Jan 13, 2009 | Entertainment, General News
Live on Friday, April 17th & Saturday, April 18th with special guests Miranda Lambert and Lady Antebellum
Country music’s most popular touring act is on the road again in 2009 and is stopping at Mohegan Sun Arena for two performances. Kenny Chesney and special guests Miranda Lambert and Lady Antebellum will take the Arena stage on Friday, April 17th and Saturday, April 18th. Both shows begin at 8:00pm.
Tickets are $125.00, $110.00 and $95.00 and go on sale Friday, January 16th 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, January 17th subject to availability.
Kenny Chesney is touring in support of his latest studio effort, 2008’s Lucky Old Sun, which saw its first single “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven” become a #1 hit on Billboard’s Hot Country music chart. According to Billboard and Pollstar magazine, over the last three years, no one in the music industry has sold more concert tickets in America than the 40-year-old singer. Chesney teamed up with Mac McAnally on the track “Down The Road,” currently ranked #9 on the USA Today Mediabase Country singles chart.
Miranda Lambert exploded on to the Country music scene with her 2005 album Kerosene. The album was certified platinum and produced four Top 40 hits on Billboards Hot Country Songs chart. Her follow-up effort, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, won ACM’s “Album of the Year” for 2008.
Lady Antebellum, who won the 2008 CMA Horizon Award and the 2008 ACM “Best New Duo/Group” award, and who performed in the Wolf Den in October, will kick off both shows. Comprised of lead singer Charles Kelley, vocalist/guitarist/mandolinist Dave Haywood and lead singer Hillary Scott, the trio also earned a Grammy nomination for “Best New Artist.”
For more information on Kenny Chesney’s Sun City Carnival 2009 Tour 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.
Jan 12, 2009 | Sports
Event on Tuesday, March 3rd at 7:00pm
The brawls and the body slams take over Mohegan Sun Arena on Tuesday, March 3rd when WWE SmackDown comes to town. The action begins at 7:00pm.
Tickets are priced at $70.00, $50.00, $40.00, $30.00 and $20.00 and go on sale Saturday, January 17th at 10:00am through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; call any Ticketmaster Charge by Phone number; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets may also be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Sunday, January 18th subject to availability.
Scheduled talent includes all of your favorite SmackDown superstars including WWE Champion Jeff Hardy, “The Game” Triple H, “The Phenom” Undertaker, “The World’s Largest Athlete” Big Show, “The Rated R Superstar” Edge, MVP, The Great Khali, United States Champion Shelton Benjamin, WWE Tag Team Champion Carlito, R-Truth, Hurricane Helms, Umaga, Vladimir Kozlov, Michelle McCool, Maria and many more!
*Talent subject to change
Press inquiries should be directed to the WWE at 203.359.5175.
For more information on WWE SmackDown 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.
Dec 30, 2008 | Entertainment
Celebrating Club/Dance music live on Saturday, February 21st
Mohegan Sun Arena will once again host the top talents of Freestyle Dance music when Freestyle Extravaganza IV takes over on Saturday, February 21st at 8:00pm.
Tickets are $68.00 and $48.00 and are on sale now at the Mohegan Sun Box Office and through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log on to Tickemaster.com, call any Ticketmaster Charge By Phone number, or visit any Ticketmaster outlet.
The 2008 Freestyle show brought together some of the best-remembered and most loved Dance music of the 80s, and the 2009 edition continues the revival. Born in the club scene of New York City during the end of the Disco era, Freestyle went on to capture a generation with its irresistible beats and marked the start of the Hip-Hop sound.
Performers include Sisqó, with hit songs like “Thong Song” and “Incomplete,” CeCe Penniston with “Finally” and K7/TKA is in the lineup with their hit song “Scars of Love.” C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams will perform “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” and The Cover Girls perform “Show Me” and “Wishing On A Star.” George Lamond performs the hit song “Bad of the Heart” and Fascination are sure to bring “Why You Wanna Go” to the Arena stage. Additional performers include Noel with “Silent Morning,” Cynthia with “Change On Me,” Coro with “Where Are You Tonight,” Hanson and Davis with “Hungry For Your Love,” Special Ed with “I Got It Made,” Slick Rick with “Children’s Story,” Doug E. Fresh with “The Show” and Newcleus with “Jam On It.”
For more information on Freestyle Extravaganza IV, visit mohegansun.com or nuestramusica.com. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.
Dec 29, 2008 | Entertainment
Live in the Arena on Sunday, February 8th with special guest Energy
Jolin Tsai will be celebrating the Chinese New Year with her fans in Mohegan Sun Arena. The show will feature two performances on Sunday, February 8th; the first at 2:00am and the second at 2:00pm with special guest Energy.
Tickets are $168.00, $128.00, $88.00 and $58.00 and go on sale on Saturday, January 4th. Tickets can be purchased through International Entertainment Marketing based out of New York at 718.888.3113 or through www.iemshowplace.com.
Tsai is a Golden Melody Award-winning Taiwanese singer, actress and dancer. She was discovered through a singing competition at the age of eighteen and later signed with Universal Music and released her debut album Jolin 1019 in 1999. The album was a success and made her an instant star in Taiwan.
She released the single “Spirit Of The Knight” with Sony Music in 2002, which became a big hit and led to the highly-anticipated release of her album Magic. The album showcased a more playful and sexy image of Tsai and her music became more dance-oriented. The album has sold over a million copies in Asia. The Chinese media refers to Tsai as “Dancing Diva” after her album of the same name as well as her performance at the 2006 MTV Asia Awards, which featured yoga elements and props such as a ball and a ribbon. Recently, Tsai incorporated new skills into her concerts such as flying rings and pole dancing in addition to her usual multi-style dances. Fans can expect to see these new dances in her upcoming concert at Mohegan Sun.
For more information on Jolin Tsai with special guest Energy and other great events at Mohegan Sun, visit mohegansun.com. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Asian Marketing hotline at 1.877.999.9977.
Dec 17, 2008 | Entertainment
By popular demand Britney Spears with special guest the Pussycat Dolls adds second date in Mohegan Sun Arena on May 2nd
Due to overwhelming demand, Britney Spears with special guest the Pussycat Dolls adds a second show date in Mohegan Sun Arena. The Circus Starring Britney Spears 2009 Tour will be live in Mohegan Sun on Saturday, May 2nd at 8:00pm. 
Tickets are $250.00, $178.00, $148.00 and $98.00 and go on sale Saturday, December 20th at 10:00am through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; call any Ticketmaster Charge by Phone number; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets may also be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Sunday, December 21st subject to availability.
“The company that was the foundation for AEG Live was jump-started by Britney Spears’ 2001-02 ‘The Dream Within A Dream’ sold-out arena tour, so it is with poignant satisfaction that we are Brit’s promoter again,” said Randy Phillips, CEO of AEG Live. “We’re honored to have been entrusted with the live career of one of contemporary music’s greatest performers. ‘The Circus Starring Britney Spears’ is on target to be one of 2009’s great success stories, based on early box office reaction, and it’s a wildly imaginative production.”
“Britney and I are both thrilled to see how excited her fans are for the Circus tour,” said Larry Rudolph, Britney Spears’ manager. “This show will blow people’s minds, and promises to show Britney’s fans something they will never forget!”
Britney Spears is one of the top-selling artists of the last decade, and to date she has sold in excess of 62 million albums worldwide. On October 15th, Spears’ new single, “Womanizer,” made a record-breaking jump to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and garnered first-week download sales of 286,000. This marked the biggest opening-week tally by a female artist since Nielson Soundscan began tracking digital downloads in 2003. “Womanizer” is Spears’ ninth #1 single on the Hot 100 since her 1999 debut …Baby One More Time.
For more information on The Circus Starring Britney Spears 2009 Tour with special guests the Pussycat Dolls 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.
