House of Blues(R) Atlantic City and Showboat Atlantic City to Host Mississippi Mud Pour and Exclusive Hard Hat Preview Tour

House of Blues(R) Atlantic City and Showboat Atlantic City to Host Mississippi Mud Pour and Exclusive Hard Hat Preview Tour

Hundreds of Construction Workers to Participate in Mississippi Mud Ceremony

WHAT: The new House of Blues(R) Atlantic City will be hosting a long-standing House of Blues tradition, as company COO Dolf Berle joins hundreds of construction workers for the Mississippi Mud Ceremony, a pouring of Mississippi Delta mud into the concrete that forms House of Blues stages across the country on Wednesday, May 4, 2005.

The event will include an exclusive hard hat preview tour led by House of Blues and Harrah's executives and a lunch to thank construction workers for their around-the-clock work on the new venue. Details regarding the House of Blues Atlantic City Grand Opening Sweepstakes will also be revealed.

House of Blues(R) Atlantic City, slated to open this summer at Showboat Atlantic City, will be House of Blues' first location to offer casino gambling under its brand name, and the only House of Blues-branded venue in the Northeast. The multi-million-dollar project will include a casino, poker room, music hall, nightclub, restaurants and a Foundation Room, the first private membership club of its kind in Atlantic City.

Attendees will include Senior Vice President of Atlantic City Operations for Harrah's Entertainment Dave Jonas, Kevin Morrow, Senior Vice President of Entertainment for House of Blues, Aidan Scully, Senior Director of Development for House of Blues and House of Blues Atlantic City General Manager Ron Deimling. For more information please visit http://www.hob.com/atlanticcity.

NEWS/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Media welcomed to film and participate in one-on-one interviews with House of Blues executives.

WHEN: Wednesday, May 4, 2005 Mississippi Mud Pour: 11:30 a.m. Hard Hat Tour and Lunch: 12:00 p.m.

WHERE: House of Blues Atlantic City Showboat Atlantic City 2nd Floor (Take elevators at the end of Bourbon Street hallway)

RSVP: Susan Kotzen 609-343-4565 skotzen@ac.harrahs.com

MEDIA CONTACTS

Susan Kotzen Brent Burkhardt/Jessica Goon Showboat Atlantic City TBC Public Relations +1-609-343-4565 +1-410-986-1303 / 1315 skotzen@ac.harrahs.combburkhardt@tbc.us / jgoon@tbc.us

PRNewswire -- May 2

Source: Showboat Atlantic City

Web site: http://www.hob.com/atlanticcity

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