Whether it was calling the folks screaming during the show's quieter moments "motherf-ers," or including point-blank political commentary in favor of Black Lives Matter (including taking a knee) and the working poor in his between-song banter and videos, Mellencamp still loves to fight authority, as one of his biggest hits says, and he comes out grinnin'. Not a punk in the mohawk, slam-dancing, Sex Pistols way, but in the way old-timers used to eyeball a certain sort of long-haired, cigarette-smoking loudmouth and mutter "damn punk" at what he saw as a harbinger of society's collapse.Īt his packed concert at Spokane's First Interstate Center for the Arts Saturday night, Mellencamp proved to still be the kind of guy who revels in stirring shit up. Last year, John Mellencamp teamed up with Bruce Springsteen to release the track “ Wasted Days.J ohn Mellencamp, even at age 67, is still kind of a punk. Phillips Center for the Performing ArtsĠ2/21 - Fort Lauderdale, FL Broward Center for the Performing ArtsĠ2/22 - Fort Lauderdale, FL Broward Center for the Performing ArtsĠ2/25 - Sugar Land, TX Smart Financial CentreĠ2/26 - San Antonio, TX Majestic TheatreĠ3/01 - Dallas TX Trust CU Theatre at Grand PrairieĠ3/17 - San Francisco, CA Golden Gate TheatreĠ3/18 - San Francisco, CA Golden Gate TheatreĠ3/21 - Sacramento, CA SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts CenterĠ3/24 - Las Vegas, NV Encore Theater at Wynn Las VegasĠ3/25 - Las Vegas, NV Encore Theater at Wynn Las VegasĠ3/27 - Denver, CO Ellie Caulkins Opera HouseĠ4/03 - Kansas City, MO The Midland TheatreĠ4/04 - Kansas City, MO The Midland TheatreĠ4/10 - Milwaukee, WI The Riverside TheaterĠ4/11 - Milwaukee, WI The Riverside TheaterĠ4/17 - Louisville, KY The Kentucky CenterĠ4/18 - Louisville, KY The Kentucky CenterĠ4/19 - Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center TheaterĠ5/05 - Evansville, IN Old National Events PlazaĠ5/06 - Evansville, IN Old National Events PlazaĠ6/03 - Philadelphia, PA Kimmel Cultural CampusĠ6/10 - Boston, MA Boch Center – Wang TheatreĠ6/11 - Providence, RI Providence Performing Arts CenterĠ6/16 - Buffalo, NY Shea’s Performing Arts CenterĠ6/17 - Detroit, MI Masonic Temple TheatreĠ6/21 - Grand Rapids, MI DeVos Performance HallĠ6/23 - South Bend, IN Morris Performing Arts CenterĠ6/24 - South Bend, IN Morris Performing Arts Center Phillips Center for the Performing ArtsĠ2/19 - Orlando, FL Walt Disney Theater at Dr. See the full, massive list of tour dates below.Ġ2/05 - Bloomington, IN Indiana University AuditoriumĠ2/06 - Bloomington, IN Indiana University AuditoriumĠ2/11 - Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Center for the Arts | Moran TheaterĠ2/18 - Orlando, FL Walt Disney Theater at Dr. These repeated shows will give more people the chance to see the musician live, ensuring that if one day is booked up, fans may be able to attend the next day. The majority of destinations in the concert will see the Mellencamp perform two or three different shows at the same venue, with one show usually being followed by another on the following day. The trek will go on to hit Toronto, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Chicago, Louisville, New York, Detroit, Philadelphia and a long list of other places, closing off with two shows in South Bend, Indiana on June 24. Throughout February and March, the musician will hit areas including Atlanta, Orlando, Clearwater, Fort Lauderdale, San Antonio, New Orleans, Dallas and other places, before making a brief detour Canada, to perform two shows in Vancouver. The tour will kick off with two shows in Bloomington, Indiana on February 5 and 6, both taking place at the Indiana University Auditorium.
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