Todd Rundgren Arena Tour

Starring Kasim Sulton

Wednesday 1st October 2008

The Triple Door, Seattle, WA

Love In Action
Walls Came Down
Black Maria
Open My eyes
Lunatic Fringe
I Saw The Light
Mad
Afraid
Mercenary
Gun
Courage
Weakness
Strike
Pissin
Today
Bardo
Mountaintop
Panic
Manup

Couldn't I just Tell You
Just One Victory

Other websites:
TRConnection has reviews and photos of this gig here.

Comments posted by fans on mailing lists and messageboards include:

  • "The oldies & covers were executed nicely without broken strings, flubs or glitches."

  • "Not sure whether it was the mastery of the music, the month off or if adding Kasim to the mix was the MAGICAL X FACTOR, but they got some serious momentum going on now to power through the rest of the tour."

  • "The band seems to have benefited from having a couple of weeks off. And they're much tighter than the last time they were in Seattle."

  • "This band plays Arena like they've been doing it all of their life. The music and arrangements were tight. The vocals were spot on - Very full and approaching anything I've heard Utopia do recorded or live."

  • "Rachel played solid bass but there was a definite lack of emotional connection with the rest of the band at times. She seems to be in her own world. She held her own musically but I would've liked to see more interaction and joy coming from her."

  • "It was a bit disconcerting after so many years of seeing Kas up front to see him in the back row. In spite of that Kas turned in some very nice vocals and keys but I'm not sure why there's a need for any more guitar than TR and Jesse. I'd love to hear him play more keys. That growling Hammond sound is well placed in Arena."

  • "A little more creativity and usage of Kasim's talents would have made a decent show all the better."

    • The venue (taken from the KasimInfo.com Blog that day):
    Kasim Sulton and Todd Rundgren venue Tonight Kasim Sulton plays the first concert of The Todd Rundgren 2008 Arena Tour. The concert tonight is at The Triple Door in Seattle, Washington.

    The address of the vneue is 216 Union Street, Seattle, WA, 98101. Click here to view the venue website. Apparently the venue was a 1920s-era vaudeville theater which has been renovated. The concert tonight starts at 8.00pm and tickets cost $45. About 3 weeks ago they stopped selling tickets online as the tickets had nearly sold out!

    Doors for this concert open at 6.00pm and it is "festival style" which means that other people may also be seated at your table. The venue has an extensive menu (it can be viewed at this link) which "embraces the culinary traditions of China and Southeast Asia. We preserve traditional recipes from the East to create dishes rarely found in the West".

    Todd Rundgren last played at this venue on 9th July 2008 and a couple of the reviews mentioned that the sound wasn't very good.

    Kasim Sulton and Todd Rundgren venue

    Kasim Sulton and Todd Rundgren venue

    Todd Rundgren 2008 Arena Tour

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