Seneca Casinos have announced a number of shows for the coming months. Performers will include Bobby Vinton, Rita Coolidge, Jim Messina, Grand Funk Railroad, Tommy Roe, Colin Hay and Sylvia Browne.
Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel will welcome back romantic crooner Bobby Vinton less than a year after a full-house performance at Seneca Niagara Events Center in March 2011. Vinton is most famous for his hits ''Roses are Red,'' ''Blue Velvet,'' ''Sealed with a Kiss'' and ''Mr. Lonely.'' He makes his return on Feb. 4 at 8 p.m., and tickets starting at $30 are now on sale.
Seneca Allegany Events Center welcomes two-time Grammy award-winning singer Rita Coolidge for a 7 p.m. show on Feb. 11. Coolidge is known for her 1970s chart-topping rock, pop and R&B covers such as ''(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher,'' ''We're All Alone'' and ''One Fine Day.'' Tickets are now on sale and start at $20.
Coming to the Bear's Den Showroom at Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel on March 9 is Jim Messina. Tickets start at $50 and are on sale now. The singer, writer, guitarist, producer and engineer worked with a variety of groups such as Buffalo Springfield, Poco, and Loggins & Messina - performing and mixing everything from country to light rock.
Grand Funk Railroad will come to Seneca Allegany Events Center on March 10 for a 7 p.m. show. The high-energy band was one of the top rock acts of the 1970s, and hits like ''We're An American Band'' and ''Some Kind of Wonderful'' still play on the airwaves today. Tickets start at $20 and are now on sale.
Pop-rock singer Tommy Roe will play two shows inside the Bear's Den on April 14. Two of Roe's singles reached No. 1 on the music charts in the 1960s: ''Sheila'' and ''Dizzy.'' Tickets start at $40 for the 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. performances, and go on sale Feb. 13 at noon.
The lead singer, guitarist and main songwriter of 1980s mega-band Men at Work - Colin Hay - will perform at the Bear's Den on May 12. Tickets go on sale March 12 and start at $35. Hay is the voice behind rock anthems ''Down Under'' and ''Who Can It Be Now?'' The Scottish-Australian musician has continued to perform on his own since Men at Work's breakup in 1985.
A veritable ''regular'' to Seneca Casinos - renowned author and psychic Sylvia Browne - is lined up for an early summer appearance at Seneca Allegany Events Center. Tickets for Browne's 7 p.m. performance start at $30 and go on sale April 2.
In addition to the just-announced acts, Seneca Niagara Casino announces a date change for the Englebert Humperdinck concert in May at Seneca Niagara Events Center. The show is moved back one day from Saturday, May 19, to Friday, May 18. The time is still 8 p.m., and tickets starting at $45 will go on sale February 20 at noon.
A listing of other previously announced upcoming entertainment acts at the Seneca Casinos is as follows:
Little River Band, Dec. 31, 8 and 11 p.m., Seneca Niagara Casino Bear's Den, $55
Lisa Lampanelli, Jan. 1, 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Casino Events Center, $30
Rick Alviti, Jan. 7, 3 and 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Casino Bear's Den, $30
The Chippendales, Jan. 14, 7 p.m., Seneca Allegany Casino Events Center, $25
Sass Jordan, Jan. 14, 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Casino Bear's Den, $35
Barbra & Frank: The Concert that Never Was, Jan. 21, 3 and 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Casino Bear's Den, $35
Marc Cohn, Jan. 28, 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Casino Bear's Den, $50
Three Dog Night, Jan. 29, 5 p.m., Seneca Allegany Casino Events Center, $20
Bill Medley of The Righteous Brothers, Feb. 12, 4 p.m., Seneca Niagara Casino Events Center, $30
Sha Na Na, Feb. 11, 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Casino Bear's Den, $45
Kelley Hunt, Feb. 18, 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Casino Bear's Den, $30
Larry Carlton Trio, Feb. 25 (rescheduled from Oct. 22), 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Casino Bear's Den, $45
Regis Philbin, Mar. 2, 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Casino Events Center, $40
Buckwheat Zydeco, Mar. 3, 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Casino Bear's Den, $35 (on sale Jan. 2 at noon)
Abbacadabra, Mar. 17, 3 p.m., Seneca Niagara Casino Bear's Den, $35 (on sale Jan. 23 at noon)
Abbacadabra, Mar. 17, 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Casino Bear's Den, $35 (on sale Jan. 23 at noon)
Travis Tritt, Mar. 25, 5 p.m., Seneca Allegany Casino Events Center, $25 (on sale Dec. 26 at noon)
The Moody Blues, Apr. 21, 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Casino Events Center, $65 (on sale Jan. 23 at noon)
Leon Redbone, Apr. 28, 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Casino Bear's Den, $35 (on sale Feb. 27 at noon)
Chicago, May 5, 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Casino Events Center, $56 (on sale Feb. 6 at noon)
Englebert Humperdinck, May 18, 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Casino Events Center, $45 (on sale Feb. 20 at noon)
Loretta Lynn, Jun. 10, 5 p.m., Seneca Allegany Casino Events Center, $35 (on sale Mar. 26 at noon)
Tickets are available at all Seneca Casino box offices, Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations, or by phone at 800-745-3000.