Katy Perry Coming to Mohegan Sun, Releases New Album 'Witness'

UNCASVILLE, CT - Superstar singer and performer Katy Perry announced Monday the June 9 release of her new album, Witness (Capitol Records). In addition to the album, an extensive arena tour has also been announced.

With Witness, Katy reflects on the changes in her own life and in the world around her, delivering songs that both challenge and inspire. The singles released thus far – the Platinum-certified “Chained to the Rhythm” featuring Skip Marley and the follow-up single, “Bon Appétit” featuring Migos – hint at the breadth of the musical and thematic elements found on Witness.

Each ticket purchase for “Witness: The Tour” also includes a pre-order for Witness: The Album. (To sign up for Montville breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

The North American leg of Witness: The Tour will kick off September 7 at Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio, and will make a stop in Uncasville at Mohegan Sun Arena on September 21 at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $499.50, $299.50, $149.50 and $99.50, and go on sale Monday, May 22, at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.

Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com or call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge By Phone number 1-800-745-3000. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning on Tuesday, May 23, subject to availability.

Katy, who will be the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on the May 20 season finale, made her Capitol Records debut with 2008’s One of the Boys after signing to the label in 2007. She cemented her status as a global superstar with the follow-up album, Teenage Dream (2010).

PRISM, her 2013 album, debuted at #1 on iTunes in 100 countries and has sold more than 12.5 million adjusted albums worldwide. With the singles “Firework” and “Dark Horse” each surpassing the 10 million threshold including song sales and streams, Perry is the first female artist to earn two RIAA Digital Single Diamond Awards.

In her 10 years with Capitol, she has racked up a cumulative 18+ billion streams alongside worldwide sales of more than 40+ million adjusted albums and 125+ million tracks. She is the most-followed person globally on Twitter.

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