New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Parx Casino, Pennsylvania's #1 casino, announced today two concerts by award-winning country legend
Reba McEntire on Friday, April 27, 2018 and Saturday, April 28, 2018. Performances will take place at the new Xcite Center with doors opening at 7:00pm and shows starting at 8:00pm. Tickets go on sale this Friday, January 5th at 11:00am ranging from $75-$175 each. Reba joins the growing "A-list" of entertainers who will take the stage of the Xcite Center this year. The venue officially opens on January 13th to a sold-out launch concert with 2016 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Chicago®. Other music and comedy acts announced for the New Year are Rascal Flatts, Eddie Money, Pat Benatar, Wayne Brady, Dane Cook, Third Eye
Blind and more.
"Parx Casino® is thrilled to welcome multi-media superstar
Reba McEntire to our brand new Xcite Center," said CEO Tony Ricci. "We are excited to host a full slate of top notch entertainment starting on January 13th. Reba is a shining example of one of the major headliners and high caliber acts you should come to expect when our new music and comedy program kicks off at Parx Casino®."
Reba built her household name through a successful career that spans across music, television, film, theater and retail. She recently received her 15th GRAMMY nomination for her Gospel
Music Association Dove Award winning album SING IT NOW: SONGS OF FAITH AND HOPE (Nash Icon Records / Capitol Christian
Music Group). The album topped both the Billboard Country and Christian/Gospel charts for multiple weeks and marked her thirteenth summit, bolstering Reba's successful record of 35 No. 1 singles and over 56 million albums sold worldwide. The Country
Music Hall of Fame and Hollywood Bowl member has won 15 American
Music Awards, 14 ACM Awards, 9 People's Choice Awards, 7 CMA Awards and 2 Grammy Awards, in addition to an ACM Career Achievement Honor and 50th Anniversary
Milestone Award for the Most Awarded ACM Female Vocalist of the Year, as well as the first-ever American Country Countdown NASH Icon Award and a
National Artistic Achievement Award from the U.S. Congress. The Grand Ole Opry member has also received the
Andrea Bocelli Foundation Humanitarian Award, Leadership
Music Dale
Franklin Award and the
Music Biz Chairman's Award. During her 2011 All The Women I Am tour, Pollstar and Billboard's Boxscore named Reba the No. 1 female Country touring artist with a combined total of over 9 million tickets sold in her career.
Reba's performance will take place in the new 30,000 square foot Xcite Center that seats over 1,500 people. A sampling of other big-name acts coming to Bucks County to play the Xcite Center at Parx Casino® includes:
Chicago, Saturday January 13, 2018 - 8:00pm
Bill Engvall, Sunday, January 14, 2018 - 6:00pm & 9:00pm
Paul Rodgers of Bad Company, Saturday, January 20, 2018 - 8:00pm
Wayne Brady, Friday, January 26, 2018 - 8:00pm
Gabriell "Fluffy" Iglesias, Saturday, January 27, 2018 - 7:00pm & 10:00pm
Dwight Yoakam, Thursday, February 8, 2018 - 8:00pm
Third Eye Blind, Saturday, February 10, 2018 - 8:00pm
The Commodores, Saturday, February 17, 2018 - 8:00pm
Lyle Lovett & Shawn Colvin, Thursday, March 1, 2018 - 8:00pm
Rascal Flatts, Saturday, March 3, 2018 - 8:00pm
"We've built a spectacular new live music venue with state-of-the-art sound and technology for the region to enjoy," added Ricci. "Our goal was to create a high quality performance space that would be a match for the high caliber talent we want to draw to the region. This is only the start of bringing some of the best live entertainment acts to Parx Casino® and Bucks County."
Tickets for
Reba McEntire at the Xcite Center at Parx Casino® are $75 to $175. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 5th at 11:00am. For more information on Parx Casino® and the Xcite Center, visit www.parxcasino.com or call (888) 588-7279.
