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| Road Trip 2004 - links to images and words on the road to see Rush:
Rush show at Red Rocks - Vibrant amphitheater and an Excellent Show!!
Yessssssss! 4th row center, 7th row stage right. Ought to be a good time!
OK, so after the near strip-search we were subjected to by the surly Tweeter Center folks in Tinley Park, IL for the June 5th show we left the cameras in the hotel room for Red Rocks. Turns out the Red Rocks folks didn't care about cameras, they were only looking for glass in coolers and backpacks/purses. Dang. Next time, we'll get pics of the actual concert. Until then, we have some pictures taken the day after the show - it is great, we could walk the stage area right where the band had been playing just hours before. Andrew MacNaughtan has pictures from the Red Rocks show at Rush.com
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Tuesday June 29, 2004 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheater. The Rush show the reason for the whole tour! The venue is amazing. The show was sublime. We had fourth row center close enough to see the fingerings on the fret boards of the guitars. Close enough to see that Geddy Lee wears Puma shoes, Alex Lifeson had on some kind of Adidas footwear and Neil Peart has on what looked to be bowling shoes. I could pick out the details and different graphics on Neil's new drum kit. An awesome (and awe-inspiring) show. The band really looked like they were having fun onstage. Geddy's voice is still great; Alex was in fine form. Neil is simply not human it is simply astonishing the rhythms and sounds he can coax from a drum kit and make it look effortless (and elegant) in the process. The boys had to warm to the venue, and the pictures over on the Rush.com site show what a great surrounding the Red Rocks arena is. Once into the full swing of things, there was no stopping them. During the overture for 2112, Alex gave a "it goes to 11" look to Neil and Geddy and they simply cranked out the song power chords and amazing drum fills everywhere. Neil even did an impromptu (and funny as hell) impersonation of Ringo Starr, bopping from side to side with a big goofy grin on his face. While some fans question the inclusion of (gasp!) cover songs in a Rush concert, the four tunes from the new Feedback album fit right in to the show. The crowd was great too, singing along with "Heart Full of Soul" in the acoustic portion of the 2nd set. Actually, the crowd was very into the show. It is always great to be with 9,000 other people who also know the lyrics to every song and can almost drown out the band singing along. Seeing the upraised arms and hearing the "HEY" during 2112, each fan knowing exactly when to sing and when to rest Uncanny. The weather gods seemed to smile upon the band as well there was a driving downpour just one hour before showtime; which cleared and headed towards Denver in time for our seats to dry out as the band took the stage. Lighting strikes in the background behind the stage, a full moon peeking in and out of the clouds above. The sound from our seats was dead-on, a great stereo separation and no shrieking tweeters or feedback. Sparkling is the best description I have. Here is the setlist, also available at http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/Toursetlists.htm#R30
'R30 Overture' (medley, with Jerry Stiller intro film) Finding My Way-> Anthem-> Bastille Day-> A Passage To Bangkok-> Cygnus X-1 (Prologue)-> Hemispheres (Prelude) The Spirit of Radio Force Ten Animate Subdivisions Earthshine Red Barchetta Roll The Bones Bravado YYZ The Trees (I Feel Fine & Daytripper ending) The Seeker One Little Victory (with dragon intro) (-Intermission-/'That Darned Dragon' intro) Tom Sawyer Dreamline Secret Touch Between the Wheels Mystic Rhythms Red Sector A Drum Solo Resist (acoustic-Geddy and Alex) Heart Full of Soul (acoustic-Geddy/Alex/Neil) 2112 (Overture/Temples of Syrinx/Grand Finale) La Villa Strangiato (Lerxst rant) By-Tor and the Snow Dog (abbreviated)-> Xanadu Working Man (reggae ending) Encore: Summertime Blues Crossroads Limelight (with Jerry Stiller outro film) Memories to last a lifetime, eh?
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