Rush

[Malcolm]

2008 will see RUSH tour in over 40 cities throughout the United States and Canada making stops in many where they haven't performed in well over a decade, including Orlando, Oklahoma City, New Orleans, Austin, Jacksonville and Winnipeg, to name a few. Along the way, RUSH will play new venues in Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia and Seattle and will revisit some familiar ones in Boston, Washington and Charlotte amongst others.

RUSH newly confirmed tour dates:

Apr. 11 - San Juan, PR - Coliseo de Puerto Rico
Apr. 13 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Bank Atlantic Center
Apr. 15 - Orlando, FL - Amway Center
Apr. 17 - Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Apr. 19 - New Orleans, LA - Arena
Apr. 20 - Houston, TX - Woodlands Pavilion
Apr. 23 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
Apr. 25 - Dallas, TX - The Music Center at Fair Park
Apr. 26 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
Apr. 29 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
May 01 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
May 03 - Reno, NV - Reno Events Center
May 04 - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion
May 06 - Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre
May 10 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center
May 11 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
May 20 - Moline, IL - iWireless Center
May 22 - St Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
May 24 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Center
May 25 - Regina, SK - Brandt Center
May 27 - Edmonton AB - Rexall Place
May 29 - Vancouver, BC - GM Place
May 31 - Seattle, WA - The Gorge Amphitheatre
Jun. 01 - Portland, OR - Clark County Amphitheatre
Jun. 03 - Boise, ID - Idaho Center
Jun. 05 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks
Jun. 07 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
Jun. 09 - Chicago, IL - United Center
Jun. 10 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
Jun. 12 - Montreal, QC - Bell Center
Jun. 14 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
Jun. 15 - Boston, MA - Tweeter Center
Jun. 25 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Amphitheatre
Jun. 27 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
Jun. 28 - St Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jun. 30 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
Jul. 02 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post Gazette Amphitheatre
Jul. 04 - Atlantic City, NJ - Marc Etess Arena
Jul. 05 - Saratoga, NY - SPAC
Jul. 07 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
Jul. 09 - Toronto, ON - The Molson Amphitheatre
Jul. 11 - Manchester, MA - Verizon Arena
Jul. 12 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
Jul. 14 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach
Jul. 17 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Stadium
Jul. 19 - Washington, DC - Nissan Pavilion
Jul. 20 - Charlotte, NC - Amphitheatre
Jul. 22 - Atlanta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park

Due to the overwhelming response of their fans in North America, the "Snakes & Arrows" tour has been RUSH's highest grossing tour ever and the best attended in many years. "Snakes & Arrows" (Anthem/Atlantic Records) was recorded in the fall of 2006 with Grammy Award winner Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, VELVET REVOLVER) with RUSH co-producing. Their first album of original material in nearly five years, "Snakes & Arrows" debuted at #3 on The Billboard 200. In addition, the track "Malignant Narcissism" has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Rock Instrumental Performance.

[Malcolm]

RUSH drummer Neil Peart has issued the following update:

"Early in March I will have to start preparing for another series of concerts, a 'continuation' of the 'Snakes & Arrows' tour (The Snakes & Arrows 'surge,' I call it).

"We had planned to end the tour in Europe last fall, but apparently more people want to see us, or see us again, so we were asked to do more shows. Some of them will be in places we haven't got to for a while, like New Orleans, Oklahoma City, and Winnipeg, and that is nice, plus we plan to make a few changes to the setlist and presentation to freshen it up a little. Although the world knows by now that I'm not crazy about touring, I sure don't discount the good fortune that we can still do it, personally and professionally ? that we can play better than ever, and that people will come and see us. That's not something I have ever taken for granted. As I have said to friends who might be having their own work difficulties, 'at least if I have to work, I?m glad I can.' And not just any old job, of course ? pretty much the best job there is ? but nonetheless a hard one."

[tim_m]

Thats cool. It will be nice for people in those places they haven't been for awhile. They are a great live band.

[Malcolm]

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson came out onstage last night at the Foo Fighters concert during Taylor Hawkins drum solo to play YYZ....the place went nuuuutsss...they didnt say a word...just came out and played then left I couldnt belive it...was a super treat

[Malcolm]

Rush Promises Surprises On Summer Tour

Rush fans can expect some different songs and "surprises" when the Canadian trio hits the road on April 11 -- but guitarist Alex Lifeson says, "I'm gonna keep those a secret until then, I think."

Lifeson tells Billboard.com that since the next segment of Rush's Snakes & Arrows World Tour -- which kicks off in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and runs through July 20 -- visits a number of cities the group hasn't played in quite some time, "we thought we should maybe revisit some older songs we're not playing currently or haven't been in the last little while. So we changed out a few songs in the set. We're gonna keep it loose and maybe kind of bounce back and forth."

Lifeson says the group frequently gets fan requests for specific material. "We see 'Camera Eye' come up quite often, 'Jacob's Ladder' and some of the longer songs like that from our mid-period," he says. Last year's Snakes & Ladders dates featured rarities such as "Circumstances" and "Entre Nous," which Rush has never performed live, and are captured on the upcoming "Snakes & Arrows Live," due April 15.

Lifeson says Rush is also starting to tuck into the video material from the same show last October at Ahoy Rotterdam arena in the Netherlands for a DVD the guitarist says will be out in the late summer or early fall.

"We shot it in HD, and I hear it looks really dramatic," says Lifeson, who supervised the stereo mix for the CD. The group decided to put the CD out first, he says, because "we wanted to kind of bridge the two halves of the tour with a release so there's something there, and then we'll follow up with the live DVD."

Lifeson says that he and bandmates Geddy Lee and Neil Peart are also thinking a bit about Rush's next studio album -- mostly likely with "Snakes & Arrows" co-producer Nick Raskulinecz -- but suspects that will come later rather than sooner.

"I'm guessing that we're probably going to take a little bit of the break at the end of this tour," says Lifeson, who's been updating his Web site with a number of new features he hopes to roll out soon. "I don't see us really doing much in the way of any new material probably until the spring of next year, and then we'll see where we go. We generally prefer to just start on that first day and sit down and start jamming; it's such an exciting moment, and it becomes it's own living thing. We seem to be much more balanced and a lot happier working that way."

[Malcolm]

RUSH kicked off the 2008 leg of the "Snakes & Arrows" world tour last night (April 11) in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The group's setlist was as follows:

01. (Snakes & Arrows Dream Sequence same as 2007 leg)
02. Limelight
03. Digital Man
04. Ghost of a Chance
05. Mission
06. Freewill
07. The Main Monkey Business
08. The Larger Bowl (with McKenzie Brothers intro)
09. Red Barchetta
10. The Trees
11. Between The Wheels
12. Dreamline
(Intermission video intro ["What's That Smell"]
13. Far Cry
14. Workin' Them Angels
15. Armor and Sword
16. Spindrift
17. The Way The Wind Blows
18. Subdivisions
19. Natural Science
20. Witch Hunt
21. Malignant Narcissism
22. Drum Solo
23. Hope
24. The Spirit of Radio
25. 2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx
26. Tom Sawyer (with "South Park" intro)
Encore:
27. One Little Victory
28. A Passage To Bangkok
29. YYZ ("Harry Satchel" video outro, same as 2007 leg)

[Genesis]

Although I've heard the song before, recently I've started listening to 'Tom Sawyer' a lot. Can anybody recommend some 'rock' kind of Rush songs. I don't want the more progressive kind of stuff but some songs that are more closer to hard rock....

[Malcolm]

Although I've heard the song before, recently I've started listening to 'Tom Sawyer' a lot. Can anybody recommend some 'rock' kind of Rush songs. I don't want the more progressive kind of stuff but some songs that are more closer to hard rock....

Limelight
Freewill
Closer To The Heart
YYZ
Roll The Bones
Spirit Of Radio

[AxlsMainMan]

Don't forget One Little Victory

[Genesis]

Thanks. Will check those out. Peart's drumming is just amazing. I liked Portnoy's style before but his drumming is just incredible.

[GNRreunioneventually]

any one know what the setlist has been for this tour?

[tim_m]

any one know what the setlist has been for this tour?

Something along these lines. Maybe a change here and there.

Set 1:
01. intro film "Rash: The Real History Of Rush - Episode No. 2: Don't Be Rash"
02. The Spirit Of Radio
03. Time Stand Still
04. Presto
05. Stick It Out
06. Workin' Them Angels
07. Leave That Thing Alone
08. Faithless
09. BU2B
10. Freewill
11. Marathon
12. Subdivisions

Set 2:
13. intro film "Rash: The Real History Of Rush - Episode No. 17: ...and Rock and Roll is my Name"
14. Tom Sawyer
15. Red Barchetta
16. YYZ
17. Limelight
18. The Camera Eye
19. Witch Hunt
20. Vital Signs
21. Caravan
22. Neil Peart solo (Love 4 Sale)
23. Alex Lifeson solo >
24. Closer To The Heart
25. 2112: Overture/Temples Of Syrinx
26. Far Cry
27. encore
28. La Villa Strangiato
29. Working Man
30. outro film "I Still Love You, Man"
31. Closer To The Heart (polka PA exit music)

[axlrosegnr]

Saw Rush last night. Put on a hell of a show. Love that they play for more than 90 damn minutes!!

[tim_m]

Rush Announce 2012 Tour Dates
Anne Erickson
|
04.19.2012

Yesterday, Rush released their new single, ?Headlong Flight,? giving fans a taste of what?s to come on the band?s upcoming album, Clockwork Angels, out June 12. Clockwork Angels is Rush?s 20th studio release and their first set of original material in over five years, so there?s plenty of buzz surrounding the release.

Now, the men have announced a cross-country 2012 tour in support of Clockwork Angels. The jaunt kicks off September 7 in Manchester, New Hampshire and will travel to 30-plus cities before closing out December 2 in Houston, Texas.  Tickets go on sale starting April 27 in most cities via Ticketmaster and LiveNation. For information on when tickets go on sale for the date closest to you, visit Rush?s official site, and find a complete list of tour dates, below.

As for ?Headlong Flight,? Rush singer and bass player Geddy Lee says it was a delight to write. ??Headlong Flight? was one of those songs that was a joy to write and record from beginning to end,? he said in an official statement. ?Alex [lifeson] and I had blast jamming in my home studio one day before the 2nd leg of the Time Machine Tour and I did not revisit that jam until a year later.

?Alex and I assembled the song to be an instrumental and its original title was 'Take that lampshade off yo head!' but once we saw the lyrics Neil had written for 'Headlong Flight,' I knew that the spirit of the lyrics matched the instrumental perfectly and it was just a matter of making them fit and writing the melodies.? Are you stoked to see Rush in 2012? Let us know in the comments section, below!

Rush 2012 Tour Dates:

9/7 -- Manchester, NH, Verizon Wireless Arena
9/9 -- Washington, D.C., Jiffy Lube Live Amphitheater
9/11 -- Pittsburgh, PA, CONSOL Energy Center
9/13 -- Indianapolis, IN, Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9/15 -- Chicago, IL, United Center
9/18 -- Detroit, MI, Palace of Auburn Hills
9/20 -- Columbus, OH, Nationwide Arena
9/22 -- St. Louis, MO, Scottrade Center
9/24 -- Minneapolis, MN, Target Center
9/26 -- Winnipeg, MB, MTS Centre
9/28 -- Saskatoon, SK, Credit Union Centre
9/30 -- Edmonton, AB, Rexall Place
10/10 -- Bridgeport, CT, Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard
10/12 -- Philadelphia, PA, Wells Fargo Center
10/14 -- Toronto, ON, Air Canada Centre
10/18 -- Montreal, QC, Bell Centre
10/20 -- Newark, NJ, Prudential Center
10/22 -- Brooklyn, NY, Barclays Center
10/24 -- Boston, MA, TD Garden
10/26 -- Buffalo, NY, First Niagara Center
10/28 -- Cleveland, OH, Quicken Loans Arena
10/30 -- Charlotte, NC, Time Warner Cable Arena
11/1 -- Atlanta, GA, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
11/3 -- Tampa, FL, 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
11/13 -- Seattle, WA, KeyArena
11/15 -- San Jose, CA, HP Pavilion
11/17 -- Anaheim, CA, Honda Center
11/19 -- Los Angeles, CA, Gibson Amphitheatre
11/23 -- Las Vegas, NV, MGM Grand Garden Arena
11/25 -- Phoenix, AZ, US Airways Center
11/28 -- Dallas, TX, American Airlines Center
11/30 -- San Antonio, TX, AT&T Center
12/2 -- Houston, TX, Toyota Center

[Genesis]

Has anyone bought the new album Clockwork Angels?

[SpecialAgentCooper]

New RUSH album is good!


Coop

[GeorgeSteele]

Saw them in concert last night, great show.  Played a lot of the new album, which I don't know much about, but still enjoyed it immensely.  Those guys are such great musicians, I could listen to them play anything.  They did, though, bust out a plenty of the old classics.

Here's the setlist:

RUSH AT BARCLAYS CENTER 10/22/12, SETLIST
Subdivisions
The Big Money
Force Ten
Grand Designs
The Body Electric
Territories
The Analog Kid
Bravado
Where's My Thing?
Far Cry
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Caravan
Clockwork Angels
The Anarchist
Carnies
The Wreckers
Headlong Flight
(with drum solo)
Halo Effect
Seven Cities of Gold
The Garden
Manhattan Project
Drum Solo
Red Sector A
YYZ
The Spirit of Radio
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Tom Sawyer
2112 Part I: Overture
2112 Part II: The Temples of Syrinx
2112 Part VII: Grand Finale

 

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[gnrfan1797]

Finally, this band is getting nominated for the rock and roll hall of fame. Out of the nominees this year rush and heart get my vote. Any thoughts?

[Bodhi]

Yeah,  I think this band is vastly over rated as far as their commercial success is concerned.  Rush fans act like they are as big as the Beatles, but the reality is they have been selling the exact same amount of records to the exact same people for the last 30 years.  That is not to say they don't deserve to be in the Hall, they most definitely do, but I wasn't outraged all these years that they didn't get in.

 I own a few records by Rush, could never get into it, its the voice.  I won't knock someone for liking them though, there are a lot of legendary rock bands that I am supposed to like that I don't, Rush is one of them.