Rick Springfield, The Hooters Bringing ’80s Tour to The Amp
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Rick Springfield will bring his I Want My 80s Tour to the Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre on Aug. 4, with opening acts The Hooters, Paul Young and Tommy Tutone.
A Grammy Award-winning musician, actor and best-selling author, Springfield is known for his hits “Jessie’s Girl,” “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” “I’ve Done Everything for You,” “An Affair of the Heart,” “Human Touch” and “Love Somebody.”
The Hooters had a hit with “And We Danced,” Paul Young with “Everytime You Go Away,” Tommy Tutone with “Jenny/867-5309.”
Tickets range from $145.50 to $40 and will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, May 5, at ticketmaster.com (fees apply) and the Covelli Centre box office.
Springfield starred opposite Meryl Streep in the feature film “Ricki and the Flash” and gave a chameleonic performance as the creepy Dr. Irving Pitlor in HBO drama “True Detective.”
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 spots on the New York Times best-sellers list.
He is also the host of the popular weekly radio show “Working Class DJ” on Sirius/XM’s 80’s On 8” Channel.
In 2022, Springfield released a CD/DVD 40th anniversary edition of his “Working Class Dog” album.
Pictured at top: Musician, actor and best-selling author Rick Springfield.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
