Jun 10, 2024 | Breaking News, Entertainment, General News
UNCASVILLE, CT (June 10, 2024) – On Sunday, June 9th, Mohegan Sun Arena celebrated another milestone. A sold-out show with legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Stevie Nicks marked 3,000 Arena events since opening the award-winning 10,000-seat venue in October 2001. As part of this celebration, Mohegan Sun selected two lucky concert goers for a special upgraded prize package!
“Every milestone for our venue is important because it shows the unity, reputation and hard work that our entire Entertainment team exemplifies,” said Tom Cantone, President of Sports and Entertainment at Mohegan. Mohegan Sun Arena is one of the busiest and most award-winning venues there is, and surpassing 3,000 total events is truly a testament to those who have helped put this great venue and Mohegan Sun on the world stage.”
Over its 23-year history, Mohegan Sun Arena has hosted entertainment powerhouses Bruce Springsteen, Matt Rife, Billy Joel, Bruno Mars, Beyoncé, Pink, Bon Jovi, Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift, Thomas Rhett, and many more. Top comedians including Chris Rock, Kevin Hart, Kevin James, and Sebastian Maniscalco have also graced the stage. The Arena will also present a three-night run beginning August 16th starring popular actor and comic Shane Gillis and continue to host the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun. The CT Sun made their debut at Mohegan Sun Arena in May 2003, and are currently the #1 team in the league with a 9-1 record. Mohegan Sun Arena has also had the honor of hosting WNBA events like the WNBA draft, All-Star games, and the WNBA Finals.
This year has been busy for Mohegan Sun Arena as the venue reached the 15 million total guests’ milestone in February. Other accolades include being awarded the 2024 Newsweek Readers’ Choice award for “Best Casino with Live Entertainment in America” and being named “Best Casino/Resort Venue of the Year” at the 35th Annual Pollstar Awards.
To commemorate the 3,000th event milestone, a pair of lucky guests were chosen before Stevie Nicks took the stage and surprised with a prize package that included upgraded seats, merchandise, and more. For more information about events inside Mohegan Sun Arena, visit mohegansun.com/entertainment .
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 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.
Jul 12, 2022 | Breaking News, Entertainment
Tickets on sale Friday, July 22nd
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will kick off their 2023 international tour with 31 performances across the U.S., including a stop in Uncasville, Connecticut, before heading to Europe. Springsteen and The E Street Band will perform for one night only at Mohegan Sun Arena at 7:30pm on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
The shows will mark Springsteen and The E Street Band’s first tour dates since February 2017, and their first in North America since September 2016.
The tour will be using Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan platform for tickets sold via Ticketmaster. Fans can register for Ticketmaster Verified Fan starting now through Sunday, July 17, for the chance to buy tickets. All registrants who are verified will be equally eligible to receive a unique access code for the Verified Fan Onsale. Registering does not guarantee you will receive a code or have the ability to purchase tickets.
The Verified Fan Onsale will take place between 10:00am and 2:00pm on July 22nd, and a general onsale for all fans will begin the same day at 3:00pm. To register for the Ticketmaster Verified Fan Onsale, visit https://verifiedfan.ticketmaster.com/springsteen.
Springsteen and The E Street Band’s most recent studio album, 2020’s Letter To You (Columbia Records), marked their first time recording live together in decades and debuted at No. 1 in 11 countries. Their most recent tour, The River Tour in 2016 and 2017, was named 2016’s top global tour by both Billboard and Pollstar.
The E Street Band’s members are Roy Bittan – piano, synthesizer; Nils Lofgren – guitar, vocals; Patti Scialfa – guitar, vocals; Garry Tallent – bass guitar; Stevie Van Zandt – guitar, vocals; and Max Weinberg – drums; with Soozie Tyrell – violin, guitar, vocals; Jake Clemons – saxophone; and Charlie Giordano – keyboards.
Mohegan Sun Arena finished 2021 with its first “#1 Indoor Arena” ranking for its capacity in the world according to Pollstar and VenuesNow, ranked among the top 10 venues in the U.S. regardless of size based on ticket sales, and was named “2021 Innovator of the Year” by Celebrity Access for its ViacomCBS residency. In recent years, the “Most Beloved Venue in America” has also been the “#1 Casino Venue in the World,” “#1 Social Media Venue in the World” and a seven – time national award – winner for “Arena of the Year.” 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.
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Apr 9, 2014 | Special Events
WHAT: 
Debra L. Rothenberg, award-winning photographer, joins Mohegan Sun for a free Winning Authors event and two day signing of her photography book, Bruce Springsteen In Focus 1980-2012.
WHEN/WHERE:
Saturday, May 17th
3:00pm – Live Q&A inside The Cabaret Theatre
4:00pm – Book Signing Event in The Shops at Mohegan Sun
Sunday, May 18th
4:00pm – Book Signing Event in The Shops at Mohegan Sun
IN DETAIL:
Showcasing her extraordinary photography book, Bruce Springsteen In Focus 1980-2012, Rothenberg sits down with fans inside The Cabaret Theatre for a live Q&A session. Afterward, she takes to The Shops at Mohegan Sun to sign copies of her pictorial tribute to “The Boss” on the first night of his sold-out Mohegan Sun Arena show. Rothenberg returns on Sunday at 4:00pm to sign books before Springsteen’s second sold-out show inside the Arena.
At the age of 16, Debra L. Rothenberg fell in love with the music of Bruce Springsteen. Her love for his music and her strong passion for photography helped shape her career path from that moment forward. Rothenberg has worked as a concert photographer for the New York Daily News since 1999. Rothenberg is an accomplished professional photographer with her work being published in top magazines such as Rolling Stone, People, Us Weekly, Q Magazine, Time and Newsweek.
***Participation is on a first-come, first-served basis. Debra L. Rothenberg will only be signing copies of her book Bruce Springsteen: In Focus 1980-2012, which will be for sale at Spin Street.
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 mohegansun.com. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and view us on YouTube.
Feb 10, 2014 | Breaking News, Entertainment, General News, Special Events
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced 15 new tour dates in the US starting
with April 8th in Cincinnati, OH and will close out the tour with back-to-back concerts at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, May 17th and Sunday, May 18th. Both shows begin at 7:30pm. The dates come on the heels of concerts in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Tickets are $118.00 & $98.00 and go on sale Friday, February 14th at 10:00am through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; call any Ticketmaster Charge by Phone number; 1.800.745.3000 or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets may also be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Saturday, February 15th, subject to availability.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band made their 2014 live debut on January 26th in South Africa with “a sweat-drenched Rock ‘n Roll spectacle” (Mail & Guardian). They’re currently earning similar raves on the road in Australia – where parts of Springsteen’s new album High Hopes were recorded – including a 5-star live review from the Sydney Morning Herald, who said, “If you only see two shows this year, see this one. Twice. (And then see it again.)”
Springsteen’s latest studio album, High Hopes (Columbia Records), debuted at #1 in 20 countries last month.
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 #3 in the Nation and #3 in the World for top stops in 2013 and also ranked the Arena 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.
