 years or older to attend.
For more information on the Wolf Den 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.
May 24, 2012 | Breaking News, Entertainment
Evanescence, Chevelle, Cavo and New Medicine perform live in Arena on August 30th
Rock titans Evanescence, Chevelle, Cavo and New Medicine have united for the annual Rock extravaganza, the 3rd annual Carnival of Madness Tour. The bands will perform their chart-topping hits on Thursday, August 30th at 5:00pm.
Tickets are $35.00 and go on sale Friday, June 1st 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 Saturday, June 2nd at 10:00am, subject to availability.
Evanescence has sold more than 25 million records worldwide with more than 10 million in the U.S. alone. The band’s global Top 10 hit singles “Bring Me To Life” and “My Immortal,” off their 2003 major label debut Fallen, led the group to two Grammy Awards. Propelling the band to sales of more than 15 million albums worldwide, Fallen spent over 100 weeks on Billboard’s Top 200 chart and was certified gold or platinum in over 35 countries. The band’s follow-up was 2006’s The Open Door, which sold more than 6 million copies worldwide and spawned the hit “Call Me When You’re Sober.”
In October of 2011, they released their highly-anticipated third studio album Evanescence, which marked the band’s first album in five years and debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 album charts. The newly-released album has spawned the hit tracks “What You Want,” “Made Of Stone” and “My Heart Is Broken.”
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.
May 16, 2012 | Breaking News, Entertainment
Max, Siva, Jay, Tom and Nathan perform live in Arena on August 24th
One of the hottest Pop bands on the airwaves today will take the stage in Mohegan Sun Arena as The Wanted performs live on Friday, August 24th at 7:30pm.
Tickets are $30.00 and go on sale Saturday, May 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, May 20th, subject to availability.
Make no mistake about it, The Wanted are having the time of their lives. After only a year since their huge #1 debut single “All Time Low” they have already become one of Britain’s biggest, most brilliant Pop bands, living a dream that has far surpassed even their most optimistic expectations with their best mates by their side.
Hard working and quite plainly loving every single second, the band has already notched up four anthemic Top 5 singles and two #1 hits, been viewed a staggering 30 million times on YouTube and sold 400,000 copies of their eponymous debut album, which shook Pop music to its core upon its release last October. A year on and The Wanted are now set to shake up the charts all over again with their feverishly anticipated second album, a euphoric widescreen classic of epic Pop proportions. It comes at the end of simply phenomenal 2011, a year that has seen The Wanted become serious Pop players.
With their ferociously infectious tunes, rock solid friendship and laddish charms, they have stamped all over the typical boy band mold and brought a blast of much needed fresh air to British Pop music. The accolades have followed accordingly: The “Best British Single Brit” Award nomination for “All Time Low” in February, a deal with prestigious American label Def Jam in April and slots at the iTunes and V festivals in July and August, with 15,000 hollering revelers packing in the Big Blue Tent at V for a set many agreed was a highlight of the festival. All this from a band that started out paying their dues performing in somewhat dodgy nightclubs and a school tour that took them across the United Kingdom.
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.
May 15, 2012 | Breaking News, Entertainment
The Jethro Tull front man will headline Arena on October 4th
Ian Anderson will be performing his composition Thick As A Brick in its entirety for the first time since 1972 and will also perform his new album, Thick As A Brick 2 in its entirety on tour, this summer. Mohegan Sun is proud to have this legendary Rock star take the stage and perform these two albums live on Thursday, October 4th at 7:30pm in Mohegan Sun Arena.
Tickets are $35.00 and go on sale Friday, May 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, May 19th, subject to availability.
Since 1972, the original Thick As A Brick has never been performed in its entirety, although a few minutes of the material have been a regular repertoire staple in both Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson shows over the years.
After 44 years of leading Jethro Tull to 54 countries worldwide and over 60 million albums sold, Ian Anderson celebrates these true Progressive Rock classics with old and new fans across the world. Ian is known as the flute, voice and composer of the legendary Jethro Tull, which formed in England in 1968. Since their first performance at London’s famous Marquee Club in 1968, the band has released 30 studio and live albums and earned a prominent place in Rock history.
Ian’s new album, Thick As A Brick 2 also features David Goodier, John O’ Hara, Scott Hammond and Florian Opahle. It was produced by Ian Anderson and mixed by Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson (who also re-mixed Jethro Tull’s Aqualung–Special Edition, released this past fall.
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.
