John Mellencamp Sets Out On Plain Spoken Tour First Leg of Tour Kicks Off After kicking off his Plain Spoken Tour with sold-out shows in South Bend, Ind., Louisville, Cincinnati, and two nights at Nashville’s historic Ryman Theatre, John Mellencamp will crisscross North America for a total of 80 shows, hitting his hometown of Bloomington, as well as Chicago, Los Angeles, four nights in New York, and multiple dates across Canada. The tour, produced by AEG Live, will continue through August and features special guest Carlene Carter. Tickets and VIP packages for the “Voice of the Heartland’s” 2015 tour are selling out quickly; fans can purchase available tickets for the Plain Spoken Tour performance on Sunday, August 2, 2015, 7:30 p.m. in Omaha’s Orpheum Theater via Ticket Omaha, 402-345-0606, http://www.ticketomaha.com/productions/John-Mellencamp , or in person at the box office, 13 th & Douglas streets. Tickets are priced at $253.25 (VIP package), $11