What tour would you go back to see if you had a time machine?

[foghorn-leghorn]

The first British tour was something special. I was so excited when they hit the stage I screamed like young girl at a 1D concert.

[micgtr71]

Permanent waves tour came through my town...I was 9...

 

It's between that one and Hemispheres. Nadars would be great too....too many great tours

[Mystic Rythm]

P/G

[Powderfinger]

Probably Moving Pictures, not so much for the album, but for the setlist. Signals and Permanent Waves close behind for me.

[RUSHHEAD666]

Lets say that you had a time machine, but you could only use it once, to go and see a Rush concert, what tour would you see then and why?

 

Don't even ask this question. It kills me. One of my best friends saw the Fly By Night Tour at The Winterland in San Francisco. He brags about it all the fuckking time.

 

I would go back to see the "Hemispheres" Tour. A given man.

[Relayer2112]

Wait a second. If you had a time machine and went back to see the "Time Machine" tour, wouldn't that create an irreparable tear in the space/time continuum. If so, then I'll choose the "Permanent Waves" tour.

[Lorraine]

Permanent waves tour came through my town...I was 9...

 

It's between that one and Hemispheres. Nadars would be great too....too many great tours

 

Yes, and? Is that your excuse for not going? ;)

[greyfriar]

Very easy (for me) and a tie: Hemispheres and PeW.

 

PeW Setlist:

2112 (minus Oracle)

Freewill

By-Tor and the Snow Dog (abbreviated)->

Xanadu

The Spirit of Radio

Natural Science

A Passage to Bangkok

The Trees

Cygnus X-1 (abbreviated)

Hemispheres (abbreviated)

Closer To The Heart

Beneath, Between and Behind (abbreviated)

Jacob's Ladder

Working Man (reggae intro)

Finding My Way

Anthem

Bastille Day

In The Mood

Drum Solo

Encore: La Villa Strangiato (electric guitar intro)

 

Hemispheres Setlist:

 

Anthem

A Passage to Bangkok

By-Tor and the Snow Dog (abbreviated)->

Xanadu

Something For Nothing (dropped from Germany dates)

The Trees

Cygnus X-1 (dropped from Germany dates)

Hemispheres

Closer To The Heart

Circumstances (dropped 4/23/79)

A Farewell to Kings

La Villa Strangiato

2112 (minus Oracle)

Working Man

Bastille Day

In The Mood

Drum Solo

 

 

I'd also like to remind the youngins of the time period involved here:

 

 

Hemispheres Tour

October 14, 1978 - June 4, 1979

Hemispheres released: October 28th 1978

 

Permanent Waves Warm Up Tour (Semi-Tour Of Some Of The Hemispheres)

August 17, 1979 - September 22, 1979

 

Permanent Waves Tour

January 17, 1980 - June 22, 1980

Permanent Waves released: January 14, 1980

 

And MP on the heels of that. THATS how and why Rush became a GIANT. A lot of brilliance in a rather brief period of time.

As I said before, Hemispheres tour would be epic. Especially the show known as the Black Forest bootleg. (Btw your setlist info isn't correct, because they played both of the above highlighted songs at the Black Forest show) :cheers:

[rocket ignites]

Vapor Trails tour. Mainly because I had plans to finally see them live...didn't happen until S&A.

[goose]

I voted for Moving Pictures tour. That would've been a sight to see.

 

Second choice is Test For Echo Tour.

This. It would have been cool to see the Test For Echo and heard 2112 in it's entirety. That's the only tour I have missed in my adult life...I had just bought a condo and was broke. :(

:o

 

It was pure magic.

[jamie]

anywhere from 2112 to moving pictures

[losingit2k]

The R40 Tour!

 

:rfl: :laughing yellow guy: :LMAO: :laughing guy:

[megadp]

Permanent Waves tour, of course! Cygnus 1 & 2, 2112, Xanadu, By-tor, Jacob's Ladder, Natural Science, LVS, BB&B... No better setlist in history!

 

http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/rush/1980/international-amphitheater-chicago-il-7bd97a28.html

[KennyLee]

I just pop in to see Hemispheres winning and get proud every now and then. :)

[JohnRogers]

The Permanent Waves tour in Detroit, in my pocket I'd have full schematics of the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT8 and visit Chrysler the day after the show.

[BlairC45]

Signals Tour for me! :)

[JohnRogers]

Signals Tour for me! :)

Great show in the 3rd row center at New York City's Radio City Music Hall.

[WIDE-ANGLE WATCHER]

Voted for the TFE Tour....I saw them three times that tour and remember being in the 1st row at Hospitality Point on the San Diego Bay as being an amazing performance.

 

The highlights were 2112 in its entirety, The Trees, Natural Science, Closer To The Heart and Red Sector A

[lakai]

Hold Your Fire, for me one of the best concerts ever, but also in a very emotional personal point of view

[30kwpa]

I became a FAN after being forced into seeing the ESL show Atlanta 81. Any previous tour would be a good choice considering I saw all of them since. I would have loved to experience Permanent Waves for sure. Hemispheres as well. But... in the early 80's, right at 20 years old, after meeting Geddy at the Agora Ballroom the night before, we had side stage / limited view tickets which after getting almost to the OMNI (about 25 miles from home) we realized were inconveniently still on girlfriend's kitchen counter, which made us quite late. Then shortly after settling in, some drunk little pud and his pusillanimous piece of ...a$$, both "dancing" while literally falling down several times drunk, simultaneously yakked in the aisle next to us, then proceeded to sit next to us, going after my beer while trying unsuccessfully to light barf soaked cigarettes. I finally got fed up with it all and literally picked each one of them up out the seats they didn't have tickets for in the first place and shoved them into the aisle where they elected to sit, since dancing hadn't worked previously and standing wasn't much of an option either ... and yes, in their own puke until security eventually dragged them away. I would LOVE to go back to that Signals show, with different... good seats with a straight on view so I could see it, especially the Columbia STS-1 liftoff during Countdown... hear it in that wonderful "OMNI stereo sound"... and get to appreciate it like I would have wanted. "In fascination, with the eyes of the world... we stare"

[EagleMoon]

I'd love to go back and see their first show with Neil. Other than that, I'd like to see their first show at the Coff-In.

[Geddy's Soul Patch]

I'd love to go back and see their first show with Neil. Other than that, I'd like to see their first show at the Coff-In.

Yeah I'm with you there, especially about the first show with Neil. I'm so curious to see how Ged did with a buzz going lol. It probably released his inner "raw, young boy"

[Lorraine]

I changed my vote to the Hemispheres tour.

[The Cat 3]

:dweez: :dweez: :dweez:

 

Can't I take the time machine forward to their final tour?

 

Oh wait, it starts this May and I have tickets!

 

:dweez: :dweez: :dweez:

 

http://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/rush-r40-cap.jpg

 

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[Bard]

I missed R30. Mistake. :(