March 5, 2023

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Toto is out on the road supporting Journey on their 50th Anniversary tour.

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However, they have been playing a few headlining gigs across the country and MGM was lucky enough to get one of those.

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Fans were very happy to hear a few more songs in this set as the band got to stretch out a little more than their opening slot allows.

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Toto now consists of original member Steve Lukather, who provides excellent guitar work and occasional lead vocals, and long time lead singer and childhood friend of Lukather, Joseph Williams.  Joseph also happens to be the son of legendary composer John Williams.

The rest of the band is comprised of excellent touring and studio musicians.

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Kicking off the show was "Afraid Of Love" from their biggest selling album, Toto IV.  But the party really got started with the familiar piano intro to "Hold The Line" which brought the nearly sold-out crowd to its feet.

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Lukather is one of the most underrated guitarists out there today.  He has played on so many hits like "Beat It," "She's A Beauty" by The Tubes and "Runnin With The Night" by Lionel Richie.  This night, he got to showcase his skills often as he took extended solo's on many songs.

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In the middle of the set, the band played a more funky version of "Georgy Porgy" and then went into a spot on version of "Pamela."

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After a couple of other songs, Steve Lukather made a funny mistake.  He told the audience to get on their feet and he started the intro to "I'll Supply the Love"  but the rest of the band didn't follow him.  He immediately ended the song and said, "This is how you know we don't use ProTools!"  He forgot that "Waiting for You Love" was on the set list.  He said that they had another song to play first and then they would play "I'll Supply the Love."  

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This is why live music is the best.  Sometimes there are mistakes, and that's ok!

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The main set ended with their two biggest songs "Rosanna" and "Africa."

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Toto returned to encore with Joe Cocker's version of "With A Little Help From My Friends."

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Photos and review by Greg Drugan

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