2008 Tours

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Date City Venue Note Reviews/Photos
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January
Wed 1/16/08 Cleveland, OH Allen Theater w/ Jesse, Kasim and Prairie Prince


Fri 1/18/08 Columbus, OH LC Pavilion w/ Jesse, Kasim and Prairie Prince


Sat 1/19/08 Covington, KY (Cincinnati) OH Madison Theater w/ Jesse, Kasim and Prairie Prince (Cincinnati)


Sun 1/20/08 Indianapolis, IN Music Mill w/ Jesse, Kasim and Prairie Prince


Tue 1/22/08 Minneapolis, MN Pantages Theatre w/ Jesse, Kasim and Prairie Prince


Wed 1/23/08 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater w/ Jesse, Kasim and Prairie Prince


Fri 1/25/08 Chicago, IL Park West w/ Jesse, Kasim and Prairie Prince


Sun 1/27/08 Toronto, ON, CAN Music Hall w/ Jesse, Kasim and Prairie Prince


Mon 1/28/08 Rochester, NY Germanhouse Theater w/ Jesse, Kasim and Prairie Prince


Wed 1/30/08 Ferndale, MI Magic Bag w/ Jesse, Kasim and Prairie Prince (Detroit)


Thu 1/31/08 Chicago, IL Park West w/ Jesse, Kasim and Prairie Prince


April
Fri 4/04/08 Osaka, Japan Blue Note w/ Jesse, Kasim and Prairie Prince
Sat 4/05/08 Osaka, Japan Blue Note w/ Jesse, Kasim and Prairie Prince
Mon 4/07/08 Tokyo, Japan Billboard Live w/ Jesse, Kasim and Prairie Prince
Tue 4/08/08 Tokyo, Japan Billboard Live w/ Jesse, Kasim and Prairie Prince
Wed 4/09/08 Tokyo, Japan Billboard Live w/ Jesse, Kasim and Prairie Prince


Sat 4/12/08 Tampa, FL Tampa Theatre w/ Jesse, Kasim and Prairie Prince


Mon 4/14/08 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live w/ Jesse, Kasim and Prairie Prince


Tue 4/15/08 Miami, FL Fillmore w/ Jesse, Kasim and Prairie Prince (Opening act: Hilary McRae)


Thu 4/17/08 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse w/ Jesse, Kasim and Prairie Prince


Fri 4/18/08 Greenville, SC Handlebar w/ Jesse, Kasim and Prairie Prince


Sun 4/20/08 Charlotte, NC Neighborhood Theater w/ Jesse, Kasim and Prairie Prince


Summer
Sun 6/22/08 Kilauea, HI TR-i Central 60th Celebration/Toddstock


Thu 6/26/08 Oshkosh, WI Leach Amphitheater @ Riverside Park Waterfest - Official


Sun 6/29/08 Cleveland, OH House of Blues Official


Wed 7/02/08 West Hollywood, CA Key Club Special Pricing


Thu 7/03/08 San Juan Capistrano, CA The Coach House $32.50 Show at 8:00 PM - Official


Sat 7/05/08 Agoura Hills, CA The Canyon On sale now. 818-879-5016. Official


Sun 7/06/08 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall Official


Tue 7/08/08 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater Official


Wed 7/09/08 Seattle, WA Triple Door Official


Fri 7/11/08 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theater Official


Sun 7/13/08 Beaver Creek, CO Vilar Performing Arts Center Official


Mon 7/14/08 Boulder, CO Boulder Theater Official


Tue 7/15/08 Aspen, CO Belly Up Official (Note date change)


Thu 7/17/08 San Diego, CA House of Blues - San Diego Official

Sat 7/19/08 Austin, TX Antone's Nightclub Official


Sun 7/20/08 Dallas, TX House of Blues - Dallas Official


Mon 7/21/08 Houston, TX Warehouse Live Official


Wed 7/23/08 St. Louis, MO The Pageant Official


Thu 7/24/08 N. Kansas City, MO Voodoo at Harrah's Official


Sat 7/26/08 Rochester, NY Nolas Official


Mon 7/28/08 Bearsville, NY Bearsville Theater Official


Fri 8/01/08 Buffalo, NY The Tralf Official


Sat 8/02/08 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Spa and Resort - Music Box On Sale Sat, 7/19, 10 am


SgtPepper
Fri 8/15/08 Champion, PA Seven Springs Resort It Was 40 Years Ago Today


Sat 8/16/08 Asbury Park, NJ The Stone Pony It Was 40 Years Ago Today


Sun 8/17/08 Westbury, NY Capital One Bank Theatre It Was 40 Years Ago Today


Tue 8/19/08 Foxboro, MA Showcase Live at Patriot Place It Was 40 Years Ago Today


Thu 8/21/08 Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion It Was 40 Years Ago Today

Sat 8/23/08 Vienna, VA Wolf Trap @ Filene Center It Was 40 Years Ago Today

Mon 8/25/08 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock It Was 40 Years Ago Today

Wed 8/27/08 Beaver Creek, CO Vilar Performing Arts Center It Was 40 Years Ago Today
Thu 8/28/08 Tulsa, OK Brady Theatre It Was 40 Years Ago Today

Fri 8/29/08 Las Vegas, NV Texas Station, Dallas Event Center It Was 40 Years Ago Today


RundgrenRadio
Sun 8/31/08 Las Vegas, NV Celebrity Nightclub Rundgren Radio Birthday Bash


October
Wed 10/01/08 Seattle, WA Triple Door on sale 8/22


Sat 10/04/08 Glen Ellen, CA Cohn Charity Music Festival MySpace - http://www.brcohn.com/concerts/

Mon 10/06/08 Chicago, IL Park West MySpace


Tue 10/07/08 Madison, WI Barrymore Theatre Confirmed

Thu 10/09/08 Morristown, NJ Community Theatre www.mayoarts.org - On sale 8/22


Fri 10/10/08 Pittsburgh, PA The Rex MySpace


Sat 10/11/08 Tarrytown, NY Music Hall MySpace


Mon 10/13/08 Knoxville, TN Bijou Theatre MySpace


Wed 10/15/08 Asheville, NC Orange Peel MySpace

Europe
Thu 11/06/08 Manchester, UK Academy 2 seetickets.com


Fri 11/07/08 Edinburgh, UK The Picture House seetickets.com


Sun 11/09/08 Copenhagen, Denmark Amager Bio MySpace (Note date change)


Mon 11/10/08 Helsinki, Finland House of Culture MySpace

Wed 11/12/08 Gothenburg, Sweden Tragarn MySpace


Thu 11/13/08 Malmo, Sweden Kulturbolaget MySpace

Sat 11/15/08 Eindhoven, Netherlands TROMP International Music Festival and Competition Opening Night TROMP International Music Festival tickets


Sun 11/16/08 Bonn, Germany Harmonie MySpace


Tue 11/18/08 Milan, Italy Rolling Stone MySpace


Thu 11/20/08 Paris, France Trabendo MySpace


Sat 11/22/08 Norwich, UK Waterfront Seetickets.com


Sun 11/23/08 London, UK The Forum Tickets Ticketmaster UK


ArenaII
Wed 12/17/08 Alexandria, VA Birchmere Ticketmaster


Fri 12/19/08 Bay Shore, NY YMCA Boulton Center http://www.boultoncenter.org/

Sat 12/20/08 Norfolk, CT Infinity Hall MySpace


Mon 12/22/08tv New York, NY Ed Sullivan Theatre The Late Show with David Letterman

Mon 12/22/08 Sellersville, PA Sellersville Theatre confirmed


Tue 12/23/08 Woodstock, NY Bearsville Theater MySpace


Fri 12/26/08 New York, NY Blender Theater at Gramercy Live Nation - Pre-sale 7/9


Sat 12/27/08 New York, NY Blender Theater at Gramercy Live Nation - Pre-sale 7/9

Tue 12/30/08 Annapolis, MD Rams Head On Stage MySpace


Wed 12/31/08 Philadelphia, PA The Painted Bride Private


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January/April tour
  • Todd Rundgren - Guitar
  • Jesse Gress - Guitar
  • Kasim Sulton - Bass
  • Prairie Prince - Drums

Summer "Arena" Tour
  • Todd Rundgren - Guitar
  • Jesse Gress - Guitar
  • Rachel Haden - Bass
  • Matt Bolton - Guitar/Keyboards
  • Prairie Prince - Drums
Playing complete "Arena" live, w/ a few classics
40 Yrs Ago Today Tour
The Featured artists are:
  • Todd Rundgren
  • Lou Gramm of Foreigner
  • Christopher Cross
  • Bo Bice - American Idol
  • Denny Laine - formerly of Moody Blues/Wings
The Band members are:
  • Jesse Gress - Guitar
  • Prairie Prince - Drums
  • Greg Hawkes - Keyboards & Synth
  • John Ferenzik - Keyboards & Synth
  • Jonathan Clark - Bass
There is also an symphonette (strings, harp & horns)
  • Tim Ruedeman - Sax
  • Dimitri Moderbacher - Sax
  • Kimberly Rowe - Harp
  • Ella Toovy - Cello
  • Victoria Paterson - Violin
  • Rosemary Siemens - Violin
  • Alexander Gurevich - Viola

There's a rumor going around that Jesse is not playing guitar - not true. He is the Musical Director - but he's also the guitar player in the band.


October/Europe/December "Arena" tours
  • Todd Rundgren - Guitar
  • Jesse Gress - Guitar
  • Rachel Haden - Bass
  • Kasim Sulton - Guitar/Keyboards (for real!)
  • Prairie Prince - Drums
October dates are not yet available. Additional December dates are expected as well.

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