Sep 5, 2024 | Entertainment, General News
Tickets on sale Friday, September 13th
UNCASVILLE, CT (September 5, 2024) – Country music superstar Blake Shelton is set to hit the road next year with his “Friends & Heroes” Tour 2025 which includes a 7:00pm show at Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, March 21st. The tour features performances by genre heroes Craig Morgan, Deana Carter, and Trace Adkins plus very special guest Emily Ann Roberts.
Tickets go on sale Friday, September 13th at 10:00am via Ticketmaster.com. Subject to availability, fans can purchase tickets at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting on Saturday, September 14th. Additionally, tickets for the “Friends & Heroes” Tour 2025 will be available via an exclusive fan presale beginning Tuesday, September 10th at 10:00am through Thursday, September 12th at 10:00pm. American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Tuesday, September 10th at 10:00am through Thursday, September 12th at 10:00pm. Fans can sign up for the exclusive Presale HERE.
The “Friends & Heroes” Tour announcement comes fresh off the boot heels of Shelton’s recently announced “Live In Las Vegas” residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. The residency will occur on February 5th, 7th, 8th, 12th, 14th, and 15th.
As the genre’s chief ambassador, Blake Shelton has been delivering Country music to a diverse audience for more than 20 years. With 28 No. 1 singles, 52 million singles and 13 million albums sold and nearly 11 billion global streams, Shelton has received numerous awards, including six ACMs, three AMAs, ten CMAs, 11 CMTs and six People’s Choice Awards, among many others.
As an original coach on the Emmy Award-winning television show The Voice, Shelton brought a steady diet of current and classic Country music to the NBC primetime audience. After 23 seasons and nine championships, he left the show in May of 2023.
A noted humanitarian, Shelton has helped raise millions of dollars for children’s hospitals, disaster relief organizations, food banks, and the OKPOP Museum, and he wrapped the “Back To The Honky Tonk” Tour in March with a special show in Tulsa titled “Blake Shelton & Friends: Oklahoma Is All For The Hall”. It featured fellow Oklahomans Ronnie Dunn, Kristin Chenoweth, Vice Gill, and others and raised more than $750,000 for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
Mohegan Sun Arena, one of the busiest sports and entertainment venues in the world today, was awarded the 2024 Newsweek Readers’ Choice award for “Best Casino with Live Entertainment in America”. Mohegan Sun Arena was also named “Best Casino/Resort Venue of the Year” at the 35th Annual Pollstar Awards. In 2021, the 10,000-seat Arena also received its first “#1 Indoor Arena” ranking for its size in the world from Pollstar and VenuesNow. Mohegan Sun Arena is consistently recognized among the top five venues in the United States, and also in 2021 was named “Innovator of the Year” by Celebrity Access for its ViacomCBS residency during the pandemic. In recent years, the “Most Beloved Venue in America” has also been named the “World’s Best Casino Venue,” by Best of Hartford Magazine, and is a seven-time national award winner for “Arena of the Year” by the Academy of Country Music Awards and G2E Las Vegas. 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.
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Sep 4, 2024 | Entertainment, General News
Tickets Available on Friday, September 6th
UNCASVILLE, CT (September 4, 2024) –– Legends in Concert will rock Mohegan Sun Arena with their dynamic production on Friday, November 8th. The 7:30pm show features tribute artists with incredible portrayals of Freddie Mercury, Donna Summer and Tina Turner.
Tickets for the legendary evening go on sale Friday, September 6th at 10:00am via Ticketmaster.com. Subject to availability, fans can purchase tickets at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting on Saturday, September 7th.
The show is renowned for its spectacular production, including dazzling costumes, elaborate stage sets, and state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems. Each tribute artist performs with live musicians and dancers, delivering high-energy renditions of classic hits that transport the audience back to the golden eras of music. With its blend of authenticity and entertainment, “Legends in Concert” offers a unique and unforgettable experience for fans of all ages.
Legends in Concert is celebrating 40+ years of success this year and claims the title of longest-running show in Las Vegas. Owned and operated by On Stage Enterprises, Legends in Concert debuted in 1983, and has continued to mesmerize fans for close to four decades on the Las Vegas Strip. Packed with all-star talent and powerhouse vocals from some of the world’s top tribute artists, the legendary show entertains audiences of all ages. The tribute artists perform using their own natural voices and are backed by a live band that rocks the house with vivacious back-up singers, dancers and sensational showgirls who bring the performances to life. In addition to Las Vegas, On Stage produces Legends in Concert productions in such markets as Atlantic City, Branson, Myrtle Beach, Long Island, Atlanta, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Pennsylvania, Niagara Falls, in Waikiki at the Royal Hawaiian Theater, Melbourne, Australia, and on the high seas aboard the Norwegian PEARL and more.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
Mohegan Sun Arena, one of the busiest sports and entertainment venues in the world today, was awarded the 2024 Newsweek Readers’ Choice award for “Best Casino with Live Entertainment in America”. Mohegan Sun Arena was also named “Best Casino/Resort Venue of the Year” at the 35th Annual Pollstar Awards. In 2021, the 10,000-seat Arena also received its first “#1 Indoor Arena” ranking for its size in the world from Pollstar and VenuesNow. Mohegan Sun Arena is consistently recognized among the top five venues in the United States, and also in 2021 was named “Innovator of the Year” by Celebrity Access for its ViacomCBS residency during the pandemic. In recent years, the “Most Beloved Venue in America” has also been named the “World’s Best Casino Venue,” by Best of Hartford Magazine, and is a seven-time national award winner for “Arena of the Year” by the Academy of Country Music Awards and G2E Las Vegas. 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.
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Sep 4, 2024 | Entertainment, General News
Tickets Available on Friday, September 6th
UNCASVILLE, CT (September 4, 2024) –– Pentatonix’s holiday tradition returns with their biggest Christmas tour yet – Pentatonix: Hallelujah! It’s A Christmas Tour. The three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning and Daytime EMMY® Award-nominated quintet will return to the road to celebrate this year’s holiday season including a Mohegan Sun Arena appearance. The famed a cappella group kicks off their tour at Mohegan Sun on Thursday, November 14th at 7:00pm.
Tickets go on sale Friday, September 6th at 10:00am via Ticketmaster.com. Subject to availability, fans can purchase tickets at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting on Saturday, September 7th.
Pentatonix have partnered with Superfan to elevate the fan experience with unique VIP options. Pentatonix VIP packages will offer fans an array of exclusive benefits, including best-in-house seats, an intimate Q&A and mini performance with the band, exclusive autographed merch items, and access to the pre-show Warm Wishes Winter Lounge with fun activities. For more info on VIP, visit wearesuper.co/pentatonix.
Last winter, Pentatonix unveiled The Greatest Christmas Hits, their 12th album overall and seventh holiday collection. It featured 23 of the ground-breaking A Cappella group’s top holiday songs and eight brand new tracks, including a holiday original, “Please Santa Please,” which became a top five radio hit. The album was the latest in a string of blockbuster releases for the quintet, spending 10 weeks on Billboard’s Holiday Albums chart.
ABOUT PENTATONIX
As one of the most innovative, inventive, and inimitable vocal groups of all time, Pentatonix reimagine, reinvigorate, and redefine a cappella. Since emerging in 2011, the three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning and Daytime EMMY® Award-nominated vocal quintet—Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola, and Matt Sallee—have reached unprecedented heights, toppling charts, selling 10 million albums worldwide, generating billions of streams, and performing everywhere from The White House and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to The Hollywood Bowl. Their catalog boasts back-to-back #1 albums on the Billboard 200—namely the gold-certified Pentatonix [2015] and platinum-certified A Pentatonix Christmas [2016]—and has amassed 30 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Internationally, their releases performed equally as well with five albums being certified gold, platinum, or double platinum in Canada and ranking in the Top 40 albums six times in New Zealand. Their single, “Hallelujah” also achieved international success as a platinum-certified single in Canada and gold-certified in Germany and Switzerland. They notably made history as “the first a cappella act to win ‘Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella’ at the GRAMMY® Awards” in 2015 and 2016. A year later, they earned another GRAMMY® Award in the category “Best Country Duo/Group Performance”for their duet with Dolly Parton on her song “Jolene.”
Along the way, the collective also graced the stage of The Kennedy Center Honors for Tom Hanks, covering “That Thing You Do” as President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama watched from the crowd. They have collaborated with Kelly Clarkson, Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus, and Lindsey Stirling, to name a few. Beyond standout awards show and late-night television appearances, Pentatonix leapt onto the big screen with a cameo in the blockbuster Pitch Perfect 2. They have supported organizations such as Make-A-Wish, Do it for the Love Foundation, and more. The quintet reached milestone after milestone with 2021’s Evergreen and 2022’s Holidays Around The World, with each album and accompanying tour setting new records for Pentatonix. In 2023, the group received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame before closing out the year with a North American Christmas Tour in support of their holiday greatest hits album, The Greatest Christmas Hits. Next up, Pentatonix will star in the upcoming Netflix holiday romcom, Meet Me Next Christmas.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
Mohegan Sun Arena, one of the busiest sports and entertainment venues in the world today, was awarded the 2024 Newsweek Readers’ Choice award for “Best Casino with Live Entertainment in America”. Mohegan Sun Arena was also named “Best Casino/Resort Venue of the Year” at the 35th Annual Pollstar Awards. In 2021, the 10,000-seat Arena also received its first “#1 Indoor Arena” ranking for its size in the world from Pollstar and VenuesNow. Mohegan Sun Arena is consistently recognized among the top five venues in the United States, and also in 2021 was named “Innovator of the Year” by Celebrity Access for its ViacomCBS residency during the pandemic. In recent years, the “Most Beloved Venue in America” has also been named the “World’s Best Casino Venue,” by Best of Hartford Magazine, and is a seven-time national award winner for “Arena of the Year” by the Academy of Country Music Awards and G2E Las Vegas. 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.
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Aug 5, 2024 | Entertainment
Tickets On Sale Friday, August 9th
UNCASVILLE, CT (August 5, 2024) – CIRQUE DREAMS will be dazzling audiences including a three-night stop at Mohegan Sun Arena during its six-week, 60-city U.S. tour this holiday season. The captivating spectacular takes over the 10,000-seat Arena from December 26th-28th with each show kicking off at 7:00pm. Audiences from coast-to-coast will be amazed by this brilliant and whimsical holiday spectacular. As the nation’s premiere family holiday tradition, CIRQUE DREAMS CELEBRATION will convey the magic of the season with a Broadway-style production infused with contemporary circus arts.
Tickets to see the return of the Cirque Dreams tour go on sale Friday, August 9th at 10:00am via Ticketmaster.com. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning Saturday, August 10th subject to availability.
As lights dim and the music swells, a fantastical cast of holiday storybook characters come to life. Both critics and audiences alike agree that CIRQUE DREAMS CELEBRATION is “a show for all ages to enjoy where families can make Christmas memories together.” And Broadway World exclaims, “Lose yourself for 90 minutes and go back to those wonderful dreams you had as a kid.”
Imaginative and fun for children to seniors and everyone in between, CIRQUE DREAMS CELEBRATION features a world-renowned cast of performers accompanied by an ensemble of aerial circus acts, sleight-of-hand jugglers, fun-loving skippers, breath-catching acrobatics, and much more. An original music score includes new twists on seasonal favorites while singers, dancers, penguins, toy soldiers, and reindeer invoke the dreams behind a child’s eye on the most magical of nights. Amidst a backdrop of new sets, scenery, and storylines, this family-friendly production is sure to put a twinkle in your eye!
About Cirque Dreams
The Cirque Dreams franchise is a globally recognized entertainment brand that has produced a wide array of live stage performances for Broadway, casinos, theme parks, resorts, cruise lines, and theatrical venues worldwide. Since 1993, millions of people have experienced Cirque Dreams productions across the globe. Combining the world’s finest contemporary circus artists with dynamic choreography and whimsical storytelling, Cirque Dreams has captured the hearts and imaginations of both audiences and critics alike. The Cirque Dreams franchise is a VStar Entertainment Group company. For more information, visit www.cirquedreams.com.
VStar Entertainment Group is a leading entertainment company and producer of unforgettable live experiences for audiences in the U.S. and internationally. From concept through activation, VStar imagines and creates custom tours featuring original content and licensed, branded tours that provide highly engaging entertainment for fans of all ages. With nearly four decades of expertise in all aspects of event production, operations, and management, VStar delivers turnkey, in-house solutions for theatrical shows, interactive exhibits, and brand activations. Acquired in 2018 by global live entertainment leader, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, VStar has presented more than 40,000 live performances across 40 countries and entertains nearly three million guests annually. For more information, visit www.vstarentertainment.com
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
Mohegan Sun Arena, one of the busiest sports and entertainment venues in the world today, was awarded the 2024 Newsweek Readers’ Choice award for “Best Casino with Live Entertainment in America”. In 2021, the 10,000-seat Arena also received its first “#1 Indoor Arena” ranking for its size in the world from Pollstar and VenuesNow. Mohegan Sun Arena is consistently recognized among the top five venues in the United States, and also in 2021 was named “Innovator of the Year” by Celebrity Access for its ViacomCBS residency during the pandemic. In recent years, the “Most Beloved Venue in America” has also been named the “World’s Best Casino Venue,” by Best of Hartford Magazine, and is a seven-time national award winner for “Arena of the Year” by the Academy of Country Music Awards and G2E Las Vegas. 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.
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Aug 29, 2023 | Entertainment, General News, Special Events
Country music singer and songwriter Morgan Evans will take the Wolf Den stage to benefit Mothers Against Drunk Driving
WHAT: MADD About Morgan Evans – A Mothers Against Drunk Driving 15th Annual Benefit returns to the Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun in October. Guests will also have the opportunity to participate in a silent auction where all proceeds to benefit Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). The MADD About Morgan Evans concert a free event!
WHEN/WHERE: Friday, October 13th
8:00pm
Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun
IN DETAIL: Guests are invited to enjoy a special night in the Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun as Morgan Evans will be the entertainment featured for the 15th annual MADD benefit. Other MADD festivities include a silent auction happening daily from Friday, October 13th through Sunday, October 15th. The three-day auction is located in The Shops at Mohegan Sun and will be from Noon until 10:00pm each day. Donations to MADD will also be accepted at the silent auction throughout the night.
Sponsors for the event include Trantolo & Trantolo, Walmart, Uber, WCTY, CRMK INC, Buckley Wynne & Parese Law, Fundación Mapfre, Outfront Media, The Day and Comix Roadhouse.
Guests must be 21 years of age to enter the Wolf Den. Guests may line up no sooner than three hours before the show. Come early, seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. One person can hold four spots in line, but seats will only be given to those present at the time of seating. Limited seating available.
For more information, visit mohegansun.com.
ABOUT MORGAN EVANS
Australian-born country phenom Morgan Evans is striking a chord with fans with the release of his new single “Over For You.” Evans debuted the deeply personal track, lauded by Billboard as “absolutely one of [his] best releases to date,” during his headlining set at Australia’s CMC Rocks QLD Festival, in front of a sold out 25,000 fans. Clips of the emotional performance amassed hundreds of thousands of views, as well as thousands of comments filled with shared stories of heartbreak, all within just a few days, prompting its immediate release to country radio. The vulnerable song follows Evans’ latest EP, The Country And The Coast Side A, where he set aside his signature loop pedal to collaborate with a band of musicians for the first time in his U.S. career. The EP builds outward and upward from the foundation Evans created with his debut album Things That We Drink To, which arrived Top 10 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and features the Gold-certified No. 1 debut single “Kiss Somebody.” Evans has forged a path as one of the genre’s most promising stars, with recognition from Rolling Stone, Billboard, CMT, People, SiriusXM, Pandora, The Bobby Bones Show, The Tennessean and more. Already established as a global country force, the singer / songwriter and entertainer has teamed up with Apple Music to showcase performers from all over the world on Country Wide Radio with Morgan Evans. He has toured with artists including Taylor Swift, Dan + Shay, Cole Swindell, Brett Eldredge, Old Dominion, Rascal Flatts and Chris Young in addition to sharing his own one-of-a-kind headlining show with sold-out audiences spanning eight countries across three continents.
ABOUT MADD
The mission of Mothers Against Drunk Driving is to stop drunk driving, to support the victims of this violent crime and to prevent underage drinking. MADD Connecticut is committed to clearly and powerfully advocating for victims of alcohol – related crashes. MADD delivers quality services to hundreds of families each year at no cost to them, as well as help victims/survivors through the multitude of emotions and criminal proceedings that take place through court accompaniment and by providing grief counseling and support groups. MADD’s goal is to eliminate drunk driving and educate Connecticut youth about underage drinking. MADD introduces and follows legislation concerning bills to strengthen drunk driving laws.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN
Owned by Mohegan, 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 two unique casinos, 1,600 deluxe hotel rooms, two world-class spas, a golf course, over 70 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.
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