{"id":16927,"date":"2026-01-14T18:23:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=16927"},"modified":"2026-01-14T18:23:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:23:37","slug":"john-mellencamp-launches-greatest-hits-tour-with-two-michigan-stops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=16927","title":{"rendered":"John Mellencamp launches &#8216;Greatest Hits&#8217; tour with two Michigan stops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<hr class=\"colorbar\" style=\"background:#a90b1a\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"display-5 subhead spacer-small\">The 74-year-old heartland rocker will &#8216;R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.&#8217; on his summer outing; tickets go on sale Jan. 23.<\/h2>\n<p>John Mellencamp is hitting the road this summer, and he&#8217;s bringing his greatest hits along with him.<\/p>\n<p>The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer will perform at Pine Knob on July 16 as part of his &#8220;Dancing Words \u2014 The Greatest Hits&#8221; tour. The tour will see him performing all of his most beloved tunes \u2014 songs like &#8220;Jack and Diane,&#8221; &#8220;Pink Houses,&#8221; &#8220;Small Town,&#8221; &#8220;Hurts So Good,&#8221; &#8220;Authority Song,&#8221; &#8220;R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.&#8221; and &#8220;Wild Nights&#8221; \u2014 for the first time in a long time.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the show go on sale at 10 a.m. Jan. 23 via Ticketmaster. Presale tickets are available through Citi and begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Mellencamp&#8217;s 19-date tour kicks off at Grand Rapids&#8217; new Acrisure Amphitheater July 10 and runs through Aug. 12 in Mountain View, California. See the full list of tour dates below.<\/p>\n<p>The tour was announced alongside an accompanying video, which features Mellencamp and Sean Penn. Watch it here:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tzgcgHUOGDI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mellencamp&#8217;s last local performance was at Willie Nelson&#8217;s Outlaw Music Festival in September 2024 at Pine Knob.<\/p>\n<p><em>agraham@detroitnews.com<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">John Mellencamp &#8216;Dancing Words \u2014 The Greatest Hits&#8217; tour dates<\/h2>\n<p>July 10: Grand Rapids, Mich. (Acrisure Amphitheater)<\/p>\n<p>July 11: Tinley Park, Ill. (Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre)<\/p>\n<p>July 13: Kansas City, Mo. (Morton Amphitheater)<\/p>\n<p>July 14: Shakopee, Minn. (Mystic Lake Amphitheater)<\/p>\n<p><strong>July 16: Clarkston, Mich. (Pine Knob Music Theatre)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>July 18: Noblesville, Ind. (Ruoff Music Center)<\/p>\n<p>July 19: Cincinnati, Ohio (Riverbend Music Center)<\/p>\n<p>July 21: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (Blossom Music Center)<\/p>\n<p>July 24: Mansfield, Mass. (Xfinity Center)<\/p>\n<p>July 25: Holmdel, NJ (PNC Bank Arts Center)<\/p>\n<p>July 26: Wantagh, NY (Northwell at Jones Beach Theater)<\/p>\n<p>July 29: Bristow, Va. (Jiffy Lube Live)<\/p>\n<p>July 30: Charlotte, NC (Truliant Amphitheater)<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 1: Alpharetta, Ga. (Ameris Bank Amphitheatre)<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 3: Tampa, Fla. (MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre)<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 6: Houston, Tex. (The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion)<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 9: Phoenix, Ariz. (Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre)<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 10: Hollywood, Calif. (Hollywood Bowl)<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 12: Mountain View, Calif. (Shoreline Amphitheatre)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/01\/14\/john-mellencamp-launches-greatest-hits-tour-with-two-michigan-stops\/88176315007\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 74-year-old heartland rocker will &#8216;R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.&#8217; on his summer outing; tickets go on sale Jan. 23. John Mellencamp is hitting the road this summer, and he&#8217;s bringing his greatest hits along with him. 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