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John Mellencamp plays his song “Hurts So Good“ live in concert at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco, California on March 17, 2023. Hurts So Good appeared on Mellencamp's fifth studio album, American Fool (1982), released under the stage name John Cougar. The song reached Number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and won a Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. Mellencamp had not played the song live for 25 years before this current tour. John Mellencamp is a Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter from Seymour, Indiana. Joining him onstage were Andrew York (guitar), Mike Wanchic (guitar), John Ginnell (bass), Dane Clark (drums), Lisa Germano (violin / mandolin), and Troye Kinnett (accordion / keyboards). ================ Hurts So Good lyrics: When I was a young boy Said put away those young boy ways Now that I'm gettin' older, so much older I long for those young boy days With a girl like you With a girl like you Lord knows there are things we can do, baby Just me and you Come on and make it, uh Hurts so good Come on baby, make it hurt so good Sometimes love don't feel like it should You make it hurt so good Don't have to be so exciting Just tryin' to give myself a little bit of fun, yeah You always look so invitin' You ain't as green as you are young Hey baby, it's you Come on, girl, now, it's you Sink your teeth right through my bones, baby Let's see what we can do Come on and make it, uh Hurts so good Come on baby, make it hurt so good Sometimes love don't feel like it should You make it hurt so good I ain't talkin' no big deals I ain't made no plans myself I ain't talkin' no high heels Maybe we could walk around all day long Walk around all day long Hurts so good Come on baby, make it hurt so good Sometimes love don't feel like it should You make it hurt so good Hurts so good, c'mon baby now Come on baby, make it hurt so good Sometimes love don't feel like it should You make it hurt so good ========================= John Mellencamp - Live And In Person Tour dates (2023): Feb. 5-6 —Bloomington, IN @ Indiana University Auditorium Feb. 8 — Charlotte, NC @ Ovens Auditorium Feb. 10 — Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre Feb. 11 — Jacksonville, FL @ Moran Theater Feb. 13-15 — Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall Feb. 18-19 — Orlando, FL @ Walt Disney Theater Feb. 21-22 — Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Broward Center for the Performing Arts Feb. 24 — New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre Feb. 25 — Sugar Land, TX @ Smart Financial Centre Feb. 26 — San Antonio, TX @ Majestic Theatre Feb. 28 — Austin, TX @ Bass Concert Hall Mar. 1 — Dallas, TX @ Texas Trust CU Theatre Mar. 11 — Portland, OR @ Keller Auditorium Mar. 13-14 — Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Mar. 15 — Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre Mar. 17-18 — San Francisco, CA @ Golden Gate Theatre Mar. 19 — Fresno, CA @ Saroyan Theatre Mar. 21 — Sacramento, CA @ SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center Mar. 22 — Los Angeles, CA @ Dolby Theatre Mar. 24-25 — Las Vegas, NV @ Wynn Las Vegas Mar. 27 — Denver, CO @ Caulkins Opera House Apr. 3-4 — Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre Apr. 6-8 — Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre Apr. 10-11 — Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater Apr. 13-14 — Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre Apr. 17-18 — Louisville, KY @ Kentucky Center Apr. 19 — Peoria, IL @ Civic Center Theater Apr. 21-22 — St. Louis, MO @ Stifel Theatre Apr. 24 - 25 — Memphis, TN @ Orpheum Theatre May 5-6 — Evansville, IN @ Old National Events Plaza May 8-10 — Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium May 12-13 — Cincinnati, OH @ Aronoff Center May 15-16 — Ft. Wayne, IN @ Embassy Theatre May 17 — Columbus, OH @ Palace Theatre May 19 — Greenville, SC @ Peace Center May 20 — Durham, NC @ DPAC May 22-23 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Benedum Center May 25-26 — Cleveland, OH @ Playhouse Square June 2 — Baltimore, MD @ The Lyric June 3 — Philadelphia, PA @ Kimmel Cultural Campus June 5-7 — New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre June 10 — Boston, MA @ Wang Theatre June 11 — Providence, RI @ Providence Performing Arts Center June 13 — Albany, NY @ Palace Theatre June 14 — Syracuse, NY @ Landmark Theatre ======================= John Mellencamp official bio: John Mellencamp's career has spanned more than 35 years during which he transitioned from pre-fab pop idol to one of the most highly regarded mature songwriters of a generation. Mellencamp fell in love with music at an early age and was fronting a soul band in his native Indiana by the time he was 14. He would go on to release 26 albums with domestic sales exceeding 40 million units. He has been nominated for 13 Grammys, received Billboard's Century Award, The Woody Guthrie Award, and Q's Classic Songwriter Award, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Mellencamp has amassed 22 Top 40 hits and holds the record for the most tracks by a solo artist to hit #1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart. John Mellencamp continues to live and work in Bloomington, Indiana. He is the father of two sons, Hud and Speck and three daughters, Michelle, Teddi Jo and Justice.
