![]() ![]() Jason Segel of How I Met Your Mother fame and Game of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage comically rapped during the bridge section of this 1991 tune. During “Roll The Bones,” famous faces made cameos in a psychedelic tie dye of lip synch genius. The videos didn’t stop their flashiness there. The lyrics “polarize, sensitize, criticize, civilize” flashed against the screen, begging for a 10,000 person sing-a-long. Immediately following, Rush rocked into “Animate.” Beer sloshed from the recyclable cups as the crowd threw up their arms in excitement. Neil Peart and Geddy Lee of Rush / Photo © Manuel Nauta The trio obviously created a set list of songs they craved playing, and their contagious enthusiasm spread throughout the arena. Bassist and lead singer Geddy Lee then announced “How It Is,” a song from their 2002 album “Vapor Trails” that was just added to the tour. The first, entitled “The World Is… The World Is,” continued with “The Wreckers,” “Headlong Fight,” and “Far Cry.” Washing machines and videos of swirling kaleidoscopes lined the back wall during “The Main Monkey Business,” cultivating an industrial and mechanical atmosphere. Roars of applause reverberated against the epic stage with Peart’s opening roll in “The Anarchist.” It’s no wonder the young, aspiring rockers in the audience idolized him with black shirts that read “Got Peart?” Neil Peart of Rush / Photo © Manuel Nautaĭie hard Rush fans would feel cheated if a portion of their evening went to an opening band, so the R40 concert was split in to two sets. When the lights flashed over the largest permanent stage in Austin, Peart sat upstage center on his throne of rhythm, cymbals, and bells. While men popped their knuckles to prepare for two and a half hours of air drumming, Rush’s drummer Neil Peart warmed up backstage. Golf carts continuously herded the concertgoers into the arena like shuttles on the way to Disneyland. Middle aged men and women squeezed through the lingering crowd, and college boys double fisted frothy cups of beer while willing the liquid not to spill. Would this be Rush’s final tour? Alex Lifeson of Rush / Photo © Manuel Nauta Rumors flew like the mosquitoes leeching off of the glistening, sweaty music lovers. Though many had seen the trio in concert before, the R40 show unanimously seemed more significant. ![]() Conversations filtered through the lines at the food trailers. As the threatening black clouds dissolved into the night sky, Rush fans piled in to the Circuit of the Americas Amphitheater with sense of bittersweet excitement. Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart of Rush / Photo © Manuel NautaĪUSTIN, TX – The R40 concert landed in Austin on May 16 th for the fifth stop of its 34-city tour. ![]()
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