Kasim Sulton previously played this venue on Tuesday 12th February 2002 during his Have Guitar Will Travel Tour.

Café Carpe is a restaurant, bar, and music club in downtown, right on the river. The address is 18 S. Water Street, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538. The venue has a "talk-free, smoke-free listening room separate from its main bar-dining area." their website continues "The room, which has great acoustics, seats 60 people comfortably but can hold 70 people who are enthralled enough by a performance that they only almost forget they are sweaty, their butts hurt, and they can't move without a serious invasion of someone else's personal space."

The gig tonight starts at 5pm but the restaurant is open earlier if you wish to eat before the gig. Tickets are $15 but they recommend that you reserve your place beforehand by emailing cafecarpe@sbcglobal.net.

Click here to hear Kasim singing a song with Fort Atkinson mentioned in it!

The interview is streamed on the Internet at this link.

Chicago, IL to Fort Atkinson, WI is 113 miles north west which will take about two and a half hours by car.

Kasim Sulton May 2010 Tour Mileage by road to date venue to venue (estimated) - 922 miles.

The Total Tour Map so far is:

Kasim has played at The Abbey Pub several times over the past 9 years (since he re-started his solo career). His last performance here was on Friday 16th October 2009. Prior to that gig he played here on Thursday 12th March 2009, Friday 21st March 2008, Saturday 27th January 2007, Saturday 16th February 2002 and Friday 10th August 2001. Kasim usually gets his largest crowds in this city - last time there was a long queue outside so it's advisable to eat beforehand in the restaurant as those people are allowed into the venue first.

This is also one of the best venues that Kasim plays as it's a relaxed bar so you can sit where you like but there are tables where people can eat snacks too either just before or during the gig. After the show Kasim always makes an appearance either in the room itself or in the bar area opposite the room (but still within the same building) so remember to stay around to talk to him and get photos!

The concert starts at 7.00pm with doors opening at 6.30pm. The opening act is Mick from Gidget's Ga Ga.

Tickets are $25 on the door or $25 in advance (recommended) at this link. The venue is located at 3420 W Grace Street, Chicago, IL 60618-4215 (telephone 773-478-4408).

Click here for more info about this gig. This is a 21 and over only gig.

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Click here to see the gigs in calendar form (and for venue and ticketing links) but the dates are:
Saturday 15th - The Abbey Pub, Chicago, IL
Sunday 16th May - Cafe Carpe, Fort Atkinson, WI
Tuesday 18th May - Westport Flea Market Bar & Grill, Kansas City, MO
Saturday 22nd May - Eve Lounge, The B.O.B., Grand Rapids, MI
Sunday 23rd May - The Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, Ohio
Tuesday 25th May - Johnny D's, Sommerville, MA

Starting at Staten Island and going from venue to venue and returning to Staten Island will be a total of 3,286 miles. (But, of course, Kasim will actually drive further than that.) My map website says that it would take a total of two days and six hours solid driving!

Obviously it's almost impossible to do an accurate mileage for a tour but these Tour Maps are a good estimation from venue to venue and are purely designed to give fans (especially those abroad) an idea of the distances and travel times.

The first gig is on Saturday in Chicago, IL.

Staten Island, NY to Chicago, IL is a long 808 miles journey in a westerly direction (mainly on the I-80. This journey by car would take about 13 hours by road with no stops.

The main things that Kasim mentioned were:

Kasim says that he will be talking about his upcoming gigs and "I'll also be making an announcement about a new project I've started work on."

Kasim can be heard at this link although the website does not list him yet.

Kasim's full message to his mailing list can be found at this link.

Starting Friday (15th) he plays 7 solo gigs in 11 days in 7 different states. This link has more details of his gigs.

This week Kasim plays two gigs. They are in Chicago, IL on Saturday evening and in Fort Atkinson, WI on Sunday evening.

It is the weekend of Friday 30th July to Sunday 1st August and is held at the Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel and Conference Center in East Rutherford, NJ. Click here for tickets.

It is unclear which day or what exactly Kasim will be doing at this event but RockCon has everything from gigs to panels to autographs signing sessions.

Other musicians involved in the weekend (with Kasim connections) include Greg Hawkes from The New Cars and Tommy James And The Shondells.

This is a British magazine and the interview was conducted by Robert McKenzie in February while Kasim was in London with Todd Rundgren.

The magazine will be published later this week and will be available in British newsagents and online from this link. (It is the issue with a photo of Sammy Hagar on the front.) Click here to read more about this issue.