{"id":118588,"date":"2026-01-15T00:59:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T00:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/118588\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T00:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T00:59:29","slug":"john-mellencamp-brings-greatest-hits-tour-to-tampa-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/118588\/","title":{"rendered":"John\u00a0Mellencamp brings greatest hits tour to Tampa this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AJohn Mellencamp Credit: Photo by Caesar Carbajal<\/p>\n

Check it out. John Mellencamp has announced a string of summer shows across the country, including an August stop at Tampa\u2019s MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre.<\/p>\n

The 74-year-old singer-songwriter spent 2025 off the road and working on his next studio album, Orphan Train, which he expects to drop later this year. While there\u2019s no telling if we\u2019ll get a taste of Johnny\u2019s next era, the \u201cDancing Words\u201d tour, which was announced with a little help from Sean Penn<\/a> and *squints at notes* Joe Rogan respectively,<\/a> promises to see him showcase a number of songs that haven\u2019t been performed live in over a decade, along with his normal regiment of heartland rock standards.<\/p>\n

And if this show is anything like his three-night stint at Clearwater\u2019s Ruth Eckerd Hall three years ago\u2014during which he dared a heckler to come onstage, and also ripped the privatization of American healthcare centers<\/a>\u2014you\u2019ll definitely want to suck it up and bring a sweat towel or two with you to the old Gary amphitheatre this summer.<\/p>\n

Tickets to see John Mellencamp play Tampa\u2019s MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre on Monday, Aug. 3 go on sale Friday, Jan. 23, with additional presales starting on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Prices have yet to be announced.<\/a><\/p>\n

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