Rush @ PNC Bank Arts 9.3.10

Rush fought through the not so massively destructive Hurricane Earl last night to put on a solid set for an eager NJ crowd. The Star-Ledger's Tris McCall attended the show and wrote a comprehensive review of the night that can be read here. Excerpt below. Setlist and video after the fold. 

At other concerts, listeners sing along; at Rush shows, they're as likely to playalong. Fans have memorized every note, every riff, and every drum fill in the group's immense back catalog. They know when to pump their fists and shout "hey" during "2112," they know when to prepare for a thunderous drum barrage in "YYZ." Attendees were thrilled to hear "Tom Sawyer"; they also went wild for the little-known (outside the fanbase, I mean; within the fanbase, everything is well-known) "Marathon," an album track from 1985's "Power Windows." This affords the members of Rush -- bassist and singer Geddy Lee, drummer and lyricist Neil Peart, and guitarist and class clown Alex Lifeson -- great flexibility when designing a set. They don't have to stick to the hits: they can entertain the crowd, and themselves, with deep cuts, new material, and re-energized versions of tracks from long-forgotten sets. [Tris McCall - NJ.com]

Setlist

The Spirit of Radio
Time Stand Still
Presto
Stick It Out
Workin’ Them Angels
Leave That Thing Alone
Faithless
BU2B
Freewill
Marathon
Subdivisions
Tom Sawyer
Red Barchetta
YYZ
Limelight
The Camera Eye
Witch Hunt
Vital Signs
Caravan
Drum Solo
Closer To The Heart
2112 Part I: Overture
2112 Part II: The Temples of Syrinx
Far Cry
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La Villa Strangiato
Working Man

Comments

[Mark H]

not really my thing, but I've heard they are really good live.

[Jade]

Geddy Lee <3

[dude]

Zzzzzzzz