Past performers: Art Garfunkel, Alanis Morissette, Scorpions, Adam Lambert, Sammy Hagar and Kenny Loggins. The center is next to the Rock Yard, an outdoor area where a free concert series featuring tribute acts is held. Of note: The Special Events Center, which is set up like a gymnasium with seats on bleachers for concerts, is also home to boxing matches, including some that have been televised on ESPN. 38 Special and Latin singer Ana Bárbara featuring Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuellar have performed at Casino Pauma. Past performers: Las Vegas legend Wayne Newton, comedian Ron White, Southern rock group. The new one features new lighting and sound systems along with a bigger stage. Of note: The original Pauma Pavilion opened in 2008 and was replaced by a bigger version in February. 15-16, Barry Manilow “A Very Barry Christmas!” 14, “The Price Is Right” Live with Jerry Springer It has also hosted Brad Paisley, Duran Duran and comedian Brian Regan. Past performers: Iconic songwriter/pianist Billy Joel opened the venue in 2009. It has also been nominated for multiple concert industry awards from concert industry publisher Pollstar and the International Entertainment Buyers Association. Of note: In this theater, no seat is more than 125 feet from the stage. Here’s a sampling of what each complex offers and has on the schedule for ticketed events: Southern California casinos have multiple venues that attract big-name performers - like the Police frontman Sting and country heavy hitters Paisley and Toby Keith - as well as televised boxing and MMA events and global superstars whose audiences fly from around the world to see them.Īll genres of music and entertainment fill the theaters, ballrooms and event centers at Southern California casinos. Push away the idea of casino entertainment as aging B-listers playing a smoke-filled cabaret room.

When Pechanga Resort & Casino opened its new events center Pechanga Summit earlier this year, the resort booked celebs such as comedian Adam Sandler and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler to perform. In late July, country superstar Brad Paisley played Honda Center in Anaheim and Mattress Firm Amphitheatre in Chula Vista - two massive Southern California venues that host tens of thousands of fans.īut less than two weeks after those shows, Paisley played an intimate gig at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa’s 2,101-capacity theater The Show in Rancho Mirage.

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