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America at Pechanga

Name: America at Pechanga
Start: 2026-10-23T13:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-10-23T15:30:00-07:00
Location: Pechanga Resort Casino, 45000 Pechanga Pkwy, Temecula, CA 92592

America at Pechanga on October 23 — 'A Horse with No Name,' 'Ventura Highway,' 'Sister Golden Hair.' These songs have been in movies, TV shows, and every road trip playlist for 50 years. Hearing them…

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Friday, October 23, 2026

1:00 PM PDT – 3:30 PM PDT

Pechanga Resort Casino, 45000 Pechanga Pkwy, Temecula, CA 92592

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Pechanga Resort Casino, 45000 Pechanga Pkwy, Temecula. October 23rd. America at Pechanga — the band whose catalog is one of the most quietly pervasive in American music, from "A Horse with No Name" to "Ventura Highway" to "Sister Golden Hair," performing live in the intimate casino venue that makes a classic rock show feel personal.

America has been making music since 1970 and touring consistently enough that the live show is the refined version of material performed ten thousand times that knows exactly what it is. That consistency is its own gift: when a song you've known your whole life is played by the people who wrote it, in a room small enough to see their faces, it arrives differently than it does from any other source.

pechanga.com for ticket details. October 23rd in Temecula. Pechanga handles classic rock correctly — the production is real, the sound is calibrated, and the crowd that fills the room brought fifty years of affection for these songs. Get your tickets before the show sells through. America in October in wine country, the Temecula hills visible on the drive in, is the fall evening worth planning your weekend around.

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