'The artists and their management have been hungry for the past couple months as we waited for capacity restrictions to lift and vaccinations to increase. 'Without question, we believe that entertainment is ready to come back,' said Joe Lupo, Hard Rock's president. The Atlantic City casino's Etess Arena has about 6,000 seats and the capacity of Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is 7,000 seats.
The band says the Hard Rock shows will be the 'most intimate' of their tour, which normally plays huge sports stadiums. Opening the shows will be Mammoth WVH, the band led by Van Halen bassist Wolfgang Van Halen, son of the late guitar legend Eddie Van Halen. The band's current lineup includes its biggest stars, lead singer Axl Rose and guitarist Slash along with original bassist Duff McKagan and longtime keyboardist Dizzy Reed. Guns N' Roses will also be playing Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in South Florida on Saturday, October 2 and Sunday, October 3. The iconic hard rock band has booked two dates at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City on September 11 and 12 in the clearest sign yet that big-name entertainment is returning to the seaside gambling resort as it emerges from the coronavirus pandemic.
(AP) - Welcome (back) to the jungle: Guns N' Roses is playing the Hard Rock casino this year.
