Gary Lewis & the Playboys with Herb Reed & the Platters
In 1965, Gary Lewis was Cash Box magazine’s “Male Vocalist of the Year”, winning the honor over other nominees Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. He was the first and only artist during the 1960s to have his first seven releases reach Billboard magazine’s Top 10 on the Hot 100 chart. Gary has appeared on various popular television shows including “American Bandstand”, “Hullabaloo”, “The Tonight Show” and the “Ed Sullivan Show”. Gary Lewis & the Playboys have earned many honors including eight Gold singles, 17 Top 40 hits, four Gold albums and they’ve sold over 45 million records worldwide. Gary, along with the Playboys - Mike Arturi, Brad Henderson, Nick Rather, and Bryan Fox – continue to tour and entertain fans across the country and abroad. Hear Gary & the Playboys perform hits like “This Diamond Ring”, “Count Me In”, “Save Your Heart For Me”, “Everybody Loves a Clown”, “She’s Just My Style”, “Sure Gonna Miss Her” and many more.
In 1953, bass singer Herb Reed put together a group of four singers called The Platters, an idea he got from a disc jockey referring to records as platters. The Platters have recorded more than 400 recordings, sold over 200 million records, performed in 91 countries, and have received more than 230 awards from all over the world. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and the Vocal Hall of Fame in 1998. “Only You (and You Alone)” received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999, with the 1956 tune “The Great Pretender” following soon after in 2002. The Platters also appeared in 27 movies including the well-known Rock Around the Clock and The Girl Can't Help It.
Tickets are $23, $27, $30 & $35 plus tax and an online/phone ticketing fee (this fee is waived when tickets are purchased in the Gift Shop). ADA tickets are only available in the Gift Shop and not online. Tickets in the ADA section are for patrons in wheelchairs and one guest ONLY. If you are not confined to a wheelchair, RCGR reserves the right to move you to another section of equal value of the purchase price. Tickets will be on sale May 10 in the Gift Shop and online.
Hotel packages are available by calling 877-677-3456. Packages are $245 and include a one night stay in a deluxe king or double queen room, two tickets to the show and two dinners at Robert's Buffet.
Doors open at 6pm and the show starts at 7pm.
Must be 21 or older to attend.
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon - Kevin Cronin (lead vocals, guitar), Bruce Hall (bass), Neal Doughty (keyboards), Dave Amato (lead guitar) and Bryan Hitt (drums) - are ready to roll with their brand new album FIND YOUR OWN WAY HOME, their first studio collection of new material in more than a decade.
The buzz in the REO camp is unmistakable. It is a familiar feeling for this band, one they felt in 1978 during the sessions for their classic album You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can’t Tuna Fish and again three years later when they released the 10-million-selling Hi Infidelity.
2007 looked to be a major comeback year for a band that never really went away. While other bands went on hiatus when they hit rough times, REO has toured every year since its inception in 1971. “We love to play live,” says Hall, “it just keeps getting better.”
With the release of the 2007 CD Find Your Own Way Home, the band felt its energy rekindled and its purpose renewed. This is not an ending at all; rather a new beginning. Kevin, Dave, Bruce, Neal and Bryan have something to prove. Look out America: the Speedwagon is rolling at full speed ahead.
General admission tickets are $32 plus tax and an online/phone ticketing fee (this fee is waived when tickets are purchased in the Gift Shop). Tickets are on sale in the Gift Shop and online.
Hotel packages are available by calling 877-677-3456. Packages are $255 and include a one night stay in a deluxe king or double queen room, two tickets to the show and two dinners at Robert's Buffet. There are a limited number of packages available.
Doors open at 6:30pm and the show starts at 8pm.
This concert will be held outside. There is no smoking allowed at this event. No outside coolers allowed. Chairs and blankets welcome.
Must be 21 or older to attend.
Randy Travis
It’s not enough to say that he’s one of the most popular artists in the history of country music. Twenty years ago, album sales of 100,000 were considered high for a country artist and the whole genre seemed to be desperately trying to reinvent itself in the pop-music mold. That was when Randy Travis released his debut – Storms of Life – a debut that went multi-platinum and that was, by any measure, pure and unapologetic country.
Randy Travis has sold more than 24 million albums since bringing back a classic sound to country music with his 1986 debut, Storms of Life. During his career, he has garnered six Grammy Awards, five Country Music Association Awards, nine Academy of Country Music Awards, ten American Music Awards and seven Dove Awards. Randy has long been known as an artist whose life-affirming songs celebrate the better angels of human nature and throughout his career he has evolved into as a man with a reputation for unassuming honesty. See him perform hits like “Forever and Ever Amen”, “Better Class of Losers”, “On the Other Hand”, and “Matter of Time” at the Riverside Casino & Golf Resort Event Center.
Tickets are $58 or $53 plus tax and an online/phone ticketing fee (this fee is waived when tickets are purchased in the Gift Shop). Tickets in the ADA section are for patrons in wheelchairs and one guest ONLY. If you are not confined to a wheelchair, RCGR reserves the right to move you to another section of equal value of the purchase price. Tickets are on sale in the Gift Shop and online.
Hotel packages are available by calling 877-677-3456. Packages are $307 for either Saturday or Sunday night and include a one night stay in a deluxe king or double queen room, two tickets to the show and two dinners at Robert's Buffet. Packages are $450 for Saturday and Sunday night and include a two night stay in a deluxe king or double queen room, two tickets to the show and two dinners at Robert’s Buffet each night.
Doors open at 3pm and the show starts at 4pm.
Must be 21 or older to attend.
Jake Owen & Lady Antebellum
Country entertainers Jake Owen and Lady Antebellum hit the Event Center stage on Saturday, October 11 for a night filled with some great country hits!
In the summer of 2006, three gifted young adults walked into a house hoping to create music together—and Lady Antebellum walked out. Already the trio has won “Top New Group” at the 2008 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards. They’ve watched the group-penned first single from Lady Antebellum, “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore,” soar up the country radio charts, while its video has become a staple on CMT and GAC. They’ve performed on the legendary Grand Ole Opry, served as the opening act on Martina McBride’s 2008 arena tour, and opened shows for Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Alan Jackson, Rodney Atkins and Little Big Town. Outlets like Billboard, Country Weekly, MSN Music and the Boston Globe included Lady Antebellum among their annual shortlists of artists to watch in 2008, and Nashville Lifestyles magazine flat-out called them “the next big thing.” Martina summed up the general consensus of both fans and the media when she told one audience on their tour together, “You can say you saw them when.” With a one-of-a-kind vocal chemistry that evokes the tradition of classic country, an up-to-the-second modern sound, and a songwriting partnership that’s both timely and timeless, Lady Antebellum offers a combination that’s both shockingly fresh and as familiar as an old friend.
After Lady Antebellum rocks the house, Jake Owen takes the stage to perform hits like “Startin’ With Me”, “Yee Haw”, and “Something About A Woman”. Startin’ With Me is Owen’s debut album, which - as the young artist points out - is entirely composed of songs he wrote or co-wrote. “When I look at my life, where I am right now, I know how improbable it is. I am totally aware of that. I haven’t been doing it and dreaming about it since I was five years old, it doesn’t run in my family, I didn’t grow up singing in church, I didn’t spend 10 years in honky-tonks. But I have always worked hard at whatever I have done, whether it was golf or writing songs or playing at Potbelly’s in Tallahassee. I feel like things happen for a reason, and we are each here for a reason. I hope that my music and my songs can touch people, like I have been touched by other artists’ songs. I think it’s something from the heart, and who can measure that?”
Tickets are $35, $32, $30 or $28 plus tax and an online/phone ticketing fee (this fee is waived when tickets are purchased in the Gift Shop). ADA tickets are only available through the Gift Shop and not online. Tickets in the ADA section are for patrons in wheelchairs and one guest ONLY. If you are not confined to a wheelchair, RCGR reserves the right to move you to another section of equal value of the purchase price. Tickets will be on sale July 4 in the Gift Shop and online.
Hotel packages are available by calling 877-677-3456. Packages are $255 and include a one night stay in a deluxe king or double queen room, two tickets to the show and two dinners at Robert's Buffet. There are a limited number of packages available.
Doors open at 6pm and the show starts at 7pm.
Must be 21 or older to attend.
Jeff Dunham's "Spark of Insanity"
Breathing life into an elderly curmudgeon named Walter, or a purple human-like creature from the Micronesian islands, or even a self-effacing, talking jalapeno-on-a-stick, Jeff Dunham is straight man to some of the funniest partners in show business. He has amassed legions of loyal fans throughout the United States and abroad with thousands of sold-out theater and comedy club performances, countless television guest spots – including numerous Tonight Show appearances with both Leno and Carson– and with two top-rated specials on Comedy Central. He continues to win great accolades and success for one simple reason: He and his buddies are funny as heck. Oh, and by the way… Jeff Dunham is a ventriloquist.
Dunham was voted “Funniest Male Stand-Up Comic”’ at the American Comedy Awards, an honor shared with the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, Jeff Foxworthy, and Robin Williams. The comedian and his grumpy old-man partner, Walter, have made several appearances on Fox Sports Net’s “Best Damn Sports Show,” and they’ve been featured on such television shows as “Hollywood Squares,” “Entertainment Tonight,” and “Good Morning America.”
Tickets are $55, $45, $43 & $40 plus tax and an online/phone ticketing fee (this fee is waived when tickets are purchased in the Gift Shop). ADA tickets are only available in the Gift Shop and not online. Tickets in the ADA section are for patrons in wheelchairs and one guest ONLY. If you are not confined to a wheelchair, RCGR reserves the right to move you to another section of equal value of the purchase price. Tickets are on sale in the Gift Shop and online.
Hotel packages are available by calling 877-677-3456. The package is $280 and will include two tickets to the show, two dinner buffets and one night's stay at the hotel. There are a limited number of packages available.
Doors open at 5pm for the 6pm show and approximately 8pm for the 9pm show.
