News: John Mellencamp Announces Aussie Tour
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(AUS) Australian audiences can see John Mellencamp during a seven-date tour of Australia in February 2016, supported by a special guest, singer and songwriter Jewel. Also appearing on the tour is country artist Carlene Carter.
The musician – whose extraordinary list of honours includes a 2001 Billboard Century Award, the Woody Guthrie Award in 2004, a Grammy Award and the Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting – was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2008. In 2012 he was awarded the John Steinbeck Award, which is given to artists who capture “the spirit of Steinbeck’s empathy, commitment to democratic values, and belief in the dignity of the common man”.
Indeed, Australia has played an important role in Mellencamp’s success, with seven top 20 hits and 10 top 20 albums climbing the local charts. He has sold more than 1.5 million albums in Australia and his single I Need A Lover was top five in the local charts – the best result in the world – a fact he acknowledged in his last tour Down Under in 2008.
Mellencamp will be supported by Alaskan singer-songwriter Jewel, performing songs from her extensive catalogue and latest release Picking Up the Pieces. Since her debut Pieces of You in 1995 which featured the massive hit Who Will Save your Soul, Jewel has established herself as one of the most successful musicians of her generation with powerful mentors including Bob Dylan, Merle Haggard and Neil Young. A storyteller at heart, Jewel also has written her memoir, Never Broken, authored two children’s books, and a pair of successful children’s albums.
Mellencamp will also be joined by country singer and songwriter Carlene Carter. Daughter of country music legends June Carter Cash and Carl Smith, Carter’s career took off with the album I fell in Love in 1990. During her career, Carter has recorded twelve albums and released more than twenty singles, with 3 peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Her latest album titled Carter Girl was released by Rounder Records in 2014.
TICKETS ON SALE 10am FRIDAY OCTOBER 23
(for performances in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra and the Hunter Valley)
PRESALE BEGINS TUES 20 OCT
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Perth: Saturday February 6 at Sandalford Estate, Swan Valley | TICKETS
Melbourne: Tuesday February 9 at Rod Laver Arena | TICKETS
Sydney: Friday February 12 at Allphones Arena | TICKETS
Hunter Valley: Saturday February 13 at Roche Estate | TICKETS
Brisbane: Tuesday February 16 at The Riverstage | TICKETS
Canberra: Thursday February 18 at AIS Arena | TICKETS
Adelaide: Saturday February 20 at Oakbank Racecourse | TICKETS
