John Mellencamp announces winter tour dates, coming to Durham

Indiana singer songwriter and family farm advocate John Mellencamp is launching the first leg of his new tour dubbed No Better Than This (the name of his latest album) in late October. He has now announced the second leg in early 2011 that will bring him to the Triangle.

Mellencamp will play the Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) on Tuesday, March 1. Tickets for the show will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 15 here. They will be $54.95 to $143.30 including fees.

Instead of an opening act, there will be a screening of the film It's About You which documented Mellencamp's tour of minor league baseball stadiums with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson in 2009 as well as the making of his latest album. It was shot on Super8 film and directed by Kurt Markus. Check out the music video for the song "No Better Than This" below which features footage from the film.

No Better Than This is out now on Rounder Records.



John Mellencamp tour dates
10.29.10 - Bloomington, IN - Indiana University Auditorium
10.30.10 - Bloomington, IN - Indiana University Auditorium
11.01.10 - Cincinnati, OH - Music Hall
11.03.10 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
11.05.10 - Kansas City, MO - The Midland by AMC
11.06.10 - St. Louis, MO - Fabulous Fox Theatre
11.08.10 - Indianapolis, IN - Clowes Memorial Hall
11.11.10 - Indianapolis, IN - Hinkle Fieldhouse
11.13.10 - South Bend, IN - Morris Performing Arts Center
11.16.10 - Fort Wayne, IN - Embassy Theatre
11.17.10 - Cleveland, OH - Palace Theater
11.19.10 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
11.20.10 - Pittsburgh, PA - Heinz Hall
11.22.10 - Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre
11.23.10 - Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre
11.26.10 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
11.27.10 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
02.03.11 - Lowell, MA - Lowell Memorial Auditorium
02.04.11 - Waterbury, CT - Palace Theatre
02.06.11 - Ottawa, ON - National Arts Centre
02.09.11 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall
02.15.11 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitutional Hall
02.18.11 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall
02.21.11 - Philadelphia, PA - Academy Of Music
02.24.11 - Richmond, VA - Landmark Theatre
02.26.11 - Columbia, SC - Township Auditorium
02.27.11 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre
03.01.11 - Durham, NC - DPAC [Tickets]
03.03.11 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Broward Center
03.04.11 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
03.05.11 - Jacksonville, FL - Moran Theatre