Oct 2, 2018 | Breaking News, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, General News, Travel & Leisure
For the first time, visitors to Mohegan Sun will be able to enjoy true “roadhouse” entertainment including live country music, mechanical bull riding, a Texas-style food menu, 30 craft beers on tap, a full bar and even line dancing. The changes 
come as part of a major expansion of Comix Mohegan Sun, which will be renamed Comix Roadhouse. The state-of-the art venue, which will officially open this winter, in Mohegan Sun’s Casino of the Earth, will present a mix of regional country bands, local performers and entertainment on the new Roadhouse stage. The club will continue to offer its popular stand-up comedy and alternative entertainment in the Comix Comedy Club section of the venue.
The menu will feature authentic Texas-style offerings such as smoked brisket, pulled pork and more with a focus on farm fresh ingredients delivered daily, along with Comix classics. Craft beers include local favorites Beer’d, Two Roads and Lawson’s as well as popular choices from across the country such as New Belgium, Stone & Elysian. Mixologists on the Comix team will be presenting special country-themed cocktail lists utilizing your favorite whiskeys and liquor along with many drink recipes new to the area.
“We are inspired by the continued strong popularity of country music and are really excited to be bring this to Mohegan Sun in a bar and restaurant concept,” said Michael Brauth, co-owner of Comix Roadhouse & Comedy Club. “We know visitors will continue to love our lineup of top-rated comedians, and we look forward to now bringing them an authentic roadhouse experience with the best live country music around, a true mechanical bull ride experience, and even line dancing. Add in our fantastic new menu, extensive craft beer offerings and our excellent cocktail program, and we truly have something for everyone.”
“Because Mohegan Sun is a major tour stop for the top Country music artists like Keith Urban, Darius Rucker, Kenny Chesney and so many others starting their careers in the Wolf Den, many then going on to play big arenas like ours, it’s such a perfect fit to welcome Comix Roadhouse, a new country attraction to our entertainment venues “, said Tom Cantone, Sr. Corp Vice President of Sports & Entertainment of Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment.
Comix Roadhouse will be open 7 days a week for your entertainment & dining enjoyment.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN: Owned by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, Mohegan Sun is one of the largest, most spectacular entertainment, gaming, dining and shopping destinations in the United States. Situated on 185 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is home to three unique casinos, 1,600 deluxe hotel rooms, 2 world-class spas, a golf course, over 90 shops, restaurants and bars as well as three award-winning entertainment venues including a 10,000-seat Arena. Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country. More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or visiting mohegansun.com. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @mohegansun, view us on YouTube and find us on Snapchat at username MoheganSun.
Oct 2, 2018 | Entertainment, General News
Performing live at Mohegan Sun Arena featuring Dancing With The Stars Season 27 Dancers
UNCASVILLE, CT (October 2, 2018) – TV’s biggest dance show returns on tour this winter with Dancing with the Stars: Live! The show will feature fan favorite professional and troupe dancers in a brand – new production showcasing every type of dance style as seen on ABC’s hit show Dancing with the Stars, ranging from ballroom and jazz to modern and hip – hop. Performing at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, January 12th and Sunday, January 13th at 7:30pm, the show is choreographed and creative directed by Emmy award – winning choreographer Mandy Moore and Dancing with the Stars Executive Producer Ashley Edens – Shaffer. Audiences will have the opportunity to experience the excitement, glamour and glitz they see in the ballroom every Monday night live.
Tickets are $45.00 and go on sale today through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log on to Ticketmaster.com or call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge By Phone number 1.800.745.3000. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning on Wednesday, October 3rd, subject to availability.
The tour delivers a spectacular night of show – stopping dance performances from world – renowned dancers including Brandon Armstrong, Alan Bersten, Witney Carson, Artem Chigvintsev, Sasha Farber, Jenna Johnson, Gleb Savchenko, Emma Slater, Hayley Erbert and Britt Stewart, with more surprise casting to be announced. Cast subject to change.
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. Mohegan Sun Arena was also ranked among the top 10 arena venues in the nation for 2014, regardless of size. In 2015, Mohegan Sun took home the IEBA award for “Casino of the Year.” Mohegan Sun also won “Casino of the Year” in 2 categories at the 2013 & 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards. For more information on concerts and other great events, visit Mohegan Sun. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.
Oct 2, 2018 | Entertainment, General News
Tickets on sale Friday, October 5th
UNCASVILLE, CT (October 1, 2018) – Record – breaking, multi – platinum Rock band, Shinedown, comes to Mohegan Sun Arena with Papa Roach and Asking Alexandria. Brent Smith [vocals], Zach Myers [guitar], Eric Bass [bass, production] and Barry Kerch [drums], also known as Shinedown, perform live on 
Saturday, March 2nd at 7:00pm.
Tickets are $58.50, $48.50 and $38.50 and go on sale Friday, October 5th at 10:00am through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log on to Ticketmaster.com or call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge By Phone number 1.800.745.3000. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning on Saturday, October 6th, subject to availability.
Selling more than 10 million albums worldwide, Shinedown has 11 platinum and gold singles and four platinum and gold albums and averages more than 3.3 million monthly listeners on Spotify as one of the most – listened – to Rock bands on the platform. Shinedown’s sixth album, ATTENTION ATTENTION, brings an uproot convention and delivers a personal, poignant and powerful body of work that evolves from ruin to reclamation to revelation. Leading the charge for 21st Century Rock by uncompromisingly challenging themselves and occupying the cutting edge, Shinedown engenders diehard love among millions of global fans. The band’s unmatched domination of multi – format Rock radio commenced with their 2003 platinum – certified debut “Leave A Whisper” and its gold – selling 2005 follow – up “Us and Them.” 2008’s Billboard Top 10, double – platinum LP The Sound of Madness remained on the Top 200 Chart for a staggering 120 consecutive weeks and made Rock history with six #1 singles including the gold “Devour,” platinum “If You Only Knew,” and the triple – platinum breakthrough “Second Chance.”
After contributing the gold – certified “Diamond Eyes” for The Expendables film and “Her Name Is Alice” to the album Almost Alice inspired by Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, the band seized #1 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums Chart and #4 on the Top 200 with 2012’s gold – certified Amaryllis, which launched three #1 Active Rock anthems: “Bully,” “Unity,” and “Enemies.” 2015’s Threat To Survival marked their third straight Top 10 debut on the Top 200, arriving at #5 while also debuting at #1 on Billboard‘s Top Rock Albums Chart and bringing Shinedown’s total count of number one rock singles to 12 thanks to hits like “Cut the Cord” and “State of My Head.” Every one of the singles released over Shinedown’s nearly two – decade career has ascended to the Top 10 – a feat unmatched by any other Rock band, now or ever before.
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. Mohegan Sun Arena was also ranked among the top 10 arena venues in the nation for 2014, regardless of size. In 2015, Mohegan Sun took home the IEBA award for “Casino of the Year.” Mohegan Sun also won “Casino of the Year” in 2 categories at the 2013 & 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards. For more information on concerts and other great events, visit Mohegan Sun. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.
Sep 28, 2018 | Breaking News, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Travel & Leisure
UNCASVILLE, CT (September 28, 2018) – As year-end rankings & awards for 2018 
start to roll in, the premier East Coast gaming and entertainment destination, Mohegan Sun, is proud to announce multiple achievements. Most notably, Mohegan Sun earned top honors in the USA Today’s 10Best.com Readers’ Choice Awards, being voted “Best Casino Hotel.” The top spot in this category comes alongside #2 placements in the categories, “Best Casino Outside of Las Vegas” & “Best Player’s Club (Momentum)”
“Mohegan Sun has had an exhilarating year. Our destination became even larger with the opening of the Earth Expo & Convention Center, we rolled out all new regional perks for our Momentum members, had several guests win six figure jackpots, and significantly upgraded our deluxe hotel, including the fully revamped, 16,000 square-foot, Mandara Spa.” Said Mohegan Sun President & General Manager, Ray Pineault. “For Mohegan Sun to be voted #1 or rank within the very top in USA Today in categories like “Best Player’s Club,” and “Best Casino Hotel,” is an achievement on which we’re extremely proud of.”
Nominees for USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards were selected by a panel that includes editors from both USA Today & 10Best.com as well as relevant expert contributors. From there, readers voted over the span of four weeks on their top choices. Last year, Mohegan Sun was also named “Best U.S. Casino” in the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.
For more information on Mohegan Sun’s hotel & spa, visit Hotel, Spa & Golf. For Mohegan Sun’s upcoming events, entertainment and signature events, including a jam-packed day on Saturday, October 6th, with Sun BrewFest, Tracy Morgan, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators and Christina Aguilera, visit www.MoheganSun.com/entertainment
Mohegan Sun is also nearing the opening of GAME ON!, an interactive bar, arcade & restaurant with eight bowling lanes, as well as the opening of Aspire & Thirty-Three, an all-new luxury hotel experience in the top levels of the iconic Sky Tower.
ABOUT 10BEST.COM: 10Best.com provides users with original, unbiased, and experiential travel content of top attractions, things to see and do, and restaurants for top destinations in the U.S. and around the world. The core of the site’s uniqueness is its team of local travel experts: a well-traveled and well-educated group who are not only experts in their fields – and their cities – but discriminating in their tastes. These local experts live in the city they write about so the content is constantly updated. 10Best.com averages 5 million visitors per month. It was acquired by USA TODAY in January of 2013.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN: Owned by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, Mohegan Sun is one of the largest, most spectacular entertainment, gaming, dining and shopping destinations in the United States. Situated on 185 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is home to three unique casinos, 1,600 deluxe hotel rooms, 2 world-class spas, a golf course, over 90 shops, restaurants and bars as well as three award-winning entertainment venues including a 10,000-seat Arena. Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country. More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or visiting mohegansun.com. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @mohegansun, view us on YouTube and find us on Snapchat at username MoheganSun.
Sep 25, 2018 | Entertainment, General News
Live on Sunday, December 2nd; Tickets on sale Friday, October 5th
UNCASVILLE, CT (September 25, 2018) – Grammy award – winning Dave Matthews Band has sold more than 24 million tickets since its inception and a collective 38 million CDs and DVDs combined. They are the first group in history to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Announcing a 10 – city arena tour, Dave Matthews Band brings their winter tour to Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, December 2nd at 8:00pm.
Tickets are $115.00 and $85.00 and go on sale Friday, October 5th at 9:00am through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log on to Ticketmaster.com or call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge By Phone number 1.800.745.3000. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning on Saturday, October 6th, subject to availability.
The upcoming arena tour will feature a wide mixture of songs from throughout the band’s career, including material from their new album Come Tomorrow (RCA Records). With its entrance atop the Billboard 200 in June, Dave Matthews Band became the first group in history to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at No. 1. Come Tomorrow also took the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums chart, logging the biggest sales week for a rock album in more than four years.
The band’s 46 – date summer tour earned rave reviews from fans and critics alike with The Washington Post saying “surprisingly heavy. Double kick drums thudded. Baritone guitar and bass intertwined to generate a sludgy and hypnotic low – end rumble.” The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel hailed their Summerfest set as “spirited…soulful.” The Cleveland Scene observed, “[fans at] Blossom Music Center were giddy with anticipation for Dave Matthews Band’s return – the annual heralding, indeed, of summer in Northeast Ohio…[the] set list that touched on all corners of the Dave world, new and old, with a triumphant wave of energy in several serious stand – out moments.”
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. Mohegan Sun Arena was also ranked among the top 10 arena venues in the nation for 2014, regardless of size. In 2015, Mohegan Sun took home the IEBA award for “Casino of the Year.” Mohegan Sun also won “Casino of the Year” in 2 categories at the 2013 & 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards. For more information on concerts and other great events, visit Mohegan Sun. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.
Sep 24, 2018 | Breaking News, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Gaming, General News, Shopping, Travel & Leisure
Tune-in and watch Mohegan Sun’s award-winning digital TV series on September 26th
Watch Back of House Season Two When It Airs This Week!
UNCASVILLE, CT (September 24, 2018) – After reaching over 1.1 million views on YouTube alone, and receiving two top industry awards, Mohegan Sun announces the launch of season two of its original digital TV series, “Back of House,” featuring eight new episodes exclusively on BackofHouse.TV and YouTube. Continuing 
the excitement of Back of House season one, the new episodes will be available online beginning September 26th at 10:00am EST, giving viewers an in-depth look into what it takes to operate one of the largest integrated entertainment resort destinations in the United States.
“After the successful debut of our employees’ first digital TV series last fall, we kept the cameras rolling to continue showcasing Mohegan Sun, our amazing operation, and the leadership role we strive for in the hospitality and entertainment business,” said George Galinsky, Senior Vice President of Marketing Communications of Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment. “The documentary-style series is the perfect way for viewers, guests and fans worldwide to get a behind-the-scenes look into the vital role employees play in delivering great hospitality,” Galinsky said.
“Viewers will see how these savvy hospitality employees manage celebrity appearances, VIP events, hotel reservations, culinary art and more – all while being entertained in a cinematic, documentary style format of storytelling,” said Robert Conticelli, President of Primal-NY.
Back of House season two introduces five new faces and follows the professional lives of a total of eight Mohegan Sun employees including three returning cast members. The show gives viewers an intimate glimpse into all areas of the integrated resort destination, including prep kitchens, entertainment stages, back hallways, a convention center that can host events of 15,000+ guests daily, and much more.
Production studio Primal-NY co-created the first Back of House series with Mohegan Sun and Fact & Fiction, and the combined partnership was recently honored with two Telly Awards for outstanding “Travel and Tourism” branded content and cinematography. The show has reached 2.5 million people across all of Mohegan Sun’s social networks to-date.
Don’t miss a minute of Mohegan Sun’s employees in action when Back of House season two airs on September 26th at 10:00 a.m. EST. To tune-in and meet the new cast, visit BackofHouse.TV.
ABOUT BACK OF HOUSE: “Back of House” is your all-access pass to the action behind the action at Mohegan Sun, one of the world’s largest integrated casino resort destinations. Enjoy following this family of fun, dedicated employees as they navigate backstage chaos and occasional calamities in their quest to make each guest’s stay a perfect getaway experience.
ABOUT PRIMAL NY: Primal NY is a full-service production studio specializing in brand discovery, digital strategy, content creation and distribution. Primal positions clients in ideal Digital, TV and Film scenarios. Based in New York City, the award-winning team of diverse filmmakers has experience across many industries including fashion, sport, music, hospitality, and motion pictures. Primal seeks relationships where opportunities exist to develop original content that enhances client brand identity by finding unique ways to tell their stories. For more information, visit primal-ny.com.
ABOUT FACT & FRICTION: With offices in New York, Toronto and Manchester, and the credentials of: Undercover Boss & Next Top Model as well as working with the likes of Sharon Osbourne, Tyra Banks, Jay-Z and Rihanna, Fact & Friction is a TV development consulting firm, led by showrunner, Ron Carroll. Their work extends throughout the US, Canada and U.K. and were recognized with the “Best Reality Series” Screen Award from the Academy of Cinema & Television, for launching Canada’s Next Top Model and are MipCom 2017 winners of the Diversity Award for Unscripted programming for the follow-doc series “Employable Me.”
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN: Owned by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, Mohegan Sun is one of the largest, most spectacular gaming, dining, shopping integrated entertainment resort destinations in the United States. Situated on 185 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is home to three unique casinos, 1,600 deluxe hotel rooms, 2 world-class spas, a golf course, over 90 shops, restaurants and bars as well as three award-winning entertainment venues including a 10,000-seat Arena. Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country. More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or visiting mohegansun.com. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @mohegansun, view us on YouTube and find us on Snapchat at username MoheganSun.
