Todd
performed approximately one hundred times over the ten months. From two
week bookings at fabulous international resorts to on-the-spot performances
at regional festivals - and was even invited to perform at Petra in Jordan.
He came second at the huge San Sebastian European Music Festival, and
played at a range of festivals, fabulous restaurants, jazz clubs and many
other venues.
Here is a brief itinerary of the tour:
January: left Australia 23 January 2000
February:
Indonesia – Resort Hotels and Jazz restaurants
March: Maldives – Two week booking on major resort Island.
April: 5 star resorts in Egypt and Jordan including Hilton and Accor Hotels. Government invite him to perform at Petra in Jordan
May: Turkey – Played at Accor and other major hotels in Bodrum.
June: England – festivals, restaurants and jazz venues
July: Portugal – Employed by Portuguese Tourismo to perform evening summer concerts at two of their major resort towns.
August:
Spain – San Sebastian International Music Festival…. 30 bands
and music performers entertaining throughout the city over ten days. The
event culminated in the top five acts doing a special concert with five
judges to decide the best musicians of the Festival. Todd came second
receiving a beautiful hand-crafted trophy and substantial prize money.
September: England – End of season Festivals and performances, including performing at the prestigious Original Songwriters Club.
October: America – Santa Monica and Venice Beach
November: Hawaii – Major tourist restaurants and Jazz club.
Of his World Tour Todd said… "I had the most amazing time. One week we would be performing at five star international resorts, being treated like royalty; then backpacking and playing in restaurants and festivals. In the UK where we did not initially have any pre-arranged bookings, we would arrive in a city or town and just play on the streets. Often a large crowd gathered and these performances led to bookings and invitations to perform at clubs, restaurants and festivals. It was awesome!".
