Article Contributed by Cleopatra Records
Published on 2026-03-15
Photo: Courtesy of Cleopatra Records
A decade on from its initial appearance back in 2016, one of the most in-demand of all Todd Rundgren live albums is being reissued — in complete form, for the first time — on vinyl and in a special 2 CD + DVD package on March 20.
Recorded live at the Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield, Connecticut on December 15, 2015, this incredible concert experience includes some of Todd’s best known songs including “Hello It’s Me” and “Bang On The Drum,” plus fan favorites that haven’t been performed live in decades.
In addition, several songs here are new to the CD release — “Love Science,” “Soothe,” “God Said,” and a dynamic soul medley were all omitted from the original issue.
It’s a sensational show, opening with a triumphal “I Saw The Light” and, to the surprise of many fans, all but ignoring his most recent album Global to deliver instead an oldies-heavy show. But he does not seem to be doing it willingly — indeed, early in the show, Rundgren all but castigates his audiences for ignoring his last few decades of work and clinging only to the old, old favorites.
Not that he made things easy for his band, either. Joining Rundgren on stage were John Ferenzik (keyboards, guitar), Jesse Gress (guitar and vocals), Prairie Prince (drums), and Kasim Sulton (bass and vocals), and rehearsals for this tour saw them expected to learn some 50 different songs while Rundgren kept each evening’s set list to himself until right before the gig. But the ploy worked. Two weeks into the tour, and the musicians sound as fresh tonight as they might have at the very beginning.
Live at the Ridgefield is the latest in Cleopatra Records’ ongoing series of 21st century Rundgren live recordings. Others that are now available include Todd’s eye-popping one-man show Solo In Clearwater from 2003; his 2009–2010 live recreations of the classic albums A Wizard, A True Star, Todd, and Healing; the intimate yet exhilarating Live at the Saban Theatre recorded in Los Angeles in 2016; and Todd Rundgren’s Utopia – Live at Chicago Theatre, capturing the reunion show that was 32 years in the waiting.
Live At The Ridgefield drops on March 20.
CD / Vinyl:
DISC 1
Intro / I Saw The Light
Love Of The Common Man
Open My Eyes
Sometimes I Don’t Know What To Feel
Black And White
Love Science
Buffalo Grass
Determination
Lost Horizon
Bang The Drum All Day
Soothe
Kiddie Boy
DISC 2
Black Maria
God Said
Drive
Soul Medley: I’m So Proud
Soul Medley: Ooh Baby Baby
Soul Medley: I Want You
Secret Society
Love In Action
Couldn’t I Just Tell You
Can We Still Be Friends
Hello It’s Me
One World
DISC 3 – DVD
Intro / I Saw The Light
Love Of The Common Man
Open My Eyes
Remarks
Sometimes I Don’t Know What To Feel
Black And White
Love Science
Buffalo Grass
Determination
Lost Horizon
Bang The Drum All Day
Soothe
Kiddie Boy
Black Maria
God Said
Drive
Soul Medley: I’m So Proud
Soul Medley: Ooh Baby Baby
Soul Medley: I Want You
Secret Society
Love In Action
Couldn’t I Just Tell You
Can We Still Be Friends
Hello It’s Me
One World
