Myrtle Beach Hard Rock Park Opening Act

Eagles to rock Myrtle Beach at Hard Rock Park

Hard Rock Park of Myrtle Beach opening to feature Moody Blues, celebrity golf tournament

The Eagles and The Moody Blues will perform in June at a two-day celebration of the opening of Hard Rock Park, and the park will sponsor a celebrity golf tournament featuring LPGA star Paula Creamer, The Moody Blues musicians and other golf pros, the park announced today.

A ticket package for the two-day event will be $250 and will go on sale at 11 a.m. on March 17 at the park's entrance off of U.S. 501 and online at hardrockpark.com.

The Eagles will play at the park's amphitheater June 2, and The Moody Blues will play June 3 after christening a ride set to the band's hit song "Nights in White Satin," according to a park press release.

The ticket package will be the only way to see the Eagles - daily admission to the park will be available on June 2, but the park will close at 6 p.m. The Moody Blues concert, however, is included with the $50 daily admission price. The ticket package also includes admission to the golf tournament and some other food, beverages and souvenirs, park spokeswoman Megan Winnett said.

The park, which bills itself the world's first rock 'n' roll theme park, has been promising big-name bands to celebrate its inaugural year. Hard Rock Park will be the first major theme park in an area long known for its beaches and golf courses.

The Moody Blues came to Myrtle Beach in October to introduce the ride "Nights in White Satin - The Trip." Band members promised then that they would return.

The park is scheduled to open to a limited number of people on April 15, with an official opening May 9. The grand opening celebration will be June 2 and 3.

The celebrity golf tournament, which will be held June 2 at Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach, will be hosted by PGA tour veteran Peter Jacobsen, who is known as one of the bigger characters in golf. Jacobsen will also host a golf clinic.

Courtesy of Myrtle Beach Sun News