Party Bands on Thanksgiving Weekend Rock the Holidays to a Great Start

Dover, DE, November 25, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Three regional party bands are scheduled to appear on Thanksgiving weekend in Fire & Ice at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino beginning with regionally well-known Chorduroy on Wednesday, November 25. On Black Friday, November 27, Steamroller Picnic will perform and on Saturday, November 28 The Brian Bortnick Band makes a return appearance. All bands begin at 9 p.m. and there will be a $10 cover charged at the door.

Chorduroy is fronted by Derek Hubbard and performs an extensive mix of covers at well known haunts around Delaware and various locations in the Northeast. Chorduroy’s musical repertoire runs the gamut in genres including The Cure, Dave Mathews Band, Elvis Presley, Lenny Kravitz, Justin Timberlake, Pearl Jam, Sublime, Tom Petty and U2. This diversity has landed the band many private parties, and they have become favorites at college events and nightclubs in Delaware and Pennsylvania.

Steamroller Picnic is a premier cover band in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, and has been playing clubs from New York to Delaware for 15 years. They have racked up more than 2000 performances, placing them among the top 3% of successful bands nationwide. Their repertoire of nearly 100 varied tunes includes Incubus, The Ramones, Johnny Cash, Metallica, The Doors, Seether, Fallout Boy, Velvet Revolver, Sublime, Blind Melon and Fuel.

Philadelphia singer/songwriter Brian Bortnick fronts The Brian Bortnick Band with a voice which has been acclaimed and compared favorably to Darius Rucker and Muddy Waters, and is said to be a rock version of Jack Johnson. The Brian Bortnick Band plays regularly in Atlantic City at the Borgata’s Gypsy Bar, Tom & Jerry’s, Fieldhouse Sports Bar in Philly and many others in the region. Their varied set list includes John Mayer, Depeche Mode, Gavin Degraw, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple, Elvis Costello, R.E.M., Kings of Leon and The Beatles.

For more information on these and other upcoming shows visit www.doverdowns.com/entertainment.

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Owned by Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: DDE), Dover Downs Hotel & Casino® is a premier gaming and entertainment resort destination in the Mid-Atlantic region. The 165,000-sq.-ft. casino is open 24 hours daily and has approximately 3,100 video lottery terminals (slot machines) controlled by the Delaware Lottery. The Colonnade features a casino lounge - Fire & Ice at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, The Colonnade Marketplace, Swarovski, Godiva, Fashions of The Colonnade, Frankie’s, Doc Magrogan’s Oyster House and Sweet Perks Too. The state-of-the-art, 7,400-sq.-ft. Race & Sports Book offering horse racing and professional football wagering opened on September 3, 2009. Dover Downs Hotel & Casino is planning a full-service table gaming operation to include blackjack, craps, roulette and poker. Early projections forecast the opening of table games by mid 2010. The AAA-rated Four Diamond Dover Downs Hotel is the largest in Delaware with 500 luxurious rooms/suites, indoor pool, sauna, exercise room, gift shop, Toppers Spa/Salon, 1,600-seat Rollins Center® ballroom and 35,000 sq. ft. of multi-function space. Additional property amenities include seven restaurants/cafes, five bars, world-class live harness racing and simulcast horse racing. For more information, please visit doverdowns.com.