Apparently Todd is playing a couple of gigs (which Kasim is not playing) at the beginning of June so Todd is taking his band out for four gigs before that and the first two gigs are this week.

On Saturday 26th May they play Jacobs Pavillion at Nautica in Cleveland, OH and the following day they play at The State Theatre in State College, PA. (Next week they play two gigs in Evanston, IL.)

The gig tonight is at the Ho-Chunk Casino in Baraboo, WI. The address of the venue is S3214 U.S. 12, Baraboo, Wisconsin.

Tickets for this gig were $35 General Admission (21 + only) but the gig has sold out.

Kansas are also playing at the gig tonight. As this is a casino, the set may be slightly shorter than a normal gig. I believe that this will be Kasim Sulton's first appearance at this venue.

Tickets for this gig (from this link) vary from $29 to $69 (plus charges).

The opening act is M&R Rush and the gig starts at 8pm.

The Arcada Theatre was built in 1926 by local millionaire and Chicago Tribune cartoonist Lester J. Norris. Despite the town of St. Charles only having 5,000 residents at that time, the theater had 1,009 seats. It was opened as a popular stop on the Vaudeville circuit and artists who played here included George Burns, Gracie Allen, Olivia DeHavilland Vincent Price and Maria Von Trapp.

In May 2005 Onesti Entertainment Corporation purchased the venue and the seating has been reduced to 900 seats but it still attracts some big names.

I believe that this will be Kasim Sulton's first appearance at this venue.

The good news is that 3 gigs have been added to replace the cancelations (although not in the same cities).

The new gigs are:
Monday 11th June - Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg, Germany
Tuesday 12th June - Hirsch, Nuremberg, Germany
Saturday 16th June - Zeche, Bochum, Germany

The band have also added the following gigs for US later in 2012:
Saturday 23rd June - Fort Knox Godman Airfield, Fort Knox, KY
Saturday 7th July - Paramount Center for the Arts, Peekskill, NY
Saturday 21st July - KGB-FM 101 Street Beat 2012, San Diego, CA
Friday 3rd August - Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, WA
Saturday 4th August - Trails End Concert Park, Sheridan, WY

As usual, there is no guarantee that Kasim will play all of these gigs. Whether he is playing them or not will be posted nearer the date.

The venue and ticketing links have been added to the Kasim Sulton 2012 Gigs with Blue Oyster Cult section of KasimInfo.com.

These gigs are:
Saturday 26th May - Jacobs Pavillion at Nautica, Cleveland, OH
Sunday 27th May - The State Theatre, State College, PA
Tuesday 29th May - Space, Evanston, IL
Wednesday 30th May - Space, Evanston, IL

Apologies for being so late in posting these but Kasim only mentioned yesterday that he was playing them.

The venue and ticketing links have been added to the Kasim Sulton 2012 Gigs with Todd Rundgren section of KasimInfo.com but unfortunately the two Evanston, IL gigs have already sold out.

Kasim has announced that he will be playing some gigs with Todd Rundgren and written about some private gigs he's played plus some upcoming gigs with Blue Oyster Cult.

The gig starts at 7.30pm and they are sharing the bill with Foghat.

The address of the venue is The Pavilion, Hwy 1806 Fort Yates, ND 58538. Tickets (from this link cost $30 (plus charges).

As this is a casino venue they may have to play a shorter set than normal.

Kasim and the band will actually be playing two gigs tonight – one at 8pm and the other at 10.30pm. Door open at 6pm and 10pm respectively.

Tickets for this gig are $35 in advance or $40 on the door.

These gigs are General Admission Seating based on “First Come, First Seated.” These are all ages gigs and a full dinner menu is available.

As fae as I'm aware, this will be Kasim's first gig at this venue.

The gigs are the four which were in Germany in June and were part of the Rock The Nation Festivals.

Bad Company were the headline act and it appears that the promoter canceled all the festivals due to poor ticket sales.

Currently Blue Oyster Cult (with Kasim Sulton) are still scheduled to play gigs in Sweden, Spain and two in France that week and the rumour is that the band is trying to add their own gigs during that period.

Tickets for the German gigs can be returned to the box office for a refund.

The three new gigs are:
Saturday 2nd June - Arms Park, Manchester, NH
Friday 24th August - Sudbury Summerfest, Grace Hartman Amphitheatre, Sudbury, ON, Canada
Thursday 25th October - Showcase Live, Foxboro, MA

As always KasimInfo.com will post closer to the gigs whether or not Kasim will be playing each one.

Also a Blue Oyster Cult gig has been canceled. It was to have been played on Friday 15th June and was part of the Rock The Nation Festival at Arena Trier in Trier, Germany.

The Rock The Nation Festival are a series of concerts played around Germany. Blue Oyster Cult are playing those concerts in Berlin, Stuttgart and Monchengladbach but the concert in Trier has been canceled by the promoters.

The reason for the cancelation appears to be logistics as a number of bands (including Blue Oyster Cult) were playing a festival in Vitoria, Spain on Thursday 14th and in Monchengladbach, Germany on Saturday 16th. As Vitoria, Spain to Trier, Germany is a drive of over 14 hours it appears too far to play on consecutive days.

The gig tonight is at the Bergen County Performing Arts Center in Englewood, NJ.

The address of the Bergen County Performing Arts Center is 30 North Van Brunt St, Englewood, New Jersey, 07631 and the gig tonight starts at 8pm. Click here to view the venue website.

The Bergen Performing Arts Center is described as "a theater of and for the community that it serves throughout northern New Jersey, by being a creative focus, educational resource, and engine of economic vitality. A not-for-profit organization, BergenPAC’s mission is to make the live performing arts accessible to the entire population – building a creative home that guides and liberates the imagination of our young, inspires and expands the lives of our adults, and attracts established and emerging artists of excellence and relevance."

This theater opened during 2004 in the former John Harms Center. This was one of the largest performing arts centers in New Jersey which closed on 14th April 2003. The John Harms Center originally opened as the Englewood Plaza on 22nd November 1926 so is full of history. Kasim first played here on Friday 2nd April 2010 during the Todd Rundgren's Robert Johnson Tour and he most recently played here on Wednesday 16th November 2011 as part of the Todd Rundgren's Utopia Tour.

Click here to purchase tickets for the venue which vary in price from $19 to $59 (plus charges). This morning the best seats available were in the 7th row of the orchestra section.

The new date is expected to be during the summer and tickets will be valid for that date.

The gigs currently announced are:
Saturday 21st April - Bergen Performing Arts Center, Englewood, NJ

Friday 4th May - Howard Theatre, Washington, DC
Saturday 5th May - Prairie Knights Casino, Fort Yates, ND
Friday 18th May - Arcadia Theatre, St.Charles, IL
Saturday 19th May - Ho-Chunk Casino, Baraboo, WI

Friday 8th June - Sweden Rock Festival, Solvesborg, Sweden
Saturday 9th June - Festival Montereau Confluence, Montereau Fault Yonne, France
Monday 11th June - Rock The Nation Festival, Zitadelle, Berlin, Germany
Tuesday 12th June - Rock The Nation Festival, Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
Thursday 14th June - Azkena Rock Festival, Vitoria, Spain
Friday 15th June - Rock The Nation Festival, Arena Trier, Trier, Germany
Saturday 16th June - Rock The Nation Festival, Warsteiner Hockeypark, Monchengladbach, Germany
Sunday 17th June - Hellfest Festival, Val de Moine Sport Complex, Clisson, France
Friday 29th June - Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA
Saturday 30th June - El Paso Downstreet Festival, El Paso, TX

Tuesday 3rd July - Riverfront Park, Peoria, IL
Saturday 14th July - Marion County Fair, Salem, OR
Thursday 19th July - Motoplex Speedway, Vernon, BC, Canada
Saturday 28th July - Iowa Grand Motorcycle Rally, Newton, IA

Tuesday 7th August - Easyriders Saloon, Sturgis, SD
Wednesday 8th August - Glencoe Pavillion, Sturgis, SD
Friday 17th August - Illinois State Fair, Springfield, IL
Saturday 18th August - Hawrelak Park Heritage Amphitheatre, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Sunday 2nd September - Naperville Last Fling, Naperville, IL
Monday 24th September - Kern County Fair, Bakersfield, CA
Thursday 27th September - San Joaquin Fair, Stockton, CA

Friday 26th October - Newton Theatre, Newton, NJ
Saturday 27th October - Landmark on Main Street, Port Washington, NY

Friday 30th November - Cactus Pete's Casino, Jackpot, NV

Saturday 1st December - Cactus Pete's Casino, Jackpot, NV

More dates are expected to be added over the next few months. However please note that Kasim may not play all of these gigs.

The above dates will be added to the Kasim Sulton 2012 Gigs Calendar soon.

Many thanks to Mark Woodin for the photo on that page.

Kasim has written about the recent Todd Rundgren tour, meeting Jason Falkner and playing some upcoming gigs with Blue Oyster Cult.

Kasim last played at this venue on 16th July 2011 during the 'Classic Todd Rundgren' Tour and prior to that on 25th October 2009 during the Todd Rundgren's Liars Tour. By coincidence both of thoses gigs were also the final gigs of a leg of a tour.

The address of the venue is 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano CA, 92675. Click here to view the venue website.

Doors for this gig open at 6pm with the show starting at 8pm. This is General Admission gig which has been sold out on the previous times but there are still some tickets available for tonight. Tickets are $35 plus charges.

This venue serves dinner before the gig and diners are given priority seating at this 480 seater venue. The website says "The earlier you make reservations, the better your seats will be!" Call 949.496.8930 for dinner reservations.

The gig tonight is at the Canyon Club. Kasim last played at this venue on 15th July 2011 during the 'Classic Todd Rundgren' Tour and prior to that on 17th September 2004 during the Todd Rundgren's Liars Tour.

Click here to view the venue website and here to purchase tickets which are $35 each plus charges. There are some seated and some general admission tickets.

The address of the venue is The Canyon Club, 28912 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills, CA 91301-3304. Doors to this gig open at 6pm although the show does not start until 8pm.

The gig tonight is at Anthology which is probably the only venue that shares a name with the name of an album by Utopia!

The venue is located at 1337 India Street, San Diego CA 92101.

Tickets for this gig varied in price from $30 to $79 (plus charges) but are all sold out.

As well as music this venue offers fine cuisine in both the dining room and booth seating areas. They explain "Because the fitting accompaniment to great music is great food." The gig tonight starts at 7.30pm.

The gig tonight is at The Rialto Theatre which is located at 318 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ 85701.

Tickets for this gig vary in price from $31 to $41 (plus charges).

The gig starts at 8pm and doors open at 7pm.

The gig tonight is at the Lensic Performing Arts Center which is located at 211 West San Francisco Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501. Tickets for the gig tonight (at this link) vary in price from $32 to $57 (plus charges).

The concert starts tonight at 7.30pm and this will be Kasim's first appearance at this venue.

Fans reported at previous gigs that he was suffering from a cold or flu which was affecting his voice.

The gig tonight is at the Belcher Center which is located at LeTourneau University, 2100 S. Mobberly Ave., Longview, Texas 75607.

Tickets for this gig (from this link) vary in price from $28 to $48 (plus charges). Currently there are seats available in the 8th row.

The gig starts tonight at 7.30pm and doors open at 7pm.

Last night they played in Austin, TX which was a five hour drive (265 miles) in a north east direction.

Total tour mileage to date (city to city) is 1,774 miles.

The article (including a photo) is about the band and says that they played in front of 10,000 over three gigs recently.

Many thanks to the kind person who forwarded the link.

The gig tonight is at La Zona Rosa which is located at 612 West 4th Street, Austin, TX 78701-3817.

Tickets for this gig (at this link) are $30.25 (General Admission) including all charges.

The gig starts tonight at 8pm and doors open at 7pm. (Which is the same as it has been for every gig on this tour so far.)

At this venue they have strict rules about buying drinks! the website states "A valid Texas driver’s license must be provided in order to consume alcohol at the venue. If you are from out-of-state or are providing a passport, please furnish another photo ID in addition to your license, as well as a second form of identification, including a credit card, insurance card, etc." After all that each person can only purchase two drinks at any one time so you it's a perfect excuse for not buying a round for all your mates!

On Monday night they played in Dallas, TX which was a three and a half hour drive (199 miles) in a south west direction.

Total tour mileage to date (city to city) is 1,509 miles.

Many thanks to Mark Woodin for all the photos on that page.

The gig tonight is at The House Of Blues which is located at White Swan Building, 2200 N. Lamar Street, Dallas, TX 75202. This is about 3 miles from where JFK was shot in 1963.

Tickets for this gig (at this link) vary in price from $25 (for GA standing) to $55 (for reserved seating) plus charges.

The gig starts tonight at 8pm and doors open at 7pm.

Last night they played in Houston, TX which was a four hour drive (241 miles) north.

Total tour mileage to date (city to city) is 1,310 miles.

The gig tonight is at The House Of Blues which is located at 1204 Caroline Street, Houston, TX 77002.

Tickets for this gig (at this link) vary in price from $25 to $55 (plus charges).

The gig starts tonight at 8pm and doors open at 7pm.

Unfortunately, as often happens with House Of Blues websites, there is very little info available about the actual venue.

The band on this tour consists of Todd Rundgren, Jesse Gress (guitar), Kasim Sulton (bass), Praire Prince (drums) and John Ferenzik (keyboards).

On Friday night they played in New Braunfels, TX which was a three hour drive (175 miles) in an easterly direction.

Total tour mileage to date (city to city) is 1,069 miles.

The gig tonight is at Gruene Hall which says that it is the oldest dance hall in Texas. The venue is located at 1281 Gruene Rd., New Braunfels, Texas, 78130.

The gig starts at 8pm with doors opening at 7pm.

This is a General Admission gig. Tickets cost $25 (plus charges) and can be purchased from this link.

Last night they played in Tulsa, OK which was a eight and a half hour drive (499 miles) due south.

Total tour mileage to date (city to city) is 894 miles.

Many thanks to Whitney Burr for all the photos on that page.

The gig tonight is at Cain's Ballroom. The venue is located at 423 North Main Street, Tulsa, OK 74103. This venue offers ear plugs for only $1!

The gig starts at 8pm with doors opening at 7pm.

This is a General Admission gig although reserved Seats are available. GA costs $30 and reserved are $36. Both tickets are available from this link.

The day before yesterday they played in St. Louis, MO which was a six and a half hour drive (395 miles) in a south west direction.

The gig is at The Pageant. The last time that Kasim Sulton played at this venue was on 3rd June 2004 during the Todd Rundgren Liars Tour.

The address of the venue is 6161 Delmar Blvd., Saint Louis, MO 63112 and the gig starts at 8pm with doors opening at 7pm.

This is a General Admission gig and tickets cost $25 (plus there is a $2 surcharge for minors). Tickets can be purchased from this link. Seating is expected to be set up in a cabaret style with tables, chairs, and bar stools.

The band will consist of Todd Rundgren, Jesse Gress (guitar), Kasim Sulton (bass), Praire Prince (drums) and John Ferenzik (keyboards).

He will be playing as part of an all star band made up of counselors from the Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp. Other members of the band include Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad), Kip Winger (Alice Cooper / Winger), Simon Kirke (Free / Bad Company) and Mark Hudson (songwriter/producer for Aerosmith and Ringo Starr).

Tickets to this black tie fundraising gala start at $500. The evening will feature a mix and mingle cocktail party with the band, a gourmet dinner the band's performance (an hour to 90 minute set) and a DJ.

All proceeds benefit New York Methodist Hospital.

More details are available from this link.

The other band members are Jesse Gress (guitar), Praire Prince (drums) and John Ferenzik (keyboards).

The tour starts in St Louis, MO, then there is one gig in Tulsa, OK, five consecutive gigs in Texas, one gig in Santa Fe, NM, a gig in Tucson, AZ and the final three gigs are in California.

The gig lasts 18 days from first gig to last.

Apart from the first and last gigs, they play two consecutive nights and then have the third night off.

Usually whenever I post this I receive hardly anything but if you are going to the gigs and can submit something, I'd really appreciate it. The something can be anything from photos, videos, full reviews to even just one line with your opinion of the gig!

Please send all contributions to SueW@KasimInfo.com.

All submissions are fully credited (unless you prefer to remain anonymous).

Kasim has written about playing gigs with Todd Rundgren, Rockers In Recovery and Blue Oyster Cult.

Unfortunately the festival website is down at the moment so I can find out very little info about the gig other than it is located at 2250 S McQueen Rd, Chandler, AZ 85249.

Blue Oyster Cult will be playing on the main stage and are due to start at 8pm.

It has been several years since Kasim Sulton played in the band and also several years since he has played in Arizona.

Kasim will be playing guitar and keyboards at this gig.

This is the another of the gigs which are billed as The Unpredictable Todd Rundgren.

City Winery is a small venue which is located at 155 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013-1106.

All of these gigs have already sold out but returns may be available at the door.

Also Nevessa Productions are making a webcast available on Monday 12th March at 9pm. It costs $19.95 and includes Video On Demand access for 30 days after the event.

The band tonight will again consist of Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton Jesse Gress and newcomer to Todd's band Gregg Bendian on percussion.

The gig is part of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships and will include comedian Mark Lundholm.

The Rockers In Recovery Band will consist of Ricky Byrd, Richie Supa, Kasim Sulton, Liberty DeVitto, Mark Stein and Christine Ohlman).

Also, at 2.30pm, there will be a 30 minute unplugged set with Kasim Sulton, Ricky Byrd and Richie Supa.

The gig is to "raise awareness about addiction and the wonders of recovery."

See here, here and here for press releases and more info about this gig.

Tickets can be purchased (at $30) at 561.330.6000 or at the venue which is located at ITC Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center, 201 West Atlantic Ave. Delray Beach, Florida 33444.

Also the set list and comments from fans plus a video and photos of the Todd Rundgren gig that Kasim Sulton played in New York City on Monday evening at City Winery has also been added to to the Todd Rundgren 2012 Gigs section of KasimInfo.com or click here for the direct link.

Many thanks to Mark Woodin for all the photos on that page.

This is the another of the four gigs they will be playing over this week and next at this venue which are billed as The Unpredictable Todd Rundgren.

City Winery is a small venue which is located at 155 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013-1106.

All of these gigs have already sold out but returns may be available at the door.

Also Nevessa Productions are making a webcast available on Monday 12th March at 9pm. It costs $19.95 and includes Video On Demand access for 30 days after the event.

The band tonight will consist of Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton Jesse Gress and newcomer to Todd's band Gregg Bendian on percussion.

This is the another of the four gigs they will be playing over the next couple of weeks at this venue which are billed as The Unpredictable Todd Rundgren.

City Winery is a small venue which is located at 155 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013-1106.

Their first gig was last night but so far no details have been posted online.

The known dates are:
Tuesday 20th March - The Pageant, St Louis, MO
Thursday 22nd March - Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, OK
Friday 23rd March - Gruene Hall, New Barunfel's, TX
Sunday 25th March - House of Blues, Houston, TX
Monday 26th March - House of Blues, Dallas, TX
Wednesday 28th March - La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX
Thursday 29th March - Belcher Performing Arts Center, Longview, TX
Saturday 31st March - Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe, NM
Sunday 1st - Railto Theatre, Tucson, AZ
Tuesday 3rd April - Anthology , San Diego, CA
Wednesday 4th April - Canyon Club, Agora Hills, CA
Friday 6th April - Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA

Also Kasim Sulton will be joining Todd Rundgren's Musical Revival Camp in Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, NY from 23rd to 27th July. This link has more info about the camp (which Kasim also played at last year too).

This is the first of four gigs at this venue they will be playing which are billed as The Unpredictable Todd Rundgren.

City Winery is a small venue which is located at 155 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013-1106.

All of these gigs have already sold out but returns may be available at the door.

Also Nevessa Productions are making a webcast available on Monday 12th March at 9pm. It costs $19.95 and includes Video On Demand access for 30 days after the event.

The band tonight will consist of Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton Jesse Gress and newcomer to Todd's band Gregg Bendian on percussion.

This interview was mainly to promote the Rockers In Recovery gig in Florida on 3rd March.

Although this was a radio interview there is a video of the interview which includes a photo of Kasim which is shown sometimes on the screen!

Click here to watch it. (Kasim's section starts at 40 minutes.)

The gig is at The Cutting Room which is located at 44 East 32nd Street (between Park and Madison).

The gig is from 7.30pm until 10.30pm but it is not clear when Kasim will be playing. Kasim will be playing as part of Ricky Byrd's band. Also on the bill tonight are The Velcrows and Hip Pocket.

Tickets for this gig are $30.00 on the door which includes appetizers and soft drinks.