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Seems as tho Rush is extending their 07 tour into 08. Seems as though they would be a fit ...have they ever played TN?
RUSH EXTEND WORLD TOUR INTO 2008
TORONTO, ON – December 12, 2007:
After a hugely successful 2007 run, Rush are pleased to announce they will extend their Snakes & Arrows World Tour into 2008. The band will begin rehearsals in March to revamp the set list before kicking off the tour with their first ever appearance in San Juan, Puerto Rico in April.
2008 will see Rush tour in over 40 cities throughout the United States and Canada making stops in many where they haven’t performed in well over a decade including: Orlando, Oklahoma City, New Orleans, Austin, Jacksonville and Winnipeg to name a few. Along the way, Rush will play new venues in Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia and Seattle and will revisit some familiar ones in Boston, Washington and Charlotte amongst others. Rush fans can look forward to a complete tour announcement in mid January. As details develop more information will be made available at www.rush.com and www.livenation.com.
Post by BrokenLight on Dec 20, 2007 18:28:19 GMT -5
i think it's possible, but in all honesty, bonnaroo can do better than getting rush as a headliner, i think if they got rush to headline this year they might be taking a step backwards compared to tool and the police last year, and rush is gonna be everywhere it looks like next year, and they were almost everywhere this past year, so what could be so special about them that ashley capps would want to book them, i know the police have basically played everywhere this year, but i wouldn't mind them if they were there, i'm not against it but i'm not for it, i just think if you are ashley capps, or you work for him or superfly, and you want to make bonnaroo the top festival of 2008, you don't get rush - for example, you get led zeppelin, but that's a whole different topic in another thread...
Ive seen rush 27 times throughout my life ... There was a time that i worshipped Neil Peart ( I used to dabble with the drums ) Although i would not mind seeing them i would would pray for them to play more of their older stuff opposed to the new stuff ,, Peart still kicks ass but there are SO many awsome drummers out there i can no longer say whom i think is the best .
Post by ellisintransit on Dec 20, 2007 19:43:51 GMT -5
"...have they ever played TN?"
In answer to your question, YES! Rush have been some road dogs over the course of their career. 31 shows in TN alone in 33 years of touring.
This comes courtesy of an awesome Rush site…..http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/Tours.htm
Tour for Self Titled Debut October 3, 1974 War Memorial Auditorium. Nashville, TN (KISS) October 16, 1974 Ellis Auditorium. Memphis, Tennessee
Tour for Caress of Steel October 13, 1975 Freedom Hall. Johnson City, Tennessee
Tour for All the World's a Stage February 15, 1977 Memorial Aud. Chattanooga, TN (Kansas) Tour for A Farewell to Kings October 30, 1977 Memphis, Tennessee (UFO/Max Webster) December 13, 1977 Civic Auditorium. Knoxville, Tenessee March, 1978 Memorial Auditorium. Chattanooga, TN (The Babys) Tour for Archives May 13, 1978 Municipal Auditorium. Nashville, TN (Uriah Heep) Tour for Hemispheres January 28, 1979 Memphis, Tennessee March 15, 1979 Chattanooga, Tennessee (Molly Hatchet) March 16, 1979 Nashville, Tenessee (Molly Hatchet) March 17, 1979 Freedom Hall Civic Center. Johnson City, Tenessee
Warm-up tour for Moving Pictures September 14, 1980 Municipal Auditorium. Nashville, TN (Saxon)
Tour for Moving Pictures April 16, 1981 Mid-South Coliseum. Memphis, TN (Max Webster) Tour for Exit…Stage Left December 2, 1981 Municipal Auditorium. Nashville, Tennessee December 8, 1981 Civic Center. Knoxville, Tenessee December 12, 1981 Freedom Hall Civic Center. Johnson City, TN Tour for Signals October 19, 1982 Memphis, Tennessee October 20, 1982 Nashville, Tennessee Tour for Grace Under Pressure October 23, 1984 Memphis, Tennessee October 29, 1984 Municipal Auditorium. Nashville, TN (Fastway) November 2, 1984 Freedom Hall Civic Center. Johnson City, TN
Tour for Hold Your Fire January 16, 1988 Municipal Auditorium. Nashville, Tennessee February 21, 1988 Mid-South Coliseum. Memphis, Tennessee February 22, 1988 Municipal Auditorium. Nashville, Tennessee
Tour for Roll the Bones May 21, 1992 Mid-South Coliseum. Memphis, TN (Mr. Big) June 13, 1992 Starwood Amphitheater. Nashville, TN (Mr. Big) Tour for Counterparts February 23, 1994 Murphy Center. Murfreesboro, TN (Candlebox) Tour for Test for Echo June 5, 1997 Starwood Amphitheater. Nashville, Tennessee Tour for Vapor Trails August 14, 2002 AmSouth Amphitheatre. Nashville, Tennesee Tour for R:30 (30th Anniversary Tour) May 26, 2004 Starwood Amphitheatre Antioch, TN (1st show of tour)
I was very displeased when they did not play here on the last tour and I had to go to Cincinnati. They were supposed to do opening night in Nashville on the Wednesday night before Bonnaroo, but our amphitheater was sold and tore down before that could happen. Instead, they did opening night on Thursday night in ATL, so I couldn't go.....gotta make Bonnaroo!
So now they've added on this extra leg, and while they said they would be playing TN, they've skipped Nashville and are going to Memphis. That's based on a leak of the cities and venues, so I can still hold out hope, but I'll probably have to travel again.
Besides being a huge Rush dweeb though....hehehe....I would absolutely love to see them on the farm. The thing is, a majority of people at the Roo would probably think them a joke. I definitely couldn't see them as a headliner. Too big for tents, too small for the stages. C'est la Vie.
Post by candyflippedaround on Dec 20, 2007 20:50:02 GMT -5
as good as rush is, with all the talk of the police last year i would like to see bonnaroo bring new artists to headline rather than old ones. i say this as an avid classic rock fan who has seen waay to many bands play when they are waay too old and do not seem to be performing out of love for making and playing live music but because they can make shittons of cash with the band name (stones, mccartney, police, and imo aerosmith and to a lesser degree u2) these bands were headliners in their day but they should not be put in place of new artist who bring a fresh feel if i had any say in it
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Post by ziggyandthemonkeys on Dec 21, 2007 2:02:30 GMT -5
The difference between Rush and The Police and the other bands who play to make bank is that Rush is still sweet live, and they can all jam with the best of them.
Post by roolacksreality on Dec 21, 2007 14:07:00 GMT -5
brokenlight said:
i think it's possible, but in all honesty, bonnaroo can do better than getting rush as a headliner
That's what I was thinking. Superfly knows Rush would be a major addition to the line up, but they also they're representing Bonnaroo. Subsequently, you can only expect them to want to do better.
Post by roolacksreality on Dec 21, 2007 14:08:51 GMT -5
dudezer47 said:
Songs require hooks. Rush has the chops but lack the hooks. Therefore I would catch up on sleep for late night.
I find myself doing that a lot. Missing the late night shows (IMO the best part of the festival) is like asking someone to kick you in the ass. If you think about it, you're only missing one show.
I was a big fan of Rush back around Moving Pictures and Permanent Waves. I saw them 9 times. So, yeah, I would like to see them at 'Roo, but I don't think there a big enough draw to hold a headlining spot. I've never known Rush to play many festivals.
I missed them last year cause I was at 'Roo while they were in Tampa.
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Songs require hooks. Rush has the chops but lack the hooks. Therefore I would catch up on sleep for late night.
Correction. POP songs require hooks. That's really the only criteria for pop songs, now that I think about it.
You can't compare Rush to Tom Petty or The Police or Widespread Panic or DMB. Rush's music is more comparable to Mozart or Chopin. And forgive me for saying...because I know I'm going to get smited but...neither of them needed hooks.
You can certainly not like Rush. I couldn't stand them for a while, mostly because of Geddy Lee's voice, but then once my taste developed and my knowlege of music grew, my appreciation for them skyrocketed. They're very much an 'acquired taste'.
Post by roolacksreality on Dec 22, 2007 11:27:25 GMT -5
You can't compare their styles of music, but you can compare their fan bases and number of followers. That's what Superfly/ AC Productions is probably doing right now.
Songs require hooks. Rush has the chops but lack the hooks. Therefore I would catch up on sleep for late night.
Correction. POP songs require hooks. That's really the only criteria for pop songs, now that I think about it.
You can't compare Rush to Tom Petty or The Police or Widespread Panic or DMB. Rush's music is more comparable to Mozart or Chopin. And forgive me for saying...because I know I'm going to get smited but...neither of them needed hooks.
You can certainly not like Rush. I couldn't stand them for a while, mostly because of Geddy Lee's voice, but then once my taste developed and my knowlege of music grew, my appreciation for them skyrocketed. They're very much an 'acquired taste'.
Dude, Mozart and Chopin actually did need 'hooks', there are lots of 'great classical composers' that didn't, but Mozart and Chopin are two really bad examples. And i also think Rush is a bad example of this type of music.
Saying that rush lacks hooks, i think, is actually a pretty fair criticism, because while there is a prog rock element to their music there is also a pop rock aspect to their music. I would call it 'an attempt to be catchy'. They aren't necessarily successful, but they definitely try. So maybe a better criticism would be that Rush's poppy aspects just aren't very good, or from the Rush-fan's perspective "Geddy Lee's voice is an aquired taste".
In either case, i think Rush would be a fine addition to Bonnaroo, but they could never fill the headlining spot, because Rush quite simply does not bring in as much money as a Tom Petty, DMB, or Police, or any of the other headliners for that matter. I wouldn't go see them either, but that's because i've already seen them twice, and i can honestly conclude they are not my cup of tea.
Looking more like a possibility. As dates start to filter in, Rush is tentatively scheduled for 6/10 in Detroit, so not a stretch for them to hit the farm that weekend. All dates expected to be announced Monday, unconfirmed but reliable rumors on Rushisaband.com right now.
Correction. POP songs require hooks. That's really the only criteria for pop songs, now that I think about it.
You can't compare Rush to Tom Petty or The Police or Widespread Panic or DMB. Rush's music is more comparable to Mozart or Chopin. And forgive me for saying...because I know I'm going to get smited but...neither of them needed hooks.
You can certainly not like Rush. I couldn't stand them for a while, mostly because of Geddy Lee's voice, but then once my taste developed and my knowlege of music grew, my appreciation for them skyrocketed. They're very much an 'acquired taste'.
Dude, Mozart and Chopin actually did need 'hooks', there are lots of 'great classical composers' that didn't, but Mozart and Chopin are two really bad examples. And i also think Rush is a bad example of this type of music.
Saying that rush lacks hooks, i think, is actually a pretty fair criticism, because while there is a prog rock element to their music there is also a pop rock aspect to their music. I would call it 'an attempt to be catchy'. They aren't necessarily successful, but they definitely try. So maybe a better criticism would be that Rush's poppy aspects just aren't very good, or from the Rush-fan's perspective "Geddy Lee's voice is an aquired taste".
In either case, i think Rush would be a fine addition to Bonnaroo, but they could never fill the headlining spot, because Rush quite simply does not bring in as much money as a Tom Petty, DMB, or Police, or any of the other headliners for that matter. I wouldn't go see them either, but that's because i've already seen them twice, and i can honestly conclude they are not my cup of tea.
This pretty much covers all the bases. Great response.
I'll add that I'm just not a big fan of prog rock. Some bands I like more than others (King Crimson and Can), but Rush is just one of those bands that I get bored by. It's a taste thing. I'm sure a ton of people who'd go to Bonnaroo wouldn't or don't like free jazz. I do.
I'm sure there are a ton of people who'd be down for a Rush set at Roo. I'm just not one of them. Ain't no thang.
