Atlantic City’s best live entertainment is on stage this July at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, featuring some of the most exciting names in music and comedy, including New Kids on the Block, Josh Groban, Gladys Knight, Sarah Silverman, The Impractical Jokers, and more.
MUSIC
Atlantic City Aquariumat Historic Gardner’s Basin is fantastic and a fun, educational place with over a hundred varieties of fish and marine animals; a “Please Touch” tank containing Horseshoe Crabs and Sea Urchins. Other exhibits contain live moray eels and seahorses. A Live Dive Feeding Show and an Animal show are on tap, plus much more. Fans of music and the stage will find what they’re looking for with our upcoming shows at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. Whether you want to take a tour through rock and roll history, or just find a fun way to spend the evening, we have all of the best Atlantic City event schedules that you’ll find. Atlantic City’s casinos reported just shy of $248.7 million in total gaming revenue last month, a significant decrease from July 2019’s $323.3 million, according to figures released Wednesday.
New Kids on the Block: Ain’t no party like a New Kids party! The iconic boy band, joined by Salt-n-Pepa, Naughty By Nature, Tiffany, and Debbie Gibson, are returning to the stage for a reunion tour. Get ready for a flashback. (July 5, 8PM, The Event Center, $149-249)
Josh Groban: Josh Groban is known the world over for his cover versions of “You Raise Me Up” (2003), “Bring Him Home” (2015) from Les Misérables and “The Prayer” (2001), a duet with Céline Dion. His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one best selling artist in the United States, with over 22.3 million records. As of 2012, he had sold over 25 million records worldwide. (July 13, 8PM, The Event Center, $104-174)
Citizen Cope: Clarence Greenwood’s (aka Citizen Cope) musical style is commonly described as a mix of blues, soul, folk, and rock. Citizen Cope’s compositions have been recorded by artists as varied as Carlos Santana, Dido, Pharoahe Monch and Richie Havens. (July 13, 9PM, The Music Box, $50-60)
Gladys Knight: The “Empress of Soul” is a seven-time Grammy Award-winner, known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips. Knight has recorded two number-one Billboard Hot 100 singles (“Midnight Train to Georgia” and “That’s What Friends Are For”), eleven number-one R&B singles, and six number-one R&B albums. Knight is also listed as one of Rolling Stone magazine’s 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. (July 26, 8PM, The Event Center, $69-89)
Brit Floyd: Brit Floyd, the Pink Floyd tribute band, recreates soundscapes of Pink Floyd by emulating the perfect Pink Floyd experience. A Brit Floyd show really is as close as fans will get to experiencing the magnificence of a Pink Floyd Show live. (July 26, 9PM, The Music Box, $49-59)
Rob Thomas: You won’t be Lonely No More if you check out Rob Thomas in The Event Center this summer. Featured on Santana’s three-time-Grammy-winning hit Smooth, Rob will be performing his own Grammy-nominated hits like This is How a Heart Breaks on his Chip Tooth Tour. (July 27, 7PM, The Event Center, $73.50-103.50)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band: Shepherd has been nominated for five Grammy Awards, and has received two Billboard Music Awards, two Blues Music Awards, and two Orville H. Gibson Awards. His latest album, Lay It On Down, is the eighth record by the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band to debut at number one on the Billboard Blues Chart. (July 27, 9PM, The Music Box, $49-59)
COMEDY
Jim Norton: The comedian, radio personality, actor, author, and television and podcast host comes to Atlantic City. Norton has been the co-host of the podcast UFC Unfiltered with Matt Serra, the morning radio show Jim Norton & Sam Roberts on SiriusXM Radio since 2016, and The Chip Chipperson Podacast since 2017. Since 2003, Norton has released four comedy albums and seven comedy specials, including three on Epix and one on Netflix. (July 5, 8PM, The Music Box, $39-49)
Russell Peters: In 2013, Russell Peters was number three on Forbes‘ list of the world’s highest-paid comedians, and became the first comedian to get a Netflix stand-up special. Rolling Stone recently designated Peters as one of the “50 Best Comics of All Time” (July 6, 7PM and 10PM, The Music Box, $69-79)
Impractical Jokers: truTV Impractical Jokers “The Cranjis McBasketball World Comedy Tour” starring The Tenderloins returns to Borgata’s Event Center. The live show consists of unseen videos, storytelling, and stand-up comedy. (July 11 at 8PM and July 12 at 7PM and 10PM, The Event Center, $55-95)
Nick Kroll: Kroll is best known for his role as Nick Hedge in the short-lived ABC sitcom Cavemen, the Netflix series Big Mouth, The Oh, Hello Show, and for creating and starring in the Comedy Central series Kroll Show. As a film actor, Kroll has had supporting roles in I Love You, Man, Date Night, Get Him to the Greek, and Dinner for Schmucks, as well as more prominent roles in Adult Beginners, Sausage Party, Sing, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, Uncle Drew, and Operation Finale. (July 12, 8PM, The Music Box, $35-45)
Sarah Silverman: Legendary Sarah Silverman has no problem taking on social taboos and controversial topics, such as racism, sexism, politics, and religion. The Sarah Silverman Program, which ran from 2007 to 2010 on Comedy Central, landed her a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. (July 20, 7PM, The Event Center, $49-69)
AND MORE!
Tyler Henry: The star of E! Entertainment’s mega hit television show Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry continues his Life Lessons tour across the county. At his live show, audiences will be treated to Tyler discussing his unique gift and how it affects his everyday life with a multi-media video presentation PLUS live readings and audience Q&A. (July 19-20, 9PM, The Music Box, $69-89)