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zepphead

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3 minutes ago, fraroc said:

The second you watch that "message to the fans" video, you immediately get the vibe that this is ultimately for the love of the fans, the love for Neil, and the love for what they've created in the 40 years they were together. This is as far from a "I'm almost 70 and still do cocaine please give me money to fund my habit while my band is now a revolving door of replacement members" kind of reunion tour as possible. 

The 'for the love of the fans' bit gives me hope that they will come to the UK!!!

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Todem
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I love how dudes in here questioning Alex and Geddy’s choice having not heard a single note of anything the three of them have done in their rehearsals.   Jesus.   Please don’t let

JohnRogers
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I plan to protest outside at most of the tour venues. The people need to know the truth.  

1-0-0-1-0-0-1
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Those who think that women can't be effective and skilled rock drummers are dinosaurs from a former era. Anika will do just fine.

blueschica

blueschica

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7 minutes ago, edhunter said:

The timing of this could not be better. My best friend from college is now an executive at MSG.  I’m already in!

We're all friends here, aren't we??  :wink: :wink:

AREN'T WE???  :biggrin: :biggrin:. Seriously, that's so great for you! Enjoy!

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Maverick

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1 hour ago, chemistry1973 said:

Ok. I’m over the shock.

 

Niles is insanely good and the more I think about it the more thankful I am that it isn’t Mike Portnoy.

 

I'm not sure we needed a silver lining for getting Anika Niles on drums, but the fact it isn't Mike Portnoy is definitely just that. It's the silver lining to a golden cloud.

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5 minutes ago, Maverick said:

 

I'm not sure we needed a silver lining for getting Anika Niles on drums, but the fact it isn't Mike Portnoy is definitely just that. It's the silver lining to a golden cloud.

 

I would have been totally fine with Portnoy, and I'm sure Geddy and Alex considered him. He clearly has the chops and probably already knows how to play many of the songs. But I do like that they went with an under the radar player.

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blueschica

blueschica

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1 minute ago, 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 said:

 

I would have been totally fine with Portnoy, and I'm sure Geddy and Alex considered him. He clearly has the chops and probably already knows how to play many of the songs. But I do like that they went with an under the radar player.

The New Girl !

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2 minutes ago, 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 said:

 

I would have been totally fine with Portnoy, and I'm sure Geddy and Alex considered him. He clearly has the chops and probably already knows how to play many of the songs. But I do like that they went with an under the radar player.

 

Just now, blueschica said:

The New Girl !

 

Nice. :thumbsup:

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Maverick

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6 minutes ago, 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 said:

 

I would have been totally fine with Portnoy, and I'm sure Geddy and Alex considered him. He clearly has the chops and probably already knows how to play many of the songs. But I do like that they went with an under the radar player.

 

I'm sure Portnoy would have been great. I was just jumping on the bandwagon to bond with fellow fans who were really happy it wasn't him.

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HemiBeers

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6 minutes ago, blueschica said:

The New Girl !

in the video I posted, she's wearing chucks high tops...instant street cred!

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blueschica

blueschica

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WE NEED MORE INFORMATION!  Seriously, if anyone hears any details, please share. 

**  Will the tickets be dynamic pricing? (Hope not!)

** The Rolling Stone article says there's going to be different "experiences" offered. What the heck are they and how much will those cost?

There's supposed to be a VIP experience (sometimes that's just expensive close seats), a "2112 platform" (whot?), and "curated travel packages"??  If anyone knows anything about these, please give details! 

 

Don't want to be sitting in front of a screen on Thursday hitting refresh and trying  to decide ,

are we still getting the driveway repaved, or do we put up with dirty looks from the neighbors another year to do the big package :biggrin: :biggrin:

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7 minutes ago, blueschica said:

The New Girl !

 

Just now, HemiBeers said:

in the video I posted, she's wearing chucks high tops...instant street cred!

 

She was Jeff Beck's drummer in 2022. That is not a gig for just any drummer.

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HemiBeers

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I'm going to propose something. It may stretch forum rules, so hoping admin will hear me out. We all know how the shark infested waters known as ticketmaster has become. Unpredictable 'presales', unrealistic markups, etc. I know the presale will be likely in groups of 2. Since my wife, relatives, etc. have no interest in Rush, I always go by myself. Here's the deal...if I get 2 tickets, I would like to offer one of them to a forum member at my cost. Not sure of how the mechanics of this would work, but we're all 'family' in a sense and I have reasonable trust that I wouldn't get ripped off by a forum member. If no one on the forum wants my extra ticket, it gets tossed back into the shark infested waters. I'm going to one of the chicago shows and prefer middle floor section. When, or if, I'm able to get reasonable seats, I'll post a thread on the forum and we can take it from there.

 

On one of the previous Rush tours, I resold my extra ticket on ticketmaster at a handsome profit. It basically paid for my ticket. I admit...probably a dickish thing to do. But the guy who bought the ticket next to me came 2-3 songs into the set, was late after intermission and was diddling on his phone alot of the time. Dude, why the f**k did you pay that much just to be disinterested? We didn't have any conversation and I wanted to keep it that way; 'oh yeah, I'm the guy that screwed you on your ticket...thanks!'. So hoping to make amends for my past sins. 

 

The forums members have been keeping the fire burning, so hopefully we can help each other enjoy this last go without breaking the bank.

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BlairC45

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What a surprise indeed, if this what they want to do at this time in there life more power to them, As far using RUSH name for the limited shows I'm ok with it why start a new name for a handful of Shows when the name RUSH been a household name for 50 Years why change now and since they're playing RUSH songs it only makes sense to use the RUSH name?

 

In my opinion

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HemiBeers

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14 minutes ago, 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 said:

 

 

She was Jeff Beck's drummer in 2022. That is not a gig for just any drummer.

no doubt. jeff never put up with slackers.

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patjnev

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Just checked out some of Annika's work . She definitely has major chops . She is more hipster then prog rock . I think they made a good pick here. just my 2cnts. 

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blueschica

blueschica

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23 minutes ago, HemiBeers said:

in the video I posted, she's wearing chucks high tops...instant street cred!

Love it! 

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blueschica

blueschica

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10 minutes ago, HemiBeers said:

I'm going to propose something. It may stretch forum rules, so hoping admin will hear me out. We all know how the shark infested waters known as ticketmaster has become. Unpredictable 'presales', unrealistic markups, etc. I know the presale will be likely in groups of 2. Since my wife, relatives, etc. have no interest in Rush, I always go by myself. Here's the deal...if I get 2 tickets, I would like to offer one of them to a forum member at my cost. Not sure of how the mechanics of this would work, but we're all 'family' in a sense and I have reasonable trust that I wouldn't get ripped off by a forum member. If no one on the forum wants my extra ticket, it gets tossed back into the shark infested waters. I'm going to one of the chicago shows and prefer middle floor section. When, or if, I'm able to get reasonable seats, I'll post a thread on the forum and we can take it from there.

 

On one of the previous Rush tours, I resold my extra ticket on ticketmaster at a handsome profit. It basically paid for my ticket. I admit...probably a dickish thing to do. But the guy who bought the ticket next to me came 2-3 songs into the set, was late after intermission and was diddling on his phone alot of the time. Dude, why the f**k did you pay that much just to be disinterested? We didn't have any conversation and I wanted to keep it that way; 'oh yeah, I'm the guy that screwed you on your ticket...thanks!'. So hoping to make amends for my past sins. 

 

The forums members have been keeping the fire burning, so hopefully we can help each other enjoy this last go without breaking the bank.

That's really cool of you! 

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Gilbertk

Gilbertk

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First time here in awhile lol. Super stoked to see the show (whichever I can make it to). Hopefully it’s a huge success and they add some dates after a rest. 
 

Looked up Anika and she’s a kickass drummer. To anyone mad she’s a woman, or that she’s not your favorite drummer… look I hope she kills it but I’m going to see Geddy and Alex and to sing my favorite music with thousands of fellow fans. Just enjoy the show, people. 

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zappafrank

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27 minutes ago, blueschica said:

** The Rolling Stone article says there's going to be different "experiences" offered. What the heck are they and how much will those cost?

There's supposed to be a VIP experience (sometimes that's just expensive close seats), a "2112 platform" (whot?), and "curated travel packages"??  If anyone knows anything about these, please give details! 

 

https://www.wearesuper.co/rushvip

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Papa Emeritus

Papa Emeritus

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27 minutes ago, blueschica said:

WE NEED MORE INFORMATION!  Seriously, if anyone hears any details, please share. 

**  Will the tickets be dynamic pricing? (Hope not!)

** The Rolling Stone article says there's going to be different "experiences" offered. What the heck are they and how much will those cost?

There's supposed to be a VIP experience (sometimes that's just expensive close seats), a "2112 platform" (whot?), and "curated travel packages"??  If anyone knows anything about these, please give details! 

 

Don't want to be sitting in front of a screen on Thursday hitting refresh and trying  to decide ,

are we still getting the driveway repaved, or do we put up with dirty looks from the neighbors another year to do the big package :biggrin: :biggrin:

https://www.wearesuper.co/rushvip

 

https://www.wearesuper.co/rushtravel

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Leanne

Leanne

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I just checked my email and saw the email and didn’t even watch the video and came straight here! This is fantastic news! 
I’m off to watch the video! :laugh:  

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