Oct 25, 2013 | Entertainment, General News
“That’s My Kind Of Night Tour” Heads to Mohegan Sun Arena on January 23rd
“ACM Entertainer of the Year” Luke Bryan announced today a new headline tour will launch the first of 2014, “That’s My Kind of Night Tour.” The tour will kick-off its first leg in January16th in Columbus, Ohio and making it way to Mohegan Sun Arena on Thursday, January 23rd for a 7:30pm performance. The huge Country tour will feature Lee Brice and Cole Swindell.
Tickets are $99.50 and $79.50 and go on sale Friday, November 1st 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, November 2nd, subject to availability.
Luke Bryan is currently nominated for three CMA Awards, “Entertainer of the Year,” “Male Vocalist” and “Musical Event” for “The Only Way I Know” with Jason Aldean and Eric Church. The show will air live on ABC on November 6th from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Luke also has two nominations for the upcoming American Music Awards on ABC on Sunday, November 24th – “Favorite Male Artist”- Country and “Favorite Album- Country.”
Luke’s career now boasts over four million in album sales with seven #1 singles. His recent album, Crash My Party, sold 527,783 units in its first week of release in mid-August, making it the largest sales debut for a Country male artist since 2004. It also topped both the Billboard 200 and Country sales charts and is the third highest album to debut across all genres this year. Additionally, Luke is one of only two Country artists that have sold more than a half-million copies of an album in a single week since 2008. This is Bryan’s second consecutive Top 200 #1 album. Crash My Party has now sold over one million copies and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.
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 2012 and ranked it in the top six of “Top Stops of The Decade” in 2012. Venues Today also named Mohegan Sun Arena #4 in mid-year Top Stops for 2013. 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.
Mar 25, 2013 | Breaking News, Entertainment, General News
One of the industry’s most electrifying live performers, four-time Grammy Award winner and American Idol judge Keith Urban will launch his “Light The Fuse Tour 2013” with Little Big Town and special guest Dustin Lynch. The tour will make a stop at Mohegan Sun Arena for back-to-back shows on Friday, November 15th and Saturday, November 16th.
Tickets are $85.00 and $65.00 go on sale Friday, April 5th 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, April 6th subject to availability. More details are available at mohegansun.com/entertainment as well.
The “Light The Fuse Tour 2013” first leg kicks off on July 18th in Cincinnati and concludes on October 5th, after twenty-eight outdoor shows. The second leg begins on October 18th in Omaha before seventeen arena shows conclude on December 8th.
The concert will feature new music from Urban, expected out this spring, as well as an all-new production, the size and scope of which have become synonymous with Urban’s electrifying concert experiences.
For all official Keith Urban tour news including show dates and where to purchase tickets, go to www.keithurban.net.
Little Big Town is a Grammy-winning country group, consisting of members Karen Fairchild, Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman and Jimi Westbrook. The band entered the music scene over 13 years ago with hits such as “Boondocks,” “Bring It On Home” and “Little White Church.” The group’s fifth studio album Tornado was released in the fall of 2012 and includes 2x platinum-selling #1 hit “Pontoon” and album title-track “Tornado” which also peaked in the #1 spot. Collectively, the group has earned over 25 award show nominations and has taken home the award for “ACM Top New Vocal Group,” “CMA Single of the Year” (“Pontoon”), “CMA Vocal Group of the Year” and a Grammy Award for “Best Country Group/Duo Performance” (“Pontoon”).
Since the release of his debut single, “Cowboys and Angels,” Broken Bow Records’ Dustin Lynch has earned a #1 album, over a million single sales and has surpassed 7 million views on YouTube/ VEVO. He’s soared to #1 on the MTV Music Meter, earned a #1 ringtone on CMT, a Top 5 on the Billboard Heatseekers Songs Chart, a Top 3 Country radio single and was lauded by People magazine as “one of the best debuts of 2012.” Dustin’s follow-up, the Top 20 double-entendre head turner, “She Cranks My Tractor,” continues to catapult up the Country Radio charts.
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.
Jun 8, 2009 | Entertainment
Jason Michael Carroll will be signing CDs and meeting fans on the Spin Street Stage Friday, July 10th
UNCASVILLE, CT (June 8, 2009)— On Friday, July 10th Immediately following his performance in the Wolf Den, Country music singer Jason Michael Carroll will be taking part in an exclusive “Signings & Sightings” event on the Spin Street Stage in The Shops at Mohegan Sun concourse. This special event is sponsored by Spin Street and The Shops at Mohegan Sun.
Jason Michael Carroll’s performance is at 8:00pm in the Wolf Den. The Wolf Den is free and open to the public and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Both of Carroll’s albums Growing Up Is Getting Old and Waitin’ In The Country will be available and on sale on the day of and leading up to this event in Spin Street, located in The Shops concourse.
With two critically-acclaimed Country albums already under his belt, that feature hits like “Alyssa Lies,” “I Can Sleep When I’m Dead” and his latest smash “Where I’m From,” Jason Michael Carroll has carved out quite a name for himself in a short amount of time. After releasing and watching his debut album Waitin’ In The Country climb to #1 on the Billboard Top Country charts in 2007, Carroll found himself opening on tours for superstars like Martina McBride, Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson and Carrie Underwood. One of his biggest hits yet “Livin’ Our Love Song” won the RIAA Gold Mastertone award for selling more than 500,000 ringtones & ringbacks.
Carroll’s latest release, Growing Up Is Getting Old, is climbing the Country charts and features Don Gehman as its producer, known for his great work with artists like John Mellencamp, Tracy Chapman, REM and Hootie & the Blowfish.
Due to the short timeframe for the event and the number of fans expected, Jason Michael Carroll will only be signing copies of his CDs. Absolutely no memorabilia of any kind can be signed.
Collaborating with Spin Street, Mohegan Sun’s one-of-a-kind “Signings & Sightings” program provides guests the opportunity to meet entertainment superstars and world-
renowned artists. In addition, the program provides entertainers the opportunity to get
up-close-and-personal with their fans in a unique and exciting venue in which to showcase their latest work. “Signings & Sightings” events are free and open to the public.
Spin Street, located in The Shops at Mohegan Sun, is one of the nation’s premier high- end music, movies, and memorabilia entertainment stores offering thousands of CDs spanning every genre imaginable from the roaring 20s through today and an unmatched selection of DVDs and video games. Spin Street carries an astounding array of personalized and one-of-a-kind pieces of autographed music, film and sports memorabilia and routinely hosts personal appearances by many of today’s musical heroes in intimate after-show CD signings.
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and meeting destinations in the United States. Situated on 240 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.
