Born William Royce Scaggs in Canton, Ohio on June 8, 1944, he grew up in Oklahoma and Texas, where he spent his teenage years immersed in the blues, R&B and early rock ‘n’ roll. While attending school in Dallas, he played in local combos. After several years as a journeyman musician around Madison, WI and Austin, TX, Scaggs spent time traveling in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, eventually settling in Stockholm where he recorded the album Boz.

Returning to the U.S. in 1967, Scaggs joined the Steve Miller Band in San Francisco, performing on that group’s albums Children of the Future and Sailor, before launching his solo career with 1968’s seminal Boz Scaggs LP, recorded in Muscle Shoals, AL for Atlantic Records. Scaggs continued to mine a personalized mix of rock, blues and R&B influences, along with a signature style of ballads on such influential ’70s albums as Moments, Boz Scaggs & Band, My Time, Slow Dancer and 1976’s Silk Degrees. The latter release became a massive commercial breakthrough, reaching Number Two and remaining on the album charts for 115 weeks. It spawned three Top 40 hit singles: “It’s Over,” “Lido Shuffle” and the Grammy-winning “Lowdown.” Subsequently, “We’re All Alone” from that same album, would become a #1 single for Rita Coolidge. Silk Degrees was followed by the albums Down Two Then Left and Middle Man, and such hit singles as “Breakdown Dead Ahead,” “Jo Jo” and “Look What You’ve Done to Me.”

Despite his ’70s successes, Scaggs spent much of the 1980s out of the music-biz spotlight, traveling, opening a family business, fathering young children and founding the San Francisco nightclub, Slim’s, He returned to the studio after an 8-year hiatus and released, Other Roads, Some Change, Dig, the Grammy-nominated Come on Home, the unplugged Fade Into Light, the in-concert retrospective Greatest Hits Live as well as a stint touring with Donald Fagen’s New York Rock & Soul Review; all while continuing to maintain a loyal audience in the U.S. and overseas, particularly in Japan. A pair of albums of jazz standards, But Beautiful and Speak Low, the latter topping the Billboard Jazz chart, demonstrated Scaggs’ stylistic mastery, as did the Southern-flavored Memphis and the rhythm & bluesy A Fool to Care.

A prolific singer/songwriter, Michael Bolton has sold more than 65 million records globally, and continues to tour the world. In recognition of his artistic achievements, Bolton has received two Grammys for Best Pop Male Vocal Performance (nominated four times), six American Music Awards, three Emmy nominations and a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  As a songwriter, he has earned over 24 BMI & ASCAP Awards, including Songwriter of the Year, 9 Million-Air awards, and the Hitmakers Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. With nine number one singles, including “When a Man Loves a Woman” and “How am I Supposed to Live Without You.” Michael’s most recent release “A Symphony of Hits”, a number one album on the Billboard Classical Chart, is a collection of his favorite Greatest Hits newly arranged and recorded with a full symphony orchestra. This show will also deliver a list of classic holiday songs to get you in the spirit of the season!

The 90s House Party brings the nostalgia with a quartet of 90’s icons including C&C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams, Coolio, Vanilla Ice and Mark McGrath (of Sugar Ray). The audience can expect to hear hits such as “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)”, “Gangsters Paradise”, “Every Morning”, and “Ice, Ice Baby”.

Ring in the New Year with a roaring good night of revelry and a return performance from New York City Party Band, The Love Revival Orchestra. This band rocks it and our DJ creates non-stop dance music. enjoy appetizers at 10 pm, then top it off with our elegant countdown and grand balloon drop.

Ticket prices increase to $50 on December 25. 

Criss Angel has dominated the world of magic for over a decade, but even with his incomparable success, Criss’ passion is to constantly create and bring his magic revolution to fans everywhere. Criss Angel RAW – The Mindfreak Unplugged brings a theatrical experience unlike any seen before to the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Event Center on Jan. 16, 2020.  The entirely new show brings Angel’s famous sleight of hand street magic, mentalism, and even some of his most iconic illusions to life – all performed in an intimate, raw setting. This extraordinary evening of magic unplugged features Criss and some of his amazing friends with a stripped-down purity that’s in-your-face and guaranteed to blow your mind. Experience Criss Angel like never before!  

Tickets for this “Magic Event of a Lifetime” will be available Saturday, Nov. 9 at 10 a.m. – perfect for holiday gift giving – at firekeeperscasino.com or in person at the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Box Office, and start at $69.

“We’re proud to add the Magician of the Century, Criss Angel, to our entertainment lineup,” stated Jim Wise, FireKeepers VP of Marketing. “Guests will be astounded by his mind-blowing demonstrations and won’t believe their own eyes!”

Criss Angel is the most influential and imitated magician of the modern era.  From his role as star, creator, executive producer and director of the most successful magic television series of all time, Criss Angel MINDFREAK on A&E Network, to his #1 best-selling Las Vegas stage show Criss Angel MINDFREAK LIVE! (in partnership with Cirque du Soleil® and MGM Resorts), to countless critically acclaimed television specials and series, best-selling books, top-grossing retail products, music CDs and more.  Hailing spectacular reviews from outlets such as Bloomberg Businessweek – who called him “the biggest name in Las Vegas magic,” and the Las Vegas Sun – “The #1 magic show of all time!,” Angel’s magic revolution has single-handedly brought upon the art’s resurgence.

Rock ‘n Roll icon, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, will take over the FireKeepers Event Center on Feb. 8. Make plans now, as tickets go on sale Nov. 16 at 10 a.m. – perfect for holiday gift giving! Tickets will be available at firekeeperscasino.com or in-person at the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Box Office, and start at $39.

Joan Jett is an originator, an innovator, and a visionary. As the leader of the hard-rocking Blackhearts, with whom she has become a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, she’s had eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including the classics “Bad Reputation,” “I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll,” “I Hate Myself For Loving You,” and “Crimson and Clover.” She sits at the head of her own independent label, Blackheart Records. Jett has acted in movies including 1987’s Light of Day, and in a Tony-nominated Broadway musical, The Rocky Horror Show, and has appeared in numerous television shows.

Her music has become a permanent force in mainstream culture. A version of “I Hate Myself for Loving You” was reworked for NBC’s Sunday Night Football theme song, Waiting All Day for Sunday Night”, and was performed for 9 seasons by the likes of Pink, Faith Hill and Carrie Underwood. Her music is heard in countless films and TV shows including Easy – A, Kick Ass, The Runaways, Shrek, Baby Mama, and many more.

“Joan Jett has never been concerned about a Bad Reputation and that trailblazing attitude will surely deliver a powerful performance of her greatest hits as well as new releases,” stated Jim Wise, FireKeepers VP of Marketing. “Get ready  to rock the night away in an adrenalin-filled, intimate setting.”