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).

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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

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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

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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.