AU and NZ Presale Updates/Details
Jul 01, 2008-  AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND PRESALE DETAILS

Presales start Wednesday July 2 @ 12PM-AEST and last until Friday July 4 @ 12PM-AEST

PAID members will need their presale access code listed at the top left of this tour page in RED for all AU/NZ shows. You must be logged in as a PAID member to see your code. See the links in the grid ...[more]

New Journal Entry: Summerfest Show Review
Jul 01, 2008-  Check out Club Cherry Bomb Fan Club member's Summerfest show review and photos in in the JOURNAL section! Do you have a knack for writing? Do you like to Blog? Want to share a story or your concert review with your fellow Club members? Write us your idea to help@mellencamp.com and you too can be profiled in the JOURNAL section in the near futur ...[more]

Club Cherry Bomb Australian and New Zealand Presale
Jun 30, 2008-  John's Official Fan Club, Club Cherry Bomb, is planning a presale for all 10 shows to begin on Wednesday, July 2nd at 12 PM AEST for PAID Club members. Details are being finalized as we write this so watch the CLUB TOUR page for details and updates on Tuesday and Wednesday morning. We will be offering s ...[more]

Summer Tour Kicks Off in Milwaukee!
Jun 30, 2008-  John kicked off his Summer Tour this past Saturday at Milwaukee's famous Summerfest. John and his stellar band turned in a top-notch performance that featured many Mellencamp classics (Jack & Diane, Small Town, Authority Song, Pink Houses, Crumblin' Down and many more) along with cuts from his upcoming album Life, Death, Love and Freedom (My Sweet  ...[more]

Life, Death, Love and Freedom Retail Project
Jun 30, 2008-  We know many of you have helped with our past retail research projects (AKA store checks). For John's new album we will be doing these again and want YOUR help! Never helped before? Now's your chance! Our retail check process is easy. To help out, Mellencamp fans go to stores that sell CD's and take note of which Mellencamp CD's are available.  ...[more]

Life, Death, Love and Freedom Tour Postcard Project
Jun 30, 2008-  We are looking for volunteers willing to help John's management team out with a project on  upcoming Summer Tour dates. Hear Music will be producing promotional postcards to promote Life, Death, Love and Freedom. The other side of these cards will be promoting the summer Mellencamp tour and the fabulous one-and-only Club Cherry Bomb - The Offi ...[more]

Fan Club Exclusive Album Preview - Part 2!
Jun 30, 2008-  Club Cherry Bomb is providing PAID CCB members a sneak peek of tracks from John's forthcoming album, Life, Death, Love and Freedom.

Our second preview is the track "A Ride Back Home." It follows last week's preview track, "Troubled Land." To hear this song, log in as a PAID member and visit the [more]

PAID Member Exclusive 2nd Preview - Ride Back Home
Jun 30, 2008-  Club Cherry Bomb is giving PAID members a sneak peek of tracks from John's forthcoming album, Life, Death, Love and Freedom. Our second preview is the track "Ride Back Home." To hear the song log in as a PAID member and visit the JOURNAL section of the Club website. After you have listened come back and post your thoughts about the track in t ...[more]

Milwaukee Daily Magazine: Summerfest Show Review
Jun 30, 2008-  By Blaine Schultz, Special to OnMilwaukee.com Published June 29, 2008 Tags: john mellencamp, summerfest, marcus amphitheater, lucinda williams After watching John Mellencamp Saturday night at Summerfest, it is difficult to believe that back in the mid-70s as Johnny Cougar he was groomed as the next David Bowie. Not since the heyday of Bob ...[more]

Australia's Courier Mail: John Mellencamp Will Tour Australia
Jun 29, 2008-  

John Mellencamp is a fighter and music survivor who has never been afraid to tell people how he feels, regardless of how it affects his career. God knows, it's hard enough to carve out a 30-year musical career, let alone one as a songwriter of serious intent. But surely few have done so after such an inauspicious start as John ...[more]

Check Out the Life, Death, Love and Freedom Online EPK
Jun 29, 2008-  Concord records has posted on YouTube.com the online version of their Life, Death, Love and Freedom Electronic Press Kit. This is part of a larger, forthcoming piece directed by Matt Robertson. Matt is also the director of the "My Sweet Love" video and our recent tour clips. ...[more]

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Summerfest Show Review
Jun 29, 2008-  All-American, and striving for iconic He left ‘Cougar’ behind; he’s looking for Springsteen By JON M. GILBERTSON Special to the Journal Sentinel Posted: June 28, 2008 Article includes photo gallery What kind of populist is John Mellencamp? Saturday night at the Marcus Amphitheater, this most famous of Indiana-born singer-songwriters pre ...[more]

John Mellencamp Announces Australian and New Zealand Tour!
Jun 29, 2008-  John's Official Fan Club, Club Cherry Bomb, is planning a presale for all 10 shows to begin on Wednesday, July 2nd at 12 PM AEST for PAID Club members. Details are being finalized as we write this so watch the CLUB TOUR page for details and updates on Tuesday and Wednesday morning. We will be offering s ...[more]

Private/Charity Mellencamp Show THIS TUESDAY in CT
Jun 27, 2008-  John and his amazing band are playing a private charity show in Stamford, CT, THIS Tuesday night, July 1st. The concert benefits the students and families of the Giant Steps School which specializes in helping children with autism. Doors open at 7 PM, show starts at 8 PM, Tuesday ...[more]

Rolling Stone: Life Death Love And Freedom 4 Out Of 5 Stars
Jun 26, 2008-  Earlier this year, John McCain used John Mellencamp's hits "Our Country" and "Pink Houses" during stump speeches, until the Democratic singer asked him to stop. It's unlikely that the Republican candidate would find anything useful for his campaign on Life, Death, Love and Freedom. Mellencamp teamed up with producer T Bone Burnett to create a whole ...[more]