{"id":43762,"date":"2023-06-23T23:47:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T03:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=43762"},"modified":"2023-06-23T23:47:57","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T03:47:57","slug":"batavia-almost-queen-plays-to-a-packed-house-at-the-downs-to-kick-off-the-6th-rockinthe-downs-concert-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/06\/23\/batavia-almost-queen-plays-to-a-packed-house-at-the-downs-to-kick-off-the-6th-rockinthe-downs-concert-series\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/Almost Queen plays to a packed house at the Downs to kick off the 6th Rockin&#8217;the Downs concert series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Almost-Queen-master-6.23.23-mp4.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center 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