Brava Doh!

The seating charts for Toronto via TM now show them selling seats behind the original cutoff points on the sides that were showing during the presale, effectively somewhat behind the stage. That can be right, can it? Sitting behind any sort of salvageable viewpoint?

I will probably try to not look since I'm attending the third show (St. Paul), and that isn't an unreasonable wait. Spoilers are everywhere, however, be it from my friends going to the show talking about it, or a radio station actually handing out the setlist to people coming into the arena...very hard to avoid even in the shortest of bursts. By May 8th I may change my mind, but I'm gonna try to go without knowing this time out. We'll see how that goes.

I think the best thing for me might be that the St. Paul show is close enough to the start of the tour that I can realistically stay away from setlist spoilers (if I choose to do so), and actually experience the set without knowing what's next. I doubt that will work out quite like that unfortunately, I remember being at a few venues where people were handing out copies lf the setlist outside the venue before the shows started, and half the people standing around you even in the concourse will know what it is and be talking about it. But it might be worth a shot anyway. I went to see the Counterparts Tour in 1994 cold and not knowing what was next was pretty cool.

Probably an R30-style medley right off the bat again.

It took a long time but I scored two in Row 10 on the floor on Alex's side for St. Paul. Good enough! Best I've done in a presale since 2007. I just have to wait to figure out if seats 9 and 10 are closer to the end of the row or closer to the middle of the row. I never remember how they run the seat numbers on the floor there.

I'll be in St. Paul. To be clear, the on-sale date listed is January 30th..is that the regular ticket date or the pre-sale date?

I had great luck first time I tried a presale back in 2007...9th row center in St. Paul. I've never sniffed anything close since. I assume I got really lucky because I've been so far off anything remotely good since then. I'll give it a go but if I can't get something I want, I'll suck it up and pay for seats I want through whatever outlet has them.

Nice idea, but you don't really want that if you want all the majesty of the preamble to the song to have a chance to get played. If it were to open, it would probably kick right in from the opening riffs without the preamble (or a very, VERY abbreviated version of it attached). To get the full majesty of that song it has to be a little later in the set, IMO...maybe even a set-closer. Would be a great opening song if we could guarantee the full intro into it, no doubt.

I'd like confirmation that this disc will also be available on the blu-ray release. The link went to a note about the dvd but did not mention a blu ray version.

Just an FYI for those going...I was contemplating taking the drive to Duluth (4 hours) to see the show on the big screen (I did this for Time Machine and it was excellent on the big screen). Then, I read this on the Radio.com website regarding their exclusive dvd preview starting on Thursday: I would have been exceptionally pissed if I got there and these four songs were edited out. Just an FYI, sorry if this has been discussed somewhere else. More info up on the RIAB website regarding this Thursday's exclusive dvd song releases on that website.

It was intentional, he did it the entire tour.

I'll be there. Flying in from Thunder Bay. Got a ticket for the second show as well as the trip was already planned when they added the second show...so bonus for me.

All the Minneapolis and Winnipeg shows are 7-8 hours of driving for me, and those are always the closest stops. Around here, that's really no big deal. Ottawa in 1997 is the furthest so far (17-18 hour drive), but flying out to Halifax in July will make those shows the furthest, KM-wise.

If you can find the "Backstage Secrets" Series that was produced on the Snakes tour in 2007, you won't be sorry. There are 6 hour-long segments and each goes around with a different part of the Rush travelling crew...Lights, rigging, sound, video production, equipment techs, the whole works. Truly a must-watch if you want to learn more about and understand the work that the backstage folks to to get these shows ready. It still airs on a cable channel in Canada on occasion, and I believe it is available on dvd but I don't know who put it out. Search it on Google, that might help.

LOL, my sentiments exactly.

ANOTHER setlist? You're making this forum almost unreadable. It's embarassing to watch happen.

Hell Yes! I wish I were going to this show. I'd love to see Nova Scotia one more time. There is something special about that province. That show is going to kick ass. Am I crazy or can you already not buy two tickets together for Halifax in the general sale? I knew that show would do well, but...holy shit.

Probably. Rush and their Management is smart enough to know their fan base at this point. It's just frustrating since they won't be too near me this time and there will be more signifcant planning involved in catching a show or two.

At this point, it's the wrong way to think. Rush' fan base has shown it's willing to travel to wherever to see them, but Rush fans are also people that have to plan these trips, schedule around work, etc. The longer they hold out, the less of the established fan base can commit to a date or two if they aren't playing a show in their own town. The established fan base is what makes Rush in terms of their live gates. The sooner they get the dates out, not only better for us, but better for them, too.

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Hey, at least he didn't post several theoretical setlists and a bunch of "rock-on" smileys. That makes this topic a winner right off the bat.

QUOTE (hermy @ Oct 26 2012, 07:42 PM) They must have felt the first set needed that shot of familiar adrenaline. Agreed. I hope for everyone looking forward to the other song (or two) gets to see them, but that's a perfect place for Limelight, IMO.

QUOTE (timhorton @ Oct 10 2012, 06:02 AM) The T4E tour was taped at the Mega Brewery amphitheater in Toronto. There is some kind of problem with the recording and it would cost a lot of money to fix. The live video for "Closer to the Heart" released at the time Different Stages came out included footage from that aborted live film. (Not sure if I should have chimed in since my post count is pretty low, even though I've been around for several years. )

Bump-- (I know todem said about a month...this will hopefully make it easier for him to find.)