fraroc Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 This is out of sheer curiosity, have you ever seen any one person or a group of people attempt to mosh during a Rush show? I wouldn't expect the answer to be yes at all, but something tells me that in the thousands of concerts that they've put on, there had to have been a few rowdy fans that have tried to do it, probably during a heavier song like One Little Victory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 No. Festival seating hasn't been part of RUSH shows for a long time. There were plenty of early shows where things up front got dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetersvt Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Seen every tour since HYF. Have yet to see moshing. But, the HYF show was GA on the floor (Hampton Coliseum) with no seats. To my knowledge, every tour since Presto has had seating on the floor which makes moshing quite difficult. But Im guessing there has been some moshing at some point in the old GA floor days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disembodied Spirit Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Never been to a Rush show that was GA and I've been going to shows since the early 80's.GA was eliminated thankfully in most sensible places after The Who in Cincinnati in 1979 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 No. Festival seating hasn't been part of RUSH shows for a long time. There were plenty of early shows where things up front got dangerous. No but I've never been to an amphitheater with a lawn that had seats. Saw a mosh pit on the lawn at a Tool show in 1991 at Shoreline. Would this happen at Rush? Probably not but it can happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Never been to a Rush show that was GA and I've been going to shows since the early 80's.GA was eliminated thankfully in most sensible places after The Who in Cincinnati in 1979 First concert (ever) I saw was GA and it was Rush in early '83 (New World Tour). I've mentioned this on TRF before: During the intro song (Spirit of Radio) someone went nuts and started stabbing folks near the stage. Why?...Who the hell really knows? Rush was unaware of that incident until after the show, security handled it before the song even ended. I was at the gig but not in GA. Like most people, I didn't know about it until AFTER the show. [This was in Jacksonville, FL] 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil1972 Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 I remember on the T4E tour at the Omni folks getting a little excitable during "Roll the Bones", kinda jumping and moving around, but moshing? No, not close at all. I remember being surprised by the enthusiasm for that song. I figured most Rush fans would hate it. But folks at that show seemed into it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Moshing didn't really go mainstream until after a lot of places eliminated GA seating from what I remember. The only places I remember seeing moshing were bands that had fans known to mosh. Biggest I ever personally saw was in San Fran with exodus. Plus, how many rush fans want to miss most of the show sweating with a bunch of idiots? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 The first time I saw Rush was in the early 80s (have seen them several times since) and have never seen a mosh pit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Ain't never seen no moshing at a Rush show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 (edited) The closest thing I've experienced was when I saw them Sept 1980 at the Spectrum in Philly - I was 13 and had a seat about 10 rows from the stage .. An "older woman" of about 15 or 16 and her friends asked if they could stand there with me and my friends, so when the lights went down, we both stood on the metal chair ..... She occasionally held on to me so not to fall off the chair .. Looking back, that is the best relationship I have ever had . . Edited August 2, 2016 by Lucas 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 No. That would be stupid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimsonmistymemory Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 (edited) I have never seen moshing at a :rush: concert. However as it has been mentioned earlier in this thread, the area up front by the stage (and getting up there) in a general admission show was well let's say adventurous to say the least. I have had the pleasure of experiencing that environment a few times. :Alex: :Neil: :geddy: Edited August 2, 2016 by Crimsonmistymemory 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaminbenb Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 I've never seen Rush in a general admission show, so nothing crazy went on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompers Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 I have seen a few fights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 No, I've seen :rush: every tour since Signals. Almost always more than one night per tour. Extreme head banging in the early 80's was aboot as much as you got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 The closest thing I've experienced was when I saw them Sept 1980 at the Spectrum in Philly - I was 13 and had a seat about 10 rows from the stage .. An "older woman" of about 15 or 16 and her friends asked if they could stand there with me and my friends, so when the lights went down, we both stood on the metal chair ..... She occasionally held on to me so not to fall off the chair .. Looking back, that is the best relationship I have ever had 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Nope not even once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil1972 Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 (edited) I have seen a few fights. I've never seen a fight at a Rush show. If they happen I must be missing them, but I always chalked up not seeing them to the class of the audience. :martini: :) Edited August 2, 2016 by Wil1972 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. JD Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Since 1974, never...ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimsonmistymemory Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 The closest thing I've experienced was when I saw them Sept 1980 at the Spectrum in Philly - I was 13 and had a seat about 10 rows from the stage .. An "older woman" of about 15 or 16 and her friends asked if they could stand there with me and my friends, so when the lights went down, we both stood on the metal chair ..... She occasionally held on to me so not to fall off the chair .. Looking back, that is the best relationship I have ever had I think I was at that same show as my 1st :rush: concert. Awesome! It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it ;) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompers Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 I have seen a few fights. I've never seen a fight at a Rush show. If they happen I must be missing them, but I always chalked up not seeing them to the class of the audience. :martini: :)Probably not actual Rush fans fighting 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 I have seen a few fights. I've never seen a fight at a Rush show. If they happen I must be missing them, but I always chalked up not seeing them to the class of the audience. :martini: :)Probably not actual Rush fans fighting If it was, it was probably over Permanent waves being a 70s vs 80s album 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I have seen a few fights. I've never seen a fight at a Rush show. If they happen I must be missing them, but I always chalked up not seeing them to the class of the audience. :martini: :)Probably not actual Rush fans fightingYeah, probably just stunt doubles or optical illusions. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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