FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2013
Media Contact: Tony Astran Publicity Manager Seneca Gaming Corporation Phone: 716-501-2066 E-mail: TAstran@SenecaCasinos.com
LEGENDARY SINGERS SMOKEY ROBINSON AND JOHNNY MATHIS JOIN SENECA CASINOS’ ‘SUMMER RUSH’ LINEUP
NIAGARA FALLS and SALAMANCA, N.Y. – Two of America’s timeless singers – Smokey Robinson and Johnny Mathis – join the Seneca Casinos’ “Summer Rush” lineup with performances that will match the thrill of summertime. Both will travel to the Seneca Niagara Events Center in Niagara Falls this July and August. In addition, another five musical acts are booked for those months at the nearby 440-seat Bear’s Den Showroom. Motown’s first No. 1 R&B hit, “Shop Around” by The Miracles, was sung by the group’s founder and lead singer, Smokey Robinson. More than 50 years later, Robinson continues to grace the stage with impeccable vocals and energy, and will perform live at Seneca Niagara Events Center on Saturday, July 26 at 8 p.m. He penned dozens of hits with The Miracles (“You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me,” “Ooo Baby Baby,” “Tears of a Clown,” “I Second That Emotion” and more), for other Motown greats (“The Way You Do the Things You Do,” “My Girl,” “Get Ready” and more) and for his own solo career, which began in 1973 (“Just to See Her,” “Cruisin’” and more). Robinson is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, a Kennedy Center honoree and a Grammy Living Legend Award winner.
The smooth vocals of Johnny Mathis return to Western New York during an unforgettable performance on Saturday, August 24 at 8 p.m. at Seneca Niagara Events Center. Mathis is a 2003 Lifetime Achievement Grammy winner and wrote the No. 1 hits “Chances Are” and “Too Much, Too Little, Too Late.” Many of his other songs – such as “It’s Not for Me to Say,” “Misty” and dozens of holiday ballads – continue to resonate with audiences young and old. Two interesting facts about Mathis: 1.) His LP album Johnny’s Greatest Hits in 1958 spent an unprecedented 491 consecutive weeks through 1967 on the Billboard Top 100 album charts, which is noted in the Guinness Book of World Records. 2.) He passed up an opportunity in 1956 to try out for the U.S. Olympics as a high-jumper; instead, he signed his first recording contract with Columbia Records. Tickets for both the Smokey Robinson and Johnny Mathis concerts start at $45 and go on sale Wednesday, June 5 at noon. Tickets for these and all other upcoming shows are available at Seneca Casino box offices, Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations or by phone at 800745-3000. In addition, a host of new musical acts – ranging in genre from alternative rock to R&B to classic pop – are booked for the 440-seat Bear’s Den Showroom this summer. Additions to the July and August lineup include: soulful R&B singer-songwriter Will Downing; Las Vegas– based hit tribute show Jay White as Neil Diamond; Grammy Award–winning guitar virtuoso Larry Carlton; 1990s alternative-rock band Candlebox, and; “Oh What a Night!” – A Musical Tribute to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, directed by award-winning producer-director Michael Chapman. All shows at the Bear’s Den Showroom start at 8 p.m. with the exception of “Oh What a Night!” – which performs twice on Saturday, August 31 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Starting ticket prices and on-sale dates are listed below in the full schedule of confirmed summer entertainment at Seneca Casinos: Event / Date / Time / Venue / Starting Ticket Price Marcus Miller, Friday, June 7, 8 p.m., Bear’s Den Showroom, $40 – LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE B.B. King, Saturday, June 8, 7 p.m., Seneca Allegany Events Center, $40 (on sale now)
Sonny Landreth, Saturday, June 8, 8 p.m., Bear’s Den Showroom, $25 (on sale now) The Go-Go’s, Saturday, June 15, 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Events Center, $20 (on sale now) David Cassidy, Friday, June 21, 8 p.m., Bear’s Den Showroom, $55 – LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE Paul Reiser, Saturday, June 22, 7 p.m., Seneca Allegany Events Center, $20 (on sale now) An Evening with Leo Kottke, Saturday, June 22, 8 p.m., Bear’s Den Showroom, $35 (on sale now) Jackson Browne with Special Guest Sara Watkins, Saturday, June 29, 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Events Center, $50 – SOLD OUT Drew Carey, Saturday, July 6, 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Events Center, $45, (on sale now – no one under 16 permitted) Jeff Dunham, Friday, July 12, 7 p.m., Seneca Allegany Events Center, $45 – SOLD OUT Tommy Castro and the Painkillers, Friday, July 12, 8 p.m., Bear’s Den Showroom, $25 (on sale now) Will Downing, Saturday, July 13, 8 p.m., Bear’s Den Showroom, $45 (on sale now) Sylvia Browne, Saturday, July 13, 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Events Center, $45 (on sale now – rescheduled from April 27) Jay White as Neil Diamond, Friday, July 19, 8 p.m., Bear’s Den Showroom, $30 (on sale now) Jay White as Neil Diamond, Saturday, July 20, 8 p.m., Bear’s Den Showroom, $30 (on sale now) Smokey Robinson, Friday, July 26, 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Events Center, $45 (on sale Wednesday, June 5, at noon) ALABAMA, Saturday, July 27, 7 p.m., Seneca Allegany Events Center, $80 (on sale now) Larry Carlton, Saturday, July 27, 8 p.m., Bear’s Den Showroom, $45 (on sale now) Stick Men featuring Tony Levine, Pat Mastelotto & Markus Reuter, Friday, August 2, 8 p.m., Bear’s Den Showroom, $25 (on sale now) Buckwheat Zydeco, Saturday, August 3, 8 p.m., Bear’s Den Showroom, $25 (on sale now)
Tracy Morgan, Saturday, August 10, 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Events Center, $25 (on sale now – for mature audiences only) Howie Mandel, Friday, August 16, 7 p.m., Seneca Allegany Events Center, $35 (on sale now) Candlebox, Saturday, August 17, 8 p.m., Bear’s Den Showroom, $55 (on sale Wednesday, June 12, at noon) Johnny Mathis, Saturday, August 24, 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Events Center, $45 (on sale Wednesday, June 5, at noon) Huey Lewis and the News, Saturday, August 31, 7 p.m., Seneca Allegany Events Center, $35 (on sale now) “Oh What a Night!” – A Musical Tribute to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Saturday, August 31, 7 p.m., Bear’s Den Showroom, $25 (on sale Monday, June 17, at noon) “Oh What a Night!” – A Musical Tribute to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Saturday, August 31, 9 p.m., Bear’s Den Showroom, $25 (on sale Monday, June 17, at noon) Brad Garrett, Saturday, September 7, 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Events Center, $30 (on sale Monday, June 10, at noon) About Seneca Gaming Corporation Seneca Gaming Corporation operates Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel in Niagara Falls, N.Y., Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel in Salamanca, N.Y., Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in Buffalo, N.Y. and Seneca Hickory Stick Golf Course in Lewiston, N.Y. on behalf of the Seneca Nation of Indians. Since opening Seneca Niagara Casino in 2002, Seneca Gaming Corporation has grown to employ more than 3,700 people. Seneca Gaming Corporation operates world-class facilities offering more than 6,500 slot machines, 140 table games, 1,000 hotel rooms, a championship golf course and other related amenities. For more information, visit www.SenecaCasinos.com. ###