Bryan Adams’ “Reckless” 30th Anniversary Tour stops by The St. Augustine Amphitheatre
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Published by Sareth Ney on June 5, 2015 at 3:11 p.m.
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.—Bryan Adams is currently on tour promoting the 30th anniversary of his album, “Reckless”, and it will bring him to The St. Augustine Amphitheatre on June 28. The current U.S. tour began on April 11 at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston and will conclude on Aug. 1 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. In honor of his album—he toured throughout Canada, Europe and 11 arena shows in the U.K.
“Reckless” was released on Nov. 5, 1984 via A&M Records. It was co-produced by Adams and Bob Clearmountain (Paul McCartney, The Pretenders, Tears For Fears, The Who) and was produced at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, Canada. It sold over 12 million copies worldwide, including over five million in the U.S and was the first Canadian album to sell over 1 million.
When it comes to being recognized by Billboard, “Reckless” reached number one on the Billboard 200 charts. The singles: “Heaven”, “It’s Only Love”, “One Night Love Affair”, “Run To You”, “Somebody” and “Summer of ’69” made the top 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
In 1989, “Reckless” was ranked 49 out of 100 on the Kerrang!’s “Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time” and 99th on the “Greatest Rock Album of All Time” by Classic Rock. Bob Mersereau ranked it #12 on the Greatest Canadian Album. The syndicated radio program, “In The Studio”, honored it with a 25th anniversary airplay on Dec. 12, 2009.
On Nov. 10, 2014—it was re-released in celebration of the 30th anniversary of “Reckless” and features unreleased material. There are two and four disc versions. The unreleased tracks on the first disc include: “Let Me Down Easy”, “Teacher, Teacher”, “The Boys Night Out”, “Draw The Line”, “Play To Win”, “Too Hot To Handle” and “Reckless”. The second disc features a live performance in Hammersmith Odeon in 1985. It features: “Remember”, “The Only One”, “It’s Only Love”, “Kids Wanna Rock”, “Long Gone”, “Cuts Like A Knife”, “Lonely Nights”, “Tonight”, “This Time”, “The Best Was Yet To Come”, “Heaven”, “Run To You”, “Somebody”, “Straight From The Heart” and “Summer Of ‘69”.
The super deluxe edition features a DVD and the original album on Blu-ray. The DVD features “Run TO You” and music videos for: “This Time”, “Summer Of ‘69”, “Somebody”, “Kids Wanna Rock”, “Heaven”, “Run TO You”, “One Night Love Affair” and “It’s Only Love”.
“Reckless” was released on Nov. 5, 1984 via A&M Records. It was co-produced by Adams and Bob Clearmountain (Paul McCartney, The Pretenders, Tears For Fears, The Who) and was produced at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, Canada. It sold over 12 million copies worldwide, including over five million in the U.S and was the first Canadian album to sell over 1 million.
When it comes to being recognized by Billboard, “Reckless” reached number one on the Billboard 200 charts. The singles: “Heaven”, “It’s Only Love”, “One Night Love Affair”, “Run To You”, “Somebody” and “Summer of ’69” made the top 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
In 1989, “Reckless” was ranked 49 out of 100 on the Kerrang!’s “Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time” and 99th on the “Greatest Rock Album of All Time” by Classic Rock. Bob Mersereau ranked it #12 on the Greatest Canadian Album. The syndicated radio program, “In The Studio”, honored it with a 25th anniversary airplay on Dec. 12, 2009.
On Nov. 10, 2014—it was re-released in celebration of the 30th anniversary of “Reckless” and features unreleased material. There are two and four disc versions. The unreleased tracks on the first disc include: “Let Me Down Easy”, “Teacher, Teacher”, “The Boys Night Out”, “Draw The Line”, “Play To Win”, “Too Hot To Handle” and “Reckless”. The second disc features a live performance in Hammersmith Odeon in 1985. It features: “Remember”, “The Only One”, “It’s Only Love”, “Kids Wanna Rock”, “Long Gone”, “Cuts Like A Knife”, “Lonely Nights”, “Tonight”, “This Time”, “The Best Was Yet To Come”, “Heaven”, “Run To You”, “Somebody”, “Straight From The Heart” and “Summer Of ‘69”.
The super deluxe edition features a DVD and the original album on Blu-ray. The DVD features “Run TO You” and music videos for: “This Time”, “Summer Of ‘69”, “Somebody”, “Kids Wanna Rock”, “Heaven”, “Run TO You”, “One Night Love Affair” and “It’s Only Love”.
June 19 - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, N.Y.
June 20 - Bank of NH Meadowbrook Pavilion, Gilford, N.H.
June 22 - The Beacon Theatre, New York
June 23 - The Beaco Theatre, New York
June 25 - The Woods Amphitheater, Nashville, Tenn.
June 26 - Charter Spectrum Amphitheater, Simpsonville, S.C.
June 27 - Family Circle Stadium, Charleston, N.C.
June 28 - The St. Augustine Amphitheatre, St. Augustine, Fla.
July 23 - DTE Energy Theater, Detroit
July 24 - Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Mich.
July 25 - FirstMerit Bank Pavilion, Chicago
July 26 - Fraze Pavilion, Kettering, Ohio
July 28 - Delaware State Fair, Harrington, Del.
July 29 - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Boston
July 30 - CMAC, Rochester, N.Y.
Aug. 1 - Mohegan Sun Area, Uncasvile, Conn.
June 20 - Bank of NH Meadowbrook Pavilion, Gilford, N.H.
June 22 - The Beacon Theatre, New York
June 23 - The Beaco Theatre, New York
June 25 - The Woods Amphitheater, Nashville, Tenn.
June 26 - Charter Spectrum Amphitheater, Simpsonville, S.C.
June 27 - Family Circle Stadium, Charleston, N.C.
June 28 - The St. Augustine Amphitheatre, St. Augustine, Fla.
July 23 - DTE Energy Theater, Detroit
July 24 - Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Mich.
July 25 - FirstMerit Bank Pavilion, Chicago
July 26 - Fraze Pavilion, Kettering, Ohio
July 28 - Delaware State Fair, Harrington, Del.
July 29 - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Boston
July 30 - CMAC, Rochester, N.Y.
Aug. 1 - Mohegan Sun Area, Uncasvile, Conn.
about the author
Sareth Ney is a freelance concert journalist for the Wu-Man Chu Chronicles. It is a division of A Quarter and Dream Pictures. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and Center for New Media from Colorado State University-Pueblo. After graduating—he continued his four year apprenticeship with master of horror, Clive Barker. In California, he met members of the Wu-Tang Clan. He became the journalist/superhero, Wu-Man Chu. He inducts everyone into his hall of fame, his goal is to write 150 articles in select time zones and he is the founder and co-host of No Cover Podcast.