Rockford musician and Rockford Area Venues & Entertainment Authority (RAVE) board member Dan McMahon has died after a battle ...

Aug. 31—ROCKFORD — Cheap Trick's mega hit "I Want You to Want Me" rang true Thursday as hundreds of people waited to get inside the brand-new multimillion-dollar Hard Rock Casino Rockford.

Aug. 31—ROCKFORD — Cheap Trick's mega hit "I Want You to Want Me" rang true Thursday as hundreds of people waited to get inside the brand-new multimillion-dollar Hard Rock Casino Rockford. "I am ...

It’s summer and that means Cheap Trick is touring. It’s something the veteran act has done on a consistent annual basis ever since forming in Rockford, Illinois, in 1973. But the year-and-a-half in ...

Hard Rock Casino Rockford is part ultra modern casino, part entertainment mecca and a love letter to the city's favorite son and Cheap Trick legend Rick Nielsen. Not only does a 63-foot tall ...

The guitars were merely props. But the signature "guitar smash" ceremony marked a day Rockford has long awaited. Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen, Hard Rock Casino Rockford President Geno ...

ROCKFORD, Ill., Aug. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- After a star-studded grand opening event, the long-awaited over $300 million Hard Rock Casino Rockford opened its doors to the public at 3:00 PM Thursday.

Music lovers need not worry. The guitars were merely props. But the signature "guitar smash" ceremony marked a day Rockford has long awaited. Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen, Hard Rock Casino ...

A replica of Rockford legend and Cheap Trick Hall of Fame guitarist Rick Nielsen's signature Hamer checkerboard guitar marks the entrance to the casino. It stands 62-feet, 10-inches tall and 38 ...

(Alex T. Paschal) ROCKFORD – Cheap Trick’s mega hit “I Want You to Want Me” rang true Thursday as hundreds of people waited to get inside the brand-new multimillion-dollar Hard Rock Casino Rockford.