It seems at long last, a new Todd album, called "Liars" will be released in the next couple of months. To mark the release Todd will be doing a short US tour with old friends Kasim Sulton, Jesse Gress, John Ferenzik and Prairie Prince as his backing band. The Tour kicks off on the 8th April at Potawatomi Casino, Milwaukee. Further dates so far announced are: 10th April Chicago,House of Blues Chicago; 16&17th April Ohio Theater, Cleveland; 18th April Rosebud, Pittsburgh; 22nd April Turning Stone Casino, Verona; 23rd April, Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank; 28th April, GW Lisner Auditorium, Washington, DC; 30th April, American Music Theater, Lancaster; 1st May, Paramount Center For The Arts, Peekskill; 2nd May, Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville; and 18th September, Cerritos Center, Cerritos
I think this was Todd's first appearance at the Forum since he recorded a live album there back in 1994 on the No World Order tour. He was all alone for that one. Tonight, things could not have been more different as Todd brought the Arena tour to London. What can I say. It rocked. Playing the same set that he has been doing for the whole tour - opening with Love in Action, Open my Eyes, Black Maria, I Saw the Light etc, before playing Arena in its entirety - this was guitar rock heaven (and let's face it, probably the last time you'll see Todd doing this kind of tour in the UK). The band were tight, the backing vocals near perfection, and a few ropey moments aside, Todd's vocals strong and good. It was a real joy to see him playing so much lead guitar, after recent years of being more of the 'singer in the band'. There were a few technically issues near the start, when Todd couldn't get the clean guitar sound he wanted, and one amusing moment when he manag...
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