John Mellencamp Sets ‘Dancing Words Tour — The Greatest Hits’

Heartland rock icon John Mellencamp has announced a 19-city tour celebrating his biggest songs.

The Live Nation-produced “Dancing Words Tour — The Greatest Hits” will visit amphitheaters and theaters across the U.S., beginning July 10 at Acrisure Amphitheater in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The routing takes Mellencamp to Northwell at Jones Beach Theater in the New York City area, the Hollywood Bowl and more before the tour wraps at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, Aug. 12.

The tour promises performances of Mellencamp’s best known songs including “Pink Houses,” “Jack and Diane,” “Small Town,” “Hurts So Good,” “Authority Song,” “Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First),” as well as tracks that he hasn’t performed live in more than a decade, including “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.,” “I Need a Lover,” “Wild Nights” and “Ain’t Even Done With the Night.”

Citi presale runs 10 a.m. local Jan. 20 through 10 p.m. Jan. 22. General on-sale is set for Jan. 23 at 10 a.m. local.

Mellencamp is repped by CAA”s Nat Farnham.

JOHN MELLENCAMP DANCING WORDS TOUR — THE GREATEST HITS

July 10—Grand Rapids, MI—Acrisure Amphitheater

July 11—Tinley Park, IL—Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre

July 13—Kansas City, MO—Morton Amphitheater

July 14—Shakopee, MN—Mystic Lake Amphitheater

July 16—Clarkston, MI—Pine Knob Music Theatre

July 18—Noblesville, IN—Ruoff Music Center

July 19—Cincinnati, OH—Riverbend Music Center

July 21—Cuyahoga Falls, OH—Blossom Music Center

July 24—Mansfield, MA—Xfinity Center

July 25—Holmdel, NJ—PNC Bank Arts Center

July 26—Wantagh, NY—Northwell at Jones Beach Theater

July 29—Bristow, VA—Jiffy Lube Live

July 30—Charlotte, NC—Truliant Amphitheater

August 1—Alpharetta, GA—Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

August 3—Tampa, FL—MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

August 6—Houston, TX—The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

August 9—Phoenix, AZ—Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

August 10—Hollywood, CA—Hollywood Bowl

August 12—Mountain View, CA—Shoreline Amphitheatre