Jun 23, 2009 | Entertainment
Live on August 15th. Tickets on sale now
Barry Manilow, a true legend of our time, will perform his hit concert, “Ultimate Manilow: The Hits…and then some” at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, August 15th at 8:00pm.
Tickets are $175.00 and $125.00 and are on sale now at the Mohegan Sun Box Office and 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.
Manilow, who will be performing the exclusive rendition of his hit Las Vegas show, ranks as the top Adult Contemporary chart artist of all time with more than 75 million records sold worldwide. His career includes twenty-five consecutive Top 40 hits such as “Even Now,” “This One’s For You,” “Weekend In New England,” “ I Write The Songs,” “Tryin’ To Get The Feeling Again” and “Copacabana (At The Copa).” In 1978, five of Manilow’s albums were on the charts simultaneously — a record rivaled only by Frank Sinatra and Johnny Mathis.
Billboard Magazine recently stated, “Among the few things one can count on in life, the taste of McDonald’s cheeseburgers, I Love Lucy reruns are still funny—and Barry Manilow never wearing out his welcome at the top of the charts.” The Pop icon has written hundreds of songs and performed around the globe thrilling millions of fans, winning a Grammy, two Emmys, several Tony Awards and an Oscar nomination along the way.
For more information on Barry Manilow 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 16, 2009 | Entertainment
Concert on June 28th will feature the classic album live for the first time
During their current North American summer tour, Aerosmith – America’s Greatest Rock ‘N Roll Band who’ve sold over 150 million albums, won four Grammys and have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – is performing their classic Toys In The Attic album live from front to back, along with an array of Aerosmith hits at their concert on June 28th in Mohegan Sun Arena. This marks the first time ever that the band has played the 8-million-plus-selling 1975 disc in its entirety. The influential album has inspired many musicians, including R.E.M., who covered the song on 1987’s Dead Letter Office. In addition, a copy of the album was one of two Aerosmith albums that astronaut pilot Mark E. Kelly took with him on board the Space Shuttle Discovery on a 13-day, 8.5 million-kilometer trip to the International Space Station in July 2006.
Toys In The Attic features Aerosmith concert staples “Walk This Way” and “Sweet Emotion” and the LP was featured on Rolling Stone’s list of the “Greatest Albums Of All Time.” Writing about Toys In The Attic in the November 1, 2003 Rolling Stone feature, the magazine said: “This is where Aerosmith perfected their raunchy Blues-Rock sound, with guitarist Joe Perry laying down some of the Seventies’ most indelible riffs on ‘Walk This Way’ and ‘Sweet Emotion,’ and Steven Tyler stepping up with an album full of unforgettable songs about his favorite topic: sex.”
Tickets are $175.00 and $125.00 and are on sale now at the Mohegan Sun Box Office and 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.
For more information on Aerosmith with special guests ZZ Top 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 16, 2009 | Entertainment
Beloved rockers perform on Saturday, August 29th
Mohegan Sun Arena is sure to come alive when Counting Crows and special guests Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana rock the house live on Saturday, August 29th at 8:00pm.
Tickets are $60.00 and $45.00 and go on sale Friday, June 19th 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 may also be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Saturday, June 20th subject to availability.
Counting Crows’ success dates back to their 1993 debut release August And Everything After and the hit single “Mr. Jones.” Subsequent albums include Recovering the Satellites (1996); Across A Wire: Live in New York City (1998); This Desert Life (1999) and Hard Candy (2002) which featured the band’s Top 10 cover of Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi.” Additional successes include # 1 hit with the song “Accidentally In Love,” which was featured on the Shrek 2 soundtrack, as well as nominations in 2005 for a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for the track.
In 2003 the band released their first ever “Best Of” set Films About Ghosts which featured songs from every phase of Counting Crows’ recording career, followed by the live album New Amsterdam: Live at Heineken Music Hall 2003 which appeared in 2006. Counting Crows’ most recent studio album, Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings was released in March of 2008. To date, Counting Crows have sold over 20 million records worldwide.
Michael Franti & Spearhead are touring in support of their sixth studio album All Rebel Rockers. Produced largely in Jamaica by super-duo Sly and Robbie, All Rebel Rockers is a Reggae-steeped record filled with hope and dissent.
Augustana released their second album, Can’t Love, Can’t Hurt, in April 2008. Their first single from the album, “Sweet and Low,” is currently riding the airwaves.
For more information on Counting Crows with special guests Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 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 9, 2009 | Entertainment
Concert in the Arena on Wednesday, September 9th
Mohegan Sun Arena will play host to one of the hottest bands around right now when Kings Of Leon perform live on Wednesday, September 9th at 7:30pm with special guest Glasvegas.
Tickets are $45.00 and go on sale Saturday, June 13th 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 on Sunday, June 14th, subject to availability.
When Kings of Leon released their third album Because Of The Times in 2007, Entertainment Weekly called it their “crowning achievement,” while Rolling Stone wondered: “How good can the Kings of Leon get? They’ve already gone further than anybody could have guessed.”
“After three records and touring for five years straight, we knew what we were capable of,” says the band’s drummer Nathan. “We just had to put our money where our mouths were. We had to take it to the next level. You always want your next record to be better than your last.” Adds frontman and lyricist Caleb: “There’s never a time that we’ll make a record and won’t attempt to do something better than what came before.”
With its stunning melodies, ringing guitars, and razor-sharp grooves, Only By The Night delivers on the promise Kings of Leon have shown throughout their career. From the desolate atmospherics of the opening track “Closer” to the emotional intensity of the closing ballad “Cold Desert,” Only By The Night is all heart from start to finish.
Glasvegas are a Scottish Alternative Rock band that formed in Glasgow in 2003. The band consists of James Allan (vocals, rhythm guitar), Rab Allan (lead guitar, backing vocals), Paul Donoghue (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Caroline McKay (drums).
For more information on Kings Of Leon with special guest Glasvegas 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 9, 2009 | Entertainment
Rock supergroup performs live on August 20th
Chickenfoot, the highly-anticipated new Rock group, comprised of guitar hero Joe Satriani, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ drummer Chad Smith, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and frontman Sammy Hagar, will take the stage at Mohegan Sun on Thursday, August 20th at 7:30pm with special guests Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam.
Tickets are $35.00 and go on sale Saturday, June 13th 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 on Sunday, June 14th, subject to availability.
Long before these four Rock icons came together to form Chickenfoot, they already had filled the pages of Rock history with enough individual mind-blowing chapters to boggle the mind of any fan or musician alike. Satriani had his own blazing solo career as a much-respected guitar virtuoso; Chad Smith is the drummer of world-renowned Rock band The Red Hot Chili Peppers; and Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar have been working together since their days as bassist and lead singer, respectively, in Van Halen. These talented individuals were aching to work together in a band that produced Rock like they never have before.
Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam are back with a new album produced by Peter Frampton. Coming Up For Air, a smorgasbord of rockers and acoustic ballads, includes Davy and Peter dueling guitar solos on George Harrison s anthem, “Hear Me Lord,” and an extraordinary bonus track duet with Jonatha Brooke.
For more information on Chickenfoot with special guests Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam 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.
