Pre-Party Will Be Held At Kennedy Plaza Across From Boardwalk Hall With Free Admission for Ticketholders and the General Public

Kick off Memorial Day weekend at the Bud Light Boardwalk Pre-Party before the start of The Who concert at Boardwalk Hall on Friday, May 22 at 4:30 p.m. Hosted by Global Spectrum, operators of Historic Boardwalk Hall and the Atlantic City Convention Center, the pre-party will be held on the famous Atlantic City Boardwalk at Kennedy Plaza with free admission for both ticketholders and the general public.

The Bud Light Boardwalk Pre-Party will feature food and beverage available for purchase from local vendors Ducktown Tavern and Mad Dog Morgan’s, live DJ entertainment provided by 103.7 WMGM, live music from South Jersey based Triple xXx band, and prize giveaways. Resorts Casino Hotel and Britney Shannon’s Hideaway will also be on-site.

The Who Hits 50! Tour will take place at Boardwalk Hall this Friday at 7:30 p.m. A limited number of tickets are available and can be purchased through Ticketmaster and the Boardwalk Hall Box Office.

About Global Spectrum

Global Spectrum (global-spectrum.com) manages more than 125 other public assembly facilities around the world. Nearly 24-million people attended more than 15,000 events in Global Spectrum venues last year. Based in Philadelphia, PA, Global Spectrum is part of Comcast-Spectacor, one of the world’s largest sports and entertainment companies. Comcast-Spectacor, which operates in 48 of the 50 United States, also owns the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage services provider, Paciolan, the leading provider of venue establishment ticketing, fundraising and marketing technology solutions, a commercial rights sales company, and Flyers Skate Zone, a series of community ice skating rinks.

About the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) www.njcrda.com and www.twitter.com/njcrda

The only agency of its kind nationwide, the CRDA has used Atlantic City casino reinvestments as a catalyst for meaningful, positive improvement in the lives of New Jersey residents, investing nearly $2 billion in more than 400 projects statewide since 1984. Under the 2011 Tourism District Act, CRDA’s mission evolved from statewide projects to becoming the state’s key economic development agency for Atlantic City. CRDA responsibilities expanded to include land use regulation, clean and safe initiatives, tourism marketing, ownership and oversight of the Atlantic City Convention Center and Boardwalk Hall, and partnership with the Atlantic City Alliance to brand and market Atlantic City. The former ACCVA, now a division of CRDA, is the first destination marketing organization in New Jersey to achieve prestigious Destination Marketing Accreditation by the Destination Marketing Association International.

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