April 27, 2009
Todd Rundgren fans are in for a treat this coming September. Rundgren is scheduled to perform the entire A Wizard, A True Star album live at the Akron Civic Theatre in Akron, Ohio on September 6, 2009. This is a very unique event for Todd fans and depending on the demand for tickets for this event, it may be THE ONLY CHANCE to see AWATS performed live. The idea of a special AWATS show has been floating around for quite some time but for some reason concert promoters weren’t interested in putting the show together. But thanks to Todd fans Doug and CruiserMel, the dream will now become reality. Known to most Todd fans as the voices behind Rundgren Radio, Doug and CruiserMel recently dipped their toes into concert promotion themselves by putting together various shows for Rundgren and Kasim Sulton over the last year or so. The show will also mark the 2nd year of their popular online talk radio program, Rundgren Radio. AWATS is considered a landmark album in Rundgren’s long recording career and seeing him perform the whole thing live is a dream come true for most fans.
Tickets will go on sale May 4th via Ticketmaster
Event: Rundgren Radio Birthday Bash II – Todd Rundgren – A Wizard A True Star
Date: September 6, 2009
Venue: Akron Civic Theatre, Akron, Ohio
Time: 8pm
for more information – check out AWATSlive.com
The live band lineup includes: Roger Powell, Greg Hawkes, Kasim Sulton, Jesse Gress, Prairie Prince and of course Mr. Todd Rundgren himself!!
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**UPDATE 23May09**
There’s a new AWATS gig planned for the UK!! awesome!
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**UPDATE 25Jun09**
It just gets better! Rundgren Radio just added a second AWATS date in Akron – September 7th, 2009. From what I’ve heard, tickets for the second show goes on sale Monday June 29th.
Related posts:
- new west coast dates for Todd Rundgren's AWATS
- Todd Rundgren – AWATS Live – Chicago webcast
- Todd Rundgren – A Wizard A True Star Live Webcast – PPV
- AWATS mini-tour dates
- A Wizard A True Star LIVE in London 2010
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music by retroDan
YES! That is TRULY Great News! I’ve gone to numerous Todd shows over the years but the AWATS show IS what I’ve BEEN LONGING for!!
Thanks for posting the announcement. Looking back at all your other Todd related posts, you must be a long time Todd fan yourself. hope to see you there!
onionHead is right. you’ve got a great archive of todd stuff here on your blog. kudos to you. wow. i didn’t even know about your interviews with Rachel Haden, Michele R. and even BRENT BOURGEOIS!!! i spent a good hour reading through those interviews. keep up the good work.
i don’t live anywhere near akron but i’d love to see the show. i’ll try to save up for the trip out there.
Ticketmaster will have some seats but your best bet is to go through our website at http://www.AWATSlive.com. We’ll have a link up there soon hopefully. Target date is May 4th as mentioned here but that get pushed out. Hope to see you there!
thanks for the info Doug. We’re all hoping for a huge sell out!
ABFab and OnionHead – thanks for the kind words! :music:
If anyone else wants to check out my Rundgren-related posts – read ‘em here.
oh, and my past interviews are located here in this link.
Rock on!
[...] will no longer have to be so envious of those living near Ohio now. Rundgren Radio’s special A Wizard A True Star LIVE concert in Akron has now spawned a sister show in London!! Apparently, Doug and Mel of Rundgren [...]
What about the Philly or Trenton NJ area?????
sev, from what I heard, Todd’s management is working on a few more dates for AWATS. so who knows, you just might get your wish.
Rundgren Radio did it again!!! They just added a NEW AWATS date-
September 9, 2009 – Stamford, CT at the Stamford Center for the Arts.
according to Doug, tickets won’t be available via TicketMaster for this show so head on over to AWATSLIVE.com for tickets.
[...] Sun 09/06/09 Akron, OH at the Akron Civic Theatre
Mon 09/07/09 Akron, OH at the Akron Civic Theatre
Wed 09/09/09 Stamford, CT at the Palace Theatre
Thu 9/10/09 Bethesda, MD at The Strathmore
Sat 9/12/09 Chicago, IL at Park West
Sun 9/13/09 Chicago, IL at Park West
Tue 9/15/09 Minneapolis, at the State Theater [...]
Will there be a Portland Oregon show?
Todd always comes to Portland!
I don’t wat to miss it!
Yay! Roger’s back!
“Another pretty thing dead on the end of the shaft… of Zen Archerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” etc.. (sax soloing away!)
Gary, I’m sure Todd would love to bring AWATS to more cities beyond the initial set of dates in september (along with London in 2010). but it all depends on concert promoters willing to foot the bill to bring the show to your town.
hopefully all the dates in september will end up selling-out which would reassure promoters that there is strong demand for AWATS.
anyway, I listed the current AWATS dates on this page just in case you didn’t see it earlier.
[...] Todd Rundgren has agreed to allow multi-camera pay-per-view access to his shows in Akron as well as Chicago through the TodoCast video streaming service. The pay-per-view package for Akron (both shows) is just $20. Or wait a couple days and watch the Chicago shows for 20 bucks as well. All in the comfort of your own home. [...]
Anyone know if there is an opening act for the Stanford show??
hey Joe, yes, there’s an “opening act” for the show. but, it’s a “surprise”! I don’t want to ruin it for you.
enjoy the show!!
Hey RetroDan,
Thanks for the reply. My problem is this: I am traveling from North Jersey to CT, and may get there late. I would not want to miss this opening act surprise, but reality dictates….Stamford is advertising 8pm for showtime, but my ticket says 7:30pm. Do you know specifics for opening act time? and AWATS?
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Joe
hey Joe, I believe show time is scheduled for 7:30pm. the opening act will probably do about a 40 min set. but you really don’t want to miss the opening set!! hope you make it on time!
I was at the Chicago show on Sunday 9/13 -
Wow
Just the stage show is fantastic, then add the music, Roger Powell, Kasim Sulton, and of course Todd, whose voice is miraculously untouched by time.
Wow
Historic
Epic
Memorable
[...] I caught the two Chicago gigs via webcast this past weekend and it was well worth the $20. It featured multi-camera views of the concert and good sound right off the soundboard. Todocast also provides the webcast as an archive so for those that didn’t catch the show live can still watch the shows after the fact.[...]
[...] There’s some good news for all the west coast Todd Rundgren fans courtesy of Doug and Mel of Rundgren Radio. Four new dates have been scheduled in California… [...]