20 May 2015

Farewell To The Kings

Tonight Rush played the Houston Toyota Center on their R40 tour. This is expected to be the last major tour they will perform. Here's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson breaking out the double-neck guitars for Xanadu:

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Set 1:

The Anarchist (Clockwork Angels, 2012)
Clockwork Angels (Clockwork Angels, 2012)
Headlong Flight (Clockwork Angels, 2012)
Far Cry (Snakes & Arrows, 2007)
The Main Monkey Business (Snakes & Arrows, 2007)
One Little Victory (Vapor Trails, 2002)
Animate (Counterparts, 1993)
Roll the Bones (Roll the Bones, 1991)
Distant Early Warning (Grace Under Pressure, 1984)
Subdivisions (Signals, 1982)

Set 2:

Tom Sawyer (Moving Pictures, 1981)
Red Barchetta (Moving Pictures, 1981)
The Spirit of Radio (Permanent Waves, 1980)
Jacob's Ladder (Permanent Waves, 1980)
Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part I: Prelude (Hemispheres, 1978) Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage Part 1 & 3 (A Farewell to Kings, 1977)
Closer to the Heart (A Farewell to Kings, 1977)
Xanadu (A Farewell to Kings, 1977)
2112 Part I: Overture (2112, 1976) 2112 Part II: The Temples of Syrinx (2112, 1976) 2112 Part IV: Presentation (2112, 1976) 2112 Part VII: Grand Finale (2112, 1976)

Encore:

Lakeside Park (Caress of Steel, 1975)
Anthem (Fly By Night, 1975)
What You're Doing (Rush, 1974)
Working Man (Rush, 1974)


Nothing from Power Windows (1985), Hold Your Fire (1987), Presto (1989) or Test for Echo (1996) but then they did play for 3 hours!

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