The Rick Springfield concert at the Secret City Festival on Saturday night was the largest ever for the annual two-day festival, an organizer said.
Final numbers weren’t available Saturday night, but total ticket sales could be somewhere around 3,000, said Joye Montgomery, head of entertainment and tickets and the Secret City Festival representative for the Arts Council of Oak Ridge.
“This is the biggest concert ever,” Montgomery said.
Visitors came from as far away as Indiana and Mississippi and across the Southeast and Southwest for the high-energy, crowd-pleasing show, which included opening act Casey Abrams from “American Idol.”
“They’ve come from all over the place,” Montgomery said.
Two women, one from Florida and one from Alabama, were in line for the concert at 7:45 a.m. Saturday.
“We’ve never had people in line that early,” Montgomery said.
Kay Williamson says
well if you want the crowds bring in the right entertainers and they will COME, we should book shows just to have people come to our city,,,
Lyne says
That’s Rick ! He has a very loyal fan base, and we are proud to show our love and support to this great artist ! 🙂
David Allred says
Kudos to all the organizers! What a great thing for this city!
Steven 7 Trent says
This was the most fun I have ever had at a concert, and I have seen lots of them. Rick is the best there is. Hey Rick, I hope you enjoy the cd I gave you Saturday night.