Hall and Oates bring hits to the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood

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Hitmaker's Daryl Hall and John Oates  brought all their hits to the Seminole Hard Rock hotel and casino in Hollywood.

The dynamic duo performed favorites like  "Private Eyes", "Rich Girl", "I can't go for that",  and one of our favorites "Kiss is on my list", among so many more.

Interesting that Daryl Hall has an online reality show series called Live From Daryl's House.

Robert Plant coming to the Hard Rock Live

Robert Plant and the Band of Joy will bring a repertoire of new and familiar Americana favorites to Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on April 14 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Saturday, January 29 at noon.

Robert Plant made his first commercial recordings in 1966. In 1967, he had also formed a group called the Band of Joy, with drummer John Bonham. Soon, Bonham, Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, and bassist John Paul Jones assembled to become The New Yardbirds which ultimately became Led Zeppelin.

The Led Zeppelin era ended in 1980 when John Bonham died. Since that time, Plant has put his wide-ranging musical fascination to good use on solo albums, with Jimmy Page, and in critically acclaimed recordings with bands like The Honeydrippers, Priory of Brion, Strange Sensation and Afro Celt Sound System. His performances have reflected his embrace of West Coast psychedelic rock, roots blues, African music, and traditional folk. His latest effort is the rebirth of the Band of Joy.

In resurrecting Band of Joy, Plant explains,

“In the Band of Joy, when I was seventeen, I was playing everybody else’s stuff and moving it around, and it’s kind of…time to reinvoke that attitude and sentiment.”

Robert Plant’s prior effort with Alison Krauss, Raising Sand, won five Grammys at the 51st annual Grammy Awards including top honors for Album of the Year and Record of the Year (”Please Read The Letter”) as well as Best Contemporary Americana/Folk Album, Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals (”Rich Woman”), and Best Country Collaboration With Vocals (”Killing The Blues”). He also won a CMA award for Musical Event of the Year, as well as Album of the Year and Duo/Group of the Year honors at the Americana Music Awards and a nomination for the Mercury Prize’s Short List.

Tickets cost $89, $74, $59 and $44*; all seats are available at the Hard Rock Live Box Office, open Tuesday – Saturday from noon to 7 p.m. and on Sunday & Monday – only open on event days at noon. Tickets also are available at all Ticketmaster outlets online at www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone: 1-800-745-3000. Doors open one-hour prior to show start time. *Additional fees may apply.

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Happy Birthday to Miami's Queen...Gloria Estefan

We hear Miami's Queen of Music Gloria Estefan celebrates her birthday tonight with a private dinner at BLT Steak at the Betsy hotel on Miami Beach.

She's been a busy woman lately after performing Monday night in New York at the US OPEN, getting new music release for 2011 and the rumored participation in the hit TV show Glee. Also coming soon the opening of her latest Bongos Cuban Cafe at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood.

Happy Birthday Gloria!!!

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Ringo performs and donates to Haiti

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One of the remaining members of the best rock band ever The Beatles, Ringo Starr performed last night at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood.

Before his performance at the Hard Rock Cafe, Ringo presented a check in association with Hard Rock charities to the YELE foundation in support of Haiti Relief. Ringo's other passion was also on display, a collection of colorful, pop art pieces with partial proceeds going to charity as well.

Before leaving the Hard Rock Cafe, Ringo surprised guest by throughing out white blacelets with a few stars and the words "Peace and Love", his personal motto.

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Mariah Carey in concert at Hard Rock Live!

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Mariah Carey after a week of interesting award show appearances in Los Angeles, continued her Angels Advocate Tour with a sold out performance last night at the Hard Rock Live! at the The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood.

Mariah surprised the critics in her lastest movie where she plays a social worker in Precious.

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7th annual FOX Sports awards at the Hard Rock Live

The 7th annual Premios Fox Sports took place last night at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, honoring the contributions and accomplishments of US Hispanic and Latin American athletes and personalities from the world of sports, both on and off the field.

Among the celebrity guest included: That 70's show Wilmer Valderrama, Daisy Fuentes, Ganley Foundation Executive Director Grace Carricarte, Pitbull and Fox Pan American Sports CEO Jim Ganley en los Premios Fox Sports, soccer star Cuauhtémoc Blanco, golf player Angel Cabrera, DWTS and Indy winner Helio Castroneves, among other sport notables.

Dona Summers still The Queen of Disco

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The Queen of Disco, Donna Summer performed all her hits like On the Radio, Last Dance, Bad Girls and others Saturday night at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood.

In the audience KC from KC and the Sunshine Band, and Univision talk show host Cristina Saralegui.

Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush celebrate Easter in South Florida

Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush showed up to host the grand opening party of Opium at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL.

CELEBRITY SIGHTING: Carmen Electra celebrates the 4th Anniversary of Pangaea in Hollywood

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Former Baywatch beauty Carmen Electra showed up with boyfriend Rob Patterson to celebrate the 4th anniversary of nightclub Pangaea at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood.

CELEBRITY SIGHTING: Damon Wayans at the Hard Rock

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Actor/Comedian Damon Wayans, from the memorable In Living Color TV sitcom, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino for The Classic! For Home Safe benefit event.

Gloria Estefan to perform special benefit concert at the Hard Rock Live

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Miami's own Gloria Estefan will perform all her greatest hits and feature music from her CD "90 Millas" at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood on October 24th, 2008. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Education Funds of Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Indian River County Public Schools, all of which are dedicated to improving the lives of our youth through education.
Today she announced concert plans and donated memoribilia to the Hard Rock alongside husband Emilio Estefan and Mitchell Cypress from The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
Concert tickets go on sale Friday August 15. CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKET NOW

Ringo Starr celebrates birthday at the Hard Rock hotel

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Beatles' Ringo Starr celebrated birthday with concert and exhibit of art at the Hard Rock hotel in Hollywood, FL.

Ringo Starr started doing artwork in the late nineties with computer art. It gave him something to do while he was touring and staying in the the crazy hotels while he was on the road. This is his first ever collection of artwork, all hand signed by Ringo.
“Playing drums for me is a group thing, it’s totally a band thing. Painting is a solitary thing” Ringo says, “If I have fun doing it and the money goes to charity, it’s great!”
100% of Ringo's proceeds will benefit the Lotus Foundation Charity, whose primary objective is to assist in family and child welfare, animal protection, and addiction recovery and education.
To see more of Ringo's art go to our friend's Nim Vaswani's Road Show Company for more information.

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino celebrates the Launch of Blackjack in Hollywood

The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino hosted a historic evening as the first legal games of Blackjack and other card games in Florida will be played on Sunday, June 22. In addition to Blackjack, the Seminole Hard Rock also unveil Baccarat, Mini-Baccarat, Pai Gow Poker, Let it Ride and Three Card Poker. Several celebrities will be on hand to celebrate the launch of table games at the famous South Florida Entertainment Destination.

Among the celebrities in attendance included: Carmen Electra,celebrity announcer known for "Let's get ready to Rumble" Michael Buffer, Rob Patterson of the band Korn, Soprano stars' Lorraine Bracco and Frank Vincent, Bernie Kosar, Howard Schnellenberger, and Eddie Jones.

Lorraine Bracco Opens Plum VIP Lounge at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino

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The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino opened its new High Limit Gaming Room and exclusive Plum VIP Lounge for select Players Club Card members

The addition of the lounge welcomed over 300 players and their guests for its preview, hosted by Academy Award Nominee, Broadway star and most recently, wine maker, Lorraine Bracco, who welcomed those celebrating the evening. Bracco took to the podium alongside the Director of Player Development, Henry Pisano.

“I’m so pleased to experience the opening of the new Plum VIP Lounge,” said Bracco. “The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino always looks after me and all of their guests so very well.” The grand opening was complete with a christening ceremony using a wine bottle from Bracco’s new line that was smashed by Bracco against the podium.

The hotel, recently voted best in class categories for Overall Casino, Casino Most Frequented, High-Limit Slot Area and VIP Services by readers of Strictly Slots magazine, offered an additional 1,600 square feet of space featuring 133 gaming machines like Blazing 7 Hot Shots, Money Money, Double Dragon Deluxe, Double Diamond, Cleopatra, and Enchanted Unicorn with denominations ranging from one dollar to twenty-five dollars. These games offer a maximum bet of $100 per play. The addition also offers guests greater convenience with a cashier booth, check cashing services, ATMs and safety deposit boxes.

The 2,500-square-foot Plum VIP Lounge is an exclusive area for loyal Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Players Club card members showcasing a private dining area and bar serving complimentary food and beverages. Guests visiting the VIP area experience familiar details such as the female uniforms being inspired by the Robert Palmer Video "Addicted to Love" and the gentleman's uniforms are a spin on the 1950's Goldfinger style black-on-black smoking jacket. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is South Florida's leading entertainment destination featuring a 145,000 sq. ft. casino featuring 50 live action poker tables, and more than 2,500 of the most popular gaming machines.