Other People's Stuff John Mellencamp John Mellencamp announced a new album, Other People's Stuff, will be released on Nov. 16. It will be followed by the John Mellencamp Show tour, which kicks off on Feb. 7 and runs until March 30, 2019. - Discussing his approach to touring, Mellencamp told Variety last year that he took himself quot;off the beer and circus tour a long time ago. It was not fun - people being drunk and acting like circus clowns. So we play for people who want to hear music. I don't like to see guys get in fights, I'm not a jukebox, I don't play all my hits. I got off that a long time ago.quot; - Mellencamp noted that he doesn't quot;get paid for being onstage, I get paid for leaving home, traveling on airplanes and staying in hotels.quot; quot;The part of being onstage, I'll do that for free, quot; he said. quot;I'm pretty much an isolationist and my routine is always the same. I very rarely see anybody except when I walk onstage. It's not like I hang out with anybody.... I don't even stay in the same hotel as the band.quot;