Rush opened their “Fifty One thing” tour in Inglewood, California final evening (June seventh), marking the prog greats’ first full efficiency since 2015.
The live performance on the Kia Discussion board was subdivided right into a pair of units, they usually first mentioned howdy with A Farewell to Kings’ “Xanadu”.
As beforehand reported, the present lineup of founding guitarist Alex Lifeson, founding bassist-vocalist Geddy Lee and new drummer Anika Nilles carried out in public on the Juno Awards in Canada earlier within the spring to play “Discovering My Manner,” the primary tune off Rush’s 1974 debut album. They didn’t hit that in Inglewood, however the monolithic set stretched again to their debut’s “Working Man,” and ran all the way in which in the direction of a pair of songs off Rush’s final full-length, 2012’s Clockwork Angels.
The evening additionally featured a lot of fan-favorites and rock radio staples like “Tom Sawyer,” “Limelight,” “The Spirit of the Radio,” “Subdivisions,” “YYZ” and extra. The second set embody a set from 2112, whereas the evening additionally included a tribute to late drummer Neil Peart, and a collaborative efficiency of “Time Stand Nonetheless” with Aimee Mann.
The encore comprised frost-bitten prog pounder “By-Tor and the Snow Canine” and the aforementioned “Working Man.”
You’ll discover the ability trio working via these songs and extra through the fan-shot footage up above and down beneath,
The “Fifty One thing” tour continues tomorrow (June ninth) with one other present at Kia Discussion board. The North American tour runs between now and the tip of December. You’ll discover extra date information right here.
Rush setlist 6/7/26:XanaduLimelightFar CrySubdivisionsFreewillBravadoCaravanLa Villa StrangiatoVital SignsThe Spirit of Radio2112 Half I: Overture2112 Half II: The Temples of Syrinx2112 Half VII: Grand FinaleDistant Early WarningRed BarchettaDreamlineNatural ScienceTime Stand StillRed Sector AYYZThe GardenTom SawyerBy-Tor & The Snow DogWorking Man
