Todd Rundgren & Utopia - Live '80 Columbus Concert

[@gproicou]

This was my first concert ever...16 years old, 10 rows back stage right....have gone on to see Todd/Utopia multiple times over the last 37 years, and will see him again tonight! Thank you Todd!

[@GrunATL]

George Proicou George, were Brother John and I with you at this concert? As I recall, they played Vets Memorial two nights in a row that year, and I don't remember which show we were at. This video brings it all back, doesn't it?

[@bobfuntjar4586]

I saw them play there 76?

[@mickf3787]

Saw Utopia 3 times between 76-79 in Grand Rapids, MI. Got to meet Kaz, Roger and Todd. Great guys

[@handyman19591]

Been a Todd fan since high school 1977 The dude was and still even at 67 a musical genius Thx for posting!

[@tombest3562]

Great show! You can see me at 23:45 next to my sister as she's sitting back down. Todd's music has always been awesome!

[@usandthemakakelly2535]

Definitely awesome!!!

[@robertshamansky1912]

My family was moving to Colorado and my wife & I took my 15 year old little brother to this show as a going away present. It was a great show!

[@myssteri1]

These are some of the best Utopia songs! Excellent artists, great performance.

[@lisamh9037]

Was at this show but in Cleveland. My daughter wears the tshirt (it fits HER!).

[@SusanT724]

Thanks for posting this! I was at this show -- and have the ticket stub to prove it. :) Thanks for the memories!

[@ChefClary60]

Susan Kash Lucky. Bet it was amazing!

[@mimosa17]

This is fantastic. What a fabulous show. Great harmonies, superb musicianship and TR leaves it all on stage...as usual.

[@SLbousquet]

Just found this and thanks for posting! We drove up from Cincy for this show and still remember it as one the the best. Loved that Utopia era and tracklist was great. Too bad Vets is gone however saw Todd when he began playing at the Agora several times after this one. FYI, I did notice that the track listed at 41:33 as The Last Ride (reprise) should actually be "Last of the New Wave Riders". Cheers!

[@joshuaribakove2815]

Wonderful stuff -- my favorite era of Utopia. Never saw this before. Terrific sound! Thanks for posting.

[@myyytunesconcerts4307]

Joshua Ribakove You're Welcome..

[@funeguy2]

fun loved it all ..fun interesting ....GOD DAMN GREAT .....TODD AND UTOPIA MUSIC ART!!!!!!

[@usandthemakakelly2535]

Musical art! Yas!

[@ChefClary60]

Wow. LOVE that record. Would have loved to see this show. Saw him in about ‘84 without Utopia. Every show I’ve been to, about 6 have been awesome.

[@ChefClary60]

Love seeing Kaz play lead. What talent. Man.

[@jogoi]

Arguably Utopia at their best live.

[@TopJimmyWinn]

I got on this on VHS from long ago, wish it was on Blu- Ray

[@RoyVanAtta]

Loved this show! Great memories from the 80's!! Thanks for posting.

[@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164]

June 5 (or 6), 1980. TR & U played 2 consecutive nights.

[@jameskennedy721]

great voice - talent - songwriter . he accomplished much more than HELLO ITS ME .

[@josephbruno2998]

great show lots of surprises !!! the song "sands of arrakas" includes as its second half another song entitled "emergency splashdown" ive been looking for agood copy of this song forever!!!thanks to you Myyy Tunes!!!

[@myyytunesconcerts4307]

Joseph Bruno You're Welcome..

[@usandthemakakelly2535]

@joseph Bruno! Hey Joey!

[@dinoquaglietta6427]

Never saw Todd play a drum kit live - cool!

[@rjklein3695]

Was at the show on the 5th (not 6th) when I believe this was filmed. I thought it was great. Lotta pace, selection, diversity of their talents.

[@michaelblevins3821]

Utopia in their prime was just freakin' awesome !!!! "Add it all up and then divide it by zero 'cause you're back on the street again."

[@michaelbaniak2903]

awesome! Kasim Sultan on bass and high vocals

[@scottallsebrooke2310]

Oblivion was my favorite Utopia album.

[@JetEarlewood]

Seven Rays is just after the Ikon just in case someone was wondering. I’m digging this video and I want to thank you very much for posting

[@xrayal]

This was my first Todd/Utopia concert attended. They just tore down Vets Memorial Auditorium where this was filmed.

[@bearbryant3495]

My 2nd one. My 1st was the RA tour, complete with TR diving from the top of the pyramid.

[@ReneeNme]

+ Bear I saw them on that tour too :P FOX Theatre in St. Louis, MO. Met them outside the backstage door and got to talk with Todd and Kasim for a good 15~20 minutes too. We chatted until their limo driver told them they had to leave so they could catch their flight at Lambert International Airport. Was mostly talking with Todd though because Kasim was too distracted watching all the girls flashing their tits. lol

[@Elle-mq8ij]

Side 😃😍 note: Saw the original Pretenders at Vets Memorial. Best acoustics.

[@JetEarlewood]

What year, 1980?

[@rogue0ikon]

Great stuff ! Great live band

[@usandthemakakelly2535]

Don, I'm going to have to agree with you! I wish I was there! I graduated high school in 1980!

[@williamwoodsr.3238]

i was their was a great show,, Todd ,,,,..and of course utopia......

[@andrewgillis8572]

OK I am on live version number 25 of the last tune Just One Victory - still relishing it - and this is the smoothest & best so far, tempo mix vocal, solo all sensational Could have been a Framptonian live single IMO

[@nancysherry9088]

true utopia. Thanks Todd. and thanks Utopia

[@jaycmcgrory7008]

Great job editing! Sound and video are wonderful.

[@JohnnyHurbonConnections]

It’s beyond harmony, it’s chemical destinations they achieve in their musicianship !!!! Alien In nature to the pop culture, more Toltec in grounding of the soul of the listeners…. Rise up in the understirring of soul upon soul upon soul !!!!!! 😅

[@JetEarlewood]

This is how I will remember these guys.. this young. Like me, we're all older and it's hard to see, me included

[@timpascale4151]

luv these guys

[@JohnnyHurbonConnections]

Anything Rundgren will be fine !

[@aha1032]

Great! Thanks for posting!

[@myyytunesconcerts4307]

+aha1032 You're Welcome..

[@richardlozano6221]

Thank you

[@ElRegulus]

Glorious.

[@stevemora7845]

Kasim sounds like an angel and is a guitar God in his own right!

[@jameshannon3067]

Thanks for posting this. Another life long Todd fan going back to the mid 70's here. I have a large collection of concert recordings that I hope to polish up a bit and begin posting on YT. I do not however have this recording (not sure how that can be) so again thank you. Does anyone know if this was released as a video (probably a VHS in this time frame)? Thinking back I likely saw this tour in NYC at either the park or the pier. Like many of you have seen too many shows to count over the past almost 50 years...the most recent two weeks ago. Again TY. Also, can always use some advice on the best software to use to post some of my recordings on YT

[@milyndakelley4991]

Perfection

[@Cpayne30]

This was probably the peak time period of Utopia. Good balance of the more accessible song orientated material with the old prog stuff in the set and Adventures was probably their strongest album. Shame Deface the Music killed their commercial momentum completely and they never really recovered from it. But this is just how it happens with Todd...

[@usandthemakakelly2535]

@2003Cpayne have you listened to Todd Rundgren since then? You should.

[@thomasmichaelrobertson9978]

The harmonies on Love Alone 57:46 were done so perfectly live that I thought that even Queen would take notice !

[@patrickthometz6365]

Queen is in another league with their harmonies. But this sure was sweet

[@JohnnyHurbonConnections]

Harmonies Mysticalia !!!!!!!!!

[@teamamericago]

TOD IS GOD

[@jerroldfieldjerfi2186]

The Seven Rays played in medley between Ikon and Sing Ring.

[@swamprat999]

Todd's big smile at 23:57 🌟✌🏽♥️🌏

[@Czyszy]

1:11:34 One of the greatest Rundgren live moments ever.

[@alc3287]

I was there also!

[@thomascooley4388]

Also the tune at 41:33 is Last Of The New Wave Riders, not The Last Ride.

[@JetEarlewood]

That's the Probe Synthesizer

[@jimhoffman4487]

Great quality, and a fine job editing. One correction: The song you list as "The Last Ride (reprise)" is actually "The Last of the New Wave Riders." (Sorry if this has already been pointed out, but it's probably way down in the comments.

[@blazingday8596]

How the hell Willie Willcox put up with the Trapparatus I'll never know. That thing is shaking all over....

[@thomascooley4388]

Anyone know what the thing below Todd's mic is? Is has red knobs that he adjusts. Just wondering...

[@JetEarlewood]

Thomas Cooley could be adjusting the delay or gain

[@JohnnyHurbonConnections]

Nobody owns the emotional rejuvenation…. It’s there for the plugging into with our 5 or 6 senses …. Not a band but a source of the infinite creative mechanism deliverance of mankind, all kind ….

[@RedVynil]

What's the performance date of this?

[@bei1016]

Great show, Not sure about Roger Powell's & Willie Wilcox's Vocals, But still a Great show. Great Song Selections.

[@JetEarlewood]

1980 I'm guessing

[@overtimefreak2685]

War schon ne gute Band

[@fabienlamour3644]

Not the original drummer?

[@rmooreg]

If the human race ever creates Utopia, this is the music that you'll hear playing there.

[@jamiewesson898]

not so good as 75 but has its moments

[@josephweiss8642]

Wow yes moments, like Ra, you mean?

[@patrickthometz6365]

Whose idea were the platforms in front of the mics. Really stupid

[@AliceCochrane]

I used to like this stuff. Now it seems silly and boring. The sound quality of the rendering is poor though, maybe that's it. Or I just have a problem. 😢😅

[@bspriggs2]

I was at this show and many more and was a huge fan of Todd but never did develop a taste for this boy band iteration of Utopia. They had a few nice tunes but strayed far from the original and the albums that made me a fan. Then he went off the rails with his techno pop BS. I still listen when his new stuff comes out but his last twenty years of releases have been underwhelming. He marches to the beat of a different drummer and doesn’t care what his fans think which is admirable but not everyone who loves rock and roll loves his message.

[@memphistennis1691]

Every Utopia live performance I have been hearing on here have terribly out of tune vocals. Maybe the instrumental parts were so tough they could not concentrate on their singing.......

[@RyanInLA]

just say no to drum pads.

[@davidwhite2949]

I’m a big Utopia fan. But I’m not digging this concert. Todd’s not singing enough. He’s letting the other guys sing. They have OK but not virtuosic voices I like their tight well crafted songs, not these endless prog jams Just my opinion