Jul 19, 2012 | Breaking News, Entertainment
Original members will perform live in Arena on September 16th
The J. Geils Band will be giving its fans another dose of hard-driving Rock ‘n’ Roll as they unite once again for a special limited tour. The band is hitting the road with original members Peter Wolf (lead vocals), Seth Justman (keyboards), Danny Klein (bass) and Richard “Magic Dick” Salwitz (harmonica) and will be joined by longtime associates Duke Levine (guitar) and Tom Arey (drums). The band will perform at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, September 16th at 7:00pm.
Tickets are $30.00 and go on sale Friday, July 20th 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, July 21st, subject to availability.
Once again, The J. Geils Band will be joined by The Uptown Horns and background vocalists, who appeared with the group on their historic “Freeze Frame Tour” in the early 80s.
Signed to Atlantic Records in 1970, the band received immediate airplay with the singles “First I Look at the Purse,” “Looking for a Love,” “Give It To Me,” “(Ain’t Nothin’ But A) Houseparty” and “Musta Got Lost.”
The group garnered further commercial success in the early 80s with their EMI albums Sanctuary, Love Stinks and Freeze Frame, which included the smash hits “Freeze Frame” and “Centerfold,” which stayed at #1 for six weeks on the Billboard “Hot 100” chart.
The J. Geils Band was invited to tour the U. S. and Europe as “special guests” for The Rolling Stones in 1982. After disbanding in 1985, the group reunited with Wolf in 1999 for a critically acclaimed tour.
Recent band highlights include multiple nominations for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, co-headlining a sold-out hometown show with Aerosmith in front of 37,000 fans at Fenway Park in Boston and an upcoming appearance in Adam Sandler’s film sequel, Grown Ups 2.
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked the 4th 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.
Jul 18, 2012 | Breaking News, Entertainment
Historic rockers will perform live on December 9th
The Who, one of Rock’s legendary and defining bands will bring their North American arena tour to Mohegan Sun Arena. They’ll perform their iconic 1973 double album Quadrophenia in its entirety on Sunday, December 9th at 7:30pm.
Tickets are $110.00 and $90.00 and go on sale Friday, August 3rd 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, August 4th, subject to availability.
The critically-acclaimed Quadrophenia marked the British band’s second Rock Opera and it raised the bar for Rock albums as an art form and hit #2 on the Billboard album chart. Founding members, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend will be joined by Zak Starkey (drums), Pino Palladino (bass), Simon Townshend (guitar/backing vocals), Chris Stainton (keyboards), Loren Gold (keyboards/backing vocals) and Frank Simes (musical director, keyboards/backing vocals).
The Who is an English Rock band formed in 1964. Quadrophenia marked the band’s sixth album. The album’s title is a variation on the popular usage of the medical diagnostic term schizophrenia and exemplifies the four varying personalities of the band members who created the album.
IGN placed the album Quadrophenia at #1 on its “Top 25 Classic Rock Albums” of all time and Q Magazine placed Quadrophenia on its list of the “100 Greatest British Albums Ever.” It features such classic Who songs as “The Real Me,” “5:15” and “Love Reign o’er Me.”
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked the 4th 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.
Jul 17, 2012 | Entertainment, Gaming, General News, Special Events
Experience the third Bingo After Dark event at Mohegan Sun this August
If you missed Mohegan Sun’s first Bingo After Dark, shame on us. Twice? Shame on you! Here’s your chance to experience the most exciting bingo at Mohegan Sun on Saturday, August 18th. Complete with a neon backdrop and daubers, a live DJ and drinks until the late night hours, Bingo After Dark is where the summer days turn into hot summer nights!
The event kicks off at 10:00pm and will be held inside Mohegan Sun’s Uncas Ballroom. The cost is $20.00 per person and covers eight games, a complimentary non-alcoholic beverage, entertainment and more. A cash bar will also be available.
At 8:00pm, the party kicks off early in the Convention Center with a cash bar, music and more, with doors opening to the Uncas Ballroom at 9:00pm. Prize pools vary from $1,500 to $3,000 per game, with a total of $15,000 total in cash being awarded that night! DJ K-Otic will be on-hand to spin tunes between rounds.
Player’s Club members can also swipe their cards throughout the night for a chance to win a $1,000 bingo bonus. The winner will be announced at the end of the final game. Winners must be present to win. If you don’t have a Player’s Club card, signing up is free and easy! Just visit any of the Player’s Club booths for more details.
Tickets will be available starting Friday, July 20th at 10:00am at the Mohegan Sun Box Office and Ticketmaster. Must be 21 years or older to attend. Must be a Player’s Club member to win. For more information, visit mohegansun.com/bingo or to check out past Bingo After Dark events, visit youtube.com/mohegansunvideos.
About Mohegan Sun
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming and shopping destinations in the United States. Situated on 185 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, 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.com/mohegansun, follow us on twitter.com/mohegansun and view us on youtube.com/mohegansunvideos.
Jul 9, 2012 | Breaking News, Entertainment
One of the hottest artists in the industry performs live in Arena on September 26th
Singer-songwriter and the artist responsible for the Billboard “Hot 100” #1 song “Somebody That I Used To Know,” Gotye will perform live at Mohegan Sun Arena with special guests Missy Higgins & Jonti on Wednesday, September 26th at 7:30pm.
Tickets are $35.00 and $25.00 and go on sale Friday, July 20th 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, July 21st, subject to availability.
Ask Gotye about his new album Making Mirrors and he’ll speak not of songs, but of sounds. He’ll describe the various valves through which strings and choirs cycle on his Lowrey Cotillion, a vintage organ bought for $100.00 in a second-hand shop that featured on the record. He’ll also explain how he constructed a bassline by sampling the Winton Musical Fence, an unlikely instrument he discovered in the Queensland, Australia, comprised of five large metal strings attached to wooden fence posts and a resonant chamber.
Gotye (pronounced Gauthier) first found fame in his native Australia with his second album, 2006’s Like Drawing Blood. Its extraordinary follow-up, Making Mirrors was more than two and a half years in the making. To write and record its one dozen sumptuous songs, Gotye moved from Melbourne to a barn on his parents’ remote 5 hectare block on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. There, he had the space to permanently set up his growing array of instruments and recording equipment and found the isolation that allowed for sonic experimentation and recording at any time of the day.
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked the 4th 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.
Jul 9, 2012 | Breaking News, Entertainment
The famous actor and comedian will perform live in Arena on October 26th
Multi-talented entertainer Chris Tucker will make his Mohegan Sun Arena debut with a hilarious new routine as he returns to his stand-up roots on Friday, October 26th at 8:00pm.
Tickets are $55.00, $45.00 and $30.00 and go on sale Friday, July 13th 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, July 14th, subject to availability.
Chris Tucker is best known for playing the role of Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour film series. Tucker began his career as a frequent stand-up performer on Def Comedy Jam in the 90s. He came to prominence in the 1995 film Friday, alongside Ice Cube and then appeared in Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element before beginning work on the highly commercially successful Rush Hour films. He has also starred in other movies such as Money Talks with Charlie Sheen and Dead Presidents. He recently completed the film Silver Linings Playbook with Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, due out later this year.
Tucker is also a humanitarian and spends much of his spare time traveling and working with his foundation.
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked the 4th 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.
Jul 2, 2012 | Breaking News, Entertainment
Rock & Roll legend performs live in Arena on September 8th
One of the most influential artists in Rock & Roll history makes his way to Mohegan Sun Arena as Bob Dylan and his band perform live on Saturday, September 8th at 8:00pm.
Tickets are $49.50 and go on sale Friday, July 13th 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, July 14th, subject to availability.
Bob Dylan’s career has lasted the better part of fifty years now. That’s pretty remarkable. What is more impressive is that Dylan has remained not only active for almost all of that period, but controversial. He has never gotten by on sentimentality or nostalgia. He has never repeated his successes. For better or for worse, Dylan has always pushed his work ahead.
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked the 4th 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.
