empire state TRIBUTE FESTIVAL
Turning Stone Resort & Casino
Verona, NY
MAY 1-4, 2025
We are happy to announce that the “Empire State Tribute Festival,” will return to Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, NY, May 1-4, 2025. The Las Vegas-style Turning Stone Showroom will host our FOUR big concerts, the resort’s many bars and restaurants will host our receptions and after hours events, and the festival will still include one of the largest Elvis Tribute Artist contests in the world. Turning Stone is offering a great range of room rates, in a wide variety of rooms!
The resort is only 35 miles from Syracuse Airport which is accessible via Uber and Lyft, making it more convenient for those traveling long distances (no car rental needed). For those driving, Turning Stone Resort Casino is:
- 35 minutes from Syracuse
- 1.5 hours from Albany
- 2 hours from Glens Falls
- 3 hours from Buffalo
- 4 hours from New York City, Boston and Philadelphia
- 5 hours from Montreal and Toronto
Now with four concerts!!!
This year’s festival will feature the music of ELVIS and a whole lot more!!! Starring:
- Ultimate Elvis Dwight Icenhower
- Ultimate Elvis Taylor Rodriguez
- Images of the King World Champion Diogo Light
- Images of the King World Champion Robert Washington
- Images of the King World Champion Irv Cass
- 2024 Empire State Tribute Festival Champion Rick Lenzi
- 2023 Empire State Tribute Festival Champion Jordan Poole
- Dan Barrella as your late night host
- and the EAS band
- plus more to be anounced!
Dwight Icenhower
Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist and Images of the King World Champion
Taylor Rodriguez’
Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist
Diogo Light
Images of the King World Champion
Robert Washington
Images of the King World Champion
Irv Cass
Images of the King World Champion
Rick Lenzi
2024 Empire State Champion
Jordan Poole
2023 Empire State Champion
Dan Barrella
Late Night Host!
The Fabulous EAS Band!
See the Schedule of Events for all of the details.
See the Ticket Information page for ticketing options.