Todd Rundgren - rock’n’roll icon, guitarist, interactive progenitor, singer/songwriter and record producer, will perform his paradigm shifting 1973 album, A Wizard, a True Star in its entirety for the first time ever in Britain on Saturday February 6th 2010 at the London HMV Hammersmith Apollo. This marks Todd’s only UK concert of the album which is hailed as an influential masterpiece by today’s new bands, including Hot Chip.
Although Rundgren's breakthrough 1972 album, Something/Anything? is considered by many to be his masterpiece, the psychedelic impact and bordering-on-disturbing innovation of the follow-up, A Wizard, A True Star is arguably Rundgren's most experimental and influential album and is hailed as one of the most influential and pioneering progressive rock album recordings of all time.
This will be the first time in Britain that he will perform the whole record live onstage, from start to finish. The first half of the concert will feature a selection of Rundgren's songs throughout his career, while the second half will consist of the entirety of A Wizard, a True Star. Originally released in 1973, much of the album is an extended medley after the fashion of The Beatles’ late recordings. The effect of the songs merging one into another was immediate, infectious and dazzling; the lyrical content was often at once both tongue in cheek and hallucinogenic.
Tickets for the concert will go on sale at 9am on Wednesday May 27th.
In the video which can be found below, Rundgren discuses a similar performance scheduled for Akron, Ohio as well as the album itself.
More AWATS gigs! written by DolfanDoug,
May 27, 2009
The info for the Akron, OH gig in the USA on 9/6/09 can be found here:
http://www.AWATSlive.com
The band for that gig will consist of Todd, Kasim Sulton, Prairie Prince, Jesse Gress, Greg Hawkes, and Roger Powell!
Another show has been added on 2/8/2010 in Amsterdam at the Paradiso.
Todd Rundgren rocks!
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When the Shit Hits The Fan..... written by Ratfink,
May 28, 2009
.... You gotta get your ass back to Metal Express Radio!
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The Return of the Onionheads written by Roger D. ,
May 28, 2009
Seminal album from a truly wizardly artist called Todd. I've been waiting for years for the Runt to play this album live in its entirety. Break open the champagne and magic mushrooms.
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Todd Rundgren - rock’n’roll icon, guitarist, interactive progenitor, singer/songwriter and record producer, will perform his paradigm shifting 1973 album, A Wizard, a True Star in its entirety for the first time ever in Britain on Saturday February 6th 2010 at the London HMV Hammersmith Apollo. This marks Todd’s only UK concert of the album which is hailed as an influential masterpiece by today’s new bands, including Hot Chip.
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The band for that gig will consist of Todd, Kasim Sulton, Prairie Prince, Jesse Gress, Greg Hawkes, and Roger Powell!
Another show has been added on 2/8/2010 in Amsterdam at the Paradiso.
Todd Rundgren rocks!