No more results on this page
Todd Rundgren on Tour
Fans never know what to expect from a Todd Rundgren show, which is a testament to his range as a musician. For example, his "The Individualist, A True Star" tour was named so because of its unique format: Along with a set of hits, Rundgren also performed a side of his seminal 1973 LP A Wizard, a True Star. In cities with multiple shows booked, the musician played a different side of the album each night.
No matter where Rundgren's creative muse takes him on a given tour, what stands out is his voice — an instrument that can handle both growling rock and blue-eyed soul — and his charismatic stage presence. Thanks to this versatility, Rundgren has also toured as part of Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band and, as a solo artist, opened for Hall & Oates and teamed up with Joe Jackson for a co-headlining tour. In 2019, he joined forces with the Monkees' Micky Dolenz, Christopher Cross and Badfinger's Joey Molland for the "It Was Fifty Years Ago Today – A Tribute to the Beatles' White Album" tour.
Todd Rundgren in Concert
Todd Rundgren first broke into the music business in the late '60s with the band Nazz, for whom he wrote "Open Your Eyes" and "Hello It's Me." He then released several solo albums, including 1972's Something/Anything? (which featured a re-recording of "Hello It's Me") and then founded the rock band Utopia, a group that drew on prog, power-pop and new wave. In 1983, Rundgren released one of his best-known songs, "Bang the Drum All Day."
In addition to his own work, Rundgren is also a well-respected studio artist who's produced albums for Hall & Oates, XTC, Psychedelic Furs and Meat Loaf. Rundgren has also continued to release solo albums, including 2017's White Knight, which featured guest spots from Robyn, Joe Walsh and Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor.
We had front row center seats. Sounds great, right? Not so much. The stage was so high that when we were sitting and Todd was at his mic we could only see his head. We could not see the other musicians! We could only see more when Todd was standing closer to the front of the stage or when we stood up.
Todd Rundgren played all new songs. Never heard any of them before. He did a few of his oldies during the encore. Don't think we will be going to any of his future concerts if this is his new set list. VERY DISAPPOINTING!
Band was good. Started on time. Never played any of his hits. Just a "smash up"towards the end.
Only played a medley of his hits and skipped several
WOW. The first 1:40 I knew nothing of the songs he did. I was glad to hear it rocking, floating, moving, solid, thought-provoking, quality at its highest, morally sound. I am still being influenced by the song where he learned kindness from someone who showed him kindness and the endless influence that kindness to others has. I found that it was very positive to women. I found it to be one of the best shows I have seen in a decade. The last 0:20 he did a medley of old hits and 2 older songs that I knew as well so it did satisfy the remeniscing part of the Top 40 old days. I want to go again!
First time at Brady music center and not impressed. Floor seats are padded folding chairs joined together not uncomfortable but CLOSE. Balcony seats are nice but $$$$$. Music was nice but he saved all his hits for the encore and jammed them together in a medley.
Was hoping to hear the music that made Rundgren a star… instead got 2 hours of his new stuff which for the most part was pretty bad imo. He did a quick encore medley of his hits at the end to try and throw us a bone but by that time I was over it and wished I would have saved the money. Only positive was the new venue is really nice.
New to the venue and the performer and band - all was smooth - easy check in and parking - had second row floor seats that turned out to be perfect for the experience-
The Todd Rundgren show was overall a pretty good show. He sounded really great on most songs but we did hear a few that were a bit off key. I know the artist likes to choose their own songs bud Todd chose not to sing any of his greatest hits at least not in its entirety. He gave us an encode of one line from about 4 of his hits which left us wanting more but it was goodnight! Little disappointed.
the performance was amazing - the music, lights, and sound
I should have read the tour info before buying tickets. I wanted to hear the soundtrack of my youth, not Todd’s new music. Not a song I recognized until the encore. Very disappointed.
I drove 4.5 hours round trip to see this concert and he sang songs that nobody knew until his encore when he sang a melody of his popular songs for about 3 minutes. A very disppointing concert. Friends saw him the next night in Cincinnati and said the same thing. Waste of money.
Todd was on his game, rock the guitar. One of most. Comfortable venues I have ever taking in a concert.
Todd Rundgren is a genius and his performances are getting better and better!! Looking forward to seeing him again!!!
Sure would have been nice to hear more of the hits that made him famous. He saves the hits for an encore and then wraps up the hits in a 2 minute medley. Kind of a weird thing to do to fans.
Frat brother wanted to see Todd. He’s been a fan for 49 years. I listened to his three hits on Spotify before the concert. He didn’t play “I don’t wanna work, I just wanna bang on this drum all day”. His renditions of “I saw the light” and “Hello it’s me” (which, I thought were Carly Simon songs, we very disingenuously run through to appease the audience/prove some Artist point. 24 of 26 songs never appeared in any chart. Don’t bother. You’re just paying his rent.
I saw Todd Rundgren at the Soundboard at Motor City Casino. He was fantastic. There is not a bad seat at that venue.
Concert was just OK. Very slow and boring in the beginning and the it finally livened up. Then extremely disappointing finish with a montage of his best hits just slammed out. It didn't sound good or flow well. Just sing your hits all the way through and singe them well. That's why we come to see you in the first place. BLAH!
Enjoyed the show. Like most of my age, wish he played a few of his 70s hits as full songs at the end, but appreciated the medley. I like hearing what an artist from my past is performing now. I think it's rude to go only hoping for those nostalgic hits. BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT was the lighting. Stage left front had NO LIGHTING!! Todd was great with going upstage to the left and right to engage with the whole audience, but when he went upstage left he was in total shadow! I thought the venue would realize this and correct it, but apparently no one was paying attention to that. My seat was higher up with a little bit of obs view due to a stair railing. When he came stage left, that was the best view for me, but then he just got drowned in shadow. Even the screen projections couldn't help that fail.
Really like Todd Rundgren and all if his hits. With that said, the first 22 songs played I had never heard of. Then in an encore he did 2 hits in medley style. Then 2 more never heard of tunes. Worst concert experience ever in my life and I am not hard to please. Wasted a lot of money and time I'll never get back again.
