- Ricky Martin plays The Venue at Thunder Valley on Friday, Nov. 6, at 8 p.m., with tickets from $139.95 to $349.95.
- Big Block Party ’26 runs Saturday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m., with tickets from $69.95 to $139.95.
- The Sierra Summit Truck Giveaway draws six winners at 7 p.m. every Friday and Saturday through Dec. 26.
- One winner gets up to $10,000 in cash or a new GMC Sierra, and entries double on Mondays and Fridays.
LINCOLN, Calif. – Ricky Martin plays The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino Resort on Friday, Nov. 6, and Big Block Party ’26 follows on Saturday, Nov. 7, while the casino’s $1 million Sierra Summit Truck Giveaway holds drawings both nights. The drawings start at 7 p.m., an hour before Martin’s 8 p.m. show and at the same time Big Block Party begins.
Ricky Martin Takes The Venue Stage Friday Night
Martin’s show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets run from $139.95 to $349.95 before taxes and fees, according to the resort. They sell online through Ticketmaster and at the casino box office, which is open daily from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Guests must be 21 or older. Those ages 13 to 20 are admitted only with an adult 21 or older at their side the whole time, and the resort applies the same rule to Big Block Party and to Al Green.
The shows and the drawings share the same two nights, which makes Thunder Valley one of the land-based casinos in California pairing a headline concert with a floor promotion.
Big Block Party ’26 Brings SWV, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Chingy And Digital Underground
Saturday’s bill starts at 7 p.m. The resort lists SWV, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Chingy and Digital Underground, then adds “and more” without naming further acts. Tickets range from $69.95 to $139.95.
That start time matches the giveaway’s 7 p.m. drawing. The promotion page does not say whether a winner must be present when names are drawn, and it points to separate official guest rules for the details.
Six Winners Are Drawn Every Friday And Saturday Through Dec. 26
The giveaway runs Sept. 27 to Dec. 26, with six winners chosen at 7 p.m. each Friday and Saturday, according to the promotion page. One winner gets up to $10,000 in cash or a new GMC Sierra.
“Up to” is the operative phrase. The page promises a ceiling on the cash, not a guaranteed amount, and it does not itemize what the other five winners receive or how the $1 million in the promotion’s name adds up. The $10,000 figure is the only dollar amount it names.
Entries Come Per 250 Slot Points Or 100 Table Points
The page lists one free daily entry. Slot play with a Thunder Rewards card earns one more entry for every 250 points, table-game play earns one for every 100 points, and entries double every Monday and Friday.
The thresholds are stated in points, not dollars, and the page does not say how much wagering earns a point. What an entry costs in actual play is not published there. Because entries are tied to floor play on the card, the drawings reward gambling rather than concert attendance, a familiar setup in gambling in California casino promotions.
Friday is the only day that pairs a drawing with double entries. Nov. 6 is one of those Fridays, while Nov. 7 has a drawing but no multiplier.
Al Green And Thelma Houston Follow Nov. 13
Al Green, with Thelma Houston, plays The Venue at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, with tickets from $99.95 to $239.95 before taxes and fees. That date is also a Friday, so it falls on a drawing night with double entries.