RUSH R40

mickeyrat

have been reading stellar reviews. Will find out tonight if they were just blowing smoke!!(not likely)

halv

Rush are always killer live. Those guys are ageless. Sad to think this might be the last time I'll see them live. Make sure to post a review.

mickeyrat

Well all the newspaper reviews were spot on. They started with the latest music and worked their way backwards to the begining. Cool videos and they had 4 or 5 guys in red overalls changing the steampunk stuff to thecwashing machines.

At an hour they took a break for 20 to reset the stage with walls of amps . Then those guys kept deconstructing the stage throughout the show. Each time they moved something it reduced the stage presence til they were left with single amp for Geddy and one for Alex.

mickeyrat

Note the band has said possible last major tour. Not they are quitting. Would still make music and go out for short stints.

petrimp

Alex said on some interview that they might do smaller "tours" after this last tour. Like do shows for couple of weeks and take a longer breaks in-between. Well at least he had this vision, not sure how the rest of band feels about it. Dunno, it surely would be a shame to see Rush quit completely but then again they would deserve their "retirement", I think.

I feel fortunate to have seen them live back in 2007. It was a killer three hour show During Far Cry the guitar amp blew up (almost literally when the lyrics go "you can almost see the circuits blowing"). As professionals as they are, they carried on with the song with just drums and bass having a small break afterwards till the amp was fixed

InHiding80

My favorite non U.S. band of all time. Saw them get their Walk of Fame star in Hollywood with Billy Corgan giving the speech. Neil was a no show but the other two were there.

HesCalledDyer

At the end of the show Monday night, Geddy said "We hope to see you again sometime." Definitely not their last tour as many have speculated. I'd go with the smaller tour theory.

I've been to every tour since Test For Echo and I'd have to say this one, as of right now, is my favorite! One hell of a show! Geddy sounded the best he has in probably the last 4 tours.

FUCKIN XANADUUUUUUU!!!!!

g under p

HesCalledDyer said:

At the end of the show Monday night, Geddy said "We hope to see you again sometime." Definitely not their last tour as many have speculated. I'd go with the smaller tour theory.

I've been to every tour since Test For Echo and I'd have to say this one, as of right now, is my favorite! One hell of a show! Geddy sounded the best he has in probably the last 4 tours.

FUCKIN XANADUUUUUUU!!!!!

I've seen 50 shows of RUSH up and down the east coast since the Grace Under Pressure tour. Of those 50 I've heard him say that line *we hope to see you again sometime* 75% of the times after shows if not more. Bristow, VA and the Capital Centre and venues I've seen the band way too many times and maybe in the future they'll play clubs like how U2 played a club in Cali.

My 50th show was the most emotional of all of them and if I never see them again live, that will be fine with me.

Peace

intodeep

i caught the show in atlanta and i thought it was really cool. I'm not a huge fan but still enjoyed the songs i did not know.

HesCalledDyer

g under p said:

HesCalledDyer said:

At the end of the show Monday night, Geddy said "We hope to see you again sometime." Definitely not their last tour as many have speculated. I'd go with the smaller tour theory.

I've been to every tour since Test For Echo and I'd have to say this one, as of right now, is my favorite! One hell of a show! Geddy sounded the best he has in probably the last 4 tours.

FUCKIN XANADUUUUUUU!!!!!

I've seen 50 shows of RUSH up and down the east coast since the Grace Under Pressure tour. Of those 50 I've heard him say that line *we hope to see you again sometime* 75% of the times after shows if not more. Bristow, VA and the Capital Centre and venues I've seen the band way too many times and maybe in the future they'll play clubs like how U2 played a club in Cali.

My 50th show was the most emotional of all of them and if I never see them again live, that will be fine with me.

Peace

Did you come up for Bristow this year or did you catch them in Tampa? I can't recall where you mentioned in the Rush thread. I opted for Columbus just because I hate getting in & out of Nissan (or Jiffy Lube whatever it is now). Rather a 4 hour drive than sit for an hour and drive for 2 1/2, haha! Really wanted to catch them in Toronto, but it wasn't in the cards.

g under p

HesCalledDyer said:

g under p said:

HesCalledDyer said:

At the end of the show Monday night, Geddy said "We hope to see you again sometime." Definitely not their last tour as many have speculated. I'd go with the smaller tour theory.

I've been to every tour since Test For Echo and I'd have to say this one, as of right now, is my favorite! One hell of a show! Geddy sounded the best he has in probably the last 4 tours.

FUCKIN XANADUUUUUUU!!!!!

I've seen 50 shows of RUSH up and down the east coast since the Grace Under Pressure tour. Of those 50 I've heard him say that line *we hope to see you again sometime* 75% of the times after shows if not more. Bristow, VA and the Capital Centre and venues I've seen the band way too many times and maybe in the future they'll play clubs like how U2 played a club in Cali.

My 50th show was the most emotional of all of them and if I never see them again live, that will be fine with me.

Peace

Did you come up for Bristow this year or did you catch them in Tampa? I can't recall where you mentioned in the Rush thread. I opted for Columbus just because I hate getting in & out of Nissan (or Jiffy Lube whatever it is now). Rather a 4 hour drive than sit for an hour and drive for 2 1/2, haha! Really wanted to catch them in Toronto, but it wasn't in the cards.

I wanted to go to Bristow with my daughter who attends U of MD. However, I settled for Tampa and that was enough due to too much work/exhaustion. You are so correct about getting out of J Lube what a nightmare. It's gotten much better but once after a Tina Turner concert I spent 3.5 hours in that parking lot. I didn't get home till almost 4 in the morning, I thought I was going to lose my mind. The key now in parking there is where you park in the beginning. I always get there early and park near or on the pathways out when it's time to leave. I haven't had any trouble in the last years going there even on sold out shows. ANY shows in Canada is a dream, lucky to that once 25 years ago. It would be sweet they could come back FL and come to South Florida and enjoy the warmth in the fall/winter.

Peace

2-feign-reluctance

Another band I can't get into. Dead, Springsteen, Rush. Yikes! Good for you guys though. The band sounds like they have dedicated fans.

BIGDaddyWil

Tonights the night!!!

Thirty Bills Unpaid

I've seen them a bunch- at the risk of repeating myself- over the span of four decades.

I was going to pass on them this time around, but reading this and the other thread has made me question this decision. My buddy's going and wants me to go as well. It's a road trip though (if it was in my city I'd obviously go).

mickeyrat

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

I've seen them a bunch- at the risk of repeating myself- over the span of four decades.

I was going to pass on them this time around, but reading this and the other thread has made me question this decision. My buddy's going and wants me to go as well. It's a road trip though (if it was in my city I'd obviously go).

make the trip. its worth it. fitting and to me touching way they are doing it this time.

Thirty Bills Unpaid

mickeyrat said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

I've seen them a bunch- at the risk of repeating myself- over the span of four decades.

I was going to pass on them this time around, but reading this and the other thread has made me question this decision. My buddy's going and wants me to go as well. It's a road trip though (if it was in my city I'd obviously go).

make the trip. its worth it. fitting and to me touching way they are doing it this time.

I'm giving it some serious thought.

HesCalledDyer

Do it, Thirty! You won't regret it!

BinFrog

I've made it to every tour since RTB in 1991. I cannot wait for Boston (and maybe Philly) next week. So psyched!

InHiding80

Holy shit! They made the RS cover! I wish I was kidding. Pinch me.

HughFreakingDillon

2-feign-reluctance said:

Another band I can't get into. Dead, Springsteen, Rush. Yikes! Good for you guys though. The band sounds like they have dedicated fans.

i was into them a bit in the 90's, during their unfortunate "Roll The Bones" let's-try-incorporating-rap phase. I listened to their back catalogue, mainly because two of my musician friends liked them. but could never get really into them. geddy's voice always kind of grated on me a bit.

but his nephews band, Dearly Beloved (also a bass player/vocalist) is one of my current favourites. saw them open for Juliette Lewis and was hooked. Wasn't until later I found out he and Geddy were related.

BIGDaddyWil

Set list from last night in Detroit:

SET 1


The Anarchist
Clockwork Angels
Headlong Flight
Far Cry
The Main Monkey Business
One Little Victory
Animate
Roll The Bones
Distant Early Warning
Subdivisions

SET 2


Tom Sawyer
Red Barchetta
The Spirit of Radio
Jacob's Ladder
Cygnus X-1 Book Two: Hemispheres - Prelude
Cygnus X-1 Book One - The Voyage: Part 1
Drum Solo
Cygnus X-1 Book One - The Voyage: Part 3
Closer To The Heart
Xanadu
2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx/Presentation/Grand Finale

ENCORE


Lakeside Park
Anthem
What You're Doing
Working Man

My first Rush show and it was awesome! These guys are incredible live!