Fantasy Springs Resort Casino near Indio is extending its tribute band series that it hosts on weekends at its outdoor venue the Rock Yard and is also adding a second night of Latin music each week, a spokesman for the resort said.

The tribute series, which typically wraps up around mid-November, has now been extended to Dec. 19, Public Relations Manager Michael Felci said.

Felci said the casino will also add another outdoor Latin music night on Sundays, with the first Sunday Latin night being on Nov. 15. It already hosts Latin artists on Wednesdays. The Latin nights are taking place at the Rock Yard also instead of one of the casino’s indoor venues in order to keep people spaced out during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Felci said the traditional mid-November cutoff point for the tribute act series coincided with the weather changing. As it got colder, he said, people were usually more reluctant to catch concerts outside, but because of the response the casino has seen so far this year, officials there started talking about going even longer.

He said that if attendance starts to dwindle in December, then the tribute shows will likely end on Dec. 19, but if attendance stays strong there’s also the possibility that more shows could be added through January.

Fantasy Springs is one of the few casinos in the area that has been putting on some smaller scale outdoor entertainment, but its big, major name concerts that it hosts at its Special Events Center have been postponed through early 2021. 

New dates for Rock Yard tribute act series (7:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays)

Friday, Nov. 27 – To be determined

Saturday, Nov. 28 – Hollywood U2 (U2 tribute)

Friday, Dec. 4 – Urgent (Foreigner tribute)

Saturday, Dec. 5 – Led Zeppagain (Led Zeppelin tribute)

Friday, Dec. 11 – Vitalogy (Pearl Jam tribute)

Saturday, Dec. 12 – Use Your Illusion  (Guns N Roses tribute)

Friday, Dec. 18 –  Dog N Butterfly (Heart tribute)

Saturday, Dec. 19 – Escape (tribute to Journey)

Noches De Fuego Sunday edition (7-11 p.m.) 

Sunday, Nov. 15 – Corazon De Maná (Maná tribute)

Sunday, Nov. 22 – Los Garza¹z

Sunday, Nov. 29 – Grupo Unico

Sunday, Dec. 6 – Bohemio

Sunday, Dec. 13 – TBD

Sunday, Dec. 20 – Nacho Bustillos