Rushman14 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 October 1977. A Farewell To Kings tour at the Santa Monica Civic, CA. I was a 15 year old kid sitting 8th row center and my life was forever changed. It was only my 4th concert after Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin and Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 YOU LUCKY f**k! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHMAN999 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Same tour,1978 in bristol uk supported by stray,I will always remember the roar of the crowd.[not quite like rio] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Permanent Waves-Buffalo NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxdistortion Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 QUOTE (rushman14 @ Mar 9 2007, 12:24 PM) October 1977. A Farewell To Kings tour at the Santa Monica Civic, CA. I was a 15 year old kid sitting 8th row center and my life was forever changed. It was only my 4th concert after Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin and Yes. simply awesome...your so lucky. my first experience--i went with my uncle/aunt and my dad to see them at the Molson Amphitheatre back in '97's T4E tour. I was 12. It was simply the most flawless show I have EVER seen, not only from them, but from ANY band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionDetector Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 VAPOR TRAILS TOUR MOLSON AMPTHEATRE - TORONTO JULY 17, 2002 Awesome show! But the second Toronto show in October (indoors at the ACC) was unbelivably flawless! Amazing acoustics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxdistortion Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 QUOTE (EmotionDetector @ Mar 9 2007, 02:27 PM) VAPOR TRAILS TOUR MOLSON AMPTHEATRE - TORONTO JULY 17, 2002 Awesome show! But the second Toronto show in October (indoors at the ACC) was unbelivably flawless! Amazing acoustics! I WAS THERE BRO! hi five i'd have to disagree with u on the acoustics at the A.C.C. but maybe it was where i was sitting. I love seein em at the Ampitheatre personally! do you remember that A.C.C. gig?? Neil was sick and he kinda flubbed a few songs! He dropped his stick during Big Money andn missed a stick toss durin his drum solo...but its all good! every other show was completely flawless:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyswing Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I've mentioned bits and pieces of this but the first show for me was in March 1983 in the Omni in Atlanta. My late mother graciously drove a friend and me about 140 miles to Atlanta, where we spent the night. Mom went, too. It was the first of two Rush shows she attended with me. As I remember, we drove home the next day with a light amount of snow on the ground. It was a great show, but I must say the later shows I've seen were even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetz Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 November 8th, 1982, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Power Windows tour (Blue Oyster Cult opening) April 22, 1986 in Greensboro, NC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 MP tour, December 5, 1981 Cumberland County Coliseum. Fayetteville, North Carolina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fritz44 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 April '79 Hemispheres Tour, Newcastle City Hall, just turned 17. 2 rows from the front, but stuck to the right of the stage. Superb show, but a very limited view of 'The Prof'. I remember going to get tickets for the show in January, and the ground was covered in thick snow. I went at about 5.30am, walking as public transport was knackered (remember this is the UK, and we have never been good with snow). At about 10 o'clock, half an hour before the box office opened, I started to shiver and couldn't stop. I decided to abandon my vigil and work home. My mates were not impressed!! Still managed to get tickets the following morning, after another early start, but I took a flask with me. Character building! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickslikk2112 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Friday September 21st 1979, at Stafford Bingley Hall. ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awful venue great gig! Shame old Misery guts had shaved his tash off though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodys hero Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 2112 Chicago, Il..I have to see if I still have the ticket stub to get the exact date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew28 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Power Windows Tour April 4th, 1986 Nassau Coliseum Section 115 In only remember the section because my friends and I needed 7 tickets and you could only get 6 per person, so I volunteered to take the single seat (knowing it would put me closer to the stage). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetersvt Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Hold Your Fire, Hampton Coliseum, VA ('88 I believe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlswing Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 1994 CounterParts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 QUOTE (fritz44 @ Mar 9 2007, 03:37 PM) April '79 Hemispheres Tour, Newcastle City Hall...... Dayum............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 May 26, 1981 - Veterans Memorial Coliseum. New Haven, Connecticut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Grace Under Pressure Tour 1984 San Francisco Ca Cow Palace I was 16 years old and it was of course the first tour where Neil had the red kit with the Simmons set!! There were a bunch of us that crashed the stage that night. I just followed the crowd. We took over the front row, chairs were being slammed to the ground, people were pushing and shoving. I remember I squeezed to the very front and I was right underneath Geddy. He kept looking down at us. You could see in his eyes that he was concerned about what was going on. The guys kept playing though. They didn't stop the show, and Geddy didn't say anything. The good news for me as a kid was that I was right there up front to see Neil's drum solo for the first time live!! I was in Heaven!! I loved that solo not just because it was my first time seeing it, I loved it when the guys started out with YYZ, then Neil's solo, then they went right into "RED LENSES!!!!" "And the mercury is rising!" SWEET MEMORIES!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
third hand grace Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 PoW rosemont horizon I was in 8th grade and should have seen them on GuP but my mom said I was too young. Since then I have been to +35 others, so I've been a loyal supporter. When any of those boys run into me I'm ordering a very nice glass of red and having them put it on their tab! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ang2112 Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 January 21, 1979 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania I had never heard a Rush song before the concert! My friends older brother took us - it was love at first power chord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 December 21, 1981, the Exit...Stage Left Tour at the Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middletown Dreamer 2112 Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Grace tour. Worcster Mass. 1984. I was 15. Neil changed my life forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brotherraven Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Signals Tour Philadelphia Spectrum. Stupidly smuggeled a old 35 mm camera, had it down my back, strap choking my throat, heavy telephoto lense in my hood, further choking me....turns out the pics were bad, lots of streaks from the light show, but no matter what...when the lights went down for the first RUSH Show, and just like losing ones real virginity, it was not what we thought it would be, but we will never ever forget it. Never brought a camera to any show since...was way too nerve wracking trying to get in, and it wasn't even worth it...picture wise, but man oh man, what a great show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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