Rush to Tour in '04 (1 Viewer)

[ElevSkyMovie]

They can put Tom Sawyer, Limelight and Closer to The Heart on the shelf for a while as well.

The did put Closer to the Heart on the shelf for the Vapor Trails tour, but pulled it back out because it's their biggest hit in South America.

I thought the setlist for the Vapor Trails tour was very good. I would have taken out Roll the Bones and I wouldn't have opened with Tom Sawyer.

Anyone know why they didn't do the three stooges theme at the opening of the Rio show?

 

[Brian L]

Anyone know why they didn't do the three stooges theme at the opening of the Rio show?

Do the Brazilian's know who the Three Stooges are? I have friends in Brazil...I guess I could e-mail and ask, but my best guess is that it would not survive the translation.

As an aside, one thing that caught my eye on the Brazil DVD is that the audience seems to be predominately young people.

When I saw the VP tour, there were some teens/20 somethings, but like most bands that have been around for a bit, the audience was for the most part 30/40ish folks, like me (43).

You know...... old geezers reliving their youth

BGL

 

[Mike Broadman]

I would have taken out Roll the Bones and I wouldn't have opened with Tom Sawyer.

Since it was their first time playing in the continent, they had to do their biggest hit.

 

[Gwon Chang]

Yes, but they played TS in N. America also. They figured they could 1) open with a huge band, and 2) get it out of the way.

 

[Jan H]

In an ideal world I'd like to see an acoustic segment of the show (or an entire MTV unplugged...yeah, right), where the boys do lesser-known, quieter numbers like Entre Nous, Rivendell, Nobody's Hero, Different Strings, Twilight Zone and the like, or maybe rework some of the more bombastic stuff. Granted, Neil wouldn't have a lot to do (bongos!?), but it'd be a great change of pace for the guys and their fans. It'd also showcase Geddy's underrated voice and Alex's exceptional acoustic guitar abilities.

 

[kamyiu]

oo yeah, they did a nice acoustic rendition of resist on the vt tour.

 

[Steve Elias]

I've seen every tour since Moving Pictures was released (I say that because this is one of the few places where that statement has cultural collateral)and I would like nothing more than to hear Circumstances played live. Well, maybe I'd also like to hear Passage to Bangkok live again...and Beneath, Between, Behind again...and they have to open the anniversary tour with their greatest concert opener - The Spirit of Radio, and yes, Time Stand Still would be a great closing number, especially with an appearance by Aimee Mann, and...

 

[Dave Bennett]

yeah, Geddy's mic kept cutting out during "Resist" during the Hartford show during the TFE tour. He kept giving the roady the evil eye too, it was pretty funny.

 

[Michael Martin]

This is great news! Because of some upheavals in my life, I had to forgo seeing them for the VT tour. I've only seen them once, for the Power Windows tour, and have been dying to go again.

Wish list of songs I'd like to see live, in no particular order:

Analog Kid
Mystic Rhythms
Afterimage
Emotion Detector
Presto
Bravado
Half the World
Available Light
War Paint
The Enemy Within
Second Nature
Sweet Miracle
Countdown
The Body Electric

 

[Shawn Shultzaberger]

Man does my wife owe me big. I go to all of her "Disney on Ice" and "Country Music" concerts. So I think it's only fair she should go with me to a Rush concert. I sure hope they tour in Denver. *fingers crossed*