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Blog 144 (05/24/07 - 06/17/07)
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Sunday 17th June 2007
Tonight Kasim Sulton plays the 18th concert of the European leg of the Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell III Tour at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany.
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Kasim Sulton at Olympiahalle, Munich
14.00 - Just a reminder that the webcam at Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany is showing the Meat Loaf concert that Kasim Sulton is playing tonight. (The concert is just about to start.) Although the picture isn't great, it gives a decent enough view of the hall and the lighting display at least.
Click here to view the changing webscam.
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Kasim at the Color Line Arena, Hamburg
13.45 - The set list, some comments and photos of the Meat Loaf concert that Kasim Sulton played on Tuesday evening at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany has been added to the Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell III Tour section of KasimInfo.com or click here for the direct link.
Many thanks to the kind person for the photos on that page.
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Kasim Sulton at Olympiahalle, Munich
07.00 - Tonight Kasim Sulton plays the 18th concert of the European leg of the Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell III Tour. The concert tonight is at the Olympiahalle in Munich (München), Germany. This venue is within the massive Olympiapark in the city which contains things like athletics tracks and an Olympic-size swimming pool.
This venue holds 14,000 fans as there is all standing in the floor area (as is usually the case at continental European venues). There are seats around the outside of the venue. The address of the venue is Olympiahalle, Spiridon-Louis-Ring, 80809 München, Germany and the concert starts at 8.00pm (2.00pm Staten Island time). Marion Raven will again be the opening act. Tickets vary from Euros 60.20 to Euros 26.90 (the US dollar is roughly the same rate) and tickets are still available in all price ranges. Click here to purchase tickets. Click here to view the venue website. There is also a live webcam on the website here where you can currently see the crew setting up for the concert tonight!
Kasim Sulton has played at this venue several times (with Meat Loaf) over the past few years. The last time he played here was on Thursday 30th October 2003. (Kasim last played in the city of Munich in 2005 but that was at a festival.)
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Kasim Sulton with Aspen Miller in Cologne, Germany on Thursday
Thursday 14th June 2007
Tonight Kasim Sulton plays the 17th concert of the European leg of the Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell III Tour at the Koln Arena in Cologne, Germany.
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Kasim Sulton at the Koln Arena, Cologne, Germany
13.00 - Tonight Kasim Sulton plays the 17th concert of the European leg of the Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell III Tour. The concert tonight is at the Kölnarena (Koln Arena) in Cologne, Germany.
The arena has a façade of 8,000 square meters of glass which is spanned by a steel arc 76 meters high and seats up to 19,000 visitors, a capacity that is unique in Germany and the rest of Europe. International top stars including Rod Stewart, Kylie Minogue, Paul McCartney, Sting, Whitney Houston, Eric Clapton and Luciano Pavarotti have all played at this venue. Thanks to its all-purpose features, the Kölnarena is also well equipped to host some of the most spectacular sports events. Highlights include the Ice Hockey World Championship 2001, the Olympia 2004 preparation games of the US basketball Team and the World Cup of Hockey.
The address of the venue is Kölnarena, Willy Brandt Platz 1, 50679 Cologne, Germany. The concert starts at 8.00pm (Germany is 6 hours ahead of Staten Island time) and the doors open at 6.30pm. As with most German concerts there is standing on the floor of the venue with seats around the sides. Tickets for this concert are Euros 59 (about $60).
Kasim Sulton has played several times at this venue which opened in 1998. His last visit here was during The Night Of The Proms Tour on 17th November 2001.
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Kasim's solo gig at Alligator Alley, Fort Lauderdale, FL
08.30 - There's a great post on Fernando Perdomo's MySpace page about the fact he will be the opening act for Kasim Sulton's solo gig at Alligator Alley in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Wednesday 29th August!
Fernando Perdomo lists Todd Rundgren as one of his musical influences and describes opening for Kasim as his "most important show"! He also describes Kasim as "one of the greatest voices of rock and roll, an amazing songwriter and a legendary bassist".
Click here to listen to some of Fernando Perdomo's music.
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Kasim Sulton's Solo gig at The Tin Angel, Philadelphia, PA
06.45 - The ticket price for Kasim Sulton's solo gig at The Tin Angel in Philadelphia, PA on Friday 3rd August has been changed so that it is now $18 whether you purchase tickets in advance or on the door. Click here for the direct link to purchase tickets online. This is a 21s and over show.
The official word is that people who have dinner at the restaurant below the venue (Serrano) get the best seating for the gig but anyone who has attended a gig there knows that often the opposite is the case as the best view of the stage is available from the unreserved stools at the side of the room.
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Friday 8th June 2007
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New Kasim Sulton Solo Gig
15.45 - Kasim Sulton will be making a return visit to The Tin Angel in Philadelphia, PA on Friday 3rd August. Tickets are $18 in advance or $25 on the door. Click here for more info about the gig.
There are Meat Loaf concerts the day before Kasim's gig nearby (2nd August - Scranton, PA) and the day after (4th August - Clearfield, PA). Both of these venues are about 60 to 90 minutes from The Tin Angel.
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Wednesday 6th June 2007
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Kasim's Solo Music
10.45 - Apparently Kasim Sulton's solo music is currently in rotation on The Time Machine on Radio KEAO 91.5 FM Manao Radio in Maui, Hawaii. The Time Machine is broadcast on Saturdays from 2-5pm HST time. It can also be heard online at http://manaoradio.com. Kasim is also expected to be doing a live interview in the near future on The Time Machine.
Kasim's music can also be heard in rotation on Live 365's broadcast of The Best and The Worst of The Time Machine at http://www.live365.com/stations/thetimemachine1?site=thetimemachine1andplay (click on the play button - that page also gives the current and upcoming songs).
Finally Kasim's solo music can also be heard on KPMW WILD 105.5 FM in Kahului, Hawaii.
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Kasim Sulton with Aspen Miller in Sheffield on 5/29
Photo by Saeko Crawford
Tuesday 5th June 2007
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A new Kasim Sulton solo gig!!!
18.00 - A new solo gig for Kasim Sulton has been announced!
Kasim will be playing Alligator Alley in Oakland Park (Fort Lauderdale), Florida on Wednesday 29th August. Click here to view the venue website and here for more info about the gig, including details about how to purchase tickets in advance (highly recommended) for this gig.
This venue is only about 20 minutes away from Mizner Park (where Meat Loaf is playing on 30th August) and 3 hours from Orlando (where Meat Loaf plays a concert on 28th August).
This venue is advertised as one of South Florida's best music venues with great acoustics, as well as being known for its fine cuisine.
The three solo gigs booked so far this summer are:
Wednesday 8th August - The Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, Ohio
Wednesday 15th August - The Big Bop, Toronto, ON
Wednesday 29th August - Alligator Alley, Fort Lauderdale, FL
More solo gigs are expected to be added soon!
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A couple of corrections to the Meat Loaf Tour schedule
17.00 - A couple of corrections have been made to both the Gigs section of the website and the Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell III Tour page:
6/9 - Rock Under Broen, Denmark
Apparently the rock festival in Denmark that Kasim Sulton will be playing on Saturday is not in Broen (which is an island off the coast of Denmark) but rather is in a city called Middelfart (gotta love those European names!!!) which is about 20 miles south of Kolding. It appears that "Broen" means bridge in Danish and the name Rock Under Broen means the rock festival under the large bridge.
6/27 - Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Holland
The concert at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, Holland (which was originally to have been played on Monday 25th June) has been switched with the Wednesday 27th June concert at St Jakobs Halle in Basel, Switzerland.
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KasimInfo.com
16.45 - Apologies for no updates for a few days but I've been suffering from PTI (Post Tour Illness!)
All updates today are brought to you care of various cold remedies and cough mixtures!
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Friday 1st June 2007
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Kasim's journal updated
01.45 - A couple of days ago Kasim Sulton updated his online journal here with an interesting post about Meat Loaf's UK promotors (and a connection with one of them to The Beatles). There's also a photo of Kasim here.
Kasim also says that he's looking forward to his solo gigs in August!
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Kasim Sulton June 2007 Calendar
Click here to download a copy to print
(Larger than calendar above)
Tuesday 29th May 2007
Tonight Kasim Sulton plays the 10th concert of the European leg of the Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell III Tour at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield, England.
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Kasim Sulton at the Hallam FM Arena tonight
01.15 - Tonight Kasim Sulton plays the tenth concert of the European leg of the Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell III Tour. The concert tonight is at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield, England. This venue used to be called the Sheffield Arena (Hallam FM is a readio station in the area).
The arena was built for the World Student Games as a multi-purpose venue for concerts, exhibitions and sporting events. Many top international stars have performed here including Tina Turner, Elton John and Celine Dion. Kasim Sulton has played here numerous times over the past few years (mainly always with Meat Loaf. The Arena is capable of holding an audience of over 12,000 (8,500 for sporting events) but unfortunately there is only parking for about 5,000 cars.
The arena has a series of fast food outlets situated around the concourse serving hot fast-foods such as, fries, burgers, pizzas and hot dogs as well as ice creams, sweets and crisps in typical non-healthy concert tradition! The arena is fully licensed and serves soft drinks, beer, lager, cider, wine and spirits. In UK people are allowed to purchase alchol at the age of 18.
The total stage area is 60ft x 40ft and there are 4 large team dressing / locker rooms for 22 persons, subdividable with changing areas, all with toilet and shower facilities plus there are 4 luxury 'star' dressing rooms.
The concert tonight starts at 7.30pm and Marion Raven will again be the opening act. Limited tickets near the back are still available for this concert, plus the box office still have a few seats available in the front block.
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Videos of Kasim Sulton at Sheffield Arena on Sunday evening
01.00 - Click here and here for two 15 second video-clips of Kasim Sulton during Blind As A Bat on Sunday evening at Sheffield Arena. The first clip emphasises Kasim's bass playing and the second clip his singing.
Please note that the sound on both these clips is not great but that is due to my camera rather than the sound at the concert.
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Kasim Sulton at Sheffield Arena on Sunday night
Sunday 27th May 2007
Tonight Kasim Sulton plays the 9th concert of the European leg of the Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell III Tour at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield, England.
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Kasim Sulton at Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield tonight
09.45 - Tonight Kasim Sulton plays the ninth concert of the European leg of the Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell III Tour. The concert tonight is at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield, England.
More info will be posted about this venue on Tuesday but the concert starts at 7.30pm and Marion Raven will again be the opening act. Limited tickets (near the back!) are still available for this concert.
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Kasim Sulton at Wembley Arena, London, England
09.30 - The set list, a few comments and photos of the Meat Loaf concert that Kasim Sulton played on Friday evening at Wembley Arena in London, England has been added to the Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell III Tour section of KasimInfo.com or click here for the direct link.
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Kasim Sulton having fun onstage at Wembley Arena on Friday night
Photo by Caryl Burton
Saturday 26th May 2007
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Tickets on sale today
08.15 - Tickets for Kasim Sulton's solo gig in Toronto, ON go on sale today at 10.00am. Click here for the link to purchase online.
Tickets are CA $20 but the purchasing link says that tickets can not be collected from the venue.
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KasimInfo.com
08.00 - Yesterday KasimInfo.com had it's 2 millionth visitor!
KasimInfo.com opened on 1st January 2001, although the counter wasn't added until 25th January that year. The counter is based on page views rather than individual site hits (which obviously would be considerably higher).
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Kasim Sulton at Wembley Arena last night
Friday 25th May 2007
Tonight Kasim Sulton plays the 8th concert of the European leg of the Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell III Tour at Wembley Arena in London, England.
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Kasim Sulton at Wembley Arena, London tonight
01.30 - Tonight Kasim Sulton plays the eighth concert of the European leg of the Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell III Tour. The concert tonight is at the newly refurbished Wembley Arena on the outskirts of London, England.
Wembley Arena has had an interesting history (which I certainly didn't know until I started searching for this article!). In 1924, the British Empire Exhibition opened in Wembley with exhibition buildings dedicated to the countries and the professions of the Empire. The Empire Exhibition featured lakes and parks alongside buildings dedicated to arts, industries and engineering. The Wembley Stadium stood across the road from the Palaces of India, Canada and Australia. Although hugely successful as a visitor attraction, the exhibition was not profitable and the land was soon divided among different owners. Some of the buildings fell into disrepair, whilst others found new uses once the exhibition itself had closed. In 1934 the new Empire Pool was constructed at Wembley in just six months. This large public swimming facility boasted two pools and a wave machine, and was used for a host of public events from the 1934 Empire Games to boxing, ice hockey, the 1948 Olympics and music events. Over time, these music events were to develop into the lifeblood of the Empire Pool, especially when Rock 'n' Roll became popular. With a temporary cover across the swimming pool and a stage at one end, the venue became famous for hosting the big names of the day, including The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.
In 1978 the Empire Pool became Wembley Arena with a 12,000-seat capacity. Over the years, anyone who is anyone has played Wembley Arena: Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand, Kylie Minogue, Queen, The Who, Led Zeppelin, George Michael, Lionel Richie, Billy Joel, Diana Ross, Cher, David Bowie – the list is endless!
Following a spectacular £35m ($70m) refurbishment Wembley Arena reopened in April 2006. On Wednesday night Kasim Sulton played his first concert at the venue since the refurbishment. For a fan visiting a concert the areas outside the concert hall have all been greatly improved with more modern looking merchandise and food facilities. They have also changed the back of the venue into the front plus added a display of fountains outside where fans can choose to run between (and most get soaked!). Unfortunately the seating inside the venue has not been greatly improved as this "premiere venue" still has cheap-looking plastic seats!
The concert starts at 7.30pm and Marion Raven will again be the opening act. Limited tickets (near the back!) are available for this concert.
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Kasim relaxing after a Meat Loaf concert
01.15 - The Scissor Sisters song I Don't Feel Like Dancin' has been a massive hit in UK this year so this video is of Kasim Sulton getting into the disco mood after a recent Meat Loaf concert.
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Kasim Sulton at Wembley Arena, London on Wednesday evening
01.00 - The set list, some comments and photos of the Meat Loaf concert that Kasim Sulton played on Wednesday evening at Wembley Arena in London, England has been added to the Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell III Tour section of KasimInfo.com or click here for the direct link.
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Kasim Sulton with CC in Newcastle on Sunday evening
Photo by Saeko Crawford
Thursday 24th May 2007
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Kasim and The New Cars
12.00 - A message from Kasim Sulton has been added to The New Cars official website TheNewCars.com here saying that he'll be playing all The New Cars gigs from 4th to 15th July.
The gigs he will be playing are:
Wednesday 07/04 - Tanglewood, Lenox, MA
Friday 07/06 - Wildhorse Saloon, Nashville, TN
Saturday 07/07 - Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI
Sunday 07/08 - Muskegon Summer Celebration, Muskegon, MI
Tuesday 07/10 - Common Ground, Lansing, MI
Wednesday 07/11 - Casino Rama, Toronto, ON
Friday 07/13 - Moondance Jam, Walker, MN
Tickets are already on sale for all these gigs.
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Kasim's Solo Gig in Toronto
09.00 - Right click here to download a blurb (in Word) about Kasim Sulton's solo gig in Toronto on Wednesday 15th August.
According to the blurb tickets for the sale go on sale tomorrow via the telephone and online (although the online link is currently not available). It also says that the time for the start of Kasim's set is now 9.30pm.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 on the door but these are Canadian Dollars so it is slightly cheaper.
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Kasim Sulton at Wembley Arena last night
05.00 - Last night Kasim Sulton played the seventh concert of the European leg of the Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell III Tour. The concert was at the newly refurbished Wembley Arena on the outskirts of London, England.
Unfortunately Mercury Blues was dropped from the encore so the set list was:
All Revved Up (part)
Paradise By The Dashboard Light
You Took The Words Right Outta My Mouth
Out Of The Frying Pan (And Into The Fire)
Life Is A Lemon
Anything For Love
Objects In The Rear View Mirror (May Appear Closer Than They Are)
Rock and Roll Dreams
Seize The Night (part)
Break It
Bad For Good
In The Land Of Pigs (The Butcher Is King)
Blind As A Bat
It's All Coming Back To Me Now
Bat Out Of Hell
Black Betty
Gimme Shelter
Once again there was no interval during the sets other than a video of clips from various Meat Loaf movies being screened (accompanied by the song Alive) while the band changed clothes. In The Land Of Pigs (The Butcher Is King) was played instead of The Monster Is Loose again.
Kasim played his light colored KSulton Bass for the first set, switched to his black KSulton Bass for the second set and then switched back to his light colored KSulton Bass for the encore.
Kasim wore his blue and white smocktop for the 1977 part of the concert, a black shirt for the remainder of the first set and then he changed to his velvety jacket and lilac shirt for the second set. He wore black pants throughout the concert and he removed his jacket for the encore.
There were a number of technical problems during the concert (e.g. Marion raven's microphone not being switched on at the start of It's All Coming Back To Me Now and the recorded "lights" word coming in very late in Paradise By The Dashboard Light) but one of the most memorable moments was Meat Loaf making a heartfelt speech talking about when he collapsed on stage at this venue in 2003 and how a lot of people would have doubted that he would have made it to 59 years of age.
Click here, here, and here for comments by fans about the concert.
A full review and photos of this concert will be added to KasimInfo.com later.
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Kasim Sulton at Wembley Arena last night
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