Apr 20, 2016 | Entertainment
Special Guests Hailee Steinfeld and Common Kings Joins Meghan Trainor’s Biggest Tour Yet
UNCASVILLE, CT (April 20, 2016) – This morning, Grammy Award-winning Best New Artist Meghan Trainor returned to The Ellen DeGeneres Show in order to personally announce her 2016 summer headline tour: The Untouchable Tour, which will stop by Mohegan Sun Arena on Thursday, September 22nd at 7:00pm.
Tickets are $59.00 & $39.00 and go on sale Friday, April 29th 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 starting Saturday, April 30th, subject to availability.
Following the announcement, she delivered a high-energy performance of the new chart-smashing single “NO” from her second full-length album, Thank You (Epic Records), out Friday, May 13th. The upcoming tour, promoted by Live Nation, will be the Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum Pop superstar’s biggest and most ambitious tour yet. Kicking off on Thursday, July 14th at PNE Amphitheatre in Vancouver, British Columbia, the tour will travel to 26 cities throughout North America with dates lined up in New York City, Toronto, Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston and more. Academy Award®-nominated actress and multiplatinum pop singer Hailee Steinfeld and Common Kings serves as direct support on all dates.
Fans who pre-order any version of the new album Thank You or stream the hit single “NO” on Amazon beginning 5:00pm on Wednesday, April 20th (today) through 11:59pm on Monday, April 25th will receive an exclusive pre-sale code for early access to tickets for The Untouchable Tour. Starting Wednesday, April 27th at 10:00am, those who received a code will be able to purchase tickets until 11:59pm Thursday, April 28th. Citi® cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Monday, April 25th at 10:00am local time through Citi’s Private Pass® Program. For complete pre-sale details, visit www.citiprivatepass.com.
“NO” has exploded into one of her biggest anthems yet. In less than a month, it received an RIAA Gold certification for sales exceeding 500,000 downloads, and it’s swiftly nearing platinum status. In addition to remaining Top 5 on iTunes Overall Top Songs Chart since release, “NO” reached #1 on Billboard’s Digital Songs Chart and #3 on the Hot 100—marking her fourth top 10 hit on that particular chart. The video for “NO” has been viewed over 68 million times and counting: https://youtu.be/cMTAUr3Nm6I.
Meghan Trainor continues to break records, make history, inspire countless fans and change the landscape of Pop music and culture. She began 2016 by winning “Best New Artist” at the Grammy Awards and “Favorite Album” for her chart-dominating RIAA platinum full-length debut, Title (Epic Records), at the 2016 People’s Choice Awards. Last year, Title not only bowed at #1 on the Billboard Top 200, but it became the first #1 full-length debut from a female solo artist in five years. It stood out as one of only seven albums to sell over a million copies in 2015. It also yielded four inescapable multi-platinum Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 smashes – “All About That Bass” (9x-platinum), “Lips Are Movin” (4x-platinum), “Dear Future Husband” (2x-platinum) and “Like I’m Gonna Lose You” (featuring John Legend) (2x-platinum). Title was the #5 most streamed album globally in 2015 and currently has over 900 million streams worldwide. Meghan also has over 2 billion video views on VEVO.
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.
Apr 11, 2016 | Entertainment
Music Superstars perform at Mohegan Sun together on August 6th
UNCASVILLE, CT (April 11, 2016) – Two of music’s most captivating live performers will unite for their first time touring together this summer. Multiplatinum-selling band Counting Crows and multiple Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter Rob Thomas announced a co-headlining tour today that will blaze a trail this summer across North America. The 39 date tour will begin in West Palm Beach, FL on July 22, and stop by Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, August 6th at 6:45pm.
Tickets are $56.00 & $36.00 and go on sale Friday, April 15th 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 starting Saturday, April 16th, subject to availability.
Counting Crows – Adam Duritz (vocals), Jim Bogios (drums), David Bryson (guitar), Charlie Gillingham (keyboards), David Immergluck (guitar), Millard Powers (bass) and Dan Vickrey (guitar) – have sold more than 20 million albums worldwide after exploding onto the music scene with their multiplatinum breakout album
August and Everything After in 1993. The band released their seventh studio album
Somewhere Under Wonderland in September 2014. Known for creating unique and innovative concerts, Counting Crows is recognized as one of the pre-eminent touring live Rock bands.
Rob Thomas is one of modern music’s most compelling and commercially successful artists. For 20 years, he has been the front man and primary composer for Matchbox Twenty, leading the quintet to multiplatinum success over the course of four albums and a string of #1 hits that include “Push,” “3AM,” “Bent,” “If You’re Gone” and “Unwell.” Thomas recently released his 3rd solo album,
The Great Unknown the follow up to 2005’s platinum-certified #1 album
…Something To Be and 2009’s
cradlesong. Thomas made history with
…Something to Be as being the first album by a male artist from a Rock or Pop group to debut at #1 on the
Billboard 200. With
cradlesong he made history once again as the only male artist with multiple #1 hits at Adult Top 40, tying Pink with most #1s by a solo artist in the
Billboard 200 chart’s history. “Smooth,” Thomas’ collaboration with Santana was recently named the top all-time track on
Billboard‘s
Adult Pop Songs radio airplay chart , the #2 Pop song of all time and the #1 song of the Rock-era by
Billboard. Additionally Thomas was the first artist ever to be honored with the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s prestigious “Hal David Starlight Award,” created to recognize a composer in the early years of his or her career that has already made a lasting impact.
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.
Apr 1, 2016 | Breaking News, Entertainment, General News
The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round heads to Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, October 28th
UNCASVILLE, CT (April 1, 2016) – Seven-time Grammy winner and ACM “Female Vocalist of the Year” nominee Carrie Underwood has just announced The Storyteller Tour- Stories in the Round will extend through the fall including a highly anticipated night at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT, set for 7:00pm. The in-the-round arena tour launched to rave reviews in January and has already played sold out shows across the U.S. Carrie recently returned from Europe where she played five shows in five countries, each part of Country to Country Festival (C2C).
Tickets are $81.00 and $51.00 and go on sale Friday, April 8th through Ticketmaster and aeglive.com at 10:00am. Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; 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 starting Saturday, April 9th, subject to availability. American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets for the U.S. shows before the general public beginning Monday, April 4th at Noon local time through Thursday, April 7th at 10:00pm local time. For information on fan club and D2C pre-sale opportunities and VIP packages go to carrieunderwood.fm.
“I always love being on the road performing for my fans,” shares Underwood, “but something about this tour feels more magnetic than ever. Having a 360-degree view of the audience gives me the opportunity to connect with more fans and feed off their energy. I can’t wait to continue this tour into the fall!”
Concert review critics have applauded Underwood’s confidence and command over the massive stage that spans the entire length of the arena floor. The Washington Post claimed she’s “at the top of her game,” and the Hampton Daily Press said the show’s “presentation is overwhelming, from start to finish- a spectacular sensory overload that had the crowd roaring all night long.” Rollingstonecountry.com praised “the in-the-round setting provides each concertgoer with the best experience possible. Simpler still is the storytelling aspect of the show and Country music’s reliance on conveying memorable stories in song.” The Boston Globe stated, Underwood “demonstrated that she now truly can stare unflinchingly into those lights and dominate a stage, with a confidence, defiance and a sense of ownership that have been a treat to watch come to fruition. A rock-solid, deftly sequenced hour-and-45-minue long set, which moved from playful to solemn, smooth to twangy, and from cinematic scope to smaller, intimate moments. The most stunning part of the production however, remains Underwood’s voice, strong and nuanced.”
The North American tour, promoted by AEG Live, will include special guests Easton Corbin and The Swon Brothers.
Carrie will continue a donation of $1 from each ticket sold at the U.S. dates of The Storyteller Tour to be contributed to the C.A.T.S Foundation to help aid its causes including Checotah, Oklahoma’s education and literacy programs. Established in 2009, the C.A.T.S. (Checotah Animal, Town, and School) Foundation helps with general causes, needs, and services in the area of Checotah, Oklahoma, Carrie’s hometown, to directly impact the community.
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Mohegan Sun Arena is now ranked consistently among the top venues in the world according toBillboard 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. Also in 2013, Mohegan Sun won “Casino of The Year” in 2 categories at the Academy of Country Music Awards. 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.” 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.
Feb 8, 2016 | Entertainment, General News
2016 recipient of “Breakthrough Artist” award at Music Biz
UNCASVILLE, CT (February 8, 2016) – Halsey’s Madison Square Garden show on August 13th sold out within a matter of days, but the world’s favorite post-apocalyptic Pop disruptor didn’t want to leave anybody out. Announced recently was a full-scale North American headline tour this summer, concluding at the MSG gig. On this run, beginning July 6th in Orlando, FL, her show will transform arenas and amphitheaters into the delightful dystopia depicted within her full-length debut album, BADLANDS (Astralwerks). Mohegan Sun Arena is set to host Halsey for the first time on Thursday, August 4th for a 7:30pm concert.
Tickets are $30.00 and go on sale now 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 are also available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office, subject to availability.
Halsey kicked off the new year with the announcement that she would be the recipient of the “Breakthrough Artist Award” at Music Biz 2016 in Nashville, May 18th.
Critics continue to praise her live shows. Consequence of Sound wrote, “The lasting impression of the performance left her largely female audience lingering after the show, beaming in the newfound success of their hero, sure they had witnessed one of music’s biggest rising stars.” Rookie says “Halsey has a knack for bringing people together with her brutally honest and heartfelt music. In return, her fans make her live shows extra spectacular–screaming the lyrics to empowering songs. The majority of fans said that listening to her music had strengthened their friendships and inspired them to be themselves, without apologies.” Houston Press claimed, “Her lyrics are so confessional and yet she has this cool about her, as if she’s already a superstar and she’s waiting for the rest of the world to catch up to her. It feels like it’s only a matter of time before that happens.” Redeye said, “Halsey didn’t so much perform for the rabid crowd of oft-shrieking fans as with them, confidently leading a communal experience with lyrics that listeners clearly have made their own as they sing (shout) along with most of them.”
Halsey’s full-length debut, Badlands, bowed at #2 on the Billboard Top 200, and she joined The Weeknd for his The Madness fall tour, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Last Call with Carson Daly, hopped on Justin Bieber’s #1 comeback album Purpose, garnered a People’s Choice Award nomination and performed at the 2015 Museum of Modern Art’s Film Benefit honoring Cate Blanchett. The age of Badlands is underway.
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. Also in 2013, Mohegan Sun won “Casino of The Year” in 2 categories at the Academy of Country Music Awards. 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.” 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.
Jan 28, 2016 | Entertainment, General News
“I Know What You Did Last Summer” By Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello (From Fifth Harmony) now approaching platinum, firmly top 10 at Pop Radio and Top 10 on itunes; “Stiches,” certified 4x platinum.
UNCASVILLE, CT (January 28, 2016) – With his #1 debut platinum album, #1 single “Stitches” and now second Pop Radio hit “I Know What You Did Last Summer” extending his momentum into the new year, Island Records recording artist Shawn Mendes has announced his 38 date Shawn Mendes World Tour. The new dates start in Europe with 11 shows in April-May and then arrive in North America with 26 dates starting on July 15th at Mizner Park Amphitheater and making its way to Mohegan Sun Arena for a Friday, August 19th concert beginning at 7:30pm.
Tickets are $35.00 and go on sale Saturday, February 6th through Ticketmaster at 10:00am. 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 starting Sunday, February 7th, subject to availability.
Fan Club pre-sale for the Shawn Mendes World Tour will start on February 1st at 4:00pm local time, American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets in select markets before the general public beginning Tuesday, February 2nd at 10:00am local time through Friday, February 5th at 10:00pm local time. Fans can access the pre-sale by going to ShawnAccess.com, getting a code and then purchasing the “ShawnAccess Tour Passport Pre-sale Bundle” on the show’s ticketing site. First 50 ticket purchases in each city (25 from pre-sale, 25 from regular on-sale) will win a Meet-&-Greet with Shawn at their respective concerts.
“I Know What You Did Last Summer,” the single by Shawn and Camila Cabello of Fifth Harmony which is now approaching platinum, has gone Top 10 at Pop Radio, Top 10 on iTunes, Top 20 on the U.S. Spotify chart and Top 30 on Spotify’s Global Top 50. The video for “IKWYDLS” is currently past 40 million YouTube views. Shawn and Camila wrote the song together backstage in his green room at Taylor Swift’s The 1989 World Tour show last summer, and recorded it secretly in New York and Los Angeles.
When Handwritten, now platinum with a total of over 2 million global adjusted sales, entered Soundscan at #1 last year, it made Shawn the youngest artist in five years to chart a #1 album on the Billboard 200. “IKWYDLS” follows up Shawn’s run of consecutive hit singles “Life of The Party” (RIAA platinum), “Something Big” (RIAA platinum) and “Stitches” (RIAA 4x-platinum). “Stitches” went to #1 on US Pop and Hot AC radio, becoming a certifiable airplay and sales smash around the world. In addition to topping the official singles chart in the UK this week, the single has hit #1 on iTunes in over 20 markets, and reached Top 5 on the Global Spotify chart. Shawn also took home the MTV EMA for “Best New Artist” and the People’s Choice Award for “Favorite Breakout Artist.”
Shawn Mendes socials:
VEVO Views: over 430 million
Vine Followers: over 4.5 million
Twitter Followers: over 5.3 million
Instagram Followers: over 7.2 million
Facebook Likes: over 3.4 million
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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. Also in 2013, Mohegan Sun won “Casino of The Year” in 2 categories at the Academy of Country Music Awards. 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.” 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.
