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huzzah! Todd Rundgren heard his fans cries for a brand new set list and has come up with a new set of songs for his summer tour. but instead of drawing from his vast back catalog, Rundgren has decided to play all the songs off of his upcoming studio album titled Arena.
you heard right, brand new songs from an album that hasn’t been released yet. the man’s got balls playing 13 songs that the audience never heard before. but that’s per usual for Todd - doing the unexpected and going against the grain.

here are the updated tour dates -

Wed 7/02/08 West Hollywood, CA Key Club
Thu 7/03/08 San Juan Capistrano, CA The Coach House
Sat 7/05/08 Agoura Hills, CA The Canyon
Sun 7/06/08 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
Tue 7/08/08 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
Wed 7/09/08 Seattle, WA Triple Door
Fri 7/11/08 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theater
Sun 7/13/08 Beaver Creek, CO Vilar Performing Arts Center
Mon 7/14/08 Boulder, CO Boulder Theater
Tue 7/15/08 Aspen, CO Belly Up
Thu 7/17/08 San Diego, CA House of Blues - San Diego
Sat 7/19/08 Austin, TX Antone’s Nightclub
Sun 7/20/08 Dallas, TX House of Blues - Dallas
Mon 7/21/08 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
Wed 7/23/08 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
Thu 7/24/08 N. Kansas City, MO Voodoo at Harrah’s
Sat 7/26/08 Rochester, NY Nolas
Mon 7/28/08 Bearsville, NY Bearsville Theater
Fri 8/01/08 Buffalo, NY The Tralf
Sat 8/02/08 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata

*Rundgren then joins up with Lou Gramm, Bo Bice, Christopher Cross and Denny Laine for a Beatles Sgt. Peppers tribute called “It was 40 Years Ago Today” for the rest of august. again, with the “unexpected”!

..then in november it’s off to Europe:
Sat 11/15/08 TROMP International Music Festival Eindhoven
Sun 11/16/08 Harmonie Bonn
Tue 11/18/08 Rolling Stone Milan
Thu 11/20/08 Trabendo Paris
Sun 11/23/08 The Forum London

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watch the music video of Falling Down:

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well, summer has officially begun and my kids are finishing up their school year this week. so, you know what that means- it’s family vacation time. like any typical mom and dad, I want to spend some quality time with my kids by taking them somewhere special. yes, spending time with the kids is the most important thing but taking them somewhere new and exciting creates lasting memories. I remember the time my parents took me sightseeing in New York City. I was around 10 or so and I had such a blast visiting all the famous landmarks on one of those New York City tours. I’ll never forget seeing all the places that we’ve all seen countless of times on television like Rockerfeller Center, Central Park, the Statue of Liberty and of course the Empire State Building. It was also a thrill looking at all the marvelous skyscrapers while walking down the busy city streets. as a kid I was simply overwhelmed with excitement. there are so many things to do in New York and so many places I want to take my kids to. I simply can’t wait to go.

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Todd Rundgren will be *6-0* years old tomorrow (June 22nd). Happy Birthday Todd!! The man looks amazingly fit for 60! just watch him at one of his shows running around on stage, jumping up and down and singing his heart out for two hours straight. I hope that I can be THAT youthful when I’m 60! hell, I wish I could be that youthful right now!!

Rundgren’s upcoming album will be titled “Arena”, by the way. here’s the album cover.

and be sure to catch him on his summer tour supporting his latest album.

Thu 6/26/08 Oshkosh, WI Leach Amphitheater @ Riverside Park
Sun 6/29/08 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
Wed 7/02/08 West Hollywood, CA Key Club
Thu 7/03/08 San Juan Capistrano, CA The Coach House
Sat 7/05/08 Agoura Hills, CA The Canyon
Sun 7/06/08 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
Tue 7/08/08 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
Wed 7/09/08 Seattle, WA Triple Door
Fri 7/11/08 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theater
Sun 7/13/08 Beaver Creek, CO Vilar Performing Arts Center
Mon 7/14/08 Boulder, CO Boulder Theater
Tue 7/15/08 Aspen, CO Belly Up
Thu 7/17/08 San Diego, CA House of Blues - San Diego
Sat 7/19/08 Austin, TX Antone’s Nightclub
Sun 7/20/08 Dallas, TX House of Blues - Dallas
Mon 7/21/08 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
Wed 7/23/08 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
Thu 7/24/08 N. Kansas City, MO Voodoo at Harrah’s
Sat 7/26/08 Oregon, OH Mathews Ford Oregon
Mon 7/28/08 Bearsville, NY Bearsville Theater
Fri 8/01/08 Buffalo, NY The Tralf

Rundgren’s current touring band includes:
Jesse Gress, Prairie Prince, Rachel Haden and Matt Bolton.

purchase albums by Todd Rundgren on amazon.com:

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