{"id":47315,"date":"2019-02-26T16:48:56","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T16:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=47315"},"modified":"2019-02-26T16:52:26","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T16:52:26","slug":"todd-rundgrens-utopia-live-at-the-chicago-theatre-blu-ray-dvd-2-cd-set-available-april-19th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/02\/todd-rundgrens-utopia-live-at-the-chicago-theatre-blu-ray-dvd-2-cd-set-available-april-19th\/","title":{"rendered":"Todd Rundgren’s Utopia ‘Live At The Chicago Theatre’ Blu-Ray\/DVD\/2 CD Set Available April 19th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Todd Rundgren’s seminal prog-rock, power-pop band Utopia reunites onstage for the first time in 32 years.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

After a thirty-year-plus hiatus, Todd Rundgren’s Utopia graced the Chicago Theatre stage, with the hopes of promising fans an extraordinary, other-worldly concert experience. The original 70’s-formed band established a stellar reputation for stretching the prog rock\/pop envelope and infusing their mostly original material with verve and state-of-the-art technique. On this occasion the band featured Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton, Willie Wilcox and Gil Assayas.<\/p>\n

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Todd Rundgren began playing guitar as a teenager, going on to found and front Nazz, the quintessential 1960’s psychedelic group. In 1969, he left the band to pursue a solo career, recording his debut offering, ‘Runt’. But it was 1972’s seminal ‘Something\/Anything?’, on which he played all the instruments, sang all the vocal parts, and acted as his own producer, that catapulted Todd into the superstar limelight, prompting the press to unanimously dub him ‘Rock’s New Wunderkind’. It was followed by such landmark LPs as ‘A Wizard, A True Star’, and ‘The Hermit of Mink Hollow’, as well as such hit singles as ‘I Saw The Light’, ‘Hello It’s Me’, ‘Can We Still Be Friends’, and ‘Bang The Drum’.<\/p>\n

Rundgren has performed a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the band Utopia. He is known for his sophisticated and often-unorthodox music, flamboyant stage outfits, and his later experiments with interactive entertainment. He also produced innovative music videos, pioneered forms of multimedia, and was an early adopter and promoter of various computer technologies.<\/p>\n

This beautiful deluxe 4 disc digipack includes a Blu-Ray, DVD and 2 CDs. Look for the vinyl companion to be released in a gatefold jacket with 2 GREEN LPs on April 19!<\/p>\n

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\nTrack Listing :<\/p>\n

1. Utopia Theme
\n2. The Ikon
\n3. Another Life
\n4. Do Ya
\n5. Freedom Fighters
\n6. The Wheel
\n7. Back on the Street
\n8. Something’s Coming
\n9. Monument
\n10. Overture Communion with the Sun
\n11. Last of the New Wave Riders
\n12. Road To Utopia
\n13. Play This Game
\n14. Swing to the Right
\n15. Trapped
\n16. Set Me Free
\n17. Love In Action
\n18. Hammer In My Heart
\n19. Princess of the Universe
\n20. I Will Wait
\n21. Rock Love
\n22. Love is the Answer
\n23. One World
\n24. Just One Victory<\/p>\n

Pre-order Todd Rundgren’s ‘Utopia\u00a0Live At The Chicago Theatre’ here<\/a>.<\/b>
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Todd Rundgren’s new book, ‘The Individualist: Digressions, Dreams and Dissertations’ is available here<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

TODD RUNDGREN ‘THE INDIVIDUALIST TOUR’ will tour the following dates:<\/b><\/p>\n

April 3 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands
\nApril 6 – Eventim Apollo – London, UK
\nApril 10 – Buckhead Theatre – Atlanta, GA
\nApril 11 – Buckhead Theatre – Atlanta, GA
\nApril 13 – State Theatre – Washington, DC
\nApril 14 – State Theatre – Washington, DC
\nApril 16 – Town Hall – New York, NY
\nApril 17 – Town Hall – New York, NY
\nApril 19 – Berklee Performance Center – Boston, MA
\nApril 20 – Berklee Performance Center – Boston, MA
\nApril 23 – Athenaeum Theatre – Chicago, IL
\nApril 24 – Athenaeum Theatre – Chicago, IL
\nApril 27 – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
\nApril 28 – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
\nMay 01 – Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA
\nMay 02 – Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA
\nMay 05 – Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square – Cleveland, OH
\nMay 06 – Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square – Cleveland, OH
\nMay 09 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
\nMay 10 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
\nMay 12 – Palace of Fine Arts – San Francisco, CA
\nMay 13 – Palace of Fine Arts – San Francisco, CA
\nMay 22 – Sumida Triphony Hall – Tokyo, Japan
\nMay 23 – NHK Hall – Osaka, Japan<\/p>\n

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Todd Rundgren’s seminal prog-rock, power-pop band Utopia reunites onstage for the first time in 32 years.<\/p>\n

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