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 on: Today at 04:04:46 PM 
Started by PaulT - Last post by John From Austin
Rush sold out four(!) shows in Fort Worth in June, meaning all the available tickets are obscenely expensive resale tickets.

I don't know of any other artist not named Taylor Swift who could accomplish this feat. I had no idea the demand was so pent up, but I'm gratified for Alex and Geddy.

Regardless, I had to spend my entire budget on Bruno Mars in San Antonio this fall, to make my granddaughter's wish come true!

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 on: Today at 11:21:22 AM 
Started by PaulT - Last post by Will S
Quote from: Nick on Yesterday at 07:52:20 PM

Rush!
Son and I shall be heading for O2 Arena on the Tuesday  Fez
I last saw them at the gig in Birmingham that became one of their live albums (A Show of Hands?) Time before that was the Signals tour, and the time before that was the Exit Stage Left tour - the first proper gig I ever went to.

I am very much looking forward to this!


Rather to my surprise, I also seem to have bought myself a ticket to the O2 on the Thursday.  Likewise, it will be the first time I will have seen them since the NEC in 1988 for one of the shows that was recorded for A Show of Hands.

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 on: Yesterday at 07:52:20 PM 
Started by PaulT - Last post by Nick
Rush!
Son and I shall be heading for O2 Arena on the Tuesday  Fez
I last saw them at the gig in Birmingham that became one of their live albums (A Show of Hands?) Time before that was the Signals tour, and the time before that was the Exit Stage Left tour - the first proper gig I ever went to.

I am very much looking forward to this!

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 on: Yesterday at 05:46:34 PM 
Started by PaulT - Last post by davidmjs
Quote from: SteveT on Yesterday at 04:38:29 PM

Quote from: davidmjs on Yesterday at 12:27:35 PM

Somewhat appalled at myself, but I appear to actually be going to see Rush after all.  The Sunday at the Co-op.  As far away from the stage as it is practically possible to be.  £112.  Utterly ridiculous, but what the hell...I can pretend to be 16 again (my age the last time I saw them)...


Good for you David, it will be a bit different from last tome you saw them, but I am sure you will love it.

There's an interview Geddy & Alex did with Planet Rock this week on YouTube, well worth a watch and gives away a few secrets about what to expect. Also, did you see that the Who's keyboard player / backing vocalist is joining them so that Geddy can concentrate on bass and vocals.


I was somewhat distressed to be told there have been 10 albums since the last one I listened to (Signals).... Gulp Wink Grin

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 on: Yesterday at 04:38:29 PM 
Started by PaulT - Last post by SteveT
Quote from: davidmjs on Yesterday at 12:27:35 PM

Somewhat appalled at myself, but I appear to actually be going to see Rush after all.  The Sunday at the Co-op.  As far away from the stage as it is practically possible to be.  £112.  Utterly ridiculous, but what the hell...I can pretend to be 16 again (my age the last time I saw them)...


Good for you David, it will be a bit different from last tome you saw them, but I am sure you will love it.

There's an interview Geddy & Alex did with Planet Rock this week on YouTube, well worth a watch and gives away a few secrets about what to expect. Also, did you see that the Who's keyboard player / backing vocalist is joining them so that Geddy can concentrate on bass and vocals.

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 on: Yesterday at 03:29:16 PM 
Started by koho (Koen) - Last post by ColinB
Makes me think of that John Peel quote...

“Somebody was trying to tell me that CDs are better than vinyl because they don’t have any surface noise. I said, ‘Listen, mate, *life* has surface noise”

 Grin

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 on: Yesterday at 01:16:41 PM 
Started by koho (Koen) - Last post by koho (Koen)
It's sad isn't it.
Luckily shiny CD gems are still made. Folk it ain't but I laid my hands on a few Thin Lizzy box sets which are fantastic - as items, and in sound. However I wonder how many they make. These go for collector rates within months of release. Yet, they feel like last of the Mohicans.
At my Roots aan de Zaan gigs whenever I book an act also selling vinyl at their merch table, the LP's are the things that sell. It never fails to puzzle me 😂




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 on: Yesterday at 12:27:35 PM 
Started by PaulT - Last post by davidmjs
Somewhat appalled at myself, but I appear to actually be going to see Rush after all.  The Sunday at the Co-op.  As far away from the stage as it is practically possible to be.  £112.  Utterly ridiculous, but what the hell...I can pretend to be 16 again (my age the last time I saw them)...

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 on: Yesterday at 11:54:31 AM 
Started by davidmjs - Last post by davidmjs
If anybody is interested in the songbook, here is the listing on eBay.  Happy to deal either on there or directly if anybody here wants it.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/257379839039

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 on: February 25, 2026, 11:21:35 PM 
Started by Will S - Last post by John From Austin
Quote from: davidmjs on February 25, 2026, 05:16:58 PM

Quote from: John From Austin on February 25, 2026, 04:23:00 PM

Sunday night I saw Warren Haynes at the Paramount Theater. He played solo, without a band, for two hours. He mixed Allman Brothers and Gov't Mule tunes with solo compositions and a smattering of well-chosen covers, including a magnificent rendition of "He Ain't Give You None" (sounding very much like Van Morrison). Because of the format, we didn't get a lot of guitar solos. This was clearly his intention, though maybe a few shredders in the audience would have been disappointed. Some of the shows from this tour are streaming on nugs.net, so I recommend a listen.



Did he play any Grateful Dead?


Indeed he did! He opened with “Cassidy” by Bob Weir and closed with a GD song whose title I forget but is at setlist.fm

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