Toto and Christopher Cross are bringing their beloved “yacht rock” tunes to Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on Friday, August 1 at 8 p.m.
Tickets go on sale Friday, Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at HardRockHotelAtlanticCity.com and Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000. All shows are subject to change.
“Yacht rock” is the term embraced to describe a music genre first made popular in the 1970s and ‘80s, when multiple West Coast musical entertainers combined soft rock with soul, jazz and rhythm and blues sounds in recordings that climbed the pop music charts. Toto and Christopher Cross exemplify that genre.
Over the past decade, Toto has had a major renaissance in popularity like few bands at this point in their career. No individual statistic exhibits this more than achieving the milestone of over 3.4 billion streams at Spotify alone. The total plays of the band’s collected works across all platforms is now approaching five billion. Amongst the most listened to recordings, “Africa” accounts for over one billion streams at Spotify alone. The Los Angeles-based band of Steve Lukather, David Paich and Joseph Williams recently played the Hollywood Bowl to great acclaim from both critics and their adoring fans.
Christopher Cross burst onto the music scene with his 1980 self-titled debut album, winning five Grammy Awards, including—for the first time in Grammy history—the “Big Four” most prestigious awards: Record of the Year (for the single “Sailing”), Album of the Year, Song of the Year (also “Sailing”), and Best New Artist. In a career spanning more than four decades, Cross has sold over 10 million albums. His music has garnered five Grammys, an Oscar, a Golden Globe, an Emmy nomination and five Top 10 singles.
HEADLINER ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP
Friday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m. – Cage Fury Fighting Championships – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Friday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m. – My Big Gay Italian Christmas – Sound Waves
Saturday, Dec. 14, 8 p.m. – My Big Gay Italian Christmas – Sound Waves
Saturday, Dec. 14, 6 p.m. – The Front Bottoms – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Friday, Dec. 20, 8 p.m. – Earth, Wind & Fire – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Saturday, Dec. 21, 8 p.m. – Earth, Wind & Fire – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Saturday, Dec. 21, 9 p.m. – Giorgos Margaritis – Sound Waves
Friday, Dec. 27, 8 p.m. – Pitbull – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Saturday, Dec. 28, 8 p.m. – Pitbull – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 10 p.m. – Pitbull – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Saturday, Jan. 18, 8 p.m. – Sidewalk Angels Featuring Rob Thomas – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Friday, Jan. 24, 8 p.m. – Coral Reefer Band – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Saturday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m. – Martin Lawrence – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Saturday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m. – Umphrey’s McGee – Sound Waves
Saturday, Feb. 1, 8 p.m. – Nikki Glaser – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Saturday, Feb. 1, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. – The 3 Kings Ultimate Elvis Experience – Sound Waves
Saturday, Feb. 22, 8 p.m. – Rod Stewart – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Saturday, Mar. 8, 8 p.m. – Smokey Robinson – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Saturday, Mar. 22, 8 p.m. – Il Volo – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Saturday, Mar. 29, 8 p.m. – Sal Da Vinci and Arisa – Sound Waves
Saturday, April 12, 8 p.m. – Aaron Lewis and the Stateliners – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Friday, April 18, 8 p.m. – Melissa Etheridge and Joss Stone – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Saturday, May 3, 8 p.m. – Brit Floyd – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Friday, July 11, 8 p.m. – Chippendales – Sound Waves
Saturday, July 12, 8 p.m. – Chippendales – Sound Waves
Friday, Aug. 1, 8 p.m. – Toto and Christopher Cross – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Friday, Oct. 10, 8 p.m. – Foreigner – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Saturday, Oct. 11, 8 p.m. – Foreigner – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
