John Mellencamp has announced that his 23rd album, titled Sad Clowns & Hillbillies, is due out April 21st. The first single, title “Easy Target”, was released on the same day that President Donald Trump was inaugurated, and while it doesn’t directly reference Trump, it is certainly a statement about the current state of the country. Hear it below.

Mellencamp will also hit the road for a summer tour along with special guest Emmylou Harris. The trek kicks off June 5th in Denver, CO. See below for a full list of dates.

John Mellencamp 2017 Tour Dates
with special guests Emmylou Harris and Carlene Carter

June 5 – Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
June 7 – Boise, ID – Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden
June 8 – Redmond, WA – Marymoor Park
June 10 – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield
June 11 – Bend, OR – Les Schwab Amphitheater
June 13 – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery
June 14 – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery
June 17 – Murphys, CA – Ironstone Amphitheatre
June 18 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
June 21 – Grand Prairie, TX – Verizon Theatre
June 22 – Sugar Land, TX – Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
June 24 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
June 25 – Boca Raton, FL – Mizner Park Amphitheater
June 27 – Atlanta, GA – Chastain Park Amphitheatre
June 28 – Cary, NC – Cary’s Booth Amphitheatre
June 30 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
July 1 – Lenox, MA – Tanglewood
July 3 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap
July 6 – Philadelphia, PA – The Mann
July 7 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
July 8 – Canandaigua, NY – CMAC
July 11 – Queens, NY – Forest Hills Stadium