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What happened during a ‘Wild Night’ at the John Mellencamp concert in Ohio?

By Chris Pugh
John Mellencamp performs during Farm Aid on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Noblesville, Ind. He stormed off the stage after being heckled at a March 18, 2024, show in Toledo, Ohio.
John Mellencamp performs during Farm Aid on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Noblesville, Ind. He stormed off the stage after being heckled at a March 18, 2024, show in Toledo, Ohio. Amy Harris Amy Harris/Invision/AP

Chris Pugh⁠, ⁠Craig Shoup⁠ and ⁠Robert McCune⁠ talk with ⁠David Yonke⁠ about his experiences at the ⁠recent John Mellencamp show in Toledo⁠ where Mellencamp walked off the stage part way through the show and ⁠Yonke’s visit to the Sphere in Las Vegas ⁠to see U2.

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