{"id":30513,"date":"2022-02-11T15:25:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T20:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=30513"},"modified":"2022-02-11T22:59:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T03:59:54","slug":"genesee-county-downs-summer-concert-series-hopes-to-land-bigger-acts-after-announcing-marketing-partnership-with-the-riviera-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/02\/11\/genesee-county-downs-summer-concert-series-hopes-to-land-bigger-acts-after-announcing-marketing-partnership-with-the-riviera-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Downs Summer Concert Series hopes to land bigger acts after announcing marketing partnership with the Riviera Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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File photo-Puddle of Mud lead singer Wes Scantlin in July 2018 show at the Downs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The 2022 Rockin the Downs Concert Series is scheduled to begin in June, and President and CEO of Batavia Downs Gaming and Hotel, Henry Wojtaszek and Marketing Director Ryan Hasenauer are very busy planning for the 2023 summer concert season and future indoor concert events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After announcing a marketing partnership with the Riveria Theatre in North Tonawanda on Thursday, Wojtaszek says he hopes the new partnership will enable both locations to cross promote and attract great acts in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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File photo-Ric Emmit\/vocalist\/guitarist\/Triumph-July 2018 show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“The concert business is a very competitive industry,” says Wojtaszek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“You’ve got to get an early start. We started looking for out 2022 acts last September, we announced the lineup in December. We bid on 13 total acts, and we got 10 out of 13.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Downs is already working on acts for the 2023 summer concert series and other indoor concert events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“A lot of good ideas have come out of collaboration with another musical venue, we are also working on some country acts, and a Singer\/Songwriters series in the Clubhouse. We are interested in increasing the quality of the bands we are getting, and we’ve done that from the beginning. Our series this year costs a little more than the series we started with four years ago and we want to continue to bring in the higher acts.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wojtaszek says he learned about Michael DelGuidice Show that Celebrates the music of Billy Joel after attending DelGuidice’ Show at the Riveria Theatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I wouldn’t have ever known that Michael DelGuidice was an act if I did not travel to the Riveria.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DelGuidice will be making his Batavia Downs debut on Friday, August 12th, 2022, he is currently on tour with Billy Joel. In October of 2013, Billy Joel was so impressed with Mike\u2019s singing, Joel personally hired Mike to join his band. Mike and his band play all of Billy Joel\u2019s big hits.  They will also perform a few astonishing renditions of other classic rock hits, plus some of Mike\u2019s own original work.(Batavia Downs press release\/12\/1\/21)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Batavia Downs has been a major sponsor for the Riveria Theatre for the last three years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The entertainment industry struggled as a whole the last two years, and we are always looking for new ways to promote and host great concerts. Batavia Downs shares that same vision and this will open the door for bigger and better things to come in the future at both venues. I think we can all agree that there is always room for more live concerts in our lives,” says Riviera Theatre Executive Director David Fillenwarth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n