MAY 1 1986, JUN 4 1989, OCT 18 1991, NOV 2 1991, DEC 29 1991 John Cougar Mellencamp opened Denver performance with "Small Town," followed by Jack and Diane." Credit: The Denver Post (Denver Post via Getty Images)
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 21: John Mellencamp performs in concert during Farm Aid 2024 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on September 21, 2024 in Saratoga Springs, New York. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)
John Mellencamp performs onstage during the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Gala at The Beverly Hilton on May 16, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 21: John Mellencamp performs in concert during Farm Aid 2024 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on September 21, 2024 in Saratoga Springs, New York. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)
John Mellencamp sings the song "Hurt So Good" as the Indiana Hoosiers football team celebrates winning the 2025 CFP Championship on January 24, 2026, at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Sean Penn and John Mellencamp during 40th Anniversary of Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication – May 3, 2005 at Mandarin Orientel Hotel in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by KMazur/WireImage)
NOBLESVILLE, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 23: John Mellencamp performs in concert during Farm Aid at Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center on September 23, 2023 in Noblesville, Indiana. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 21: John Mellencamp performs in concert during Farm Aid 2024 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on September 21, 2024 in Saratoga Springs, New York. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)
