Country Music Chart Toppers Eli Young Band Return to Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady in February 

Schenectady, NY (November 4, 2024) – Following a SOLD OUT show at Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady in February of 2020, multi-platinum hitmakers Eli Young Band will be making their long awaited return to the Event Center stage on Friday, February 21, 2025. Country music fans can expect another unforgettable night of hits including “Drunk Last Night,” Even If It Breaks Your Heart,” “Crazy Girl,” “Love Ain’t,” and many more!

 Pre-sale tickets for Eli Young Band will be available for Rivers Black Premier members on Wednesday, November 6 at 10 a.m., Rivers Rush Rewards members on Thursday, November 7 at 10 a.m., and then the general public on Friday, November 8 at 10 a.m. Tickets start at $39 and will be available at RiversCasino.com/Schenectady. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. Must be 21+ to attend.

 Bringing a Texas-rock edge to modern country for 25-years, Eli Young Band's never-changing lineup of Mike Eli, James Young, Jon Jones, and Chris Thompson have spent decades on the run, growing from hometown heroes into globe-trotting, chart-topping pioneers. Founded in Denton, Texas, and rising to become arena-packing icons of the state’s independent country scene, the band’s 2005 album Level launched them into the mainstream, followed by three career Billboard Top 5 albums including the Number One 10,000 Towns and Platinum-selling Life At Best.

 Boasting back-to-back Number One singles with the 5X Platinum “Crazy Girl” in 2011 and 3X Platinum “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” (2012), plus the Platinum Number One “Drunk Last Night,” 2X Platinum Number One “Love Ain’t” and more, the band’s unbroken streak of success has led to a millions-strong fandom. Following 2022’s Love Talking, the band returned to the Denton studio where Level was born – bringing new tunes and new excitement along with them.

 Released in September, “Home In Hometown” starts the new era and marks Eli Young Band’s creative homecoming – a true-to-experience ballad of life on the highway, unpacking what “home” really means. Driven by experience and a million miles of wisdom, look for more new music, and more shows, from a band of brothers still very much in their prime.

Previously Announced Events and Entertainment:

 Australia’s Thunder From Down Under - World-renowned male revue, Australia’s Thunder From Down Under, will be making an electrifying stop during their UNTAMED TOUR on Saturday, November 23 at the Rivers Casino Event Center. Tickets start at $19 and are available at RiversCasino.com/Schenectady. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. Must be 21+ to attend.

 Thanksgiving Eve with Skeeter Creek, Martin & Kelly, Whiskey Highway & DJ Kevin Richards - Country music fans are in for a very special Thanksgiving Eve on Wednesday, November 27 when regional fan-favorites Skeeter Creek, Martin & Kelly, and Whiskey Highway hit the Rivers Casino Event Center stage. CMA winner and local radio personality, DJ Kevin Richards, will kick things off with line dancing and keep the party going between sets. Tickets are $35 and available at RiversCasino.com/Schenectady. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., followed by line dancing at 6 p.m. and the concert at 7 p.m. Must be 21+ to attend.