Chow from “The Hangover” series, is a real-life doctor who currently co-stars in “Crazy Rich Asians.” (Sept. That’s the ticket: Pala’s new Tourmaline pool complex has two private, VIP luxury cabanas right off the Starlight Theater stage that can be rented during performances, offering prime access.įeatured upcoming performance: Comedian Ken Jeong, best known as the hilarious Mr. Seating: 2,451 (Starlight) 2,200 (Pala Events Center) Venues: Starlight Theater (outdoor) and Pala Events Center (indoors) More information: /events Pala Casino Spa & Resort That’s the ticket: Harrah’s Resort SoCal features a L’Acoustic audio system, which focuses sound coverage directly on the audience, and jumbo 16-by-20 foot 4K resolution screens.įeatured upcoming performance: Sting & Shaggy, an island-inspired musical mash-up featuring the British genre-crossing star and the Jamaican singer.

Seating: 2,200 for a fully seated show 3,000 general admission, with a riser

More information: /entertainment Harrah’s Resort Southern California That’s the ticket: Pauma’s brand-new, year-round entertainment pavilion has 300 more seats than the older tent it replaced and an all-new sound system.įeatured upcoming performance: Ramón Ayala, the multiple Grammy-winning Mexican norteño legend who is known as “The King of the Accordion.” (Sept. If seeing a show at a casino - and maybe grabbing a bite and hitting the tables while you’re there - sound like just your ticket, here’s a guide to the larger concert venues. We lost a few hundred seats, but we’re OK with that if people are happy.” They’re much wider and deeper and the rows are wider. “We had gotten complaints about (the smaller ones), so we sacrificed seating to make people more comfortable.

The industry standard is 15 inches and ours are 20 inches,” he said. “We’ve got much wider, much more comfortable folding chairs now. San Pietro said attendees have been pleased with a particular change made this year at the 2,500-seat outdoor concert area. The entertainment options at nearly every casino in the San Diego region are pretty much non-stop, with live music at bars, lounges, nightclubs, gaming floor stages, comedy clubs and performance areas.īut at the six area casinos sporting major theaters - Casino Pauma, Harrah’s Resort Southern California, Pala Casino Spa & Resort, Pechanga, Sycuan Casino and Viejas Casino & Resort - concert-goers will find new or recently upgraded venues outfitted with state-of-the-art sound systems, arena-worthy stage lighting and various audience-pleasing perks.Īt Viejas Casino’s Concerts in the Park, for example, there are five bars: one in each direction and one in the middle to keep the lines from getting too long, said Anthony San Pietro, Viejas’ vice president of entertainment and advertising.

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