FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mar. 17, 2014
Media Contact: Tony Astran, APR Publicity Manager Seneca Gaming Corporation Phone: 716-501-2066 E-mail: TAstran@SenecaCasinos.com
JOHN MELLENCAMP UNVEILED AS FIRST BLOCKBUSTER ACT FOR SENECA CASINOS’ 2014 ‘SUMMER RUSH’ SERIES Tickets for July 3 concert in Niagara Falls go on sale March 18 NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. – A concert this good just can’t wait. In advance of an April 2 announcement for an incredible lineup of 2014 Summer Rush entertainment, Seneca Casinos unveils one of the many blockbuster concerts: rock superstar John Mellencamp performing on Thursday, July 3 at 8 p.m. at Seneca Niagara Events Center in Niagara Falls USA. Ticket prices start at $95 and will go on sale Tuesday, Mar. 18 at noon at Seneca Casino box offices, Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations or by phone at 800-745-3000. Mellencamp, who normally performs in large-scale venues, will have a more intimate setting inside the Events Center. The venue seats 2,400 people and features two jumbo-sized highdefinition screens to the left and right of the stage. The furthest seat is just 100 feet away, offering everyone a “best seat in the house” experience. Mellencamp has solidified his reputation as one of rock’s most dynamic and charismatic stage performers. His resume of 22 Top 40 hits in the U.S. is long and accomplished, spanning from the No. 1 “Jack & Diane” in 1982, to “Lonely Ol’ Night” and “Small Town” in 1985, the sensational remake of Van Morrison’s “Wild Night” in 1994, and the patriotic “Our