John Mellencamp sets summer concert date at Chastain
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John Mellencamp will hit the road again this summer for his "Sad Clowns & Hillbillies Tour."
The musical troubadour, who played the Fox Theatre in 2015 on his "Plain Spoken Tour," will return to Atlanta with a June 27 date at Chastain Park Amphitheatre. Tickets will range from $55.50-$90.50; an on-sale date hasn't been announced. A couple of VIP packages will also be available.
Throughout the tour, Mellencamp will be joined by Emmylou Harris (except for two dates in Oregon, where Jewel will step in), Carlene Carter and folk-pop sister duo Lily & Madeleine.
Mellencamp, who recently released the single "Easy Target," will unveil his new album named after the tour on April 21. Every ticket purchased online will include a physical CD of the new work, Mellencamp's 23rd full-length album, which also features Carter.
For more information, visit www.mellencamp.com.
JOHN MELLENCAMP – SAD CLOWNS & HILLBILLIES TOUR
All dates below feature special guest Emmylou Harris, Carlene Carter and Lily & Madeleine unless otherwise noted.
| DATE | CITY, STATE | VENUE | PUBLIC ON-SALE |
| Mon, June 5 | Denver, CO | Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre | Fri, Feb 24 @ 10am |
| Wed, June 7 | Boise, ID | Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden | Fri, Feb 24 @ 10am |
| Thurs, June 8 | Redmond, WA | Marymoor Park | Fri, Feb 24 @ 10am |
| Sat, June 10** | Troutdale, OR** | McMenamins Edgefield** | Fri, Feb 24 @ 10am** |
| Sun, June 11** | Bend, OR** | Les Schwab Amphitheater** | Fri, Feb 24 @ 10am** |
| Tue, June 13 | Saratoga, CA | The Mountain Winery | TBD |
| Wed, June 14 | Saratoga, CA | The Mountain Winery | TBD |
| Sat, June 17 | Murphys, CA | Ironstone Amphitheatre | Fri, Feb 24 @ 10am |
| Sun, June 18 | Los Angeles, CA | Greek Theatre | Fri, Feb 24 @ 10am |
| Wed, June 21 | Grand Prairie, TX | Verizon Theatre | Fri, Feb 24 @ 10am |
| Thurs, June 22 | Sugar Land, TX | Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land | Fri, Feb 24 @ 10am |
| Sat, June 24 | St. Augustine, FL | St. Augustine Amphitheatre | Fri, Feb 24 @ 10am |
| Sun, June 25 | Boca Raton, FL | Mizner Park Amphitheater | Fri, Feb 24 @ 10am |
| Tue, June 27 | Atlanta, GA | Chastain Park Amphitheatre | TBD |
| Wed, June 28 | Cary, NC | Cary’s Booth Amphitheatre | Fri, Feb 24 @ 10am |
| Fri, June 30 | Gilford, NH | Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion | Fri, Feb 24 @ 11am |
| Sat, July 1 | Lenox, MA | Tanglewood | Fri, Feb 24 @ 10am |
| Mon, July 3 | Vienna, VA | Wolf Trap | March 18 @ 10am |
| Thurs, July 6 | Philadelphia, PA | The Mann | Fri, Feb 24 @ 10am |
| Fri, July 7 | Bethel, NY | Bethel Woods Center for the Arts | Fri, Feb 24 @ 10am |
| Sat, July 8 | Canandaigua, NY | CMAC | Fri, Feb 24 @ 10am |
| Tue, July 11 | Queens, NY | Forest Hills Stadium | Fri, Feb 24 @ 10am |
**Jewel to open in place of Emmylou Harris
About the Author
Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.
