Northern Quest Resort & Casino
[3] Pend Oreille Pavilion, the casino's 1,200-seat indoor concert venue, opened in 2004, bringing musical performances, comedy acts, and sporting events to Airway Heights.In 2012, Northern Quest hosted the inaugural U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Women's Boxing inside Pend Oreille Pavilion.[6] Northern Quest was nominated for “Casino of the Year” in 2012 and 2022 by the Academy of Country Music Awards for the high caliber of the Pepsi Outdoor Concerts.Northern Quest has hosted many star-studded shows including Steve Miller Band, Journey, Toby Keith, Willie Nelson, Darius Rucker, Ringo Starr, Foreigner, Dierks Bentley, Sammy Hagar, Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley, Kelly Clarkson, Train, Pitbull, ZZ Top, Heart, and Snoop Dogg, as well as comedians: Gabriel Iglesias, Steve Martin & Martin Short, and Jeff Dunham.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] In December 2000, the Kalispel Tribe opened Northern Quest Casino, consisting of 55,540 square feet of gaming, restaurants, and back-of-house operations.