Todd Rundgren's Utopia Tour

Starring Kasim Sulton

Wednesday 16th November 2011

Bergen Performing Arts Center
Englewood, NJ

Kasim Sulton venue

Utopia Theme
Freak Parade
Heavy Metal Kids
Another Life
Somethings Coming
7 Rays
Do Ya
The Wheel
The Ikon
Freedom Fighters

Just One Victory

Comments by fans posted to various messageboards and mailing lists
"Even though the sound was too loud and mix not great and the new guitar out of tune too often, it didn't matter ... Todd was ON ON ON... His voice was pure, his focus on playing guitar well was superb and his overall attitude was focused ON the music and nothing else."

"The band sounded fantastic."

"I am in awe of what the band was able to pull off. Kevin is so so good, Ralph superb and John totally into it. Jessie's back round vocals were spot on and Kasim did his usual added dimension."

"Before Just One Victory Todd shared with crowd that Moogy had passed and that the band was doing what Moogy would have wanted."

"Todd's voice and guitar playing was right on but as the show went on, I noticed something different in Todd, he did not seem like he was enjoying himself, lots of standing in the same spot head down, playing the guitar, the music they are playing is not easy....but...something is not right.. The show is done, they come out to do JOV and Todd walks to the mike without his guitar and I'm thinking... oh sh*t...he's gonna tell us that Moogy passed away, and he did."

Videos:

7 Rays

Just One Victory


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

The band:
On stage with Todd, the band consisted of Kasim Sulton (background vocals and keyboards), Jesse Gress (background vocals), Kevin Ellman (drums), John Siegler (bass) and Ralph Schuckett (keyboards).

The venue (taken from the KasimInfo.com Blog that day):
Tonight Kasim Sulton plays the tenth gig of the Todd Rundgren's Utopia Tour. The gig tonight is at the Bergen County Performing Arts Center in Englewood, NJ.

The address of the Bergen County Performing Arts Center is 30 North Van Brunt St, Englewood, New Jersey, 07631 and the gig tonight starts at 8pm. Click here to view the venue website.

The Bergen Performing Arts Center is described as "a theater of and for the community that it serves throughout northern New Jersey, by being a creative focus, educational resource, and engine of economic vitality. A not-for-profit organization, BergenPAC’s mission is to make the live performing arts accessible to the entire population – building a creative home that guides and liberates the imagination of our young, inspires and expands the lives of our adults, and attracts established and emerging artists of excellence and relevance."

This theater opened during 2004 in the former John Harms Center. This was one of the largest performing arts centers in New Jersey which closed on 14th April 2003. The John Harms Center originally opened as the Englewood Plaza on 22nd November 1926 so is full of history. Kasim first played here on Friday 2nd April 2010 during the Todd Rundgren's Robert Johnson Tour.

Click here to purchase tickets for the venue which vary in price from $48.85 to $80.60. There were some $125 VIP tickets available but they have sold out. A couple of days ago the best seats available were in the 7th row of the orchestra section at the side.


Todd Rundgren's 2011 Gigs

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