Contact: Jackie Reau, Game Day | (513) 708-5822 | [email protected]

 

 

 

 

CINCINNATI (October 20, 2023) -- Soul and R&B legends The Commodores, and The Spinners will bring their hits to the Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati on Saturday, January 27 at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale at HardRockCasinoCincinnati.com via Ticketmaster.

 

The Commodores started as a student group at Tuskegee University and released their first album in 1974. In 1977 the group had its biggest hit to date, “Easy,” reaching #4 in the United States. After that came a string of hits, including “Brick House,” “Three Times a Lady” and “Sail On.” The group won a Grammy in 1986 for the song, “Nightshift.”

 

The group has been inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame and Vocal Group Hall of Fame and has sold more than 70 million albums worldwide.

 

The Spinners became one of the biggest soul groups of the 1970s, starting with “I’ll Be Around,” their first Top 10 hit and first million-selling single. After that came a string of hits, including “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love,” “One of a Kind (Love Affair),” and the duet with Dionne Warwick, “Then Came You,” which hit number one on Billboard’s Hot 100. Other hits include “Games People Play” and “The Rubberband Man.” The Spinners have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023.

 

 

Hard Rock International (HRI) is one of the most globally recognized companies with venues in over 70 countries spanning 290 locations that include owned/licensed or managed Hotels, Casinos, Rock Shops®, Live Performance Venues and Cafes. HRI also launched a joint venture named Hard Rock Digital in 2020, an online sportsbook, retail sportsbook and internet gaming platform. Beginning with an Eric Clapton guitar, Hard Rock owns the world’s largest and most valuable collection of authentic music memorabilia at more than 87,000 pieces, which are displayed at its locations around the globe. In 2023, Hard Rock Hotels was honored by J.D. Power’s North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Study as the number one brand in Outstanding Guest Satisfaction for the fourth time over the last five years. Hard Rock was also honored by Forbes among the World’s Best Employers, as well as Best Employers for Women, Diversity and New Grads, Best Brands for Social Impact, Customer Service All-Star and a Top Large Employer in the Travel & Leisure, Gaming, and Entertainment Industry. HRI became the first privately-owned gaming company designated a U.S. Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal in 2021, and has since been honored threefold.

 

In the 2022 Global Gaming Awards, Hard Rock was named Land-Based Operator of the Year for the second time in four years. In 2021, Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos received first place ranking in the Casino Gaming Executive Satisfaction Survey conducted by Bristol Associates Inc. and Spectrum Gaming Group for six of the last seven years. Hard Rock International currently holds investment grades from primary investment rating agencies: S&P Global Ratings (BBB) and Fitch Ratings (BBB). For more information on Hard Rock International, visit www.hardrock.com or shop.hardrock.com.