Motor City Casino
Detroit, MI 12/29/17
Review and photos by Laurie Bedigian
Despite
continuous single digit temperatures here in Michigan, Rick Springfield managed
to heat up Detroit’s Soundboard at the Motor City Casino Friday night.
The mostly
female crowd was loving and enthusiastic as Rick shared many songs, stories,
and video clips.
As he
generally does lately, Rick opened the show with “Light This Party Up” from the
“Rocket Science” CD. From the moment he
hit the stage, it was clear that our guy was on fire.
The night
included many classic Rick favorites like “I Get Excited,” “I’ve Done
Everything for You,” “Affair of the Heart,” “Love Somebody,” and of course,
“Jesse Girl.”
Newer
favorites like “Down” and “Miss Mayhem” were also included in the 90-minute
set. Of course, some of the usual cover
songs like “Roar” and “Wild Thing” found their way into the evening of
incredible live music as well.
Rick even
brought out Detroit’s own Wally Palmer of the Romantics to sing his band’s
biggest hit, “What I Like About You.”
Rick didn’t
disappoint – he made his way through the crowd during “Don’t Talk to Strangers”
encouraging some non-singers to take a turn at the microphone. And for the first time in the almost 40 years
I’ve seen him live, Rick came into my row during “Human Touch!”
The show ended
with “Kristina,” as it generally does. It
was an amazing show and the best way I know to spend a Friday evening.
Rick
Springfield’s new CD, “The Snake King” will be released January 26, 2018.
