The interview is mainly about the merchandise available on the current tour (it's called the freeze Your Ass Off Tour!) but during the interview Michele mentions that Todd Rundgren will be playing a summer tour to promote his forthcoming album - July is mentioned. (Of course it is not yet known whether or not Kasim Sulton will be involved in those gigs.)

There are a few photos of Kasim near the end of the video.

The concert tonight starts at 7.30pm and tickets are $35.50 (plus charges). Tickets for this gig seem to be selling really well as yesterday the best seats available were in the third row from the back up in the balcony! Click here to purchase tickets.

The address of the venue is 710 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403 Click here to view the venue website. This theater has had a very varied history as it was opened on 27th October 1916 by a Greek immigrant called Alexander Pantages. Eventually he would open 500 theaters and this was #26 in the chain. It was originally called The Minneapolis Pantages. It originally seated 1,600 and cost a grand total of $15,000 to build! It was the first theater in Minneapolis with air-conditioning which consisted of cooling the air with ice. The first show at the venue was a vaudeville lineup that included singers, comedians, and a banjo player. The theater continued operating with live shows and movies until 1984 when it closed (it was then known at The Mann Theatre). Happily on 7th November 2002 the venue re-opened as Pantages Theater and now has a capacity of 1,100.

As far as I know this will be Kasim Sulton's first visit to this theater.

Indianapolis, IN to Minneapolis, MN is a long 595 miles which will take about nine and a half hours by road in a north west direction. A non-stop flight will take just under 2 hours and will cost about $600 (coach) or changing planes in Chicago, IL will cost about $140 and take 3.5 hours.

Todd Rundgren January 2008 Tour Mileage by road to date venue to venue (estimated) - 955 miles.

The Total Tour Map so far is:

Having just played 3 gigs on 3 consecutive nights (Friday, Saturday and Sunday), Kasim has Monday off (other than if it is a travel day) and then plays Minneapolis, MN on Tuesday and Milwaukee, WI on Wednesday. There is no gig on Thursday but they play Chicago, IL on Friday, another day off on Saturday and then another gig in Toronto, ON on Sunday.

The video shows part of the day off they had on Thursday (between the Cleveland and Columbus gigs), part of the Columbus soundcheck and then Kasim talking to some fans after that gig.

The concert tonight starts at 8.30pm (doors are 7.30pm) and it is a General Admission gig. This venue has an 18+ (with ID) policy. The address of the venue is 3720 East 82nd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46240. Click here to view the venue website. Tickets are $30 and are still available. Unfortunately the restaurant at the venue is temporarily closed for renovation.

I don't believe that Kasim has played at this venue in recent years (if at all)*** and the last time that he played in Indianapolis, IN was way back in 2000 on 27th June when he played on The Power Trio Tour. On that occasion they played at the amazingly named 8 Second Saloon.

The encore part of this gig can be heard on Rundgren Radio here from about 10.00pm EST onwards. If you miss the shows, they are usually archived on the above link within a few days.

*** If you know different please e-mail SueW@KasimInfo.com.

Many thanks to trs for all the photos on that page (and the one below):

It only mentions Kasim in passing but the gig is described as "just under two hours of prime rock ‘n’ roll.".

Covington, KY to Indianapolis, IN is 109 miles. This is exactly the same distance as the trip from Columbus, OH to Covington, KY they drove yesterday! This time the direction is north west and will again take about just under two hours by road.

Todd Rundgren January 2008 Tour Mileage by road to date venue to venue (estimated) - 360 miles.

The Total Tour Map so far is:

The gig tonight starts at 8.00pm (doors 7.00pm) and it is a General Admission All Ages show. Tickets are $22.50 in Advance and $25 at the Door and the show appears to be selling well. The address of the venue is Madison Theater, 730 Madison Avenue, Covington, KY 41011. Click here to view the venue website.

I don't believe that Kasim has played at this venue in recent years (if at all)*** but the last time that he played in Cincinnati was on 19th February 2005 when he played as part of Patty Smyth and Scandal.

*** If you know different please e-mail SueW@KasimInfo.com.

Click here to listen to the broadcast from 7.30pm EST onwards.

According to the website they aim to have an improved sound for the gig part plus they will be reviewing the merchandise again. Also Michele Rundgren will be discussing how she and Todd chose the merchandise. There will again be some interviews with fans at the gigs and the first few songs from the set will be broadcast.

Part of the gig tomorrow evening in Indianapolis, IN will also be broadcast from the same link as above. The plan is to play the encore songs tonight and then interview fans after the show instead of before the gig. This show will start at about 10.00pm EST.

If you miss either of the shows, they are usually archived also on the above link.

Columbus, OH to Covington, KY is 109 miles south west which will take about just under two hours by road.

Todd Rundgren January 2008 Tour Mileage by road to date venue to venue (estimated) - 251 miles.

The Total Tour Map so far is: