Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento Announces Three Special Events To Celebrate Pride This Summer

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain is gearing up for a summer of fun celebrating Pride with three special events and concerts in June and July. Hard Rock Live is a 2,500-seat state-of-the-art music and multi-event space situated in Wheatland, California, located 35 miles north of Sacramento. It hosts live music, comedy, MMA, and Boxing, as well as marketing, charity, and social events year-round. Live Nation, the world’s leading live entertainment company, is the exclusive talent booking agency for the venue. A full list of Hard Rock Live shows and events is available at https://www.hardrockhotelsacramento.com/live-event-calendar.

Social purpose has propelled Hard Rock since 1971, when it was founded on the mottos: Love All-Serve All, All Is One, Save the Planet and Take Time To Be Kind. We work to improve lives, help communities, and sustain the Earth, infusing the power of music into all we do. Ever since Hard Rock’s founding, we have planted roots and thrived wherever we operate. Trust from the communities we serve is based on the substance of our actions, which we must grow and sustain every day.

50 years after our founding we continue our tradition of inclusion and work to integrate our mottos into daily business operations and critical business decisions.

Diana Ross, June 17

Kicking off the festivities is the iconic Diana Ross concert on June 17 at Hard Rock Live. Ross, one of the most accomplished hit artists of the past 50 years, released a brand-new album in 2021, Thank You. Ms. Ross co-wrote, produced, and curated the album with songs of collective spirit and togetherness.

Starting her career as a young girl in Detroit, her timing was ideal to become a catalyst for the Motown sound she helped create as the leader of The Supremes before launching her own solo career that has inspired countless artists and musicians ever since. An accomplished actress, musician and fashion icon who has received numerous awards national and international awards, Ross continues to procure fans from every generation with her timeless style and sound. Ms. Ross is also one of the few celebrities to have two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Her voice, has over 100 million streams, downloads, and sales around the world. In 2017, the American Music Awards presented Ms. Ross with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Additional career milestones include induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, The Songwriters Hall of Fame, National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Hero Award, NAACP Entertainer Award, Billboard’s Female Entertainer of the Century Award, and The Soul Train Legend Award.

Halsey, July 2

Singer songwriter Halsey is coming to Hard Rock Casino Sacramento’s Hard Rock Live on Sunday, July 2, performing with a live string ensemble for this engagement. Halsey has amassed more than 41 billion combined global streams to date, including more than 15 billion U.S. streams, and sold nearly 20 million adjusted album units worldwide. Her most recent album, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Current Album Sales and Top Alternative Albums charts in 2021. It follows 2020’s Manic, which also entered the Top Current Album Sales chart at No. 1. Halsey continues to push creative boundaries, exerting an influence and impact beyond music. Her first book, I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry, debuted on “The New York Times” Best Sellers list in 2020. Named as one of “TIME’s” 100 Most Influential People of 2020, they have won over 20 awards, including an AMA, MTV VMA, GLAAD Award, the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s Hal David Starlight Award and a CMT Music Award. Halsey continues to speak up for important causes such as disenfranchised youth, women’s rights, mental health, and the LGBTQ community.

Rupaul’s Drag Race, July 20

The world’s most famous drag queen, RuPaul, sends some of his favorite drag queens on the road from the reality-competition show, RuPaul’s Drag Race “America’s Next Drag Superstar” in the Werq the World Tour, stopping by Hard Rock Casino in Wheatland July 20. Hosted by Bianca Del Rio and Michelle Visage and featuring performances by favorite drag queens from the television show, Aja, Alaska Thunderfu%$, Alyssa Edwards, Kim Chi, Peppermint, Sasha Velour, Shea Coulee, Trinity Taylor, Latrice Royale, Detox, Shangela, and Violet Chachki. The lineup is subject to change. The touring event is produced by @ VossEvents.