{"id":114164,"date":"2026-01-27T19:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T19:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/114164\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T19:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T19:34:11","slug":"one-vision-of-queen-featuring-marc-martel-at-four-winds-new-buffalos-silver-creek-event-center-on-july-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/114164\/","title":{"rendered":"One Vision of Queen Featuring Marc Martel at Four Winds New Buffalo’s Silver Creek Event Center on July 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians\u2019 Four Winds\u00ae Casinos are pleased to announce that One Vision of Queen featuring Marc Martel will perform at Four Winds New Buffalo\u2019s Silver Creek\u00ae Event Center on Friday, July 10 at 9 p.m. Eastern.\u00a0 Ticket prices for the show start at $49 plus applicable fees and can be purchased online at\u00a0Ticketmaster<\/a>\u00a0beginning on Friday, January 30 at 10 a.m. Eastern.\u00a0 Hotel rooms are available on the night of the show and can be purchased with event tickets.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the history of music, few voices have been as great as that of Freddie Mercury.\u00a0 However, the Canadian singer Marc Martel seems to be his very reincarnation,\u201d said\u00a0Alejandra Orozco,\u00a0Quarter Rock Press.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Long before his YouTube videos went viral, spawning an appearance on \u201cThe Ellen DeGeneres Show\u201d and a performance with the surviving members of Queen on \u201cAmerican Idol,\u201d Marc Martel spent 13 years recording and touring the globe with Canadian rockers Downhere.\u00a0 Not only did the rock band visit 49 American States, but also toured throughout Europe and even Northern Africa, collecting worldwide acclaim and four Juno Awards in their native land.\u00a0<\/p>\n

All the while, the group was extoled for its sonic diversity while the Nashville transplant was regularly heralded as a world-class vocalist, often earning comparisons to late great Freddie Mercury in tandem with building his own fervent fan base.\u00a0 While the idea of paying tribute to one of the world\u2019s most renowned and influential rock institutions never actually occurred to him when pounding the pavement with his own internationally signed act, in hindsight, it only made sense that Martel would someday be the perfect vehicle to propel One Vision of Queen onto the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was in my former band\u00a0Downhere, I did everything I could not to remind people of Freddie Mercury, but it became almost hilarious how many people compared me to him to the point where it felt like it was working against the band when we tested singles at radio.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

After paying their dues for more than a decade in a fifteen-passenger van and finally graduating to a full-fledged bus, the group wrote what they believed was the very peak of its artistry and expression, but despite the private support of radio programmers, the public never latched onto to what turned out to be Downhere\u2019s swansong effort.\u00a0 Yet right around the time when that writing popped up on the wall, Martel received an email from an industry pal with a link to a contest spearheaded by the actual members of Queen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At first, the front man almost passed on the opportunity, but with some prodding from his wife and additional friends, he casually cut a version of \u201cSomebody To Love\u201d in 2011, and now 30 million cumulative YouTube and Facebook views later, bolstered by the aforementioned \u201cEllen\u201d appearance, Martel was declared the victor.\u00a0 Even legendary Queen drummer Roger Taylor remarked to the Daily Record: \u201cThat voice.\u00a0 You listen, close your eyes and you think it\u2019s Freddie.\u00a0 It\u2019s really uncanny.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Martel is the ideal match for One Vision of Queen, an explosive, attention-commanding tribute where some of the most iconic rock anthems of all time collide with a theatrical performance style and eye-popping production. At its core, the riveting show focuses on the extremely diverse body of the band\u2019s greatest hits, from the grandiose \u201cBohemian Rhapsody\u201d to the adrenaline-pumping \u201cWe Will Rock You,\u201d the euphoric \u201cWe Are The Champions,\u201d the funky \u201cAnother One Bites The Dust,\u201d the stadium-shaking David Bowie collaboration \u201cUnder Pressure,\u201d the soulful \u201cSomebody To Love,\u201d and the swinging \u201cCrazy Little Thing Called Love\u201d (to name but a few from the steroid-stacked set list).\u00a0<\/p>\n

In addition to the obligatory but nonetheless consistently astounding selections, One Vision of Queen also incorporates an entirely unique angle that will have die-hards and casual appreciators alike clamoring to hear several other sides of Martel.\u00a0 \u201cNear the end of Freddie\u2019s life, he explored other styles of music beyond rock, including opera, so with that in mind, the show also includes a segment of familiar songs in the flavor of what they might have sounded like had Freddie ever gotten the chance to sing them,\u201d he explains.\u00a0 \u201cFor instance, I perform \u2018Ave Maria\u2019 by myself on piano and also the great opera aria \u2018Nessun Dorma\u2019 in the style of Freddie, so it gives the night some imaginative elements in the spirit of Queen, rather than strictly the letter of Queen.\u00a0 You could call it a greatest hits show with a twist where I get to explore other things that I wish Freddie could have recorded himself and wonder what could have been.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Melodic rock solo artist Jeff Scott Soto, who\u2019s also logged time in Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Journey (the latter of which taught him a thing or two about channeling a superstar vocalist) even admitted \u201cI wouldn\u2019t want to have to try to sing these more obscure songs or one of these novelty songs after somebody like Marc Martel, who does them so well and does them like Freddie.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Rolling Stone\u00a0went on to call the vocal resemblance \u201cstriking,\u201d while Brian Koerber of Mashable proclaimed, \u201cregardless of Martel\u2019s obvious comparisons to Mercury, he\u2019s a talented musician and performer, not a gimmick.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cLiving in the States, I\u2019m finding that Americans in particular are kind of discovering Queen still, even though they\u2019re the second biggest thing to The Beatles in the rest of the world,\u201d notices Martel.\u00a0 \u201cAs a result, America isn\u2019t satiated with Queen cover bands like they are in the UK and Europe, so gigs keep falling into my lap.\u00a0 I try to walk a line between being my own artist and indulging in this Queen thing, but it\u2019s so much fun and people have been knocking down my door that it\u2019s hard to say \u2018no\u2019 and it\u2019s a standing ovation every night.\u00a0 It\u2019s really just me answering the call of a huge desire for Queen\u2019s music to be performed with Freddie\u2019s sound.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

But even with the overwhelming demand behind Martel\u2019s Queen-themed projects, he\u2019s cultivated an increasingly visible solo career defined by a relentless creativity, unpredictably and practically super-human abilities to simultaneously craft his own identity while flawlessly stepping into the shoes of others.\u00a0 He\u2019s made additional waves performing at the direct request of C\u00e9line Dion (who avidly follows his videos) on Radio-Canada TV\u2019s\u00a0\u201cEn direct de l\u2019univers\u201d in 2016, plus a jaw-dropping cover of George Michael and Wham!\u2019s \u201cLast Christmas\u201d for the video game \u201cJust Dance 2017\u201d (with Kenny Loggins\u2019 \u201cFootloose\u201d coming next).\u00a0 Add in performances on\u00a0People.com, ten nights at the Calgary Stampede, plus various San Francisco Giants, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers and Charlotte Hornets games, and there\u2019s truly no limit to Martel\u2019s unreal reach.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI grew up believing a lie that I had to have one sound as a singer, but after I put that false belief aside, I realized I can have as many sides as I want,\u201d sums up Martel.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m having the best time of my life as a professional musician right now where I\u2019m involved with so many different things it\u2019s impossible to get bored.\u00a0 Between anything Queen-related, my own recordings and these fun little side projects, I\u2019m more diverse and happier as an artist than I\u2019ve ever been!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

More information on One Vision of Queen featuring Marc Martel can be found at\u00a0https:\/\/marcmartelmusic.com\/home<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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About The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan and Indiana<\/p>\n

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi\u2019s sovereignty was reaffirmed under legislation signed into law by President Clinton in September of 1994.\u00a0 The Pokagon Band is dedicated to providing community development initiatives such as housing, education, family services, medical care, and cultural preservation for its more than 6,400 citizens.\u00a0 The Pokagon Band\u2019s ten-county service area includes four counties in Southwestern Michigan and six in Northern Indiana.\u00a0 Its main administrative offices are located in Dowagiac, Mich., with a satellite office in South Bend, Ind.\u00a0 In 2007, it opened Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo, Mich., followed by Four Winds Hartford in 2011, Four Winds Dowagiac in 2013 and Four Winds South Bend in 2018.\u00a0 The Pokagon Band operates a variety of non-gaming businesses through its investment enterprises, Mno-Bmadsen and the Pokagon Development Authority.\u00a0 More information is available at\u00a0www.pokagonband-nsn.gov<\/a>,\u00a0www.fourwindscasino.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0www.mno-bmadsen.com<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

About Four Winds New Buffalo\u2019s Silver Creek Event Center<\/p>\n

Four Winds New Buffalo\u2019s Silver Creek Event Center is a modern, multi-use facility that is located adjacent to the casino floor, at 11111 Wilson Road.\u00a0 In addition to hosting concerts, the 17,000-sq. ft. event center is often reconfigured to host large meetings, special events, conferences, and banquets.\u00a0 Details on concerts and other performances at Silver Creek Event Center are available at\u00a0https:\/\/fourwindscasino.com\/newbuffalo\/entertainment\/event-center<\/a>.<\/p>\n