Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa will open its 65,000-square foot expansion in less than two weeks.
Hard Rock Senior Director of Marketing Martin Madewell said crews have been working around the clock to finish the project, which includes a new, country-themed concert venue.
"We could have took a couple more months, but we wanted to get it done. So, we geared up several months ago and decided Feb. 1 was the date, and [with] Flintco and the team here, we’re going to hit it," Madewell said.
The expansion will be anchored by a new concert venue named Track Five
"This 1,200-square foot dance floor, second-level mezzanine and the production caliber is — along with the lineup — is going to really, I think, put us on the map regionally as far as country goes," Madewell said.
"Tulsa Time" is the fifth song on Don Willams’ album "Expressions." Other Oklahoma-referencing fifth tracks include "Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa" on George Strait's "Honkeytonkville," "Oklahoma Sunshine" on Waylon Jennings' "The Ramblin' Man," "Home Sweet Oklahoma" on Leon Russell's "Leon Russell and the Shelter People," and "Tulsa Turnaround" on Kenny Rogers' "Kenny."
The expansion also includes table games, more than 400 electronic games and a 68-hundred multipurpose space for events.
"Having a four-diamond hotel, the resort pools and spa, and, of course, all the gaming, and McGill’s and all the restaurants here on property — this really seemed like the perfect complement to be able to give the guests that all-inclusive resort experience," Madewell said.
The Hard Rock expansion follows multimillion-dollar projects at the River Spirit and Osage casinos. Casino revenue pays for tribal jobs and services, and a cut goes to the state of Oklahoma.
