![]() ![]() His second record on his return, American Fool was the breakthrough with his first number one song and a Grammy winner among the singles it produced. It took a year and a half before he sparked some interest, releasing his first record in 1976 under the name Johnny Cougar because his management thought ‘Mellencamp’ was too hard to pronounce.Īfter moving to London to record and promote his next album, he was successful enough to return to the US and launch another record. He gave all that up to move to New York and pursue music full time. In college in Indiana, Mellencamp played in a glitter rock band and after he completed a two year degree had a job installing telephones. The performer, known at different points in his career as John Cougar, Johnny Cougar, John Cougar Mellencamp than simply John Mellencamp has earned 13 Grammy nominations over his career and holds the record for the most number one singles by a solo artist on the hot mainstream rock chart. ![]() The lineup, announced by Nelson in late May, varies from night to night, but Gov’t Mule, Simpson and Price are among the artists who will play several of the tour’s dates.Singer-Songwriter John Mellencamp turns 71 today. This year’s Farm Aid will come amid Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival, the country legend’s recurring traveling revue, which will hit 14 stops from August 22 to October 24. Pennsylvania’s The Pavilion at Star Lake, formerly known as Post-Gazette Pavilion and KeyBan Pavilion, hosted Farm Aid in 20, while two venues have hosted it three times: Illinois’ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, formerly known as Tweeter Center and First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, in 1997, 19, and Virginia’s Jiffy Lube Live, formerly known as Nissan Pavilion, in 1999, 2000, and 2016.įarm Aid was most recently physically held at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wis., in September 2019, and like so many other events, went digital in 2020, with performers including Nelson, Young, Mellencamp, Bonnie Raitt, Chris Stapleton and Brandi Carlile.įarm Aid has raised more than $60 million since its inception. Xfinity Theatre previously hosted Farm Aid in 2018, selling 22,967 tickets and grossing $1.82 million, and will become the fourth to host the event more than once since its launch in 1985. When we combine music, family farmers and good food, we have the power to grow the kind of agriculture that strengthens all of us.” “I’m so glad we can come together again at Farm Aid 2021. “The experience of the past 18 months has reminded us how much we need each other,” Farm Aid president and founder Willie Nelson said in a statement. ET, and the general on sale begins 48 hours later. Presale tickets for Farm Aid 2021 become available on July 21 at 10 a.m. The lineup also includes Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers, Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Bettye LaVette, Jamey Johnson, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Allison Russell, Particle Kid and Ian Mellencamp. Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds top the bill for the concert, which is set for Xfinity Theatre in Hartford, Conn., on Sept. Willie Nelson performs at Farm Aid 2011 in Kansas City.įarm Aid, the longstanding festival benefitting family farmers, announced its physical return Tuesday.
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