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Hollywood Casino, Penn National Race Course

777 Hollywood Blvd., 17028, Grantville, PA, US

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Para fans de Rock y Folk y Blues.

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Biografía de Rick Springfield

Rick Springfield (born Richard Lewis Springthorpe on August 23, 1949) is an Australian pop singer-songwriter and actor, hailing from South Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia.

With a tumultuous childhood spent in both Australia and England due to his father’s military stationing, Springfield’s musical history began in a number of local rock bands. The singer was invited to join the group Rockhouse in 1968, which changed its name to MPD Ltd, and later joined the pink satin clad group Zoot. A favourite among mainly young teens, Zoot became one of the most popular Australian groups until 1971 when the band broke up.

Springfield then went solo and earned his first major hit with “Speak to the Sky” however was followed by a period of stagnation, thus the singer turned his hand to acting. In 1981 Springfield was awarded the role of Dr. Noah Drake on the TV show General Hospital, catapulting him to stardom and paving the way for his debut album on RCA “Working Class Dog”. Featuring the singles “Jessie’s Girl” and “I’ve Done Everything for You” the album rocketed to chart success and earned the singer a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.

The singer’s subsequent album “Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet” was released the year after in 1982 aided by the hit single “Don’t Talk to Strangers”. 1983’s “Living in Oz” repeated the tried-and-tested pop release again to much the same results, the album peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the Top 10 single “Affair of the Heart”.

Springfield made his big screen debut in the 1984 film “Hard to Hold”, which the singer wrote much of the soundtrack for, and which resulted in Springfield’s last Top 10 hit with the single “Love Somebody”. The singer-songwriter went on to release a string of new albums including 1999’s “Karma”, 2004’s “Shock/Denial/Anger/Acceptance”, 2005’s “Day After Yesterday”, 2007’s “Christmas with You” and 2008’s “Venus in Overdrive”, all of which failed to live up to the singer’s earlier releases. In 2012 he signed with Universal’s Hip-O label through which he released the album “For the End of the World”.

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I'd never heard of Rick Springfield, maybe because I was born in the 90s, but my mom is a fan and she really wanted to see his live show, so I bought tickets to take her for her birthday.

We saw him at the W.H. Lyon Fairgounds in Sioux Falls (South Dakota) in May, 2014. The fairgrounds is a pretty big place and, to be honest, I didn't expect many people to show up to see a guy with a hit from the 80s, but I was wrong. The place was packed! It turns out that he was also on a really popular US show and had won several Grammy Awards, so he has a huge fan base.

The show was great! He started with "Speak to the Sky" and continued with a lot of great music, including "Believe in Me," "I'm Your Superman," "American Girls," and his most popular hit, "Jessie's Girl."

The crowd was a mix of people from all age groups, men, women, all different kinds of personalities, and everyone loved the show. They were singing and dancing and really enjoying themselves. I know I did a lot of dancing, myself. Of course my mom was thrilled and I couldn't have given her a better birthday present.In fact, if I get the chance to see another Rick Springfield show, I'll go!

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"We Built this City on Rock and Roll". Possibly one the most memorable hooks of the 80s. I have yet to meet a person who is not familiar with this song. And if you are not, then I probably don't want to meet you.
Of course, Starship is the band responsible for this 80s classic and the many others they have blessed us with over the years. Seeing Starship is one of my most memorable live music experiences. They were just fantastic, and their live performance was a real testament to their musical craft.
Having seen the band a few times since then and very recently, the line up has changed but despite this, the chemistry between members, new and old, never flounders, which is so refreshing to see. Mickey Thomas does a fantastic job of fronting Starship solo these days and still commands the stage with the same presence he did 25 years ago.
I will never tire of hearing "We Built This City" live, along with other hit records such as "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" and "Sara", and neither will other fans. As long as they continue to play, then I will continue to jump aboard that 'Starship'.

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