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Rick Springfield stays busy with pre-release tour
Though his first new album in four years is still several months away from release, Rick Springfield has already kicked off a lengthy tour schedule.
The singer has a fairly packed itinerary set up through the summer, with a handful of subsequent dates scattered into November. His official fan club is offering pre-sale tickets for a number of dates.
The outing precedes the release of Springfield's follow-up to 1999's "Karma." The new set, which is titled "shock/denial/anger/acceptance," is about three months away from completion, according to his official website. Springfield has said that the album is primarily made up of "three minute rock songs," according to his site.
Springfield's current tour and forthcoming album follow the December 2002 closure of "EFX Alive," a special-effects laden music and theatre show that ran at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Hotel for about seven years. Springfield took over the show's central role in January of 2001 after former "Partridge Family" teen idol David Cassidy vacated the slot.
"Actually, I'm very happy now that the show is behind me," Springfield said in a statement released at the time of the closure. "I kind of thought I would be. It was quite a grind but there was lots of positive stuff too. It was a bittersweet thing leaving Vegas but more sweet than bitter. I'll certainly miss people but I look forward to the new stuff."
May 2003
8 - Grand Ronde, OR - Spirit Mountain Casino
10 - Tacoma, WA - Emerald Queen Casino
11 - Tucson, AZ - Old Tucson Studios
16 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
17 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre
18 - Birmingham, AL - Coca Cola Amphitheatre
20-22 - Milwaukee, WI - Potawatomi Casino
24 - Kansas City, MO - Ameristar Hotel & Casino
June 2003
13 - Rice Lake, WI - Aquafest
14 - Chicago, IL - Navy Pier
20 - Bay St. Louis, MS - Casino Magic
21 - Philadelphia, MS - Silver Star Resort & Casino
25 - Richmond, VA - Innsbrook After Hours
27 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
July 2003
5 - Garland, TX - Garland Star Spangled
11 - Columbus, OH - Columbus Zoo Amphitheatre
12 - Walker, MN - Moondance Jam
13 - Prior Lake, MN - Mystic Lake Casino
18 - Cohasset, MA - South Shore Music Circus
19 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theater
20 - Chippewa Falls, WI - Rockfest
23 - Costa Mesa, CA - Orange County Fair
25 - Robinsonville, MS - Gold Strike Casino
26 - Marksville, LA - Paragon Casino & Resort
31 - Westbury, NY - Westbury Music Fair
August 2003
1 - Mashantucket, CT - Foxwoods Resort and Casino
2 - Oak Lawn, IL - Oak Lawn Family Days
8 - Pittsburgh, PA - Station Square
9 - Beverly, MA - North Shore Music Theatre
29, 30 - Brnason, MO - Will Rogers Theatre
September 2003
25 - Albuquerque, NM - Sandia Casino
26 - Alpine, CA - Viejas Casino
October 2003
8 - Fresno, CA - Big Fresno Fair
November 2003
6 - Medina, MN - Medina Entertainment Center
8 - Lake Delton, WI - Crystal Grand Music Theater