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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 5^th stop on their R40 North American tour, commemorating their 40^th 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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