Tampabay.com
JUNE 19, 2008

Ready to go retro at the ballpark?

Koolgang Wearing sunglasses indoors, going heavy on the hairspray and kicking back to the retro hits of Kool & The Gang. You don't need to borrow Doc Brown's DeLorean to have it all -- just a ticket to the Tampa Bay Rays game on Saturday.

"80s Night" at Tropicana Field is Saturday, June 21, and features the Rays and Houston Astros wearing throwback jerseys. The game start moves up to 6:10 p.m. to accommodate the post-game jam by Kool & The Gang.

But the time traveling starts much earlier. Rubix Cubed, an 80s cover band, will be playing the TBT Party Deck above left field from 4:10 to opening pitch. The first 10,000 fans in the gates also receive free Rays sunglasses.

Better yet, there's an 80s costume contest. (Head to Centerfield Street in the Trop to sign up before gametime.) Every entrant gets a free Rays hat, and the winner gets two tickets the Home Plate Club for a future game. Added bonus: The finalists will be introduced on the field immediately following the game (before the concert) by yours truly and Stuck in the 80s co-host Sean Daly.

Come party with me, Sean and Rubix Cubed during the game on the TBT Party Deck. It's a cheap way to enjoy the 80s and some Rays baseball.

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About the blogger

Relive the '80s music, movies and culture with Tampa Bay Times entertainment news editor Steve Spears. A teen during the greatest decade ever, Steve is obsessed with everything from Duran Duran to Journey, John Hughes to John Cusack, and parachute pants to Reaganomics.

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