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(Niagara Falls, ON) March 5, 2024 –Fallsview Casino Resort is gearing up for our hot summer concert series at the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino starting Victoria Day weekend! Kicking the Canadian holiday off right is the legendary and iconic Diana Ross on May 18. Then in June, the hot summer concert series continues with Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit hitting the stage on June 23, followed by American rock band favourite Steve Miller Band on June 28. Rocking the stage on June 29 into Canada Day weekend is the globally celebrated award-winning rock band Nickelback.
“We are incredibly excited to welcome the amazing Diana Ross, Rock Icons Nickelback and the incomparable Steve Miller Band to the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino.,” says Cathy Price, Vice President of Marketing, Niagara Casinos. ” Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit also offer an incredible musical catalogue and we are excited to welcome them back to Fallsview Casino. This summer will be like no other as we enter our second year at the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino with our hot summer concert series “.
Diana Ross is a national treasure with a magnificent legacy that has changed the course of music history and popular culture. Ross has an unprecedented career that has made her the most successful recording artist and entertainer of all time. The Diana Ross magic has touched music, fashion, stage, film, and TV. In 1993, she earned a Guinness World Record for her success in the United States and United Kingdom by having more hits than any other female artist on the charts with a career total of over 75 hit singles. Her voice, described as “honey” and “angelic,” has over 100 million streams, downloads and sales around the world.
2023 Canadian Music Hall of Fame recipients, and Diamond-certified selling group Nickelback were named the “most successful rock band of the decade” by Billboard in 2009. Globally celebrated for their career defining and award-winning hits “How You Remind Me,” “Photograph,” “Far Away,”, “Rockstar,” and more, the four-piece comprised of Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger, and Daniel Adair is one of the most commercially viable and important acts of the past two decades. Their success includes worldwide sales of more than 50-million units, solidifying their status as one of the top-selling acts of all time and the second best-selling foreign act in the U.S., in the 2000’s decade, behind only The Beatles. Their inescapable and irresistible smash “How You Remind Me” was named Billboard’s ‘Top Rock Song of the Decade’ and was the number-one most played song on U.S. radio (any format) in the 2000’s according to Nielsen Soundscan, with over 1.2 million spins.
The Steve Miller Band, an American rock band formed in 1966 is led by Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals. The group had a string of mid to late 1970s hit singles that are staples of classic rock, as well as several earlier psychedelic rock albums. The band debuted it’s first album, Children of the Future in 1968 and went on to produce the albums Sailor, Brave New World, Your Saving Grace, Number 5, Rock Love, Fly Like an Eagle, Book of Dreams, among others. The band’s Greatest Hits 1974–78, released in 1978, sold over 13 million copies.
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit first collaborated on the release of the self-titled album Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit in 2009. In 2011, the collaboration continued with the release of Here We Rest. The track “Alabama Pines” was named Song of the Year at the 2012 Americana Music Awards. The Nashville Sound was released in 2017, winning the Grammy Award for Best Americana Album, with Isbell winning an additional Grammy Award for Best American Roots Song. In 2020, the group released Reunions, with the song “Be Afraid” hitting No. 5 on the Adult Alternative Songs chart. In 2021 they released a cover album Georgia Blue and was a collaboration by various artists, and contributed a cover of the Metallica song “Sad But True.” Isbell has also won four Grammy Awards between 2001 and 2007. Joining Jason Isbell and The 400 unit is special guest Courtney Marie Andrews. Her genre-blending music combines elements of alternative folk, indie-rock and country. Andrews muse-like voice combined with folksy instrumentals and personal yet relatable lyrics create a show-stopping live performance.
Show dates & performances
Diana Ross
Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024
Showtime: 9:00pm
Venue: OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino
Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit with Special Guest Courtney Marie Andrews
Date: Sunday, June 23, 2024
Showtime: 8:00pm
Venue: OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino
Steve Miller Band
Date: Friday, June 28, 2024
Showtime: 9:00pm
Venue: OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino
Nickelback with Special Guest Owen Riegling
Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024
Showtime: 8:00pm
Venue: OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino
Tickets for all performances go on sale Friday, March 8 at 10am
Related Links
The OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino: https://fallsviewcasinoresort.com/poi/venues/entertainment-centre.html
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.ca
Fallsview Newsroom: https://newsroom.fallsviewcasinoresort.com/
About Fallsview Casino Resort
Overlooking the world-famous Horseshoe Falls, Fallsview Casino Resort is an award-winning resort that has been offering premier entertainment and superior guest service since 2004. Featuring a hotel with 372 luxury rooms and suites, Fallsview Casino Resort houses a large and impressive gaming floor with more than 3,500 slot machines and 130 gaming tables. Winner of the Wine Spectator’s Best of Award of Excellence for its two signature restaurants, Ponte Vecchio and 21 Club Steak & Seafood, the state-of-the-art 1,500-seat Avalon Theatre, the 5,000-seat OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino, dozens of dining and shopping options, including the NEW OVERTIME Sports Lounge and more than 30,000 square feet of meeting and convention space. For more information, visit fallsviewcasinoresort.com, join us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @fallsviewcasino, or call 1-888-325-5788.
About Mohegan
Mohegan is the owner, developer, and manager of premier entertainment resorts in the United States, Canada, and Northern Asia. Mohegan’s U.S. operations include resorts in Connecticut, Washington, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Nevada; Canadian operations are based in Niagara Falls; and Mohegan Inspire is located in Incheon, South Korea. The brand’s iGaming division, Mohegan Digital, provides cutting-edge online gaming solutions to Mohegan’s loyal fan base and meets the digital needs of customers on a global scale. Mohegan is owner and operator of Connecticut Sun, a professional basketball team in the WNBA. For more information on Mohegan and its properties, please visit www.mohegangaming.com.
About OLG
OLG is a crown agency that contributes to a better Ontario by delivering great entertainment experiences for our customers. Acting in a socially responsible way, OLG conducts and manages land-based gaming facilities; the sale of province-wide lottery games; Internet gaming; and the delivery of bingo and other electronic gaming products at Charitable Gaming Centres. OLG is also helping support the horse racing industry in Ontario. Since 1975, OLG has provided approximately $57 billion to the people and Province of Ontario to support key government priorities like health care; the treatment and prevention of problem gambling; and support for amateur athletes. Each year proceeds from OLG’s operations also support host communities, Ontario First Nations, lottery retailers and local charities across the province.
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