May 29, 2014 | Entertainment, General News, Hot Summer Fun
Tickets on sale June 7th; Citibank Pre-sale begins on June 3rd
Nine-time Grammy Award winning, multi-platinum selling artist John Legend will continue his highly acclaimed 2014 North American tour with new summer dates beginning in Highland, CA on July 17th. The highly anticipated tour comes on the heels of Legend’s #1 smash single “All of Me,” from his critically acclaimed fourth studio album Love in the Future, which recently claimed the #1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. The single marks Legend’s highest selling and charting single of his career to date, with sales over 3 million in the US. John Legend plays Mohegan Sun Arena for the first time on Friday, August 1st for a 7:30pm show. Special guest for this show will be R&B singer Marsha Ambrosius.
Tickets are $45.00 and go on sale Saturday, June 7th 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, June 8th subject to availability. There will be a Citibank pre-sale beginning Tuesday, June 3rd at 10:00am local time. For more ticket purchase information, please visit www.johnlegend.com.
Legend’s current tour, “An Evening with John Legend: The All of Me Tour,” wraps June 28th in Woodinville, WA and features John in an intimate and acoustic setting, highlighted by guitar/vocal accompaniment as well as a string quartet. In a recent review, Billboard hailed the show as “one of the best concerts ever.”
Ohio-born John Legend is a critically acclaimed, multi-award winning, platinum-selling singer-songwriter. He’s sold an impressive seven million albums worldwide. His work has garnered him nine Grammy Awards, three Soul Train Awards, the BET Award for “Best New Artist” and the special “Starlight Award” from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. A graduate of University of Pennsylvania where he studied English and African-American literature, Legend participated in a wide range of musical activities while in college. During the same period, Legend was introduced to Lauryn Hill, who hired him to play piano on her track “Everything Is Everything,” and shortly thereafter he began to play shows around the Philadelphia area, eventually expanding his audience base to New York, Boston, Atlanta and Washington D.C. After college, Legend was introduced to then up-and-coming Hip-Hop artist Kanye West, who quickly signed Legend to his G.O.O.D. Music imprint and hired him to sing vocal hooks on some of his music. Legend started gaining momentum through a series of similar collaborations with established artists, adding vocals to an impressive list of chart-topping hits including West’s “All of the Lights,” Jay Z’s “Encore” and back-up vocals on Alicia Keys’ 2003 song, “You Don’t Know My Name.” Legend’s debut album, Get Lifted, was released in December of 2004 through Columbia Records. The critically acclaimed album spawned the artist’s first hit single, “Ordinary People” and scored Legend multiple Grammy Awards in 2006, including Best R&B Album, “Best New Artist” and “Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.” The follow up was 2006’s platinum-selling Once Again, which brought Legend another Grammy, “Best Male R&B Performance”, for his single “Heaven” and included collaborations with Kanye West, will.i.am and Raphael Saadiq. Legend’s next release was 2008’s Evolver, led by the hit single “Green Light” featuring Andre 3000. Legend followed Evolver with 2010s collaboration with the Roots, Wake Up, which won the Grammy for “Best R&B Album” a year later.
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.
May 5, 2014 | Entertainment, General News, Hot Summer Fun
Justin Hayward, John Lodge and Graeme Edge – will be continuing their “voyage” on The
Voyage Continues: Timeless Flight tour, with new U.S. dates announced for their upcoming summer 2014 schedule. The tour, which begins in Syracuse, New York on August 1st, will continue through September and heads to Mohegan Sun Arena for a Wednesday, August 6th show beginning at 7:30pm.
Tickets are $39.50 and go on sale Friday, May 9th 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, May 10th subject to availability.
The upcoming dates follow their recent sold-out U.S. tour in March and their highly successful second band cruise in early April — The Moodies Cruise — which returned to the Isle of Wight with alums Roger Daltrey of The Who, Carl Palmer of ELP, Lighthouse and Shawn Phillips; The Zombies, The Orchestra starring ELO, Starship, Little River Band and more. The summer tour will also tie in with the recent issue of their 17 and 4-CD box sets Timeless Flight, on Universal Music Enterprises.
The band will be going on five decades strong as of May 5, 2014. Says The Dallas Morning News: The band showed in its performance why it has endured almost half a century…the harmonies between John Lodge and the band front man Justin Hayward created soaring drama punctuated by the interplay between smoke and light ray. Adds, The St. Louis Post Dispatch: “It all came down to the melodies, which ranged from gorgeously seductive to simply catchy and punchy…the Moodies depend on nostalgic memories of their fans’ youth, but they also know that in the present, these songs can still move the listener.” The Toronto Sun says: “One of the biggest strengths the band has is knowing what they do and doing it extremely well.”
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. 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.
Apr 28, 2014 | Entertainment, General News, Hot Summer Fun
Mohegan Sun Arena is excited to announce the return of Michael Bublé. The singer,
songwriter, brilliant entertainer and performer is set for a 7:30pm show on July 10th at Mohegan Sun.
Tickets are $99.00 and $79.00 and go on sale Friday, May 2nd 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, May 3rd subject to availability.
If the past eight years had been truly amazing, the success was to be eclipsed upon the release of Bublé’s 4th CD, Crazy Love in 2009. The album debuted at #2 on Billboard and in the second week, hit #1 in addition to achieving #1 status in both Canada and Australia. It would become Michael’s fastest- selling album, until October of 2011 when Bublé’s studio album, Christmas rose to the top of the charts in over 20 countries, selling over 7 million and earning him a Juno for “Album of the Year.”
In 2013 with the release of To Be Loved, his 6th release, Michael Bublé has reached a new level of success. The disc has to date, achieved #1 status in 11 countries, was top 10 in 14 counties and received a Grammy Award for “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album”. His world tour began that summer with an unprecedented 10 sold-out shows at London’s O2 Arena.
To date, Bublé has won 4 Grammy’s, 11 Juno’s, a Gemini for “Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program” and 7 Smooth Jazz Awards. He has three DVD’s to his credit and starred in his first NBC Network special. In 2010, he performed at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin before 100,000 fans – his biggest audience to date. In 2013, Michael hosted the Juno Awards. The show brought in an audience of 2 million, up by 34% over the previous year and garnered him a Canadian Screen Award for “Best Host in a Variety or Talk Program.” Michael is a strong supporter of the BC’s Children’s Hospital and the co- owner of the Vancouver Giants, a
minor league hockey team.
It has been a meteoric rise and remarkable journey for Michael Bublé – and the story just keeps getting better!
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. 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.
Aug 5, 2013 | Entertainment, General News, Hot Summer Fun
Pop Punk trio to perform in Arena on September 8th; Tickets on sale August 9th
UNCASVILLE, CT (August 5, 2013) — Rockers Blink-182 are set to bring their huge catalog of hits to Mohegan Sun Arena this September. Opener Taking Back Sunday will hit the stage at 7:30pm followed by Blink-182. It all goes down on Sunday, September 8th.
Tickets are $69.50 and $49.50 and go on sale Friday, August 9th 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 10th, subject to availability.
California natives Blink-182, consisting of guitarist/vocalist Tom Delonge, bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker have been hugely successful in Punk/Rock music since their 1997 album “Dude Ranch” went platinum. They soon started rolling out the hits with songs “All The Small Things,” “What’s My Age Again” and “Adam’s Song” all coming off 1999’s chart topping album Enema of the State. The album sold 4 million copies. More hit records followed and even a brief hiatus occurred in the last decade, but the rockers have since reunited to record and tour and remain as strong as ever.
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.
Jul 24, 2013 | General News, Hot Summer Fun, Special Events
On August 23rd, meet fashion guru to the stars at Mohegan Sun
WHAT: Join Brad Goreski, celebrity stylist and star of Bravo’s It’s A Brad, Brad World, as he takes part in a free Reality Check event at Mohegan Sun as part of Diva Fridays on August 23rd.
WHEN/ WHERE: Friday, August 23rd in The Shops at Mohegan Sun
Live Discussion – 8:30pm
Free Signing – 9:00pm
IN DETAIL: Dress to impress and head over to Mohegan Sun’s most stylish Reality Check event to date featuring celebrity stylist and star of Bravo’s It’s A Brad, Brad World, Brad Goreski as part of Diva Fridays on Friday, August 23rd! Join Brad as he participates in a free live discussion at 8:30pm then signs autographs for fans starting at 9:00pm in The Shops concourse.
*Participation is on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information on Brad, please connect with him on Twitter or like him on Facebook.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN: Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, 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, a 34-story, 1,200 room luxury hotel, a world-class spa and golf course, over 75 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 our website. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, find us on Pinterest and view us on YouTube.
Jul 17, 2013 | General News, Hot Summer Fun, Special Events
Party on the Riverview Garage rooftop for Hot Summer Fun on July 25th
WHAT: Enjoy a Hot Summer Fun rooftop party complete with a fireworks extravaganza on Mohegan Sun’s Riverview Garage rooftop on Thursday, July 25th.
WHEN/ WHERE: Thursday, July 25th on the Riverview Garage rooftop starting at 5:00pm
IN DETAIL: Join us on the Riverview Garage rooftop, Thursday, July 25th, as we throw a Hot Summer Fun-sized
rooftop party complete with a fireworks extravaganza. Starting at 5:00pm, enjoy family-friendly games, food samples from the most popular restaurants at Mohegan Sun, carnival food favorites, a special appearance by Blaze the Connecticut Sun mascot and a Tiki Bar for those 21 and older. Then when the sun goes down, sit back and enjoy a fireworks extravaganza. If you can’t make this party, we will be having our Hot Summer Fun wrap-up party on Sunday, September 1st!
*Mohegan Sun requires minors under the age of 18 to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian upon entering the building on fireworks event nights.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN: Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, 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, a 34-story, 1,200 room luxury hotel, a world-class spa and golf course, over 75 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 our website. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, find us on Pinterest and view us on YouTube.
