Austin, Texas Gets RUSH’d. Contributed by Randy Salazar

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Austin, Texas Gets RUSH’d
Austin, TX Austin 360 Amphitheater
May 16, 2015
      

RUSH, The 3 piece legendary rock band from Toronto invaded Austin, TX on Saturday May 16, 2015. The 5th  stop on their R40 North American tour, commemorating their 40th anniversary in music.  The amphitheater was at capacity, which was a pretty much sold out show.

The weather expected for show time was rain, thunderstorms, but mother nature was good to us and turned out to deliver great looking clear skies come show time.

The band walked onto a stage with washing machines, megaphones,  and an old fashion  popcorn machine, along with other props.  The crowd erupted in excitement as the first note rang out through the speakers and amplifiers.  Throughout the performance stagehands, who wore red jumpsuits, like from the cover album of “Moving Pictures,” kept adding and removing amps and props.  The show had a spectacular beacon of lighting, which included lasers, smoke and pyro that contributed to the clear precise sound.

The show was made up of two sets of music, the first set included songs such as Subdivisions, Clockwork Angels, and The Anarchist.  The infamous song Tom Sawyer started the second set after a short intermission, where the fans cheered and began singing all in sync along with Geddy.  Other songs included The Spirit of Radio, Xanadu, and Jacob’s Ladder,  Lee joked with the crowd about not remembering the last time the band played the song live.

 

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The overall performance portrayed a time capsule of the bands career which was showcasing the present time to the early beginnings of the band.

In the end, Geddy addressed and thanked the Austin fans and said We hope to see you again soon. The closing credit on the screens was R40+ leaving fans wondering if they’ll get to see the legendary rock iconic band once again in their lifetime.

~ Contributed by Randy Salazar

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Upcoming Tour Dates:

  • MAY 18, 2015            DALLAS                    AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER
  • MAY 20, 2015            HOUSTON                 THE TOYOTA CENTER
  • MAY 22, 2015            NEW ORLEANS       SMOOTHIE KING CENTER
  • MAY 24, 2015            TAMPA                      AMALIE ARENA
  • MAY 26, 2015            ATLANTA                 VERIZON WIRELESS AMPITHEATRE
  • MAY 28, 2015            GREENSBORO         THE GREENSBORO COLISEUM
  • MAY 30, 2015            BRISTOW (DC)         JIFFY LUBE LIVE
  • JUNE 8, 2015             COLUMBUS             NATIONWIDE ARENA
  • JUNE 10, 2015           BUFFALO                 FIRST NIAGARA CENTER
  • JUNE 12, 2015           CHICAGO                 UNITED CENTER
  • JUNE 14, 2015           DETROIT                   PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS
  • JUNE 17, 2015           TORONTO (I)            AIR CANADA CENTRE
  • JUNE 19, 2015           TORONTO (II)          AIR CANADA CENTRE
  • JUNE 21, 2015           MONTREAL              BELL CENTRE
  • JUNE 23, 2015           BOSTON                    TD GARDEN
  • JUNE 25, 2015           PHILADELPHIA      WELLS FARGO CENTER
  • JUNE 27, 2015           NEWARK                  PRUDENTIAL CENTER
  • JUNE 29, 2015           NEW YORK              MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
  • JULY 9, 2015             KANSAS CITY         SPRINT CENTER
  • JULY 11, 2015           DENVER                   PEPSI CENTER
  • JULY 13, 2015           SALT LAKE CITY    MAVERIK CENTER
  • JULY 15, 2015           CALGARY                SCOTIABANK SADDLEDOME
  • JULY 17, 2015           VANCOUVER          ROGERS ARENA
  • JULY 19, 2015           SEATTLE                   KEY ARENA
  • JULY 21, 2015           PORTLAND              MODA CENTER
  • JULY 23, 2015           SAN JOSE                  SAP CENTER AT SAN JOSE
  • JULY 25, 2015           LAS VEGAS              MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA
  • JULY 27, 2015           PHOENIX                  US AIRWAYS CENTER
  • JULY 30, 2015           IRVINE MEADOWS            VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE
  • AUGUST 1, 2015       LOS ANGELES         THE FORUM
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