MAD bringing three show this week

EL DORADO, AR (May 2, 2024) George Thorogood & the Destroyers will perform inside First Financial Music Hall on Tuesday, May 7th, 2024. Doors to the event will open at 6:30pm with the concert starting at 7:30pm. Ticket prices range from $33 to $293 and are available at eldomad.com. Seating is reserved. $1 per ticket will be contributed to the Marla Thorogood Memorial Fund for ovarian cancer research.

On December 1st, 1973, at The University of Delaware’s Lane Hall, George Thorogood & The Destroyers played their first show ever. “We had the place rockin’,” George says with his now-familiar grin. “We thought, ‘maybe we’re onto something.” Five decades, 15 million albums and more than 8,000 performances later, few bands can still rock the house like George Thorogood & Destroyers. And for Thorogood and his longtime band – Jeff Simon on drums, Bill Blough on bass, Jim Suhler on guitar, and Buddy Leach on saxophone – as well as millions of fans across the globe, their Bad All Over The World – 50 Years of Rock Tour will be a celebration like no other.

“Fifty years doesn’t feel like a long time when you love what you do,” George explains, “and our live performance leaves the ultimate impression. That’s why we always strive to be great. Every show we play can still feel like the biggest night of our lives.”

For the performers who’ve been hailed as “the all-American rock & roll party band” (Goldmine Magazine), “as fresh and as exciting as the moment when you first jammed to their songs” (S.L.R. Magazine) and “one of the most iconic bands in rock history” (Rapid City Journal), onstage is where the band has consistently built – and forever owns – their reputation as one of the most reliable/formidable live acts in the world. And with classics like “Get A Haircut”, “I Drink Alone”, “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer”, “Move It On Over”, “Who Do You Love” and the definitive badass anthem “Bad To The Bone”, Thorogood & The Destroyers continue to deliver a concert experience Rolling Stone calls “hot enough to melt the polar icecaps and flood the world’s major population centers.”

RODNEY CARINGTON

Comedian Rodney Carrington will bring his 2024 live tour to the First Financial Music Hall on Thursday, May 9th, 2024. The event will start at 7:00pm, doors will open at 6:00pm. Tickets for reserved seating range from $45 - $25 plus fees. Tickets can be purchased at eldomad.com. This show is intended for mature audiences.

Rodney Carrington is a multi-talented comedian, actor, singer and writer playing sold-out shows around the world as one of the top 10 highest-grossing touring comedians for the past two decades.

A platinum-recording artist, Rodney’s recorded eight major record label comedy albums, followed by three albums on his own record label, Laughter’s Good Records. Rodney is fresh off the release of his latest album, “Get Em Out,” (released 2019) which hit #1 on iTunes. His album “Here Comes the Truth” (released 2017) climbed to #3 on the comedy charts, accruing tens of millions of streams on Spotify and even spawned a Netflix special.

Rodney broke through with his major label comedy CD debut “Hangin’ with Rodney” in 1998. The

next few years saw nine more Top 10 comedy albums: Live, Morning Wood, Nutsack, Greatest Hits, King of the Mountains, El Nino Loco, C’mon Laugh You Bastards, Laughter’s Good and The Hits, all of which continue to receive radio airplay and regularly place on the national comedy charts. “Hangin’ With Rodney” and “Morning Wood” earned RIAA gold record certification, and his Greatest Hits album reached platinum status. Rodney also released “Make it Christmas” which features his original song “Camouflage and Christmas Lights,” a tribute to our military.

Rodney also added “author” to his list of accomplishments with the release of his book “Rodney Carrington, Coming Clean” published by Hatchette Books.

Over the years, he’s starred in his own TV sitcom, “Rodney”, which ran for two seasons on ABC, co-wrote and co-starred with Toby Keith in the feature film, “Beer for My Horses,” which won the Tex Ritter Award from the ACM, and starred in his own Netflix special “Here Comes the Truth.” Rodney’s also appeared on countless other TV shows, including the ACA (American Country Awards), hosting the American Country New Year’s Eve Live show on FOX, and won “Supporting Character of the Year” from the CMT Music Video. Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour Round Room Live and Moonbug Entertainment are proud to announce that the hit live show, Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour, will continue to bring the vivacious, energetic, and educational antics of global sensation Blippi to stages across North America with the addition of over 60 new dates next year, with a stop at the First Financial Music Hall in El Dorado on May 11th, 2024. Doors will open at 1pm with the show starting at 2pm. Ticket prices for reserved seating range from $25 - $65. An addon photo experience with Blippi is available for $50 and will take place following the show.

This all-new show kicked off in early 2023, with a successful Spring run in North America that saw more than 165K tickets sold across 90 cities with multiple sold-out performances; the tour then went on to entertain UK audiences through Summer 2023 before returning to North America this Fall. Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour recently announced additional international dates in Johannesburg, Kuwait, and Mexico City for 2023 as well.

Tickets are available at eldomad. com or by calling the MAD box office at 870-444-3007. Blippi is coming to your city for the ultimate curiosity adventure in Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour! So, come on! Dance, sing, and learn with Blippi and special guest Meekah as they discover what makes different cities unique and special. Will there be monster trucks, excavators, and garbage trucks galore? You bet! So get ready to shake those wiggles out and OJ Twist your way through this brand-new musical party!

“We are thrilled to be able to continue performances of Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour in even more cities in 2024,” said Stephen Shaw, Founder and Co-President of Round Room Live. “After a successful run in the Spring and now this Fall, across both North America and the UK, we’re excited for even more families to share in the joy and wonder of Blippi On Tour and to create lifelong memories together.”

“We’re so excited to be back in the US after a successful tour visiting friends in the UK, South Africa and the Middle East. It’s amazing to see the love fans have for Blippi and Meekah and an honor to witness the joy that this beloved brand brings to families around the world,” said Susan Vargo, Head of Experiences at Moonbug Entertainment. “As we extend the North American leg of Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour, we look forward to continuing to introduce our young fans to the magic of singing and dancing along to a live performance while making lasting memories with their families.”

Blippi inspires curiosity in preschoolers around the world by creating content and experiences that are relatable, accessible and make learning fun. Blippi has become a worldwide sensation with more than one billion monthly views across platforms including Netflix, HBO Max, Cartoonito, Sky, Amazon and YouTube and millions of fans around the world. The franchise has expanded rapidly since it was acquired by Moonbug Entertainment in 2020. Blippi is available in more than 20 languages, including ASL, and is distributed by more than 30 global broadcast and streaming partners. Blippi’s buddies Meekah and Juca have spun off into their own shows and Blippi lives off the screen as well with sold-out live events, popular music tracks, and indemand toys available at all major retailers.

For Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour, the characters Blippi and Meekah will be played by professional stage performers selected specifically for the stage show. Fans can visit BlippiOnTour.com now for tour dates and ticket information and follow Blippi On Tour social media for exclusive tour content.