SPECIAL GUEST RITA WILSON HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE JULY 1ST CHICAGO SHOW AT FANTASY SPRINGS RESORT CASINO
Following the release of her second, self-titled album and songwriting debut, garnering praise for her “sweet, lightly smoky voice (USA Today)” that conveys the ability to “address life’s issues in practical language and tunes that have strong melodic hooks (The New York Times)”, sing, songwriter, actress, and producer Rita Wilson announced today that she will support iconic rock band Chicago for their show at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on Friday, July 1st.
The New York Times praised Rita Wilson’s captivating live show, “[If you] closed your eyes at certain moments you could imagine you were cruising down a Southern California highway in the early 1970s. Sandwiched between the music of Joni Mitchell and Jackson Browne on the car radio was a promising new voice whose sound fit right in with theirs.” Wilson said of the upcoming shows, “I am beyond thrilled to be opening for Chicago, a band who has made up so much of my musical life… I cannot wait for these shows!”
Set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame this year, Chicago was the highest charting American band in Billboard Magazine’s recent Hot 200 All-Time Top Artists, coming in at number 9. In addition, Chicago is the first American rock band to chart Top 40 albums in six decades.
From the signature sound of the Chicago horns, their iconic vocalists, and a few dozen of their classic songs such as “25 Or 6 To 4,” “If You Leave Me Now,” “Hard Habit To Break,” “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” and “Saturday In The Park,” Chicago’s concerts are celebrations and 2016 will mark the band’s 49th consecutive year of touring without missing a single concert date!
Chicago’s lifetime achievements include a Grammy Award, multiple American Music Awards, a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, a Chicago city street dedicated in their honor, and proclamations and keys to an impressive list of U.S. cities. Record sales top the 100-million mark and include 21 top 10 singles, 5 consecutive number one albums, 11 number one singles, and five gold singles. An incredible 25 of their 36 albums have been certified Platinum and the band has a total of 47 Gold and Platinum awards.
Chicago continues to thrill audiences around the world and they are true ambassadors for its beloved hometown, carrying the city’s name with pride and dignity wherever they go.
Tickets for the 8pm Chicago performance with special guest Rita Wilson on Friday, July 1st are on sale now for $79, $59, and $39 at the Fantasy Springs Box Office, via telephone at (800) 827-2946 or at www.FantasySpringsResort.
COUNTING CROWS & ROB THOMAS
For The First Time Touring Together Music Superstars Announce Major North American Tour
Two of music’s most captivating live performers will unite for their first time touring together this summer. Multiplatinum-selling band Counting Crows and multiple Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter Rob Thomas announced a co-headlining tour that will blaze a trail this summer across North America with a stop at the Special Events Center at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, CA on Friday, September 16th.
For Counting Crows, the tour announcement comes on the heels of their recent news of an exciting run of European shows, which includes a coveted opening slot for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in Rome, Italy. Praised as “one of the most popular and easily identifiable rock groups in America (NPR)”, the band will be performing hits from their complete discography spanning the past two decades. Counting Crows’ latest release, 2014’s ‘Somewhere Under Wonderland’, earned critical acclaim as one of the “band’s best” and scored a top 10 debut. The album was recognized as one of the group’s “stronger works (USA Today)” and claimed a spot on Rolling Stone’s Top 50 Songs of the 2014 list with the track “Dislocation”.
The upcoming tour celebrates Rob Thomas’ 3rd solo effort, The Great Unknown, which was released last year. The album had a Top 10 debut on the Soundscan/Billboard 200 chart and earned critical acclaim on its arrival. Rolling Stone hailed Thomas as “the same consummate pop-rock craftsman who has been making it all sound so smooth for years…Thomas piles on the hooks right from the opener.” The Great Unknown was produced by a remarkable roster of studio all-stars including longtime collaborator Matt Serletic, Ryan Tedder (OneRepublic, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé), Ricky Reed (Jessie J, Jason Derulo, twenty one pilots), and Shep Goodman & Aaron Accetta (American Authors) and features the hit single, “Hold On Forever” as well as the soon-to-be released “Pieces.”
“Twenty years ago Rob and I were like kids running around Italy in the middle of the night getting drunk and playing gigs. I still love nothing more than touring with my friends. This is going to be a great summer,” said Adam Duritz.
“Music is about good friends getting together and celebrating life. Our fans are going to be doing that in the audience and we will be doing that on stage as well. Bring on the summer!” said Rob Thomas.
For more information on Counting Crows visit: www.countingcrows.com.
For more information on Rob Thomas visit: www.robthomasmusic.com.
Tickets for the 8pm Counting Crows and Rob Thomas performance on Friday, September 16th are on sale now for $119, $89, $69 and $49 at the Fantasy Springs Box Office, via telephone (800) 827-2946 or online at www.FantasySpringsResort.com.
SPEND THE NIGHT WITH ALICE COOPER AT FANTASY SPRINGS RESORT CASINO ON HALLOWEEN WEEKEND THIS OCTOBER
Alice Cooper pioneered a grandly theatrical brand of hard rock that was designed to shock. Drawing equally from horror movies, vaudeville, and garage rock, the group created a stage show that featured electric chairs, guillotines, fake blood and boa constrictors, and Alice Cooper will be bringing that amazing theatricality to Fantasy Springs Resort Casino for a special “Spend The Night with Alice Cooper” Halloween weekend show on Saturday, October 29th, 2016.
Known as the architect of shock-rock, Alice Cooper (in both the original Alice Cooper band and as a solo artist) has rattled the cages and undermined the authority of generations of guardians of the status quo, continuing to surprise fans and exude danger at every turn, just like a great horror movie. The band’s breakthrough album Love It to Death hit the charts in 1971, followed by Killer, School’s Out, Billion Dollar Babies, and Muscle of Love. Each new album release was accompanied by a bigger and more elaborate touring stage show. 1974 saw the release of a “Greatest Hits” album, and then Cooper released his first solo album, Welcome to My Nightmare in 1975, accompanied by the legendary and groundbreaking theatrical Welcome to My Nightmare concert tour.
With his influence on rock & roll long since acknowledged, there is little that Alice Cooper hasn’t achieved in his remarkable career, including platinum albums, sold-out tours and any number of honors and career achievement awards. Alice, Dennis, Neal, Michael, and the late Glen Buxton (posthumously) were inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame in March, 2011. In addition to touring, Cooper owns Cooper’stown (his Phoenix-based restaurant/sports bar) and hosts the “Nights With Alice Cooper” nightly radio show, syndicated domestically and worldwide on over 100 stations.
Tickets for the 8pm “Spend The Night with Alice Cooper” show on Saturday, October 29th, 2016 are on sale now for $79, $59, and $39 at the Fantasy Springs Box Office, via telephone at 800-827-2946 or online at www.FantasySpringsResort.
