John Mellencamp Rides Again

Produced by AEG Live, Mellencamp’s 2015 adventure has the artist playing several nights in his Bloomington, Ind., hometown.  Other cities where Mellencamp will stay a while include Nashville, Minneapolis, Chicago, New York, Toronto and Clearwater, Fla. The tour will wrap at Indianapolis’ Bankers Life Fieldhouse with a portion of ticket proceeds benefiting the Riley Children’s Foundation.

Yes, there’s an album to support.  Mellencamp’s Plain Spoken arrives Sept. 23.  A digital download of the LP comes with each purchase.

Here’s the plan:

Jan. 21 – South Bend, Ind., Morris Performing Arts Center
Jan. 23 – Louisville, Ky., The Louisville Palace Theatre
Jan. 24 – Cincinnati, Ohio, Aronoff Center For The Arts
Jan. 27 – Nashville, Tenn., Ryman Auditorium
Jan. 28 – Nashville, Tenn., Ryman Auditorium
Jan. 30 – Columbus, Ohio, Mershon Auditorium
Jan. 31 – Cleveland, Ohio, Connor Palace
Feb. 3 – Bloomington, Ind., Indiana University Auditorium
Feb. 4 – Bloomington, Ind., Indiana University Auditorium
Feb. 9 – Green Bay, Wis., Weidner Center For The Perf. Arts
Feb. 11 – Minneapolis, Minn., Northrop Auditorium
Feb. 12 – Minneapolis, Minn., Northrop Auditorium
Feb. 14 – Kansas City, Mo., Arvest Bank Theatre At The Midland
Feb. 15 – Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines Civic Center
Feb. 17 – Chicago, Ill., Chicago Theatre
Feb. 18 – Chicago, Ill., Chicago Theatre
March 5 – San Antonio, Texas, The Tobin Center For Performing Arts
March 7 – Dallas, Texas, McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
March 8 – Austin, Texas, Bass Concert Hall
March 10 – New Orleans, La., Saenger Theatre
March 12 – Birmingham, Ala.,  BJCC Concert Hall
March 13 – Atlanta, Ga., Fox Theatre
March 15 – Jacksonville, Fla., Times-Union Center For Perf. Arts
March 17 – Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Broward Center For The Perf. Arts
March 19 – Clearwater, Fla., Ruth Eckerd Hall
March 20 – Clearwater, Fla., Ruth Eckerd Hall
March 22 – Orlando, Fla., Dr. Phillips Center For Performing Arts
March 24 – Columbia, S.C., Township Auditorium
March 26 – North Charleston, S.C., North Charleston Perf. Arts Center
March 27 – Charlotte, N.C., Ovens Auditorium
March 29 – Norfolk, Va., Chrysler Hall
March 31 – Durham, N.C.,  DPAC – Durham Performing Arts Center
April 15 – Boston, Mass., Wang Theatre – Citi Performing Arts Center
April 16 – Providence, R.I., Providence Perf. Arts Ctr.
April 18 – Red Bank, N.J., Count Basie Theatre
April 20 – New York, N.Y., Carnegie Hall
April 21 – New York, N.Y., Carnegie Hall
April 23 – New York, N.Y., Apollo Theater
April 24 – New York, N.Y., Apollo Theater
April 26 – Washington, D.C., DAR Constitution Hall
April 29 – Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton Place Theatre
May 1 – Toronto, Ontario, Sony Centre For The Performing Arts
May 2 – Toronto, Ontario, Sony Centre For The Performing Arts
May 5 – Quebec City, Quebec, Grand Theatre
May 6 – Montreal, Quebec,  St. Denis Theatre 1
May 8 – Syracuse, N.Y., Landmark Theatre
May 9 – Buffalo, N.Y., Shea’s Performing Arts Center
May 12 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Benedum Center
May 27 – Evansville, Ind., Old National Events Plaza (formerly The Centre)
May 29 – St. Louis, Mo., Peabody Opera House
May 30 – Rockford, Ill., Coronado Performing Arts Center
June 2 – Madison, Wis., Overture Hall
June 3 – Peoria, Ill., Peoria Civic Center Theater
June 5 – Milwaukee, Wis., Riverside Theatre
June 6 – Fort Wayne, Ind., Embassy Theatre
June 9 – Grand Rapids, Mich., DeVos Performance Hall
June 10 – Detroit, Mich., Detroit Opera House
June 12 – Baltimore, Md., Modell Performing Arts Center At The Lyric
June 13 – Richmond, Va., Altria Theater
June 16 – Philadelphia, Pa., Merriam Theater
June 17 – Roanoke, Va., Roanoke Civic Center
June 19 – Savannah, Ga., Johnny Mercer Theatre
June 20 – Augusta, Ga., William B. Bell Auditorium
June 23 – Memphis, Tenn., Orpheum Theatre
July 8 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Centennial Concert Hall
July10 – Regina, Saskatchewan, Conexus Arts Centre
July 11 – Regina, Saskatchewan, Conexus Arts Centre
July 13 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, TCU Place
July 15 – Calgary, Alberta, Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
July 18 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Queen Elizabeth Theatre
July 19 – Seattle, Wash., Benaroya Hall
July 21 – Portland, Ore., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
July 23 – Fresno, Calif., William Saroyan Theatre
July 25 – Oakland, Calif., Paramount Theatre
July 26 – Sacramento, Calif., Sacramento Community Center Theater
July 28 – Los Angeles, Calif., Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
July 29 – Phoenix, Ariz., Comerica Theatre
July 31 – Denver, Colo., Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Aug. 2 – Omaha, Neb., Orpheum Theater
Aug. 4 – Indianapolis, Ind., Bankers Life Fieldhouse

A Citi presale launches Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. with the exception of the New York shows which go up at 11 a.m.   VIP packages are available and include reserved seats in the first ten rows.

General onsales start Sept. 19 at 10 a.m. except for New York which will put its Mellencamp tickets on sale at 11 a.m. All times local. Visit JohnMellencamp.com for more information.