Beloved singer-songwriter and Motown Records great Smokey Robinson is coming to Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on Friday, Dec. 1, at 8 p.m.
Tickets go on sale Friday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at HardRockHotelAtlanticCity.com and Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000. All shows are subject to change.
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson’s career spans over four decades of hits. He has received numerous awards including the Grammy Living Legend Award, NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award, Honorary Doctorate (Howard University), Kennedy Center Honors and the National Medal of Arts Award from the President of the United States. He has also been inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame.
Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Robinson founded The Miracles while still in high school. The group was Berry Gordy’s first vocal group, and it was at Robinson’s suggestion that Gordy started the Motown Records dynasty. Their single of Robinson’s “Shop Around” became Motown’s first #1 hit on the R&B singles chart. In the years following, Robinson continued to pen hits for the group including “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me,” “Ooo Baby Baby,” “The Tracks of My Tears,” “Going to a Go-Go,” “More Love,” “Tears of a Clown” (co-written with Stevie Wonder), and “I Second That Emotion.”
During the course of his 50-year career in music, Robinson has accumulated more than 4,000 songs to his credit and continues to thrill sold-out audiences around the world with his high tenor voice, impeccable timing, and profound sense of lyric. Never resting on his laurels, Smokey Robinson remains a beloved icon in our musical heritage.
HEADLINER ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP
Friday, Oct. 6, 8 p.m. – RuPaul’s Drag Race – Night of the Living Drag – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Friday, Oct. 6, 8 p.m. – Vic DiBitteto – Sound Waves
Saturday, Oct. 7, 8 p.m. – Vic DiBitteto – Sound Waves
Sunday, Oct. 8, 8 p.m. – The Doobie Brothers – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Sunday, Oct. 8, 8 p.m. – Dogstar with Keanu Reeves on Bass – Sound Waves
Friday, Oct. 13, 8 p.m. – Frank Stallone & Survivor – Sound Waves
Friday, Oct. 20, 8 p.m. – Keith Sweat with Special Guest Johnny Gill – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Friday, Oct. 20, 8 p.m. – Celebrating Meat Loaf – Sound Waves
Friday, Oct. 27, 8 p.m. – Bee Gees Gold – Sound Waves
Friday, Oct. 27, 8 p.m. – Foreigner – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Saturday, Oct. 28, 8 p.m. – Foreigner – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Saturday, Oct. 28, 8 p.m. – Bee Gees Gold – Sound Waves
Saturday, Nov. 4, 8 p.m. – Marshall Tucker Band – Sound Waves
Friday, Nov. 10, 8 p.m. – KC & The Sunshine Band with special guest Average White Band, Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Friday, Nov. 10, 8 p.m. – Housewives Live – Sound Waves
Saturday, Nov. 11, 7 p.m. – Nikki Glaser – Sound Waves
Saturday, Nov. 11, 8 p.m. – Freestyle Free for All – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Saturday, Nov. 18, 8 p.m. – I Pooh: Amici X Sempre – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Friday, Nov. 24, 8 p.m. – Anita Baker: The Songstress – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Friday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m. – Smokey Robinson – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Saturday, Dec. 2, 8 p.m. – The Temptations and The Four Tops – Sound Waves
Friday, Dec. 8, 8 p.m. – Matt Fraser – Sound Waves
Friday, Dec. 8, 8 p.m. – Earth, Wind & Fire – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Saturday, Dec. 9, 8 p.m. – Earth, Wind & Fire – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Saturday, Dec. 9, 8 p.m. – Grand Funk Railroad and Fog Hat – Sound Waves
Friday, Dec. 15, 8 p.m. – Engelbert Humperdinck – A Winter World of Love – Sound Waves
Saturday, Dec. 16, 8 p.m. – Matteo Bocelli – Sound Waves
Sunday, Dec. 31, 10 p.m. – Pitbull – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Saturday, Jan. 13, 8 p.m. – Sidewalk Angels Featuring Rob Thomas – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Saturday, Feb. 10, 8 p.m. – Stevie Nicks – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
