AWESOME BIKER NIGHTS 2016 PROCEEDS BENEFITTING SIX COMMUNITY CHARITIES
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AWESOME BIKER NIGHTS 2016 PROCEEDS BENEFITTING SIX COMMUNITY CHARITIES
Annual motorcycle event expected to be bigger than ever
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (June 13, 2016) – Awesome Biker Nights (ABN) organizers and main stage sponsor, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City are anticipating bigger crowds than in years past for the 17th annual Awesome Biker Nights charity event. Held June 16-18, 2016 in the Historic Pearl Street district, Awesome Biker Nights 2016 features a variety of events, from which all proceeds go back to six community charities.
The six charities selected for the 2016 donations include: Mid-Step Services, Sioux City Special Olympics, Crossroads Shelter for Homeless Women & Children, S.T.A.R.S. (Special Troopers Adaptive Riding School), https://stflorianfireandburnfoundation.com/St. Florian Fire & Burn Foundation, and Three Rivers Cosmopolitan Club. Additional details about each charity can be found on the Awesome Biker Nights website.
Now in its 17th year, the annual charity rally of roaring motorcycles, live entertainment, and lots of leather has established itself as Northwest Iowa’s premier regional motorcycle event with an attendance of more than 25,000 people. Since its inaugural year, ABN has donated over $1 million to local charities. This year, the ABN board is expecting bigger crowds than ever before and hopes to surpass their goal to raise $100,000.
“Ticket sales for this year are significantly ahead of last year’s pace,” said Brian Hall, Chairman of the Awesome Biker Nights Board of Directors. “It’s exciting to see these sales translate directly into donations to local charities.”
The Awesome Biker Nights event location encompasses a five block area in downtown Sioux City, including bars and restaurants along Pearl Street. The Awesome Biker Nights experience includes a poker run, a bike show, poker tournament, bike raffle, a variety of vendors, and three stages of live music. The main stage this year is located at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City’s Battery Park.
The concerts for the main stage kick off with a free concert in Battery Park Thursday, June 16 with ONE Tribute to Metallica. On Friday, June 17, In This Moment & Pop Evil will take the Battery Park stage. Rock ‘n’ roll hall of fame inductees, Cheap Trick featuring Edgar Winter, will perform on Saturday, June 18 as the headline concert for the Awesome Bike Nights weekend.
“This event combines two things very important to us: giving back to the community and rock ‘n’ roll,” said Todd Moyer, General Manager for the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City. “We are excited to support Awesome Biker Nights as the main stage sponsor and raise funds for local charities.”
Weekend wristband passes are $35 and are available for pre-purchase through this Thursday, June 16 at the Rock Shop or local Sioux City HyVee stores. After Thursday, daily event tickets can be bought for $25 per night.
Event details can be found online at https://www.hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com/events-list/. To learn more about Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City, please visit www.hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com.
Awesome Biker Nights Media Contact:
Brian Hall, Chairman of the Board / 712-251-4727 / [email protected]
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City Media Contact:
Megan Lueders / 712.226.7714 / [email protected]
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About Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City is an award-winning gaming destination offering more than 835 slot machines and a wide variety of table games. The property’s Hard Rock Hotel is a AAA Four Diamond rated hotel, a distinction which only five percent of the more than 28,000 properties approved by AAA achieve. Complementing the Hotel and Casino are six restaurants and bars including the World Tour Buffet, Fuel American Grill, and Main + Abbey, the property’s AAA Three Diamond rated restaurant. Throughout the property, guests can experience the legends by viewing the vast Hard Rock memorabilia collection, with iconic pieces from SLASH to Johnny Cash.
The indoor live-entertainment venue, Anthem, hosts an impressive weekly lineup of concerts and performances from rock, pop, and country to comedy and blues. This unique venue leaves attendees with a one-of-a-kind entertainment experience from artists like Slash, Clint Black, Rick Springfield and George Thorogood. Battery Park, the outdoor entertainment venue with a festival-type atmosphere, hosts nationally touring performers along the likes of 3 Doors Down, Cheap Trick,Boston, Elvis Costello and Gary Allan, during the summer months.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City was developed through a partnership between the Missouri River Historical Development and SCE Partners, LLC, an affiliate of Warner Gaming, LLC, and is operated under license from HRHH IP, LLC. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas is the flagship property owned by an affiliate of HRHH IP, LLC. For more information on Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City, visit www.hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com and www.facebook.com/HardRockHotelSC.