John Mellencamp's 1981 Concert History

John Mellencamp (born October 7, 1951, in Seymour, Indiana) is a 74 year-old singer-songwriter, known for a long and successful recording and performing career highlighted by a series of 1980s hits, including "Jack & Diane," "Hurts so Good," "Crumbin' Down," "Pink Houses," "Lonely Ol' Night," "Small Town," and others. He is also well-known as a humanitarian and philanthropist. Notably, in 1985, he co-founded Farm Aid with Willie Nelson and Neil Young to benefit American farmers. He was also one of the first musicians to criticize the Iraq War in 2003, while still performing for wounded soldiers at Waler Reed Medical Center in 2007. Throughout his career, John Mellencamp has used a variety of names such as "John Cougar," "John Cougar Mellencamp," and "Johnny Cougar." In recent years, he has performed under his given name.

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Date	Concert	Venue	Location
Feb 25, 1981	John Mellencamp Nothin' Matters and What If It Did	Indiana Convention Center	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Feb 20, 1981	John Mellencamp Nothin' Matters and What If It Did	The Venue	London, England, United Kingdom
Feb 17, 1981	John Mellencamp Nothin' Matters and What If It Did	The Warehouse	Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Feb 16, 1981	John Mellencamp Nothin' Matters and What If It Did	Newcastle Polytechnic	Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Feb 15, 1981	John Mellencamp Nothin' Matters and What If It Did	Valentino's Club	Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Feb 14, 1981	John Mellencamp Nothin' Matters and What If It Did	Manchester Polytechnic	Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Feb 13, 1981	John Mellencamp Nothin' Matters and What If It Did	University of Aston	Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Feb 12, 1981	John Mellencamp Nothin' Matters and What If It Did	Brady's Club	Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

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Concerts Per Year:

2026	24 concerts
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2024	48 concerts
2023	86 concerts
2022	9 concerts
2021	2 concerts
2020	5 concerts
2019	44 concerts
2018	30 concerts
2017	42 concerts
2016	35 concerts
2015	85 concerts
2014	19 concerts
2013	5 concerts
2012	25 concerts
2011	73 concerts
2010	43 concerts
2009	36 concerts
2008	48 concerts
2007	35 concerts
2006	18 concerts
2005	61 concerts
2004	14 concerts
2003	9 concerts
2002	39 concerts
2001	39 concerts
2000	11 concerts
1999	76 concerts
1998	8 concerts
1997	58 concerts
1996	9 concerts
1995	7 concerts
1994	27 concerts
1993	6 concerts
1992	89 concerts
1991	2 concerts
1990	1 concert
1989	2 concerts
1988	78 concerts
1987	35 concerts
1986	60 concerts
1985	33 concerts
1984	41 concerts
1983	14 concerts
1982	78 concerts
1981	8 concerts
1980	39 concerts
1979	60 concerts
1978	46 concerts
1977	5 concerts
1976	10 concerts

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Terrie Gregory Wirth

Apr 25, 2020

Looking for canceled concert in Jacksonville FL. What year?

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