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BILLY GILMAN, RUNNER-UP OF “THE VOICE” SEASON 11, TO PERFORM AT HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO SIOUX CITY

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (December 14, 2016) – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City announced today that Billy Gilman, most recent runner-up of NBC’s hit show “The Voice,” will perform in Anthem on Saturday, January 21 at 8 p.m.   

Tickets go on sale Friday, December 16 at 10 a.m. They can be purchased at the Rock Shop or online at https://tickets.hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com. Events in Anthem are for guests 21 and older.

BILLY GILMAN

Saturday, January 21 / 8:00 PM / Anthem

Gilman burst onto the national stage in 2000 releasing the hit single “One Voice.” His debut album was Certified Double Platinum in the United States, and he was included in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the youngest singer to ever reach No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Album charts. He has sold 5 million albums worldwide and garnered awards and nods from the Academy of Country Music, the Country Music Association, Billboard Magazine, and the American Music Association.
Now 25, Gilman is eager to come back and share his new music and his new sound with his fans. “It took me a good while to figure out exactly who I was, musically speaking. As a little kid, sometimes I was just told what to sing. But now I have enjoyed coming into my own and discovering what it really is that I want to sing. And I think that my fans will be pleasantly surprised with what they hear.”
Gilman is also mindful of the need to be patient with his career. “Music is my life, and it is always what I will be doing with my life. But I understand, given my unusual history, that the road back is not going to be short and easy. I will have to earn my way back into this business—one fan at a time. And that’s exactly how it should be.”
“Say You Will” is the first solo single that Gilman has released since 2008. “Having had a lot of success in this business at a really young age was truly a blessing. But it also puts me in a unique and challenging situation as a young adult—trying to re-introduce myself to country fans now that I look and sound a lot different than I did just 7 or 8 years ago.”
In 2012, Gilman made waves by recruiting 18 fellow country superstars to collaborate on a charity single called “The Choice” to benefit the Soles4Souls charity. Proceeds from the song, which included Keith Urban, Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire, Josh Turner, and Rodney Atkins, placed shoes on tens of thousands of barefoot children around the world.

Most recently, Gilman auditioned for the 11^th season of “The Voice” and was selected to be a part of Adam Levine’s team. He sang his way through the competition to emerge as the runner-up.

Other upcoming events in Anthem

• Comedy every Wednesday Night at 8 p.m.
• Friday, December 16 – The Guess Who
• Saturday, December 17 – Old Dominion with Steve Moakler (SOLD OUT)
• Saturday, December 31 – New Year’s Eve Dueling Pianos
• Saturday, January 7 – Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
• Saturday, January 14 – Ned Ledoux & Western Underground
• Friday, January 20 – Arson City
• Friday, January 27 – Alter Bridge: The Last Hero Tour with Nonpoint
• Saturday, January 28 – Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest
• Friday, February 3 – Tesla
• Saturday, February 4 – Pepper & Less Than Jake
• Friday, February 10 – Dylan Scott & Lanco
• Saturday, February 11 – John Mueller’s Winter Dance Party
• Saturday, February 18 – Rob Schneider (Special Edition Comedy Night)
• Friday, February 24 – Brothers Osborne
• Saturday, March 4 – The Spazmatics
• Friday, March 24 – UFO & Saxson
• Saturday, March 25 – The Oak Ridge Boys

To learn more about Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City, please visit www.hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com.

Media Contact:

Megan Lueders

712.226.7714

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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.  For more information on Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City, visit www.hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com and www.facebook.com/HardRockHotelSC.

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