CLEVELAND – The Cleveland 2016 Host Committee says that rock and roll legends Three Dog Night will headline its welcome party – Rock the Night in CLE – before the 2016 Republican National Convention.

It’s an invitation-only event to welcome delegates and media to Cleveland from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday (July 17) at North Coast Harbor, from the Great Lakes Science Center front door through Voinovich Park, according to a news release.

According to the release, about 10,000-12,000 people are expected to attend, as well as 500 VIPs.

Three Dog Night

The GRAMMY-nominated band’s hits wind through the fabric of pop culture today, whether on the radio, in TV commercials or in major motion pictures — songs like “Mama Told Me (Not To Come)”, “Joy to the World”, “Black and White,” “Shambala” and “One” crystallize the band’s continuing popularity. Three Dog Night boasts some of the most remarkable statistics in popular music, according to the release.

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