Local DJs & Bands Take Center Stage on Saturday, August 16th for a Full Day of Live Music, Food, and Fun from 1:00pm to 11:00pm
UNCASVILLE, CT (June 12, 2025) – Get ready to soak up the sounds of summer at the inaugural Backyard Beats, happening Saturday, August 16th on the Sun Patio at Mohegan Sun. From 1:00pm to 11:00pm, this all-day celebration will spotlight an exciting lineup of local bands, bringing high-energy performances and more. Guests can enjoy great music, along with delicious food, refreshing drinks, and an atmosphere that’s perfect for kicking back or dancing the day away.
Tickets are currently available for purchase through Ticketmaster and the Mohegan Sun Box Office. Guests are encouraged to secure their admission in advance, as pricing will increase on the day of the event.
To complement the music, guests can enjoy popular bites from local food trucks, including Hungry Lion and Philly’s, while taking advantage of $4 beer specials available throughout the event. Whether guests come for the music, the food, or the atmosphere, Backyard Beats promises an unforgettable summer experience.
Guests will be able to reserve a fire pit in advance on UrVenue for up to eight guests. Each set within the reservation will be $10 and include at least a 90-minute reservation and cocktail service. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. However, feel free to bring your own chairs! Guests are not permitted to bring coolers or outside food/beverages. Bands and food trucks subject to change.
The full lineup for Backyard Beats is as follows:
1:30pm – 2:00pm: DJ Mikey V 2:00pm – 3:00pm: Jason Ingriselli and the Miles North 3:00pm – 3:30pm: DJ Mikey V 3:30pm – 4:30pm: Souls on Fire 4:30pm – 5:00pm: DJ Mikey V 5:00pm – 6:00pm: Red Light 6:00pm – 6:30pm: DJae Mêlée 6:30pm – 7:30pm: Don’t Tell Lisa 7:30pm – 8:00pm: DJae Mêlée 8:00pm – 9:00pm: The Fake Experience 9:00pm – 9:30pm: DJae Mêlée 9:30pm – 11:00pm: Juice Box
For more information about activities on the Sun Patio, guests can visit mohegansun.com/sunpatio.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN
Owned by Mohegan, 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 two unique casinos, 1,600 deluxe hotel rooms, two world-class spas, a golf course, over 70 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 X and Instagram @mohegansun and view us on YouTube.
UNCASVILLE, CT (May 19, 2025) –– Get ready for a night of epic Rock nostalgia as The RUSH Tribute Project brings their powerhouse performance to Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, August 9th. Celebrating the legendary music of RUSH with high-energy showmanship, this tribute act has captivated fans across the country. The 7:00pm show promises an unforgettable experience for Rock enthusiasts and RUSH fans alike.
Tickets for this must-see event go on sale Friday, May 23rd, at 10:00am via Ticketmaster.com. Rock music fans can also purchase tickets at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning on Saturday, May 24th, subject to availability.
Combining skilled musicianship with exciting performances, The RUSH Tribute Project (known as RTP to its fanbase) delivers the magic of Rush’s famous live concerts, Covering all 40-plus years of Rush’s amazing career, RTP painstakingly recreates the sound and energy that made Rush one of the top-selling Rock bands of all time. With a lineup that has performed Rush tribute shows for over a decade across North America and around the world, RTP delivers a concert experience for both casual fans and hardcore loyalists of the legendary Rock power-trio. Bringing the spirit of Rush to you! The Rush Tribute Project is a homage to one of the most enduring and influential bands in Rock music. These three-pieces use vintage instruments, clothes and sounds to produce a Rush concert experience that is unparalleled for the casual fan as well as the most discerning Rush fan.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
Mohegan Sun Arena, one of the busiest sports and entertainment venues in the world, was awarded the 2024 Newsweek Readers’ Choice award for “Best Casino with Live Entertainment in America.” Mohegan Sun Arena was also named “Best Casino/Resort Venue of the Year” at the 35th Annual Pollstar Awards. In 2021, the 10,000-seat Arena also received its first worldwide “#1 Indoor Arena” ranking for its size from both Pollstar and VenuesNow. In recent years, the “Most Beloved Venue in America” has also been named the “World’s Best Casino Venue,” by Hartford Magazine, and is a eight-time national award winner for “Arena of the Year” by the Academy of Country Music Awards and one from G2E Las Vegas. For more information on concerts and other great events, visit the Mohegan Sun website. For this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711. Complimentary self-parking is available in three convenient garages.
Live from Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, August 24th
UNCASVILLE, CT (March 17, 2025) –– O.A.R., also known as Of A Revolution will bring their high-intensity discography including smash hits “Shattered (Turn the Car Around),” “This Town“, and “Heaven” to Mohegan Sun Arenafor a 7:00pm show on Sunday, August 24th.
Tickets to see the Rockville, Maryland based group go on sale Friday, March 21st at 10:00am via Ticketmaster. Fans can also purchase tickets at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning on Saturday, March 22nd, subject to availability.
O.A.R. might just be music’s biggest, best kept secret. The platinum-certified Rockville, Maryland band has quietly sold-out multiple shows at Madison Square Garden, filled Red Rocks Amphitheater a dozen times, earned platinum and gold plaques, lit up the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration, and built one of the most committed fanbases in the country. The group—Marc Roberge [lead vocals, guitar], Richard On [lead guitar, backing vocals], Chris Culos [drums], Benj Gershman [bass], and Jerry DePizzo [saxophone, guitar, backing vocals] accompanied by Mikel Paris [keys, backing vocals, percussion], and Jon Lampley [trumpet, backing vocals]—recently embarked on a headlining US tour with special guests Fitz and the Tantrums and Ripe.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
Mohegan Sun Arena, one of the busiest sports and entertainment venues in the world, was awarded the 2024 Newsweek Readers’ Choice award for “Best Casino with Live Entertainment in America.” Mohegan Sun Arena was also named “Best Casino/Resort Venue of the Year” at the 35th Annual Pollstar Awards. In 2021, the 10,000-seat Arena also received its first worldwide“ #1 Indoor Arena” ranking for its size from both Pollstar and VenuesNow. In recent years, the “Most Beloved Venue in America” has also been named the “World’s Best Casino Venue,” by Hartford Magazine, and is a eight-time national award winner for “Arena of the Year” by the Academy of Country Music Awards and one from G2E Las Vegas. For more information on concerts and other great events, visit the Mohegan Sun website. For this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711. Complimentary self-parking is available in three convenient garages.
UNCASVILLE, CT (June 25, 2024) –Award-winning host and comedian Trevor Noah of “The Daily Show” announced a Sunday, August 25th show at Mohegan Sun Arena. The night of over-the-top laughter kicks off at 7:00pm.
Tickets to see the Emmy Award winner go on sale Friday, June 28th at 10:00am via Ticketmaster.com. Subject to availability, Comedy fan can purchase tickets at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting on Saturday, June 29th.
Trevor Noah is one of the most successful comedians in the world and was the host of the Emmy® Award-winning “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central for seven years. Under Trevor, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” broke free from the restraints of a 30-minute linear show, producing engaging social content, award-winning digital series, podcasts and more for its global audience. Last year, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” landed a record number of seven Emmy Award nominations.
Trevor is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller “Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood” and its young readers adaptation, released in 2019, “It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood,” which also debuted as a New York Times bestseller. The Audible edition of “Born a Crime,” performed by Trevor, was produced by Audible and remains one of the top- selling, highest-rated, and most-commented-on Audible performances of all time. To date, “Born a Crime” has sold over 3 million copies across all formats.
Following the extraordinary success of “Born a Crime,” Trevor is writing a new book titled “Into the Uncut Grass” for One World (an imprint of the Random House Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC). The book is scheduled for release in 2024 and is a gorgeously illustrated and moving modern fable for readers of all ages about forgiveness, acceptance, and the secret to solidarity.
Trevor currently hosts an original Spotify weekly podcast titled What Now? With Trevor Noah. In this new podcast, listener will get a chance to hear Trevor Noah like never before. In each episode, Trevor will go deep with a special guest, including entertainers, CEOs, actors, athletes, and thought leaders. He’ll bring the kind of conversations that happen behind the scenes to light, full of radical candor, authentic back-and-forths, and honest reactions, with Trevor bringing to bear his classic, effortlessly playful and equally probing style.
Mohegan Sun Arena, one of the busiest sports and entertainment venues in the world today, was awarded the 2024 Newsweek Readers’ Choice award for “Best Casino with Live Entertainment in America”. Mohegan Sun Arena was also named “Best Casino/Resort Venue of the Year” at the 35th Annual Pollstar Awards. In 2021, the 10,000-seat Arena also received its first “#1 Indoor Arena” ranking for its size in the world from Pollstar and VenuesNow. Mohegan Sun Arena is consistently recognized among the top five venues in the United States, and also in 2021 was named “Innovator of the Year” by Celebrity Access for its ViacomCBS residency during the pandemic. In recent years, the “Most Beloved Venue in America” has also been named the “World’s Best Casino Venue,” by Best of Hartford Magazine, and is a seven-time national award winner for “Arena of the Year” by the Academy of Country Music Awards and G2E Las Vegas. 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.
UNCASVILLE, CT (June 3, 2024) – Chris Young’s “Young Love & Saturday Nights” tour is coming to Mohegan Sun Arena this summer. The show begins at 7:30pm on Thursday, August 1st.
Tickets to see the award-winning Country music artist go on sale Friday, June 7th at 10:00am via Ticketmaster.com. Subject to availability, Young’s fans can purchase tickets at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting on Saturday, June 8th.
Multi-platinum global entertainer Chris Young has accumulated an impressive list of accomplishments, including membership in the iconic Grand Ole Opry, over 5 Billion on-demand streams, 13 career No. 1 singles, 25 R.I.A.A. certified projects and numerous ACM, AMA, CMA and Grammy nominations, as well as wins for Performance of the Year and Collaborative Video of the Year at the CMT Music Awards. These milestones and more landed the RCA Records Nashville artist among Billboard’s top country artists of the decade.
Young’s 9th studio album, Young Love & Saturday Nights, released March 22nd on Sony Music Nashville. The project features 18 songs, 15 of which Chris had a hand in writing. He is the sole producer on three of the songs and shares co-producer credits with longtime creative partners, Chris DeStefano and Corey Crowder. The album’s title track and current single leans into David Bowie’s “Rebel Rebel” signature guitar lick, making the legendary rocker a writer on the song.
Named “one of his era’s finest traditionalists” by the Associated Press, Chris is an international ambassador for country music, performing to capacity crowds around the world. With a hit-packed set that highlights his thirteen chart-toppers — including back-to-back No. 1s “Famous Friends” and “At The End Of A Bar” — the Grammy and ACM nominated vocalist’s most recent headlining tour played to over 400,000 fans in 3 countries. He’s currently on the road, headlining his “Young Love & Saturday Nights” tour this spring.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
Mohegan Sun Arena, one of the busiest sports and entertainment venues in the world today, was awarded the 2024 Newsweek Readers’ Choice award for “Best Casino with Live Entertainment in America”. Mohegan Sun Arena was also named “Best Casino/Resort Venue of the Year” at the 35th Annual Pollstar Awards. In 2021, the 10,000-seat Arena also received its first “#1 Indoor Arena” ranking for its size in the world from Pollstar and VenuesNow. Mohegan Sun Arena is consistently recognized among the top five venues in the United States, and also in 2021 was named “Innovator of the Year” by Celebrity Access for its ViacomCBS residency during the pandemic. In recent years, the “Most Beloved Venue in America” has also been named the “World’s Best Casino Venue,” by Best of Hartford Magazine, and is a seven-time national award winner for “Arena of the Year” by the Academy of Country Music Awards and G2E Las Vegas. 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.
