I don't get around to the Chicago area casinos as much as I did when I was writing a regular casinos column for the Chicago Sun-Times, so I appreciate it when the casinos pass along information on what's going on.
Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin, in partnership with Onesti Entertainment, hosted a Summer Jackpot Series of concerts outdoors at Festival Park, adjacent to the casino Marilou Pilman of Grand Vic passed along information on the final show of the season. The Oct. 13 finale featured Southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd, along with John Kay and Steppenwolf.
“You have all the makings of another Woodstock,” John Kay of Steppenwolf told the crowd. “But a lot more
fun.”
I don't know about Woodstock, but I'm sure anyone who every fancied themselves as "Born to Be Wild" or yelled "Freebird" to any band playing anywhere had a great time.
In a press release,. Grand Victoria general manager Jim Thomason said, “Our goal was to draw thousands of people to downtown
Elgin. This year was a test and due to
the huge success of these shows, we are already working on next year’s
lineup. ‘The City of Elgin was very instrumental in
orchestrating all the moving pieces it takes to put on shows of this
magnitude.”
This year's series opened Aug. 24 with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts along with Eric Burdon and the Animals. The second show, on Sept. 24, featured Grand Funk Railroad and Night Ranger.
For more
information on the casino and its special events, visit grandvictoriacasino.com.
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