Nov 27, 2018 | Breaking News, Comedy, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, General News, Special Events
Party into the New Year in the Uncas Ballroom, watch Kesha perform in the Mohegan Sun Arena and more events throughout the night!
UNCASVILLE, CT (November 27, 2018) – Mohegan Sun celebrates 2019 with some of the biggest, over – the – top New Year’s Eve celebrations taking place all evening long on Monday, December 31st. Ring in the New Year with incredible nightlife, parties, entertainment and more! Plus, an extravagant countdown finale when the clock strikes Midnight!
Mohegan Sun’s Party Into The New Year
Celebrate the New Year with the hottest party of the year in Mohegan Sun’s Uncas Ballroom! Kicking off at 10:30pm, this party will be one to remember with dancing and music by DJ Crooked & DJ Neva from SKAM ARTIST, an open bar, champagne toast and 12:15am breakfast buffet. This is a 21 or older event; VIP bottle service seating areas available for purchase. Proper attire required and subject to management discretion. For VIP reservations, please call 860.862.4728.
Countdown Finale in The Shops at Mohegan Sun
Countdown to the New Year with family and friends of all ages in The Shops at Mohegan Sun from 9:00pm to 2:00am on Monday, December 31st. The Shops come alive with music by DJae Mêlée, high – energy performances by The Jat Crew Dancers and a countdown to Midnight capped off by an incredible pyrotechnic display! Hats, horns and tiaras available at Summer and Winter Coat Check, Sky Valet and various other entrances starting at 5:00pm (limited quantities, available while supplies last, first – come, first – served).
Nightlife
Up at VISTA Lounge at Wombi Rock, kick off your classy NYE party at 9:00pm with beats by DJ Joe Moore. Tickets start at $60.00 and are available through Ticketmaster and at the Mohegan Sun Box Office. The night of the event, tickets can be purchased for $100.00 at the door. Tickets include a champagne toast at Midnight. For VIP reservations, please call 860.862.4009. This party is for ages 21 or older and the dress code will be enforced.
Dance the night away inside Avalon during a super – hot NYE party. From 9:00pm to 2:00am, DJ Tom Macari provides the music for the final celebration of 2018. Tickets start at $75.00 per person and increase to $100.00 per person based on availability. Tickets include a champagne toast at Midnight and are available to purchase through Ticketmaster and at the Mohegan Sun Box Office. For VIP reservations, please call 860.862.7042. This event is 21 or older; the dress code will be enforced.
Bring in the New Year with Margaritaville for a Venue Closing Bash on New Year’s Eve that Jimmy would be proud of! The party starts at 8:00pm and runs until 2:00am with drink specials, party favors, a margarita toast at Midnight and music by the band Explicit. No cover charge.
The Lansdowne Irish Pub & Music House hosts an epic New Year’s Eve Party featuring music by The Pogs starting at 9:00pm. Tickets are $30.00 and include a party favor and a champagne toast at Midnight! Tickets are available through Ticketmaster and at the Mohegan Sun Box Office. For VIP tickets and table reservations, please call 860.862.7005. This is a 21or older event.
Entertainment
Have some laughs at Comix Comedy Club when Jared Freid takes the stage for a special NYE event. Show times are 7:30pm and 10:00pm. $10.00 food and drink minimum. This is a 21 or older event.
Kesha rings in the New Year at Mohegan Sun Arena with glitter and glam! The Pop star will be performing a very special New Year’s Eve concert on Monday, December 31st at 8:00pm. Tickets are $69.00, $59.00 and $49.00 and are available through Ticketmaster and at the Mohegan Sun Box Office.
At the Wolf Den, Boogie Wonder Band performs free shows at 8:00pm and 11:00pm. Come early as seating is limited. All guests must be 21 or older.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN
Owned by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, Mohegan Sun 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, 1,600 deluxe hotel rooms, 2 world-class spas, a golf course, over 90 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 Instagram @mohegansun, view us on YouTube and find us on Snapchat at username MoheganSun.
Nov 14, 2018 | Entertainment, General News
Performing live at Mohegan Sun Arena on Thursday, August 8th with special guests Marc. E. Bassy and Lawrence
UNCASVILLE, CT (November 14, 2018) – Jon Bellion will launch an extensive 35 – city North American amphitheater tour this summer titled The Glory Sound Prep Tour. The tour will stop at Uncasville, CT in Mohegan Sun Arena on Thursday, August 8th at 7:00pm with special guests Marc. E. Bassy and Lawrence .
Tickets are $39.00 and $29.00 and go on sale Friday, November 16th at 1:00pm through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log on to Ticketmaster.com or call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge By Phone number 1.800.745.3000. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning on Saturday, November 17th, subject to availability.
Bellion will be touring in support of his new album, Glory Sound Prep, which includes the singles “Conversations with my Wife,” “JT” and “Stupid Deep.” It includes collaborations with Grammy – winning producer Quincy Jones, Roc Marciano, RZA, B. Keyz and Travis Mendes. Billboard said, “Throughout the 10 – track album, Bellion seamlessly intertwines sounds of Pop, R&B, Hip – Hop and Rock through his electrifying songs.”
Glory Sound Prep is the follow – up to the New York – based artist’s RIAA Gold – certified 2016 debut album, The Human Condition, which has sold more than 1.5 million adjusted albums and amassed upwards of 1.7 billion cumulative streams. “All Time Low,” the lead single, was a Top 10 hit at Top 40 radio and is now certified 3x Platinum. All three legs of The Human Condition Tour sold out.
Bellion got his start with a series of mixtapes featuring his original songs – all recorded in his parents’ basement. He built a remarkable following by sharing his music directly with listeners, giving away more than 200,000 free downloads of 2014’s The Definition and playing live for fans on two sold – out national tours. Also a sought – after collaborator, Bellion co – wrote and produced “Trumpets” for Jason Derulo and co – wrote the Grammy award – winning, 10x – Platinum hit “The Monster” for Eminem and Rihanna. He co – wrote and co – produced Christina Aguilera’s recent single, “Fall in Line” featuring Demi Lovato.
Mohegan Sun Arena is now ranked consistently among the top venues in the world according to Billboard Magazine, Pollstar and Venues Now. It has won “Casino of The Year” at the Country Music Awards in 2008 & 2010 and in 2013, was voted “Arena Of The Year” at the G2E Global Gaming Conference in Las Vegas. Mohegan Sun Arena was also ranked among the top 10 arena venues in the nation for 2014, regardless of size. In 2015, Mohegan Sun took home the IEBA award for “Casino of the Year.” Mohegan Sun also won “Casino of the Year” in 2 categories at the 2013 & 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards. 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.
Nov 13, 2018 | Entertainment
Tickets on sale Friday, November 16th
UNCASVILLE, CT (November 13, 2018) – Following the success and high demand of KIDZ BOP Live 2018 Tour, KIDZ BOP, the #1 music brand for kids, is bringing back its most successful tour to date to Mohegan Sun Arena on Monday, February 18th at 4:00pm. The special Presidents’ Day Weekend show caps off the extensive North American KIDZ BOP Live 2018 Tour that played to cities across the country drawing sellout crowds from New York to California. Dollar Car Rental, the leading family brand in the car rental industry, is the official partner of KIDZ BOP Live.
Tickets are $69.00, $59.00 and $49.00 and go on sale Friday, November 16th at 10:00am through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log on to Ticketmaster.com or call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge By Phone number 1.800.745.3000. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning on Saturday, November 17th, subject to availability.
KIDZ BOP Live is the ultimate family concert experience, “sung by kids for kids.” The KIDZ BOP Kids – Billboard Magazine’s “#1 Kids’ Artist” for 8 consecutive years (2010 – 2017) – perform some of today’s biggest hit songs and the tour features innovative stage design, special effects, fan interaction and even a parent dance battle to ‘90s hits. KIDZ BOP Live marks the debut of KIDZ BOP’s most ambitious stage design and choreography to date.
ABOUT KIDZ BOP
KIDZ BOP connects with kids and families through its best – selling albums, music videos, consumer products and live tours. In the U.S., KIDZ BOP is the No. 1 music brand for kids. KIDZ BOP has sold over 19 million albums and generated over 1 billion streams since the family – friendly music brand debuted in 2001. The best – selling series has had 24 Top 10 debuts on the Billboard 200 Chart; only 3 artists in history – The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Barbra Streisand – have had more Top 10 albums. For more information, visit kidzbop.com.
KIDZ BOP is a Concord Music Company.
ABOUT DOLLAR CAR RENTAL
Dollar Car Rental is the brand of choice for family travelers looking for a dependable and affordable car rental for their family vacations. At Dollar, “we never forget whose dollar it is,” and that motto drives the brand’s efforts to deliver the best experience, every time. For additional information, visit dollar.com.
Mohegan Sun Arena is now ranked consistently among the top venues in the world according to Billboard Magazine, Pollstar and Venues Now. It has won “Casino of The Year” at the Country Music Awards in 2008 & 2010 and in 2013, was voted “Arena Of The Year” at the G2E Global Gaming Conference in Las Vegas. Mohegan Sun Arena was also ranked among the top 10 arena venues in the nation for 2014, regardless of size. In 2015, Mohegan Sun took home the IEBA award for “Casino of the Year.” Mohegan Sun also won “Casino of the Year” in 2 categories at the 2013 & 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards. 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.
Nov 9, 2018 | General News
Starring Backstreet Boys with special guests Gavin DeGraw and AJR at Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, December 14th
UNCASVILLE, CT (November 9, 2018) – 96.5 TIC rings in the holidays with their All – Star Christmas show starring Backstreet Boys with special guests Gavin DeGraw and AJR at Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, December 14th at 8:00pm. That’s right – Backstreet Boys had such a great time at last year’s sold out All – Star Christmas, they’re coming back this year!
Tickets are $75.00, $60.00 and $50.00 and go on sale Monday, November 12th at 10:00am through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log on to Ticketmaster.com or call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge By Phone number 1.800.745.3000. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning on Tuesday, November 13th, subject to availability.
Backstreet Boys are thrilled to announce the release of their new album DNA, coming out January 25th. Earlier today, to get fans excited, BSB released their new single, a Ryan Tedder, Shawn Mendes penned track “Chances.”
“When this group started 26 years ago – and through all the highs and lows of our career – we’ve had to learn it wasn’t about us as individuals but about what’s best for the group,” says Howie D.
“That’s what I love about this album,” adds Kevin Richardson. “We were able to bring all of our influences and styles into one coherent piece of work. These songs are a great representation of who we are as individuals and who we are as a group. It’s our DNA. We’re really proud of that.”
“The journey is ongoing with us and there is so much left to do,” says Brian Littrell. “We’re living the next chapter that hasn’t been told yet, and that’s exciting.”
Mohegan Sun Arena is now ranked consistently among the top venues in the world according to Billboard Magazine, Pollstar and Venues Today. It has won “Casino of The Year” at the Country Music Awards in 2008 & 2010 and in 2013, was voted “Arena Of The Year” at the G2E Global Gaming Conference in Las Vegas. Mohegan Sun Arena was also ranked among the top 10 arena venues in the nation for 2014, regardless of size. In 2015, Mohegan Sun took home the IEBA award for “Casino of the Year.” Mohegan Sun also won “Casino of the Year” in 2 categories at the 2013 & 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards. 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.
Nov 9, 2018 | Entertainment, General News
With special guest Allen Stone; coming to Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, August 11th
UNCASVILLE, CT (November 9, 2018) – Today, after an iconic 20+ years of music, Grammy – winning multi – platinum selling band, Train, officially releases their highly anticipated Greatest Hits album and simultaneously announces a legendary summer tour with co – headliners and Grammy – nominated rockers, the Goo Goo Dolls. The tour will feature special guest Allen Stone and hit over 39 stops across North America, set to perform at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, August 11th at 7:00pm. Fans will have a chance to witness Train’s extensive and critically – acclaimed catalog of hits over the last two decades.
Tickets are $59.00, $49.00 and $39.00 and go on sale Friday, November 16th at Noon through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log on to Ticketmaster.com or call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge By Phone number 1.800.745.3000. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning on Saturday, November 17th, subject to availability.
Train’s Greatest Hits album and epic nationwide tour will celebrate 20 years of beloved music and hits. The album pulls together 16 fan – favorites like “Drops of Jupiter,” “Calling All Angels,” and “Hey Soul Sister.”
Train’s self – titled debut album, released in 1998 was the start of their now accomplished career – the tumbling wordplay of “Meet Virginia” gave them their first unlikely radio hit and 2001’s “Drops Of Jupiter” broke them to multi – platinum status thanks to the double Grammy award – winning title song that spent 10 months in the Top 40, and earned the “Best Rock Song” Grammy Award. The group won another Grammy award in 2011 for their global hit “Hey Soul Sister,” the #1 best – selling smash and most downloaded single of 2010, from their multi – platinum album Save Me, San Francisco. Next was 2012’s California 37, which launched the double – platinum hit “Drive By” reaching the Top 10 in over a dozen countries.
Train has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, more than 30 million tracks, 14 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 with multiple platinum/gold citations, including 3 Grammy awards, 2 Billboard Music Awards and dozens of other honors. They’ve gone on to receive eight Grammy nominations and has had 12 albums on the Billboard 200 album chart with their 2014 Bulletproof Picasso reaching No. 4 in 2012 and 2017’s a girl a bottle a boat debuting at No. 8. Outside of music, Train partake in other ventures outside of music with their Drops of Jupiter wine portfolio. Proceeds from the wine support Family House, a San Francisco charity that supports families of children with cancer and other life – threatening illnesses. Train’s 2016 project, Does Led Zeppelin II, a cover album in tribute of their favorite band saw 100% of the band’s proceeds going to Family House.
Goo Goo Dolls uphold an unbreakable connection to countless fans. Their influence has been fortified by a catalog replete with the unforgettable smashes “Name,” “Iris” and “Slide,” which were all included in the top 25 of Billboard’s “Top 100 Pop Songs 1992 – 2012” chart, as well as numerous other hits such as “Black Balloon,” “So Alive” and many more. To date, they’ve sold 12 million albums worldwide, earned four Grammy award nominations and made history by notching 14 Top 10 hits at Hot AC – “the most of any artist in history.” Notably, “Iris” dominated the Hot 100 Pop Chart at #1 for 18 straight weeks. Among 11 full – length records, A Boy Named Goo [1995] went double – platinum, Dizzy Up The Girl went quadruple – platinum, and Gutterflower [2002] and Let Love In [2006] both went gold as Something for the Rest of Us [2010] and Magnetic [2013] bowed in the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 200. 2016’s Boxes attracted the praise of People and Huffington Post as Noisey, Consequence of Sound, and more featured them. In 2017, the You Should Be Happy EP spawned another anthem in the form of “Use Me,” which quickly generated 3 million – plus Spotify streams. Their music has been covered by everyone from Taylor Swift to Leona Lewis. Additionally, they’ve performed for millions at sold out shows around the world. That connection grows stronger in 2018 with the 20th anniversary tour celebrating Dizzy Up The Girl. Goo Goo Dolls will be releasing their brand new live album The Audience is That Way (The Rest of the Show) [Live], Vol. 2 on November 23rd. The band is currently in the studio working on their 12th studio album.
Mohegan Sun Arena is now ranked consistently among the top venues in the world according to Billboard Magazine, Pollstar and Venues Today. It has won “Casino of The Year” at the Country Music Awards in 2008 & 2010 and in 2013, was voted “Arena Of The Year” at the G2E Global Gaming Conference in Las Vegas. Mohegan Sun Arena was also ranked among the top 10 arena venues in the nation for 2014, regardless of size. In 2015, Mohegan Sun took home the IEBA award for “Casino of the Year.” Mohegan Sun also won “Casino of the Year” in 2 categories at the 2013 & 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards. 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.
