MotorCity Casino Hotel Welcomes Bonnie Raitt, 8/16

MotorCity Casino Hotel willwelcome the Bonnie Raitt Slipstream Tour with special guest Mavis Staples to Sound Board on Thursday August 16th at 8:00 p.m.

Bonnie Raitt is a blues, country, folk-rock singer-songwriter and a renowned slide guitar player. She has received nine Grammy Awards and just released her 19th album entitled Slipstream. In March 2000 Raitt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; this was followed by her welcome into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame, along with her father in June 2001.

Special guest Mavis Staples is a rhythm and blues, soul, gospel singer and actress. In February 2011, Mavis won her first Grammy Award for Best Americana Album for You Are Not Alone.

Tickets ($95.00, $75.00 and $65.00) go on sale June 1 at all Ticketmaster locations and Ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000. Tickets are also available through the MotorCity Casino Hotel Box Office Friday-Sunday. For VIP Booth reservations call (248) 876-3331.

SOUND BOARD, an intimate live performance venue is located at MotorCity Casino Hotel. The venue features four bars and several private suites that are available to create an unforgettable live entertainment event. Complimentary valet and convenient self parking is also available.

For more information about ticket-hotel packages and MotorCity Casino Hotel, or to make a hotel reservation, visit www.MotorCityCasino.com or call 1-866-STAY-MCC.