Rick Springfield to play Rhythm City in July
Just 17 months after he last played the Quad Cities, veteran pop star Rick Springfield is scheduled to perform at the Rhythm City Casino Event Center on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 8 p.m.
Tickets ($50 to $90) will be available online HERE or at The Market at Rhythm City, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport, plus applicable online/phone ticketing fee (this fee is waived when tickets are purchased at The Market Gift Shop inside Rhythm City).
A presale will occur on Thursday, April 4 at 10 a.m., after which tickets will be available for purchase on Friday, April 5 at 10 a.m.
Over the past four decades, Springfield (a 74-year-old Australia native) has worn many hats as an entertainer and performer – including creator of some of the finest power-pop of the ’80s, a Grammy winning singer, songwriter, and musician who has sold 25 million albums and scored 17 U.S. Top 40 hits, including “Jessie’s Girl,” “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” “An Affair of the Heart,” “I’ve Done Everything for You,” “Love Somebody,” and “Human Touch.”
He’s an accomplished actor who has starred opposite Meryl Streep in the feature film “Ricki and the Flash,” gave a chameleonic performance as the creepy Dr. Irving Pitlor in HBO’s prestige drama “True Detective,” earned great reviews for his portrayal of Lucifer on the CW hit “Supernatural” and most recently played the insane Pastor Charles on FX’s worldwide hit series “American Horror Story,” according to a Rhythm City release.
In the midst of recording his debut for the RCA record label, he was signed to play the young, eligible Dr. Noah Drake on the TV soap “General Hospital” in 1981. Springfield’s popularity skyrocketed, setting the stage for the release of “Working Class Dog,” which featured the singles “Jessie’s Girl” and I’ve Done Everything for You.”
His follow-up, “Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet,” was released in 1982, spawning the Top Ten smash “Don’t Talk to Strangers.” 1983’s “Living in Oz” offered more of the same, including the Top Ten “Affair of the Heart.”
An author as well, both his candid 2010 memoir “Late, Late at Night” (which Rolling Stone named one of the 25 greatest rock memoirs of all time) and his 2014 comedic novel “Magnificent Vibration” earned rave reviews and spots on the New York Times Best Sellers’ list.
In 2014, Springfield was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located around the corner from the first apartment he lived in when he first arrived in the U.S. from Australia in 1971. Springfield’s Sirius-XM radio show, “Working Class DJ,” is a huge hit and airs weekly on ’80s on 8.
His new album “Automatic” is out now, his first album of all new original material in five years. Springfield played at The Rust Belt in East Moline on Feb. 26, 2023.
For more information, visit his website HERE.
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