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American Hard Rock Band, GREAT WHITE, reunites and performs at Morongo Casino & Resort, April 5th.
Cabazon, California (March 14, 2008) – Reunited and ready to rock, Great White will perform at the Vibe nightclub in Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, April 5. Best known for their song “Once Bitten, Twice Shy,” Great White has reunited and is geared up to perform their certified double platinum songs.
Tickets for this show are priced from $9.95 plus applicable taxes, handling fees and include one complimentary beverage. Tickets are now on-sale at the Morongo box office at 1-800-252-4499 or through www.ticketmaster.com or www.morongocasinoresort.com. All major credit cards are accepted. Showtime is 8 p.m. PT. Audience members must be 18-years or older.
Great White is an American blues-based hard rock band that gained popularity during the 1980s and early 1990s. The band released several popular albums in the late 1980s and gained airplay on MTV with music videos for songs like ”Once Bitten Twice Shy”. The band hit the mainstream in 1987 when they released “Once Bitten,” which was certified platinum in April 1988. The album featured the hit "Rock Me." The band followed up with “Twice Shy” in 1989. The album included their biggest hit, "Once Bitten, Twice Shy," for which they received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance. The album was certified platinum in July 1989, and then double platinum in September of that same year. The band continued the next decade touring and releasing seven more albums before finally splitting up in the year 2000. Mark Kendall, Audie Desbrow and Sean McNabb left the band while Jack Russell continued to tour with a new band under the name “Jack Russell’s Great White.” In 2002 Kendall rejoined Russell. They performed together for another five years before finally reuniting with Michael Lardie, McNabb and Desbow in 2007 and have been touring since.
About Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa
Morongo is the premier gaming resort in California. Located in Cabazon, California, in the scenic Coachella Valley, Morongo is a prime getaway for residents of Orange County, Ontario, Palm Springs, Palm Desert and Los Angeles. Earning the prestigious AAA Four Diamond Award for three consecutive years, Morongo offers 310 well-appointed rooms and suites, a 150,000 sq. ft. casino floor, nine restaurants and lounges and continuous world-class entertainment offerings. One of the largest tribal gaming facilities in the country, Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa is owned and operated by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.
