Rush's Most Depressing Setlist

[PurpleHayes]

If they had to make an album that would make your blue mood even bluer, here's what the tracklisting would look like:

 

In The End

I Think I'm Going Bald

Soliloquy

Tears

Fear Trilogy (Witch Hunt, The Weapon, The Enemy Within)

Losing It

Afterimage

Red Sector A

Between the Wheels

Tai Shan (OK I had to sneak this one in here because it depresses ME)

The Pass

Red Tide

Neurotica

Ghost Rider

The Larger Bowl

Malignant Narcissism

 

[Nova Carmina]

Yeah, that would do it.

 

I thought this thread might be asking "which setlist was most depressing," and I just popped in to say "the ones after HYF and T4E because they played so many of those songs!"

 

Although -- to be clear -- the T4E setlist was pretty okay!

Edited January 21 by Nova Carmina
equivocation

[laughedatbytime]

The S&A setlist was the worst.    All of those midtempo songs (well, some were closer to dirges) made for a setlist only someone with IBS, and an uncanny ability to time it would love.

[grep]

22 hours ago, laughedatbytime said:

The S&A setlist was the worst.    All of those midtempo songs (well, some were closer to dirges) made for a setlist only someone with IBS, and an uncanny ability to time it would love.

That setlist was a dream come true for the beer run. 

I'd been used to running to the head and beer line all within the time it took them to play RTB.   But with the SNA set, it was a casual stroll.  

[laughedatbytime]

2 hours ago, grep said:

That setlist was a dream come true for the beer run. 

I'd been used to running to the head and beer line all within the time it took them to play RTB.   But with the SNA set, it was a casual stroll.  

If the songs took as long as it seemed, you'd have a chance to relieve yourself, buy beer, get drunk, sober up, relieve yourself again, and be back before the note of the first song worth hearing was played.

Edited January 22 by laughedatbytime

[grep]

38 minutes ago, laughedatbytime said:

If the songs took as long as it seemed, you'd have a chance to relieve yourself, buy beer, get drunk, sober up, relieve yourself again, and be back before the note of the first song worth hearing was played.

Buy a t-shirt...go visit RushGirl in the first row...... 

[invisible airwave]

The Pass in a good way for its message.

 

Tai Shan because it sucks.

[ytserush]

Oh.... I thought this was about the Presto Tour. Did enjoy Warpaint in that set. HHHHHay!

[grep]

6 hours ago, ytserush said:

Oh.... I thought this was about the Presto Tour. Did enjoy Warpaint in that set. HHHHHay!

Warpaint is such an awesome deep cut. 

f**k...not i have to dig that one out,. 

[grep]

On 1/22/2026 at 4:23 PM, grep said:

Buy a t-shirt...go visit RushGirl in the first row...... 

Talk with Howard..... 

[Blue J]

On 1/21/2026 at 10:50 AM, PurpleHayes said:

If they had to make an album that would make your blue mood even bluer, here's what the tracklisting would look like:

 

In The End

I Think I'm Going Bald

Soliloquy

Tears

Fear Trilogy (Witch Hunt, The Weapon, The Enemy Within)

Losing It

Afterimage

Red Sector A

Between the Wheels

Tai Shan (OK I had to sneak this one in here because it depresses ME)

The Pass

Red Tide

Neurotica

Ghost Rider

The Larger Bowl

Malignant Narcissism

 

 

There are some great songs in this list.

[Pound of Obscure]

I've tried hard to forget the entire album this came from but Faithless should be on the list

 

[The Analog Cub]

A setlist full of Presto and Roll the Bones would make me wish I was at a funeral instead.

[exiled yorkie]

The snakes and arrows set list was the worst ever imho

[James Bond]

Snakes was the first tour I saw, so it holds a special place in my heart (plus I got to hear Digital Man).

 

Did the tweaks to the 2008 portion of the set make a difference to anybody? I remember feeling the crowd energy a bit more at the 2008 show I saw.