Corporations have held various seminars, offsite training sessions, and annual meetings. Past Rivers ballroom headliner performances have included Air Supply, Lee Greenwood, Eddie Money, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., Brad Garrett, and Sandra Bernhard. The Pittsburgh-based reality show “Dance Moms” hosted its red carpet third-season premiere there. Since then, “Big Brother,” “Shark Tank” and “Amazing Race” all have held cast auditions in Rivers Casino’s ballroom. The casino’s gaming floor opened in August 2009, and its first ballroom was completed approximately two years later.Ī sewing convention was first to book the ballroom. For many, it’s hard to remember when Rivers didn’t have event space. It’s been a busy decade at Rivers Casino’s riverfront ballroom, which opened 10 years ago this week.įor Pittsburgh event-goers, Rivers Casino’s ballroom has become a mainstay. PITTSBURGH-( BUSINESS WIRE)-From “Dance Moms” to discos, “Thunder from Down Under” to network casting calls, corporate meetings, mixers and more.