“The Gruesome Twosome” Rob Zombie & Alice Cooper Team Up At Mohegan Sun

The Halloween Hootenanny Tour will be live in the Arena on October 15th
Shock-Rock stalwarts Rob Zombie & Alice Cooper will share the stage this fall inside Mohegan Sun Arena when the Halloween Hootenanny Tour arrives on Friday, October 15th at 7:00pm.  Special guests Murderdolls will open the show. 
Tickets are $45.00 and go on sale Friday, August 13th at 10:00am through Ticketmaster.  Ticketmaster customers may log onto 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 14th, subject to availability.
Zombie’s latest solo set, Hellbilly Deluxe 2, surfaced earlier this year. The album, which is a companion to his 1998 debut, Hellbilly Deluxe, officially boats the full title Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool.
Cooper’s most recent studio effort, Along Came a Spider, appeared in the summer of 2008. The set, which reached #53 on The Billboard 200, was Cooper’s highest-charting album since 1991’s Hey Stoopid.
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked the fourth best venue by Billboard Magazine and was the 2008 recipient of a Country Music Award for “Casino of The Year.” 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.

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Tony Orlando Returns To The Sun

Tony Orlando is back performing in the Arena on September 11th
Tony Orlando, a well-known attraction at Mohegan Sun, returns to the stage for a special performance in the Arena on Saturday, September 11th at 8:00pm.
Tickets are $20.00 and go on sale Friday, August 6th 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 beginning on Saturday, August 7th, subject to availability.
Tony Orlando became a superstar when he formed the Pop group Dawn with Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson. They scored a long list of hits like “Tie A Yellow Ribbon (Round The Ole Oak Tree),” “Knock Three Times” and “Candida.”   Throughout his career, Orlando’s had a top-rated TV variety series which can be found in stores as a DVD collection.  Orlando has had five #1 hits, sold millions of records and has even starred in a Broadway show.  Orlando and his group of talented back-up musicians return to perform what has become a favorite among Mohegan Sun audiences. 
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked the 4th best venue by Billboard Magazine and was the 2008 recipient of a Country Music Award for “Casino of The Year.” 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.

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PBR Returns To Mohegan Sun In October

Live in the Arena October 1st – 3rd.  Tickets are on sale now
The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) are returning to southeastern Connecticut for the Mohegan Sun Invitational presented by Cooper Tires on Friday, October 1st, Saturday, October 2nd and Sunday, October 3rd.  Friday’s event begins at 8:00pm.  Saturday’s event begins at 7:50pm and Sunday’s will begin at 2:00pm.
Tickets are $100.00, $50.00, $25.00 and $15.00 and are on sale now at the Mohegan Sun Box Office and Ticketmaster.  Ticketmaster customers may log onto ticketmaster.com; call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge by Phone number 1.800.745.3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. 
There will be three rounds of the Top 40 bull riders matched against the top bulls in the PBR. The scores from the three rides will be combined, and the Top 15 riders will advance to the Built Ford Tough Championship Round following intermission on Sunday afternoon, where they will compete with one more bull. The rider with the highest total score after the championship round will be declared the winner.
The PBR is having the deepest title race in history with nine lead changes and six different riders on top of the BFTS standings and fifteen different winners through the first twenty events. The Mohegan Sun Invitational will be the second to the last event of the regular season as riders battle to qualify for the 2010 PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals on October 20th-24th in Las Vegas and the chance to win $1 million.
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked the 4th best venue by Billboard Magazine and was the 2008 recipient of a Country Music Award for “Casino of The Year.” 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.

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Craig Ferguson Brings The Laughs

Late night talk show host will be live in Mohegan Sun Arena on October 22nd
Craig Ferguson, host of the popular late night talk show The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, will be stopping at Mohegan Sun Arena for a very special stand-up performance on Friday, October 22nd at 8:00pm.
Tickets are $35.00 and go on sale Friday, July 23rd at 10:00am through Ticketmaster.  Ticketmaster customers may log onto 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 24th, subject to availability.
Craig Ferguson entered the world of late night comedy following a diverse and eclectic career that encompasses film, television and the stage. Since taking the helm of The Late, Late Show on January 3, 2005, the show has set all-time viewer records in the five years that it has been on the air.
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked the 4th best venue by Billboard Magazine and was the 2008 recipient of a Country Music Award for “Casino of The Year.” 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.

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Nickelback Returns To Mohegan Sun

Live in the Arena on Tuesday, September 28th.  Tickets go on sale Saturdaynickelback_0328RT_2A
Nickelback, who were named Billboard’s ‘Group of the Decade’ have extended their Dark Horse World Tour and will be playing Mohegan Sun Arena on Tuesday, September 28th with special guests Three Days Grace and Buckcherry.  The show begins at 6:15pm.
Tickets are $110.00 and $90.00 and go on sale Saturday, July 17th at 10:00am through Ticketmaster.  Ticketmaster customers may log onto 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, July 18th, subject to availability.
Nickelback is one of the biggest Rock bands in the world, with over 35 million albums sold.  The band’s latest album, Dark Horse, produced by the legendary Mutt Lange, debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 shart and has remained on the Top 200 for fifty weeks selling over 2.4 million albums in the U.S. alone.
Nickelback has enjoyed unprecedented success with their last album, All The Right Reasons, which has been RIAA certified 8X platinum. The six singles from the album totaled 12 million downloads and 6 million ringtones. Each of the five videos from All The Right Reasons has reached #1 on VH1’s playlist:  “Photograph,”  “Savin’ Me,” “Far Away,” “If Everyone Cared” and “Rockstar.”  In 2006, Nickelback was awarded a World Music Award for “World’s Best-Selling Rock Group,” a Billboard Touring Award for “Breakthrough Artist,” an American Music Award for “Favorite Pop/Rock Album” and a People’s Choice Award for “Favorite Rock Group.”
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked the 4th best venue by Billboard Magazine and was the 2008 recipient of a Country Music Award for “Casino of The Year.” 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.

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