Rick Springfield to headline Shellabration | News, Sports, Jobs

The Babys, a British band popular from 1977 to 1980, took the stage before Springfield, a Grammy Award-winning singer.

The show will be opened by a local favorite: Tank Anthony Band.

For the first time, Shellabration will take place at the intersection of Central Avenue and Ninth Street, which is also the site of the Downtown Country Jam.

“We are excited to move it to the city center,” said Craig Schlienz, a member of the board of directors of Shellabration Inc., which organizes both major concerts.

The Babies

“It’s a nice atmosphere,” he said.

According to him, downtown Fort Dodge offers a “natural background” for live music.

He admitted that setting up and breaking down a concert downtown is easier than at the Oleson Park Bandshell or the Harlan and Hazel Rogers Sports Complex.

Shellabration’s summer concert has long been a showcase for classic rock. Shellabration President Jim Reed described this year’s show as a “our triumphant return to the 80s.”

“If we’ve learned one thing, it’s that Fort Dodge loves its ’80s artists,” he said.

Rick Springfield

Springfield broke onto the American music scene in 1981 with the number 1 hit “Jesse’s girl.”

That year he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.

His string of hits continued with “I did everything for you,” “Don’t talk to strangers,” “Affair of the heart,” And “To love Somebody.”

In the 80s he had 17 Top 40 hits.

His music career began in his native Australia with a band called Zoot, in which he played from 1969 to 1971. He then went solo. In 1972 he had a Top 10 hit in Australia with “Speak to the heavens.”

Springfield is perhaps just as well known for his acting career. He played Dr. Noah Drake in “General Hospital.” He also appeared on “The Six Million Dollar Man,” “High tide,” “The Rockford Files,” And “The Incredible Hulk.”

The Babies

This band is perhaps best known for “Isn’t it time?”

Other hits by The Babys include “Every time I think of you,” “Head first,” “Back on my feet,” And “Midnight meeting.”

The band broke up in 1981. In 2013, the band got back together and since then, the band has only played a few shows.

Reed said the band played in Iowa five times in the 1970s and early 1980s. He said they have never performed in Iowa since reuniting in 2013.

Cards:

Tickets cost $50.

You can buy them online at ticketweb.com.

Tickets can also be purchased here

local businesses:

Available Bank

130 N. 29th St.

First Interstate Bank

201 S. 25th St. and 825 Central Ave.

Green State Credit Union

1207 Central Ave.

Hy-Vee

115 S. 29th St.

Northwestern shore

10 N. 29th St.

People’s Credit Union

1717 Fifth Ave. S. • Fort Dodge

310 First St. • Webster City

Concert evening program:

5:00 PM – Gates open

6:00 PM – Tank Anthony Band

7:30 PM – The Babies

9:30pm – Rick Springfield

Things to know:

No outside food or drink allowed in the venue

No cool boxes allowed

Food, soft drinks and alcoholic beverages are sold at the venue

If necessary, Shellabration Inc. will provide information about weather-related delays.

Facebook page, 92.1 FM and 94.5 FM

Bring your own chairs

No weapons allowed

Visitors are subject to security checks

Bags and wallets that can be subject to a search

No pets allowed

Park on nearby streets and parking lots