John Mellencamp has announced an expansive 2023 tour that will see him play 76 shows over five months from February to June, and three of those appearances will be in Upstate New York.

A 2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, the Indiana-born Mellencamp will be hitting the Palace Theater in Albany on June 13th, the Landmark in Syracuse on June 14th, and Shea's Performing Art Center in Buffalo on June 16th.

Tickets go on sale Friday, October 7th at 10 a.m. and can be purchased through Ticketmaster. 

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The man formerly known as Johnny Cougar is known for a multitude of catchy, crowd-pleasing hits including "Jack & Diane", "Summer of '69", "Hurts So Good," and many others.

Mellencamp is also an accomplished actor with several movie & TV credits to his name.

Below is the full itinerary for John Mellencamp's 2023 tour:

FEB 5 • Bloomington, IN • INDIANA UNIVERSITY AUDITORIUM
FEB 6 • Bloomington, IN • INDIANA UNIVERSITY AUDITORIUM
FEB 8 • Charlotte, NC • OVENS AUDITORIUM
FEB 10 Atlanta, GA • FOX THEATRE
FEB 11 • Jacksonville, FL • JACKSONVILLE CENTER FOR THE ARTS - MORAN THEATRE
FEB 13 • Clearwater, FL • RUTH ECKERD HALL
FEB 14 • Clearwater, FL • RUTH ECKERD HALL
FEB 15 • Clearwater, FL •  RUTH ECKARD HALL
FEB 18 • Orlando, FL • WALT DISNEY THEATER AT DR. PHILLIPS CENTER
FEB 19 • Orlando, FL • WALT DISNEY THEATER AT DR. PHILLIPS CENTER
FEB 21 • Fort Lauderdale, FL • BROWARD CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS
FEB 22 • Fort Lauderdale, FL 
BROWARD CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS
FEB 24 • New Orleans, LA • SAENGER THEATRE
FEB 25 • Sugar Land, TX • SMART FINANCIAL CENTRE
FEB 26 • San Antonio, TX • MAJESTIC THEATRE
FEB 28 • Austin, TX • BASS CONCERT HALL
MAR 1 • Dallas, TX • TEXAS TRUST CU THEATRE AT GRAND PRAIRIE
MAR 11 • Portland, OR • KELLER AUDITORIUM
MAR 13 • Vancouver, BC • ORPHEUM THEATRE
MAR 14 • Vancouver, BC • ORPHEUM THEATRE
MAR 15 • Seattle, WA • PARAMOUNT THEATRE
MAR 17 • San Francisco, CA • GOLDEN GATE THEATRE
MAR 18 • San Francisco, CA • GOLDEN GATE THEATRE
MAR 19 • Fresno, CA • SAROYAN THEATRE
MAR 21 • Sacramento, CA • SAFE CREDIT UNION PAC
MAR 22 • Los Angeles, CA • DOLBY THEATRE
MAR 24 • Las Vegas, NV • ENCORE THEATRE AT THE WYNN
MAR 25 • Las Vegas, NV • ENCORE THEATRE AT THE WYNN
MAR 27 • Denver, CO • ELLIE CAULKINS OPERA HOUSE
APR 3 • Kansas City, MO • THE MIDLAND THEATRE
APR 4 • Kansas City, MO • THE MIDLAND THEATRE
APR 6 • Minneapolis, MN • STATE THEATRE
APR 7 • Minneapolis, MN • STATE THEATRE
APR 8 • Minneapolis, MN • STATE THEATER
APR 10 • Milwaukee, WI • RIVERSIDE THEATRE
APR 11 • Milwaukee, WI • RIVERSIDE THEATRE
APR 13 • Chicago, IL • CHICAGO THEATRE
APR 14 • Chicago, IL • CHICAGO THEATRE
APR 17 • Louisville, KY • THE KENTUCKY CENTER
APR 18 • Louisville, KY • THE KENTUCKY CENTER
APR 19 • Peoria, IL • PEORIA CIVIC CENTER THEATRE
APR 21 • St. Louis, MO • STIFEL THEATRE
APR 22 • St. Louis, MO • STIFEL THEATRE
APR 24 • Memphis, TN • ORPHEUM THEATRE
APR 25 • Memphis, TN • ORPHEUM THEATRE
MAY 5 • Evansville, IN • OLD NATIONAL EVENTS PLAZA
MAY 6 • Evansville, IN • OLD NATIONAL EVENTS PLAZA
MAY 8 • Nashville, TN • RYMAN AUDITORIUM
MAY 9 • Nashville, TN • RYMAN AUDITORIUM
MAY 10 • Nashville, TN • RYMAN AUDITORIUM
MAY 12 • Cincinnati, OH • ARONOFF CENTER
MAY 13 • Cincinnati, OH • ARONOFF CENTER
MAY 15 • Ft. Wayne, IN • EMBASSY THEATRE
MAY 16 • Ft. Wayne, IN • EMBASSY THEATRE
MAY 17 • Columbus, OH • PALACE THEATRE
MAY 19 • Greenville, SC • PEACE CENTER
MAY 20 • Durham, NC • DPAC
MAY 22 • Pittsburgh, PA • BENEDUM CENTER
MAY 23 • Pittsburgh, PA • BENEDUM CENTER
MAY 25 • Cleveland, OH • PLAYHOUSE SQUARE
MAY 26 • Cleveland, OH • PLAYHOUSE SQUARE
JUN 2 • Baltimore, MD • THE LYRIC
JUN 3 • Philadelphia, PA • KIMMEL CULTURAL CENTER
JUN 5 • New York, NY • BEACON THEATRE
JUN 6 • New York, NY • BEACON THEATRE
JUN 7 • New York, NY • BEACON THEATRE
JUN 10 • Boston, MA • BOCH CENTER - WANG THEATRE
JUN 11 • Providence, RI • PROVIDENCE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
JUN 13 • Albany, NY • PALACE THEATRE
JUN 14 • Syracuse, NY • LANDMARK THEATRE
JUN 16 • Buffalo, NY • SHEA'S PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
JUN 17 • Detroit, MI • MASONIC TEMPLE THEATRE
JUN 19 • Toronto, ON • MASSEY HALL
JUN 21 • Grand Rapids, MI • DEVOS PERFORMANCE HALL
JUN 23 • South Bend, IN • MORRIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
JUN 24 • South Bend, IN • MORRIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

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