Aging Canadian power trio is out on tour again...

[AllenS]

For anyone who cares:

[Kurtis]

There is a great bootleg of the entire show in Tusla. Looks like two people shot it. One from the floor and one a few ticks back from the sound board. Looks and sounds great. tech just keeps getting better. It's nice to see a camera that is fixated on Geddy and Neil for an entire show. Second set is killer. Neil should do away the solos so they can fit another song in instead. They sure had a great run for over 40 years. Some ups and downs but mostly good times. Gonna see their last show in LA. Gonna be bitter sweet.

[langmick]

It is a farce that live production is so good and they can't continue. Perhaps that story is fine as is. They've always put a lot into production. Ridiculous amounts.

[AllenS]

It is a farce that live production is so good and they can't continue. Perhaps that story is fine as is. They've always put a lot into production. Ridiculous amounts.

They're all over 60, and they still play at such a high level. Maintaining that year after year, (big) tour after tour must be tiring, if not exhausting. They probably feel that they would be doing themselves and their fans a disservice if they kept going but their hearts weren't in it. Can't say I blame them.

[Paul Marangoni]

Fear not, they'll be touring for many years to come, just not the big arena tours and not for months on end.

[AllenS]

Fear not, they'll be touring for many years to come, just not the big arena tours and not for months on end.

Fair enough. That seems more reasonable for a band of "senior" ( ) musicians...

[Paul Marangoni]

Pretty sure Neil wants to spend more time with his wife and daughter.

[langmick]

We shall see, they are at their best when embarking on huge tours.

I am amazed at how much time they spend doing music. They make killer money doing it, so it's not something crazy, but it is a huge endeavour to do these huge tours.

I'm going to two or three this summer, Philly and Detroit, maybe Chitown.

[AllenS]

I'm going to two or three this summer, Philly and Detroit, maybe Chitown.

Lucky man. Enjoy!

[langmick]

That was a killer show, super intense in the Jacob's Ladder through Cygnus in the 2nd set. That was the shit.

It was so well done how they changed the set throughout the show, ending up in a high school gym, added that extra honest nostalgia that made it a special night.

Neil isn't who he used to be for sure, but he brought the energy and was hitting hard beginning to end. The DWs sounded less flabby than most times Ive heard, it must be the super unbelievably rare wood that they mined for the set.

I walked up and got a pretty good seat, and it was the second time I've seen a Rush show totally sober, the first time in 1982 and yesterday.