Friday 11th June
Rick Springfield - Festival Stage (4/5)
Even though I have always liked Rick Springfield’s music, though not as a huge fan, I never actually saw him as a rocker, but more of a pop artist. So his booking for SRF was to me a bit of a surprise. But if the size of the crowd was anything to go by, he was very longed for!
With a new album out, he went to SRF with something to promote and not as a nostalgia act, which too makes for an interesting concert and to say the gig was good is the understatement of the year. Springfield, now 61 but looks 35, is one hell of a performer, giving the gig 150%.
Not only does he have a killer band, sings great and has fantastic songs for a live performance, but on stage he is a raging animal, running around, jumps out in the crowd, runs through the crowd, climbs up at the mixing tent and brings up fans, in this case a kid, on the stage.
There is NO doubt whatsoever, that this guy really loves what he’s doing. And he makes the crowd love it too. Hits like “Jessie’s Girl” and “Love Somebody” were of course played, as well as some new songs like the killer “Venus In Overdrive”. But the fact that “Souls” weren’t played is a bit surprising. The performance is very close to 5 star review. On the downside; no songs from “Rock Of Life” were played, which in my book is almost sacrilege.
However, this was one of the best concerts at the festival this year. More power to Rick springfield.
Oh yeah, almost forgot. He IS a rocker. And a great one.
Check Rick Springfield out :
www.rickspringfield.com
Review : Jon Wilmenius
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