John Mellencamp Tour Update

John Mellencamp is the man, but according to Mellencamp:

"If you're coming to hear the greatest hits, don't even come."

Love it, this dude is just straight up about everything, himself, his age, and his cursing:

"I have zero interest in walking into an arena and banging out those hits again," he says. "I'm 59 years old. and I look fucking ridiculous."

So you won't be hearing the hits, instead he'll be singing the blues, which really is a breath of fresh air.  New music that doesn't suck, what a concept.

Instead, he's busting out rarities like 1989's "Jackie Brown" and covering Son House. Even his biggest songs are getting reworked: "Authority Song" will get a rockabilly makeover, and "Jack and Diane" has become a country-swing tune.

OK so his show will rock, but so far no dates in Idaho are scheduled.  The closets I found was in Denver...can you say road trip?

Here are John Mellencamp’s full tour dates:

Feb. 4 - Waterbury, CT - Palace Theatre

Feb. 6 - Ottawa, ON - National Arts Centre

Feb. 9 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall

Feb. 10 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall

Feb. 15 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall

Feb. 18 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall

Feb. 19 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall

Feb. 21 - Philadelphia, PA - Academy Of Music

Feb. 24 - Richmond, VA - Landmark Theatre

Feb. 26 - Columbia, SC - Township Auditorium

Feb. 27 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre

Mar. 1 - Durham, NC - Durham Performing Arts Center

Mar. 3 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Broward Center

Mar. 4 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall

Mar. 5 - Jacksonville, FL – Times Union Center Moran Theatre

Apr. 1 - Grand Prairie, TX - Verizon Theatre

Apr. 2 - Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theatre

Apr. 3 - Houston, TX - Jones Hall for the Performing Arts

Apr. 6 - Denver, CO – Temple Buell Theatre

Apr. 8 - Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre

Apr. 9 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield

Apr. 12 - Seattle, WA - McCaw Hall at Seattle Center

Apr. 13 - Vancouver, BC - Orpheum Theatre

Apr. 15 - Edmonton, AB - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

Apr. 16 - Edmonton, AB - Norther Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

Apr. 19 - Saskatoon, SK - TCU Place

Apr. 22 - Regina, SK - Conexus Arts Centre

Apr. 23 - Regina, SK - Conexus Arts Centre

Apr. 25 - Winnipeg, MB - Centennial Concert Hall

Apr. 27 - Omaha, NE - Omaha Civic Music Hall

Apr. 28 - Ames, IA - Stephens Auditorium

May 1 - New Orleans, LA - Jazz & Heritage Festival

Via RollingStone.com