FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 1, 2011 BOULEVARD CASINO PRESENTS PLATINUM BLONDE LIVE AT THE RED ROBINSON SHOW THEATRE SATURDAY, MARCH 10 Coquitlam, BC – It was in 1982 when Canadian band Platinum Blonde was formed in Toronto … just at the time when New Wave was in its commercial glory. The group originated with Mark Holmes from Manchester, England on vocals and bass, Sergio Galli on guitar and Chris Steffler on drums. After the successful release of the album, Six Track Attack in 1983, they recorded their first full-length album, Standing in the Dark which went triple platinum in Canada. The album featured four hit singles including the title track and “It Doesn’t Really Matter” … both of which were nominated for Juno Awards. Their music videos were then placed into high rotation on MuchMusic and within months, Platinum Blonde came to be considered one of the decade’s top bands. In 1985, they released their second album, Alien Shores which featured the addition of fourth member, Scottish musician Kenny MacLean. The album – which went five times platinum – produced the hit singles “Situation Critical”, “Crying Over You”, “Somebody Somewhere” and “Hungry Eyes”. Their next album, Contact was released in 1988 and went double platinum. By 1992, the band had decided to venture into solo projects. Last year, they played their first reunion show at The Mod Club Theatre in Toronto … sadly without MacLean who passed away in 2008. The original line-up of Holmes, Galli and Steffler have since been inducted into the Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame. Platinum Blonde will be performing for one night only at Boulevard Casino’s Red Robinson Show Theatre on March 10, 2012. TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 @ 10:00 AM DOORS 7:00 PM SHOW 8:00 PM Tickets: Orchestra $29.50 & Golden Circle $39.50 (+ Service Charges) Tickets available at all Ticketmaster Outlets or charge-by-phone 1-855-985-5000 or order on-line at www.ticketmaster.ca Ages 19 years & over Additional Information Contact: Howard Blank - Vice-President, Media & Entertainment TEL: (604) 303-1000 FAX: (604) 247-8605 [email protected] Donnie Gordon - Manager, Entertainment Publicity & Promotions TEL: (604) 247-4127 FAX: (604) 247-8587 [email protected] .