Mellencamp tops star-studded performances at Colts' fan appreciation night @indystar But the evening's capstone moment came at 10:35 p.m., when Irsay's band launched into a prolonged intro for John Mellencamp's "Pink Houses." As Irsay had alluded to in news media events leading up to Friday, Mellencamp himself stepped on stage The crowd, which consisted of a few thousand fans who arrived early to stand on the field and most of the stadium's lower seated sections, went ballistic as he arrived dressed in black and smoking a cigarette to finish the song off.