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Rick Springfield, photo Ros O'Gorman

Rick Springfield Resurrects The 80s For US Tour

by Roger Wink, VVN Music on June 3, 2016

in Live,News

Rick Springfield has announced a thirty date summer tour that will include other major 80’s artists at almost every stop.

Among the artists that will appear are Night Ranger, the Romantics, Loverboy, the Fixx, Tommy Tutone and .38 Special. See below for the guest schedule.

The tour opens June 18 in Andover, KS and runs through August 28 in Atlanta, GA.

For 28 of the dates on the tour, Springfield is offering up the position of “honorary guitar tech” with a package that includes attending the sound check, watching the show from backstage, assisting with the guitars and handing Rick the instruments between songs. Springfield will also give the honoree a signed guitar. Proceeds from the $2,000 position will go to the estate of Ruben Velasco, Rick’s longtime guitar tech who died last week from cancer.

Tickets for all shows are on sale now.

The dates:
06/18 – Andover, KS – Andover Central Park (Night Ranger and The Romantics)
06/23 – New Orleans, LA – Bold Sphere Music at Champions Square (Loverboy and Night Ranger)
06/25 – Columbus, OH – Scioto Downs Casinod
07/02 – Kettering, OH – Fraze Pavilion (Night Ranger and The Romantics)
07/03 – Elgin, IL – Festival Park (Loverboy and The Romantics)
07/08 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre (The Romantics, and The Fixx, Tommy Tutone)
07/09 – Las Vegas, NV – Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino – The Beach (The Romantics)
07/10 – Ojai, CA – Libbey Bowl
07/12 – Saratoga, CA – Montalvo Arts Center – Amphitheatre (The Romantics)
07/15 – Lincoln, CA – Thunder Valley Casino Resort – Outdoor Amphitheatre (38 Special and The Romantics)
07/16 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre (Loverboy and The Romantics)
07/17 – Valley Center, CA – Harrah’s Resort SoCal (Loverboy and The Romantics)
07/22 – Walker, MN – Moondance Jam Fairgrounds
07/24 – Cleveland Heights, OH – Cain Park – Evans Amphitheatre (Stripped Down)
07/27 – Interlochen, MI – Interlochen Center for the Arts – Kresage Auditorium (Stripped Down)
07/28 – Ottumwa, IA – Bridge View Center
07/30 – Solomons, MD – Calvert Marine Museum (Night Ranger and The Romantics)
08/05 – Binghamton, NY – Spiediefest & Balloon Rally Festival
08/06 – Lincoln, RI – Twin River Casino
08/11 – Sterling Heights, MI – Freedom Hill Amphitheatre (Night Ranger)
08/12 – Moline, IL – iWireless Center (The Fixx and The Romantics)
08/13 – Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah’s Hotel & Casino – Stir Cove (The Fixx and The Romantics)
08/18 – Brooklyn, NY – Coney Island Amphitheater (Night Ranger and The Romantics)
08/19 – Bethlehem, PA – Sands Bethlehem Event Center (Night Ranger)
08/20 – Atlantic City, NJ – Gold Nugget – The Grand
08/23 – Asheville, NC – The Biltmore Estates (Night Ranger and The Romantics)
08/25 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater (Night Ranger and The Romantics)
08/26 – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Union (Night Ranger and The Romantics)
08/27 – Myrtle Beach, SC – Myrtle Beach Speedway (Night Ranger and The Romantics)
08/28 – Atlanta, GA – Chastain Park Amphitheater (Night Ranger and The Romantics)

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