What Rush concerts have you been to?

Spake_Man · Post by **Spake_Man** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 2:59 pm

30th anniversary - Birmingham NEC

raj · Post by **raj** » Wed May 04, 2005 2:55 pm

30th Anniversary Tour - Glasgow SECC 14th Sept. 2004. Excellent.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Wed May 04, 2005 3:34 pm

Test for Echo tour, 1997, The Gorge at George, WA.

*Taken from liner notes on RiR*

-"...And the largest audience we had ever played to as a headliner had been 20,000, at The Gorge in Washington state, on our Test for Echo tour, in early 1997."

So cool to be included in the liner notes. But I wish Neil would have included the part about seeing a walkinghairball in the crowd. That would have been so wicked. Hey I can dream can't I?

Middle Kingdom · Post by **Middle Kingdom** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:08 am

I reached the 20 show mark on the R30 Tour

Oct 2 84 GUP Tour Worcester
Dec 13 85 PoW Tour Worcester
Dec 2 87 HYF Tour Worcester
May 10 90 Presto Worcester
May 11 90 Presto Worcester
Dec 10 91 RTB Tour Worcester
Jun 17 92 RTB Tour Mansfield MA
Mar 11 94 CP Tour Worcester
Mar 12 94 CP Tour Worcester
Nov 9 96 T4E Tour Boston
Jun 23 97 T4E Tour Mansfield MA
Jun 28 02 VT Tour Hartford CT
Jun 29 02 VT Tour Scranton PA
Jul 12 02 VT Tour Mansfield MA
Oct 28 02 VT Tour Boston
Nov 8 02 VT Tour Uncasville CT
May 29 04 R30 Tour Virginia Beach VA
Aug 6 04 R30 Tour Hartford CT
Aug 7 04 R30 Tour Scranton PA
Aug 12 04 R30 Tour Mansfield MA

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:45 am

Walkinghairball wrote:Test for Echo tour, 1997, The Gorge at George, WA.

*Taken from liner notes on RiR*

-"...And the largest audience we had ever played to as a headliner had been 20,000, at The Gorge in Washington state, on our Test for Echo tour, in early 1997."

So cool to be included in the liner notes. But I wish Neil would have included the part about seeing a walkinghairball in the crowd. That would have been so wicked. Hey I can dream can't I?

Last Saturday when I was at the Gorge at George, The Newsboys recorded their show to make a DVD to go along with their next CD that comes out. Not nearly as cool as Rush though. Not even close. The only reason I was even watching their show was because they were headlining the four day festival and I love the act that came right before them.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:59 am

1. Warner Theater, Wash. DC, 1976 (THAT'S RIGHT...I said 1976!)
2,000 people and it was SRO...My life was changed FOREVER...
2. Chicago Stadium, 1979.....
3. Baltimore Arena, 1980.....
4. Nissan Pavilion, Manassas VA, July 2003

How's THAT for longetivity! hahaha

Rock on,

Cygnus

Grandpa Grizz · Post by **Grandpa Grizz** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 11:43 am

Power Windows

5-19-86 Memorial Coliseum--Portland, OR--The Fabulous Thunderbirds--no price on stub

Presto

4-3-90 Great Western Forum--Los Angeles--Mr Big--$20.00

Roll The Bones

1-20-92 San Diego Sports Arena--San Diego--Primus--$20.50
6-3-92 Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre--Irvine, CA--Mr. Big--$31.25

Counterparts

2-7-94 San Diego Sports Arena--SD--Candlebox--$21.50

Test For Echo

11-26-96 Great Western Forum--LA--$40.00
11-27-96 Great Western Forum--LA--$25.00
*5-7-97 Hospitality Point--San Diego--$36.00

Vapor Trails

9-17-02 Chronicle Pavillion--Concord, CA--$55.50

R30

7-12-04 Sleep Train Amphitheatre--Marysville, CA--$29.50

*At this show I was sitting in a tree during 2112. Alex playing Discovery framed by branches is my best Rush moment ever!

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 11:28 am

Wow Grandpa! You've done your time in the arenas too I see!

I can't remember many opening acts, but here's a few:

1. Starz
2. Shooting Star
3. Saxon
4. Mothers Finest

For Vapor Trails at Nissan Paviliion in DC, they had no opening act...And rightly so! hahaha

Cygnus

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 2:18 pm

I remember that Golden Earring opened for them when I saw them during the Moving Pictures tour. Little did I know then how I would come to love the Dutch people.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:18 am

Golden Earring was cool....I remember when "Radar Love' came out....It was the ONLY English they knew....Reminds me of the Scorpions first album....It was dark and barely discernable...But, it grew on you and I became a rabid Scorpions fan too....I'd go see them today if they were playing...And the GIRLS.....OMG.....I'd swear 75% of the crowd at a Scorpions show was female, and that was like a show-within-a-show...

Ahhh...those were the days....Hey....HOW 'BOUT THEM COLTS!!! hahaha

(had to throw THAT one in there...) Rock On,

Cygnus

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:23 am

Now Geddy goes over to Holland and says a few things in Dutch. I doubt he could speak more than just a few phrases though. But, I understand (from a native speaker) that he did all right with what he did say.

Ah, Scorpions! Yes, I remember going to see them back in '83. What you boys need to remember is that when we girls went to see them, WE got a double show. We got the tunes and we got looking at Rudy and Francis. Oh man, when Francis would wear those Levi's with the rips in them...

Soup4Rush · Post by **Soup4Rush** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:15 am

easy t or I will have you moved to the adult section.

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:57 pm

LOL Sweet little innocent t moved to the adult section? Awww....come on!

As much as you boys go on about the girls, can't we chicks drool a little for someone (other than Neil, Alex, and Geddy)? *wink*

Soup4Rush · Post by **Soup4Rush** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:42 pm

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awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:25 am

Awwwwwwwwwwwwww....that was totally unexpected, Soup. Thanks!