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Avicii Set For Mohegan Sun Arena

International superstar and 2x Grammy nominated DJ/Producer Avicii, is set to bring his TRUE Tour to Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, June 27th beginning at 9:00pm. He has made a full recovery after a recent health issue and is bringing the full energy of his acclaimed show to his fans around the country.

Tickets are $99.00, $79.00 and $59.00 and go on sale Friday, April 25th at 10:00am through Ticketmaster.  Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge By Phone number 1.800.745.3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet.  Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Saturday, April 26th subject to availability.

The multi-platinum, two time Grammy nominated Avicii is renowned for his spectacular live shows, bringing audiences to ecstatic moments of party bliss and “driving the crowd bonkers” (Rolling Stone). After just three years of performing, Avicii rocketed to the #3 position on DJ Mag’s yearly poll of the Top 100 DJs and has appeared on Forbes Most Powerful Artists Under 30 in 2013 and 2014. His first album, last year’s TRUE, was named “Album of the Year” by Elektro and The New York Times called Avicii “savvy and timely” and “an artist carrying today – and tomorrow – on his shoulders.” Dancing Astronaut wrote, “timeless…an hour of excellence.” “Wake Me Up,” the first single from the album, was #1 in 84 countries, is triple platinum in the U.S. and the video for the track has been watched over 500 million times on YouTube alone. “Hey Brother,” his current single, is exploding on radio and he has just launched “Addicted to You” internationally.

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Last month, Avicii released TRUE (Avicii by Avicii), the groundbreaking remix album of his mega-successful debut TRUE (PRMD/Island Records). This is Avicii at his best, remixing his own album, and giving it new thought and texture since its acclaimed release last year.    iTunes:http://smarturl.it/iAvicii

Avicii broke out with his international mega-hit “Le7els” which conquered club charts worldwide, garnered over 83 million YouTube views and sold over 4 million singles; and “Silhouettes,” which netted over 40 million views. 24-year old Avicii leads the next generation of electronic music producers to explode, propelling him into the ranks of superstar DJs who are able to perform to massive crowds. He is the face of Denim and Supply Ralph Lauren which has been a true creative partnership between Avicii and the brand. Avicii and manager Ash Pournouri have donated over $2.5 million to hunger initiatives through their House for Hunger charity.

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Mohegan Sun Arena is now ranked consistently among the top venues in the world according toBillboard Magazine, Pollstar and Venues Today. It has won “Casino of The Year” at the Country Music Awards in 2008 & 2010 and in 2013, was voted “Arena Of The Year” at the G2E Global Gaming Conference in Las Vegas. Also in 2013, Mohegan Sun won “Casino of The Year” in 2 categories at the Academy of Country Music Awards. For more information on concerts and other great events atMohegan Sun, visit mohegansun.com. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.

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