Rush1981

Lulz..this hits home. 6 months ago my wife said her friend was getting "awesome" tickets to the Madonna show...but they were "kinda expensive" , I told her to go for it. She paid over $200 I think, I looked at her seats and they are upper deck! Lol. At least I don't have to go....

I disagree with the high prices. They have a huge light show. PLUS more musicians to feed, accommodate, e.t.c. That stuff adds up quite a bit. This makes no sense to me.

They ain't called hits for nothing....and most weren't actually "hits". They are the songs that the earlier generation grew up loving. No, they didn't have to charge such high prices. Seen a lot of bigger bands charge less...and they sell out.

Hey, I'm not crying. I'm glad you've grown up loving Rush. Just like I did. We are just a different generation, besides, they played plenty "hits" the two times I saw them on snakes and arrows tour. Not to mention the multiple shows I saw in the 80's way before you were born. I wouldn't have missed TM if they would have played in Charlotte. Snakes and arrows tour was far more enjoyable to me,

This is a cross post from the Cleveland thread about the upper levels being curtained off, but its pretty much my review of Charlotte.... Charlotte was curtained off last night as well. Strange to see. Maybe it has something to do with $111 tickets (plus fees). Maybe it's the set list. Dnt blame the arenas, it's not like they didn't want to sell those seats...are people really that naive? I really regret not going to see them during Time Machine now. I'm sure ill get blasted, but last night was my least favorite Rush show ever( there has to be one right?). I totally understand the band wanting to support their new album, but I just don't like the way they did it last night. I see a lot of concerts, and of course, most of these are in support of new albums..but most bands tend to have a good mix of the old and new. Rush was very heavy on the new. I couldn't get into it, until the encore, and then it was over. That will probably be my last Rush show, unless they do something like time machine again. I took my much younger wife to her first show a few years back during the SA tour. She didn't know anything about the band, but she really enjoyed it. So much so she wanted to go back when they came back to town within a year (I think). She really liked that too. I could tell last night she wasn't getting into it. But, neither was I. Again, the band can do what they want, and I'm sure people will support them no matter what, but when they charge really high ticket prices, really expensive merchandise(saw a $50 T-shirt, oh but it did have sleeves), not mixing in enough old vs new material, in a bad economy, your gonna have dwindling attendance. I'm thinking that this may be their Swan Song and they are getting what they can, one last time...it was most likely my last time for sure.

Charlotte was curtained off last night as well. Strange to see. Maybe it has something to do with $111 tickets (plus fees). Maybe it's the set list. Dnt blame the arenas, it's not like they didn't want to sell those seats...are people really that naive? I really regret not going to see them during Time Machine now. I'm sure ill get blasted, but last night was my least favorite Rush show ever. I totally understand the band wanting to support their new album, but I just don't like the way they did it last night. I see a lot of concerts, and of course, most of these are in support of new albums..but most bands tend to have a good mix of the old and new. Rush was very heavy on the new. I couldn't get into it, until the encore, and then it was over. That will probably be my last Rush show, unless they do something like time machine again. I took my much younger wife to her first show a few years back during the SA tour. She didn't know anything about the band, but she really enjoyed it. So much so she wanted to go back when they came back to town within a year (I think). She really liked that too. I could tell last night she wasn't getting into it. But, neither was I. Again, the band can do what they want, and I'm sure people will support them no matter what, but when they charge really high ticket prices, really expensive merchandise(saw a $50 T-shirt, oh but it did have sleeves), not mixing in enough old vs new material, in a bad economy, your gonna have dwindling attendance. I'm thinking that this may be their Swan Song and they are getting what they can, one last time...it was most likely my last time for sure.