Minutes to Memories: John Mellencamp rolling out jukebox of his old hits

Not every musician has the pull to announce a concert tour with a trailer that stars Sean Penn.

John Mellencamp does. The 74-year-old rocker revealed Wednesday that he’ll embark on a 19-date run of U.S. amphitheaters this summer. The theme of “Dancing Words Tour — The Greatest Hits” is as the name suggests, Mellencamp’s most extensive rendering of his best-known songs in decades.

In the short film, Mellencamp and Penn are sitting in a diner, the rocker saying he’s been asked to do a “greatest hits” tour.