New Tour Date for Rick Springfield?

There is an unconfirmed tour date listed on http://www.silversprings.com/calendar.html for Feb 7th 2009 with Eddie Money also listed for the same day.
Silver Springs Nature Park
Silver Springs, FL

Rick Springfield in MA

Oct 17th 2008

North Shore Music Theatre

Beverly, MA

The show started off with the great video montage strangely enough with the house lights on. Then came a new intro with Nothing is Ever lost being played loud and proud over the speakers. Lights down and spotlight on Rodger and the intro music a mix of old and new started. Enter Rick and the boys! A brand new set list was about to be unveiled. To our shock, Rick kicked it into gear with Mr. PC!!! Very cool and the crowd was into it immediately. The stage started rotating and everyone would be treated to a great view. I'm not usually a big fan of the rotating stage but it worked out pretty well.

After Mr. PC we were treated to WVS. It was really cool to not know what song was coming next. The set list was mixed up rather nicely with 4 VIO songs included. Matt & Rodger were sporting fake mustaches and Rick commented on that. Venus In Overdrive rocks live! There was a cool Rock Star pumpkin sitting on the stage that the guys passed around finally resting on George B's amp. Rick wasn't too talkative but he did mention that they were playing new songs tonight and that if you hadn't bought VIO go out and buy it, better yet buy 5 of them! And he did get Rodger in trouble for trying to smoke on stage. The security lady that came up on stage to yell at him was rewarded with being under Matt's base. lol

Out in the audience for DTTS. Rick found quite a few kids and a couple that was about to get married, he wished them luck. Back on the rotating stage for the Medley and then it was time for the crowd surfing. But first there were a few issues with the headset so on the stage Rick had to stay for all of Love Somebody. Once out in the audience he seemed to be accosted quite a bit in the audience, not staying in one place for too long. He did the cell phone bit and connected with someones husband. After that he was ready for Human Touch, which required Rick & Matt to communicate with hand signals that were pretty funny to get the band to start playing it. He made it most of the way around the theatre before returning to the stage for JG.

Break for the encore and the heavy breathing music was going strong before they returned to cheers. Rick explained they were going to do one more new one and the Love Is All Right Tonight ended the show. Rick seemed to linger a pretty long time on the stage signing a few things and completing a double fisted rose explosion as he smashed two bouquets of roses together before leaving for the night.

Set list:

Mr. PC

WVS

Living in Oz

Iv'e Done Everything For You

Crossroads

Affair of the Heart

WKRR

Venus in Overdrive
DTTS

Medley

Love Somebody

My Generation

Human Touch

Jessie's Girl

Encore:

I'll Miss That Someday

Love is All Right Tonight

Rick Springfield in ABC Soaps In Depth

Check out the Rick Springfield
article on page 49 in
the November 3rd edition
of ABC Soaps In Depth.
Learn all about
Rick's up coming Cruise.

Rick Springfield Rocks the Oval

Trinidad loves Rick!

Rick rocks the Oval

October 13 2008

POP STAR Rick Springfield proved to be the hit of the night at Saturday's triple bill concert presented by International Concert Events at the Queen's Park Oval in Port-of-Spain. The popular singer and soap opera star won the biggest applause for his performance at the mega rock concert which also featured REO Speed-wagon and Vertical Horizon. Thousands of rock fans converged on the venue for the show and they were not disappointed as the rock stars churned out all the classic, chart-topping selections.

One of the high points of the evening was when Springfield left the stage and ventured into the crowd during his high energy performance. In quick time he was shirtless, surrounded by throngs of screaming fans, with camera flashes going off around him at a frenzied pace.

http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,87925.html

More Trinidad articles:
http://www.guardian.co.tt/entertain2.html

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=161386947

Rick Springfield & His American Girls

Oct 11th 2008
Queens Park Oval
Port of Spain, Trinidad

Review by Dancy Myers Zahn & Bambi Myers
Pictures: To come later!

The QPO
This stadium is enormous! The VIP chairs were set up on the field, and the grass was very wet and muddy from an earlier storm. We found our seats towards the back of the VIP section after hitting the ladies room in the adjacent bar, Bat and Ball. We were 'treated' to an opening act...a guy singing and playing the acoustic guitar. The emcee explained to us that people were coming from all over the island, and having a hard time finding parking. They didn't want to start the show without everyone present. I noticed that people were all dressed up, and came in families and large groups. The stage was elevated over 5 feet so our view was unobstructed. Vertical Horizon took the stage a little after 8:30, and I have to tell you those guys were fantastic.

Around 9:10 we saw George N making his way back to the sound board. We quickly ran back there to meet him per our instructions for our VIP Platinum package from Ricksmerch. He immediately recognized us and gave me a little hug! He said, 'It's you!' LOL He took us through the crowd to the backstage area and I informed him I had to pee. He hates me! He showed me to the 'artist' port a pot behind the stage. I went in. No TP! No Can Do!!! He was annoyed with me by now and led us thru the stadium to the Bat and Ball restrooms. When we came back down to the backstage area, I asked him if it was possible for us to watch the show from in front of the stage, but still get pics etc., afterwards with RS. He took us up onto to the side stage area to show us where we would be standing. Um, no thanks. I really wanted to experience this from the crowd. He arranged for a humongous bouncer type guy with a shaved head to escort us to our desired location. We literally had to part the red sea to get under Rick's mic. I had no idea there were so many people wedged into the area in front of the stage!

The Show
Our man comes out to outrageous screams, and people were absolutely going insane. They almost never get to attend a rock concert, and you could certainly tell they loved it. I am ashamed to admit that I have never seen fans in the US get this excited to see Rick. Not even close!!! The masses were shoving so hard towards Rick that I had to put my camera away, for fear it wouldn't survive. Rick noticed his American Girls early on, and he let us know he appreciated us! At one point the girls around us were pulling on Rick so hard he fell off the stage and he and his guitar landed on the Myers girls. I don't even know how he managed to climb back up on stage! I thought for sure he would never brave the crowd for DTTS, but he did. That was a big hit. He also came out for My Generation, Human Touch and JG. This show was so full of crotch grabs that I was beginning to wonder why Trinidad was getting all the dirty love! There was no encore, but Rick did take his shirt off, completely undo his pants, and turn around and moon us with his navy blue drawers!!!! Everyone around me was going crazy and I was so in shock I was silent. After he left the stage and the sound system came on with WVS, I knew he wasn't coming back out.

We made our way to the rear side of the stage, to wait for George. Quite a few minutes passed before he came to collect us. He put us in some chairs, and then Derek came to lead us into the Bat and Ball. He found a safe place to stash us for a few minutes while a lot of fans got pics taken with RS. He came back for us in a few minutes, and led us thru the hallway to the 'green room'. As we were led past Ronnie, he shook our hands and said, 'wow, you came a long way!' In the green room were the rest of the band, VH, and Rob Kos. Derek stayed with us for quite awhile. Rick came in and talked to us, signed our stuff, and left again to do something but said he'd be back with us in a minute. When he came back we got some pics taken and talked some more. He asked if we were going on the cruise, and said it will be a blast. He hugged me one last time and we left the green room. This was completely different than any sound check or meet and greet I have been to, obviously!

A funny tidbit: When RS took his shirt off, the girl next to me screamed, "OMG, are those liposuction scars?!! He's way too hot for that!" I quickly explained about the hernia surgeries. When I told Rick about this he was highly offended but glad I took up for him. LOL

Set List(not necessarily in this order)
WKRR
AOTH
LIO
Alyson(crotch grabs)
WVS
IDEFY
DTTS
Bathtub Gloria(crotch grabs)
ROL
Love Somebody
My Generation
Human Touch
JG

TV listings for Rick Springfield

Classic Pop Up Video #138

VH1C

Sun Oct 12th 3pm est

Debuting on VH1 in 1996, "Pop-Up Video" introduced the "info-nugget," a graphic factoid bubble that "pops" onto the screen, so viewers can watch their favorite music videos as well as read interesting and unusual facts about the video, including behind-the-scenes production dish, bio bits, trivia, and more. Over the years, "Pop Up Video" has spawned board games, books, TV commercials.

The Greatest: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (20-1)

VH1

Wed Oct 15th 9pm est

VH1C

Wed Oct 15th 11pm est

(Jessie's Girl checks in at #20)

Jimmy Kimmel Live

ABC

It appears the the episode is scheduled to repeat on Oct 21st.

Check your local listings at www.tvguide.com

Rick & the boys perform What's Victoria's Secret & end the show with Love Sombody.

Rick Springfield in Soap Opera Digest

Oct 21st Soap Opera Digest

on sale now!

The Drake Boys are Editor's Choice!