On the evening of Sunday 4th September 2011 Kasim Sulton played an opening set gig at the Akron Civic Theatre in Akron, Ohio for both The Motels and Rick Springfield who was the headline act.
However, earlier that day, Kasim also played a longer solo set in Akron at the Taste Of Hudson Festival. Unfortunately this gig was not announced in advance.
At both gigs Kasim played his brand new song called 15 minutes which somebody explained as "fame for 15 minutes is the chorus."
Sacrifice The God Of Low There Goes My Inspiration Libertine The Traveler 15 Minutes The One Sure Thing Watching The World Go By One World Sacrifice The God Of Low Libertine 15 Minutes The Traveler One World
Pre-show page on KasimInfo.com:
The venue (taken from the KasimInfo.com Blog that day):
Both Kasim and The Motels are opening for Rick Springfield who is the headline act.
The address of this venue is 182 South Main Street, Akron, OH 44308. Tickets for this gig vary in price from $27 to $77 (plus charges) and can be purchased from this link. A few days ago seats were available in the 12th row. Tickets originaly went on sale to only Rick Springfield's fans for the first two weeks. The show starts tonight at 6.30pm and Kasim is expected to be the first act on stage.
This theater was built in 1929 and apparently is one of only five remaining theaters in the country where patrons experience a twinkling star-lit sky and intermittent clouds moving across the horizon while sitting inside the auditorium. In June 2001 the theater closed until November 2002 for a $19 million refurbishment. One unusual thing to note about this venue is that the lobby lights are flicked on and off to indicate when the next set is about to start.
This will be Kasim's third visit in recent years to this venue as he played here as part of Todd Rundgren's band on Sunday 6th September 2009 and Sunday 5th September 2010. It was also one of the first venues that Kasim played in as part of Utopia when he first joined the band in 1976.
The big news is that, although Kasim is only playing a shorter set, he will be singing a brand new song on stage tonight!
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