EMPORIUM ARCADE BAR CHICAGO CELEBRATES 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH SPECIAL EVENTS

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EMPORIUM ARCADE BAR CHICAGO CELEBRATES 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH SPECIAL EVENTS IN JUNE

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CHICAGO (June 2022) – Emporium Arcade Bar, Chicago’s top destination for classic arcade games, hand crafted cocktails, boozy slushies and a colorful, art-filled ambiance, will celebrate its 10-year anniversary in June. To commemorate the milestone, Chicago’s longest-running arcade bar is hosting extra special events this month and will continue through the end of the year. In June, the anniversary events include the first live concert in two years by Chicago favorite The Cool Kids, a beer release party to celebrate the latest in a long tradition of doing collaboration beers with local breweries and a live wrestling event. 

Since opening in Chicago in 2012, Emporium Arcade Bar now has six locations: three in Chicago (Wicker Park, Fulton Market and Logan Square), two in the Bay Area (San Francisco and Oakland) and one in Las Vegas (AREA15), plus a seventh location in New Orleans set to open in early fall.

In 2020, when the pandemic shut down Emporium’s five existing locations for more than a year, its expansion plans continued unabated. Emporium Arcade Bar not only withstood the pandemic, but also expanded into another market during that challenging time, opening its Las Vegas location in February 2021, which has been recognized as Hottest Bar Openings by The Spirits Business. The company has since reopened all of its locations, and business has bounced back robustly.

“It’s amazing to reach the milestone 10th anniversary for our company. It is pretty rare for a bar business to make it one year, let alone 10 and we have our awesome customers, staff and many, many partners to thank. The last 10 years have been a wild ride for us filled with countless events, parties and good times. We are proud to have expanded into three more markets as the nation’s premier arcade bar experience, and we look forward to entering a fourth market with our brand-new New Orleans location opening soon,” said Danny Marks, CEO, Emporium Arcade Bar.

Details about the June celebrations follow: 

Emporium 10-Year Anniversary: The Cool Kids Live, Air Credits and DJ Archi
Date: Thursday, June 16
Time: Doors open at 7 p.m.; concert begins at 8 p.m.
Location: Emporium Arcade Bar Wicker Park at 1366 N. Milwaukee Ave
Cost: General admission is $20. Guests must be 21 years or older to enter. To purchase tickets, click here.
Description: Guests are invited to celebrate Emporium Arcade Bar Wicker Park’s 10th anniversary with the ultimate night of music. American hip hop duo The Cool Kids will perform live with rap group Air Credits and DJ Archi. This event is powered by 321unes and is sponsored by Malört, Jugrnaut, Pipeworks Brewing and Cash Drop. 

Solemn Oath “Totally Illogical” 10-Year Beer Release Banger
Date: Friday, June 17
Time: Event starts at 7 p.m.
Location: Emporium Arcade Bar Logan Square at 2363 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Cost: Free. Guests must be 21 years or older to enter.
Description: Emporium has a long tradition of collaborating with local breweries to release custom one-off Emporium co-branded beets. Solemn Oath, having opened right around the same time as Emporium and also celebrating their 10-year anniversary, is one of Emporium’s closest partners through the years. Celebrate the limited-edition beer for a limited time only.

Emporium x Freelance Present: Press START to Continue
Date: Thursday, June 30
Time: Doors open at 7 p.m.; bell time is 8 p.m.
Location: Emporium Arcade Bar Logan Square at 2363 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Cost: General admission is $20 and VIP admission featuring priority entry and a limited-edition anniversary gift pack is $30. Guests must be 21 years or older to enter. To purchase tickets, click here.
Description: Freelance pro wrestling will return to Emporium Logan Square for a night of takedowns and arcade shenanigans. Guests are also invited to savor homemade birria tacos by Chef Oskar Samayoa of Chicago’s own Birria Ta-Ta-Tacos.

For more information, visit www.emporiumarcadebar.com.

ABOUT EMPORIUM ARCADE BAR
Emporium Arcade Bar is the quintessentially cool place to hang out and have a good time. Originally launched in Chicago in 2012, Emporium now has six locations: three in Chicago (Wicker Park, Fulton Market and Logan Square), two in the Bay Area (San Francisco and Oakland) and one in Las Vegas (AREA15). Emporium Arcade Bar offers unparalleled destinations for all types of games, including classic arcade favorites, pool tables, pinball, foosball and many more. Its passionately curated bar purveys the choicest craft beer selections, an innovative cocktail program and expansive liquor list. In addition, Emporium Arcade Bar showcases vibrant work by local artists and an ongoing, robust calendar of live shows, DJs and game tournaments. For more information, visit www.emporiumarcadebar.com, as well as its Facebook,  Instagram and Twitter pages.

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