Mystic Lake Casino Hotel will host Minnesota’s largest Guitar Hero III competition on Saturday, June 7.

“We are inviting anyone and everyone with an inner rock star to come out and compete in this free Guitar Hero tournament,” said Bryan Prettyman, vice president of marketing for Mystic Lake Casino Hotel. “The ‘Rock the Lake’ tournament not only gives our guests the opportunity to win cash and prizes, but also the chance to rock out on the same stage as rock legends Kansas, Rick Springfield, The Doobie Brothers and Ringo Starr.”

Cash Prizes include:
1st Place: $10,000
2nd Place: $3,000
3rd and 4th Place: $1,500
5th-8th place: $750

All non-advancing quarterfinalists get $50 in action chips.

Read on for rules and schedule!

Tournament participants must be at least 18 years old and be Club Mystic members. Club Mystic Membership is free and can be completed the day of the event. Every registered participant is guaranteed one match in the qualifying round and a free t-shirt.

The top three “Best Dressed” rockers also will be awarded $300, $200, and $100 bucks, respectively . Guitar riffs and solos begin at 10 a.m. with the start of the qualifying round. All songs during the competition are played on “medium” difficulty, with the semifinals and final round increased to the “hard” difficulty level.

Registration for the one-day tournament is free with officials preparing to host up to 2,500 competitors. Participants will battle on 50 Guitar Hero stations set up in Mystic Lake Casino’s Grand Ballroom. The rockers who advance to the final round of the tournament will compete in front of a live audience in the Mystic Showroom on Saturday night.

For more details and a schedule, continue on!

The competition is scheduled as follows:

8:00 a.m. until full capacity; Dakota Ballroom
2,500 max. contestants
At 7:30 a.m., a random number will be drawn from all numbers distributed between 6:00 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. The tournament spots will be filled sequentially based on the number drawn

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.; Grand Ballroom
Contestants play one single-elimination match
Top 140 scores of match winners advance

5:00 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.; Grand Ballroom
Two rounds of 70 players
Contestants play one single-elimination match
Top seven scores of match winners advance

6:00 p.m.
One wild card player will be drawn from all non-
advancing players

6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.; Mystic Showroom
One round of eight players
Contestants play one single-elimination match
Match winner advances to Semifinal Round B

7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.; Mystic Showroom
One round of four players
Contestants play one single-elimination match
Match winner advances to Final Round

8:00 p.m.; Mystic Showroom
Contestants play one double-elimination match