Couched within an elaborate stage extravaganza harkening back to the halcyon grandeur of 70's arena glam rock productions, but in an intimate theater setting, AWATS Live is a rare opportunity to capture rock history in a bottle.
Backing Rundgren will be a six-piece star-studded band of legendary rock and roll veterans who will recreate each and every layer of vocals, guitars, synthesizers and studio chicanery of the elaborate psychedelic opus that is AWATS: Utopia and Meatloaf bassist and multi-instrumentalist Kasim Sulton; Tubes and Jefferson Starship drummer Prairie Prince; keyboardist and founding member of The Cars, Greg Hawkes; Todd Rundgren's Utopia keyboardist, Ralph Schuckett; percussionist and horn player Bobby Strickland; and lead guitarist and former music editor of Guitar Player magazine, Jesse Gress.
Thanks to Todd fans-turned-concert-promoters Doug Ford and Melinda Cain, the longtime fantasy of an AWATS Live Tour has become a reality. Known to Rundgren fans as the voices behind RundgrenRadio.com, Doug and Melinda produced the first-ever Todd Rundgren AWATS Live concert in September in Akron, Ohio, which resulted in a sold out show, critical raves, and unbridled fan demand for more performances of the awe-inspiring event.
Todd Rundgren's remaining 2009 AWATS Live dates are December 1 at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in San Francisco, December 2 in Sacramento at the Crest Theatre, December 4 in Los Angeles at the Orpheum Theatre, and December 5 in Ventura at the Majestic Theatre.
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