Todd Rundgren @ Brooklyn Bowl

Todd Rundgren played the hits at Brooklyn Bowl (pics/setlist)

This is more of a hits shows for you.

I’ve done so many different kinds of shows in the recent past. And often it’s because I have a new record and I will essentially build the show around that record, which already puts the kind of, you know, oldies crowd at a disadvantage by me writing music. Often I will try to acknowledge the desires of the audience (laughs) by playing the material they want to hear, but often it’s arranged differently.

And some people enjoy that. Then there’s others who only want to hear it the way they remember it. For this particular show — and this is actually the last month of this show — we put aside the funny business (laughs) and we just play the songs exactly the way people remember them.

Do you enjoy that?

Well, you could say it’s a change of pace (laughs). As long as I don’t have to do it for the rest of my career, you know, it’s fine. We’ve got a master list of about 50 songs and about an hour before the show every night I put together a set list that consists of maybe half of that list. Obviously, I have never had 50 hit singles (laughs), so the rest of it is me guessing which songs people want to hear but also we’re throwing in some material we like to play, just so the band will be entertained as well. – [AZCentral]

Todd Rundgren‘s current tour has the eccentric pop/rock veteran giving crowds what they want: a cavalcade of hit songs from throughout his career, including The Nazz and Utopia. Todd’s set Tuesday night (5/24) at Brooklyn Bowl kicked off with “I Saw The Light,” and also included “Bang the Drum All Day,” “Hello It’s Me,” Utopia’s “Love in Action,” and more. Check out the the setlist below and lots of pics from Brooklyn Bowl, above.

Todd will be back in the NYC area next month as part of Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band.

SETLIST: Todd Rundgren @ Brooklyn Bowl 5/24/2016
I Saw the Light
Love of the Common Man
Open My Eyes (Nazz song)
Real Man
Lysistrata (Utopia song)
Buffalo Grass
Black and White
Bang the Drum All Day
Hammer in My Heart (Utopia song)
Kiddie Boy (Nazz song)
I’m So Proud (The Impressions cover)
Ooo Baby Baby (The Miracles cover)
I Want You (Marvin Gaye cover)
Love in Action (Utopia song)
One World (Utopia song)
Encore:
Lucky Guy
Hello It’s Me
Just One Victor

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