The website also has the quote from Kasim:
"Ohio has long been one of the best places for me to play and it's only fitting that I start touring behind my new record in Akron."

It continues 'Along with his new material, Kasim also draws from a four decade career, playing songs from many of the bands he's been associated with... Todd Rundgren & Utopia, The New Cars, Hall & Oates and Meat Loaf to name just a few.'

Tickets went on sale today got this General Admission gig which will have cabaret style seating. Tickets are available from this link and the gig starts at 8.30pm.

Kasim will also be playing a solo set at a Rundgren Radio fan party in Boston, MA on 31st August.

More details about both gigs will added soon.

Click here to view the venue website and its address is 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT 06877. This venue offers a selection of entertainment including music, comedy and movies according to its website.

The gig tonight starts at 8pm and the opening act is Doug Wahlberg Band.

Tickets are available from this link. Tickets cost $75 (plus charges) and are selling well. A couple of days ago there were only 10 seats available in the orchestra section. The best seats still available were in the fouth row. The venue offers a choice of seats of either 17.75 or 15.75 inches wide!

The Ridgefield Playhouse venue only opened in December 2000 and Kasim's first appearance at the venue was on Sunday 11th April 2010 during the Todd Rundgren's Robert Johnson Music Tour. Kasim also played there on 11th September 2011 on the 'Classic Todd Rundgren' Tour, on 2nd February 2013 with Blue Öyster Cult and on 3rd August 2013 again as part of Blue Öyster Cult.

Last night they played a gig in Pattersonville, NY so will have had a three hour drive here today.

The gig tonight is part of Harley Rendezvous and is at the Indian Lookout Country Club which is located at 1142 Batter Street, Pattersonville, NY, 12137.

The Harley Rendezvous is an annual three day event which draws bikers from all over the country, year after year.

This is the first day of the festival and tonight Blue Öyster Cult are the headlining act on the Main Stage. They will play from 10pm to 11.30pm. The music today starts at noon and there are two stages.

Tickets (from this link) all cost $75 plus taxes.

The gig tonight is free and is at Glover Pavilion in Central Park. This is part of a series of Friday night free gigs which the city stages each summer.

The opening act is Voyage who will play at 6.30pm and then Blue Öyster Cult are scheduled to play from 8pm.

It is Kasim's shortest message but contains some great news!

Thunder Rock is a two day festival which started yesterday.

Blue Öyster Cult will play on the Main Stage at 8.30pm. The headliner, Vince Neil follows them at 10.15pm. Gates open at 2pm today and there are 4 acts before they play.

Tickets (from this link) are $10 to $119.

The gig starts tonight at 8pm and tickets (from this link) vary in price from $46.75 to $36.25 including taxes. A few days ago the best seats available were in the tenth row.

The website does not say whether there is an opening act. This may be a shorter gig as it is at a casino.

This is an eight day festival which started on 19th May this year. Today gates open at 5.30pm and general admission tickets (from this link) are $22.09 including charges.

Also on the bill tonight are Anodyne Sky and The Windshield Hours but Blue Öyster Cult are the headline act.

The address of the festival is 101 S. 16th St, Herrin, IL 62948. HerrinFesta Italiana was founded in 1991 and voted Best Festival in Illinois earlier this year. From the website 'The event features great Italian food, family fun, an array of contests for every family member and a fine arts and crafts exhibit to spotlight the creative talents of regional artists and craftsmen. Picnic tables are provided, but reserved seats are not available.

Tonight the gig is in the Wolf Den area of The Mohegan Sun Casino. This means that the concert is a free concert but the downside is that you have to queue to get in and usually it is a shortened set (as the casino want people to get back to the tables!). It is also limied to people 21+.

The gig starts at 8pm.

Click here to view the venue website. Uncasville is pronounced Unc-as-ville (and not Un-Kas-ville!)

Kasim has played at this casino loads of times in the past decade. In 13th November 1999 he played on the Meat Loaf StoryTellers Tour here but in a larger room than the Wolf Den. He first played in this section in June 2000 when he played on the Todd Rundgren Power Trio Tour. September 2003 saw Kasim again at The Mohegan Sun. This time it was on the Meat Loaf Couldn't Have Said It Better Tour but in the Arena. Kasim was back at The WolfTrap Den in May 2004 for Todd Rundgren's Liars Tour. On 15th August 2005 on the Meat Loaf Hair Of The Dog Tour (in the Arena) Kasim again played here followed by a visit here for a Meat Loaf promotional gig on 12th November 2006 and again on 27th July 2007 on the Meat Loaf Seize The Night Tour. Kasim's next gig here was on 10th April 2010 on the Todd Rundgren Robert Johnson Tour. He last played here on 19th January 2013 as part of Blue Öyster Cult.

This venue have a policy of seaching everybody entering the venue and has a long list of prohibited items which includes streamers and beach balls! It says that disposable cameras are permitted and that it is a non-smoking venue.

The gig starts tonight at 8pm and the opening act is Cool Rockin Daddies featuring Dirty Dan Buck.

Tickets (from this link) vary in price from $39 to $69. This is plus charges of which '$1.75 of the fee is dedicated towards the historic restoration of the Arcada Theatre'. A few das ago two seats together were available in the fifth row but on the side.

The address of the venue is 105 E Main St., St Charles, IL, 60174 and I believe that this is the first time that Kasim has played there.

In this message Kasim writes about his forthcoming solo album and that he will be performing with Mark Rivera on The Today Show on Sunday.

The address of the venue is 39 South Main Street, Plymouth, NH and this is an all ages gig. Doors open at 6pm (as fans are encouraged to have a meal here beforehand) and the gig starts at 7.30pm. The opening act is Dan Lawson Band.

The website says 'Dinner is served most nights from 6pm to 7pm for a show time of 7.30pm. Please arrive at the time of your reservation this way we can make sure that everyone gets great service. Typically servers will stop taking orders at 7pm in order to minimize disturbances once the performance starts. Drink service will continue through most of the performance. There is a $10 minimum food and beverage purchase per person for all tickets in our table seating sections. We also require you to make a dinner reservation upon purchasing table seats.'

Tickets for the gig (from this link) vary in price but start at $59 plus charges. A few days ago the best seats available were 9 rows from the front but there were some in the fourth row at the sides.

This venue started as The Plymouth Theater and it was built in the 1920’s to show silent movies. It changed to showing 'talkies' but by 2010 it had fallen into disuse when The Common Man’s founder and visionary, Alex Ray, purchased the building and began a project of extensive renovation, ultimately restoring the main theater to what it once was in its glory. He renamed the theater the Flying Monkey Movie House and Performance Center after a popular role he had played in a local community theater production.

Tonight Foghat are also on the bill but it is not clear which band will play first.

Doors open at 6pm and the gig starts at 8pm. This is a general admission seated gig and the website says that tickets in advance are $35 and are $40 on the day of the show but TicketMaster are charging $44.40 for tickets.

The address of the venue is Penn's Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe, PA 18229. It is located only four miles from Exit 74 of the northeast extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

According to the website 'Penn's Peak can comfortably host 1,800 concertgoers. Enjoy a spacious dance floor, lofty ceilings, concert bar/concession area and a full service restaurant and bar aptly named Roadie's. Complete with a broad open-air deck for summertime revelry, Penn's Peak patrons enjoy a breathtaking overlook of nearby Beltzville Lake, plus a commanding, picturesque 50-mile panoramic view of northeastern Pennsylvania's Appalachian mountains.'

Tickets (from this link) cost between $35 and $65 (plus there is a $3.85 per ticket charge) and the best seats available a couple of adys ago were in the 16th row.

This is an all ages gig but those 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Blue Öyster Cult are playing tonight in the Pend Oreille Pavilion so that may be why youngsters are allowed in the casino.

The gig tonight starts at 7.30pm with doors opening at 6.45pm and it may be a shorter set as it is in a casino.

Last night Blue Öyster Cult played a gig in Phoenix, AZ which is 20 hours away by road so they will have flown to this city.

The address of the venue is 441 W. Madison Street, Phoenix, AZ and the opening act is Michael Nitro. The gig starts at 8pm with doors opening at 7pm and I believe that this is the first time that Kasim will have played here.

This is a 21+ general admission gig and tickets (from this link) officially cost $39 each but the charges for a pair were another $14.14, even when priinting them at home.

Last night Blue Öyster Cult played in San Antonio, TX which is 981 miles or 14 hours to drive so they probably flew here.