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Right on! I didn't plan this thing. It was set up by K. Anderson to sell his crappy Clockwork Angels merch.

Depends on your audience and motivation. I'd do a trio of songs: Xanadu to show the goofy prog side and intense musicianship Limelight to show how tight the songwriting can be The Pass from Rush in Rio to show how versatile and ever-evolving they are Now that I have them hooked it's time for........... The Necromancer!!!

I can't seem to get this out of my head. The meet up at the Hard Rock, Denver felt really odd. I'm wondering if anyone else felt the same way. Anderson seemed shameless in his piggybacking and fleecing of us fans and the Hard Rock put out a RIP OFF "Rush Menu." We never eat corporate but my son and I made the trip so we could hang out with Rush fans. What we ended up with was a couple of below-average $10.00 comic books (list for $3.99 but were told they were 'out-of-print'. No surprise, they kinda suck) and a $60.00 tab for mediocre food. I guess I'm wondering if anyone else felt like the evening was a little 'off'. HW

Perfect Setlist for me would be Setlist B (The Wreckers is SO good live) with Natural Science replacing or in addition to Animate. Come to think of it I'd like to see Cut to the Chase or Stick it Out instead of Animate as well.

Thanks everyone!

Flash Seats has some good deals

I think I'm going to go with T4E-- Though I think VT and Presto are overlooked as well. T4E is just so.... different! True, there are some questionable moments-- Dog Years and Virtuality are, how should I say this, not very good-- but Totem is a hidden jem and Driven should find its way back into the live rotation.

It would be really cool if we could see all the set lists compiled in one thread. Anyone????

I'm starting to get the rumble in my stomach-- a little weak in the knees. It's almost show time. Denver is only four days away. I no longer give a damn which set list they play. I am soooo fired up.

Different Strings is the only on on that list that wouldn't cause a mass walk out! The rest would cause people to throw stuff... Speak for yourself. There is NO song that would cause me to walk out or throw things... Though Superconductor or Rivendell might cause me to hit the pipe a few times. Vapor Trail would be my choice if I only got one.

PJ and Bruce keep prices low by going around TM completely and setting caps. Maiden keeps the trolls out of pre-sales by managing them without a third party. They also block out a predetermined section for VIP only.

Snowjobbing? Take a look at their website and how they manage pre-sales. . Rush is an out of sight, out of mind band and that's a fact. Like I said, I don't care what their motivation is I just want to see a little honesty and perspective. Many bands use other ticket selling avenues to avoid the scumbags in the industry--- I think Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam can be considered "arena level' and they've managed to keep tickets in the right hands and at the right dollar amount. 85 bucks for Springsteen with NO FEES!

I have the inutshuk from the cover of T4E on my shoulder blade. I'll try to upload a pic later.

So I'm really late to reply here and I will say right off the bat that I did not read all the posts. So forgive me if I repeat the thoughts of others. Is the premise that if I speak out against escalating ticket costs, scalpers, or God forbid, bands that claim to be "all about the fans" proving to be everything but that-- WHINING??? If so, well.... Call me a whiner, because I will never stop seeing the world for what it is at times. I love Rush. I have loved them for 35 of my 45 years but I have no doubt that Rush is in fact, all about the money. If they wanted to control costs, they could and they would. If they wanted to take care of Backstage members and ensure that scalpers and bots didn't take over, the could and they would. The truth is--- and this may be a little hard for some--- Rush is about getting as much as they can from each and every one of us. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with this. What I struggle with is this notion that Rush is engaged in some sort of musical philanthropy. They play exactly what pleases them at the time and they charge whatever they believe they can get for a ticket. If they could get $200 in Denver, a la Fleetwood Mac, they certainly would. Truthfully, it's not really the money that bothers me. It's the lack of protection for the fan club folks that have been with them FOREVER. Take a look at other bands with similar followings, nearly all of them take much better care of their fans. I've never drawn worse than row 3 for Iron Maiden (even in Europe) and I've never stood next to anyone that didn't have the cred of a long-time fan. On the C.A. tour I landed my first front row seat for Rush (by chance after seeing every tour since GUP) and I stood next to three people that had never seen a Rush show and were given their tickets by a work associate who, "had a bunch of extras." The Rush pre-sales have been awful since... Well since forever. People have asked/begged for a little fan-love from Anthem and we've never been heard. Or perhaps we have been heard but Anthem just doesn't really give a crap. I suppose that's their right. Sometimes we just want so desperately for our heroes to be someone they're not. Geddy Lee is not Steve Harris. When Harris says, "It's all about the fans" I can believe him. Now, on the flipside: They do give us one hell of a show and they are the greatest trio to ever take the stage.

So I'm listening to a little Maiden on up pops Prodigal Son. It dawned on me just how 'Rushy' this song is. I wonder if Harris ever claimed Geddy (and Alex for that matter) as an influence for this one. Such a great song-- reminds me of Here Again.