Thanks for the heads-up. Registered for the pre-sale and I'll probably buy tix, but this seems like a $ grab to me.

Watch the touring drummer be someone like Lars Ulrich

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPeFPnqjRP9/?igsh=MWc4NXN5ZmRtbHB6bA==

Whos Juan said:

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Watch the touring drummer be someone like Lars Ulrich

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A quick google search pulled this up. I'm not familiar with her, but apparently she's pretty good?

https://loudwire.com/rush-new-drummer-anika-nilles/

a sucker and his money....

Picking up right where they left off in August 2015 at The Forum in LA

From the Rush is a band link earlier in the thread:

Sun Jun 07 Los Angeles, CA Kia Forum
Tue Jun 09 Los Angeles, CA Kia Forum
Thu Jun 18 Mexico City, MX. Palacio de los Deportes
Wed Jun 24 Fort Worth, TX Dickies Arena
Fri Jun 26 Fort Worth, TX Dickies Arena
Thu Jul 16 Chicago, IL United Center
Sat Jul 18 Chicago, IL United Center
Tue Jul 28 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Thu Jul 30 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Fri Aug 07 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
Sun Aug 09 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
Thu Sep 17 Cleveland, OH Rocket Arena

Says tickets go on sale next week but you need to register for the presale this week.

Cowtown, here we come.

As a lifelong devoted fan, I'll probably go, but I thought they ended at the right time and the right way.

Geddy's vocals had been challenged (I'm being nice) the last 10+ years so it's concerning what they'll be now. Maybe the 10+ year of not touring will have helped. Even Alex admitted his playing had fallen off considerably at the end.

TP Ag '87 said:

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As a lifelong devoted fan, I'll probably go, but I thought they ended at the right time and the right way.

Geddy's vocals had been challenged (I'm being nice) the last 10+ years so it's concerning what they'll be now. Maybe the 10+ year of not touring will have helped. Even Alex admitted his playing had fallen off considerably at the end.

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Alex had been suffering arthritis flare ups and had surgery a couple of years ago, but apparently his health has improved a lot. His new band Envy of None has several recordings out, and he's guest played with Rik Emmett's band Res9. I doubt he and Geddy would try to tour again if they had any doubts about being able to put on a great show.

Anika spielt sehr gut!

I'm trying to imagine the pressure she will be under. It will be immense. Bigly.

I always wondered if they would do this with a big name drummer. As a series of tribute concerts. Never dreamed they would go this direction.

TP Ag '87 said:

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As a lifelong devoted fan, I'll probably go, but I thought they ended at the right time and the right way.

Geddy's vocals had been challenged (I'm being nice) the last 10+ years so it's concerning what they'll be now. Maybe the 10+ year of not touring will have helped. Even Alex admitted his playing had fallen off considerably at the end.

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I wonder if Geddy would bring in a guest vocalist for some of the more challenging higher register songs? I'd be cool with that.

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Niles is the real deal if Jeff Beck hired her. His standard for drummers was extremely high.

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I saw him with her on drums. She is excellent. Beck only hired the best.

The Kraken said:

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TP Ag '87 said:

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As a lifelong devoted fan, I'll probably go, but I thought they ended at the right time and the right way.

Geddy's vocals had been challenged (I'm being nice) the last 10+ years so it's concerning what they'll be now. Maybe the 10+ year of not touring will have helped. Even Alex admitted his playing had fallen off considerably at the end.

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I wonder if Geddy would bring in a guest vocalist for some of the more challenging higher register songs? I'd be cool with that.

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I am willing to bet that the keyboardist also sings backup. But when you think of it, Rush doesn't really "harmonize" or double-track vocals.

They have a few harmonies in recent years and Alex sings them. But yeah, I'm betting the keyboardist will sing backups.

Keyboardists are always former choir kids who were forced to take piano lessons as a child (raising hand here) and have good backup vocals.

Sammy has one in his band now.

Bon Jovi's vocals on their hits would be crap without Dave Bryan's vocals.

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GrapevineAg said:

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Thanks for the heads-up. Registered for the pre-sale and I'll probably buy tix, but this seems like a $ grab to me.

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What's wrong with a money grab? As long as they put up a great show I'm happy to pay.

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I bet you loved the Feedback album too

Philo B 93 said:

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I would prefer that Rush bring in a drummer who is a little more...... dude.

Rush is a band famous for their odds-defying 100% male audience. A female drummer can't feel comfortable in a giant room with 30,000 middle-aged to retirement-aged, white, male geeks, with a mean taxable annual income in the low to mid $100s. *We're talking Rush fans, those stats are based on fact.

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That is a fantastic description of the audience.

In the same sort of demographic, when I saw Bruce Dickinson 6 weeks ago in Vegas, I was looking at the aging crowd and thinking, at 55 y/o, I'm one of the younger people here. They're going to have to put in more handicapped accessible seating soon.

For Rush in 2025, yeah, it's going to be all middle class White dudes between 45-65.

In this post-Covid era, I'm curious to see if the tickets start at $300 for nosebleed and will be over $1,000 for the floor. I paid $300 a piece to be on the floor for the final show at The Forum in August 2015 so 3x today wouldn't surprise me. I signed up for the Presale so we'll know on Monday.

Signed up for the presale.

I would pay $1000 no questions asked.

And I'm in the demographic. Old white guy. I'll be sitting or standing right next to an old white woman.

The two weeks i am out of state they are in Texas


of course this is the way it is

GrapevineAg said:

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KidDoc said:

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GrapevineAg said:

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Thanks for the heads-up. Registered for the pre-sale and I'll probably buy tix, but this seems like a $ grab to me.

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What's wrong with a money grab? As long as they put up a great show I'm happy to pay.

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I bet you loved the Feedback album too

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A few good ones on there but not really.

Clockwork angels is one of my favorite though

KidDoc said:

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Clockwork angels is one of my favorite though

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Perhaps their best album since PoW.

HollywoodBQ said:

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Philo B 93 said:

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I would prefer that Rush bring in a drummer who is a little more...... dude.

Rush is a band famous for their odds-defying 100% male audience. A female drummer can't feel comfortable in a giant room with 30,000 middle-aged to retirement-aged, white, male geeks, with a mean taxable annual income in the low to mid $100s. *We're talking Rush fans, those stats are based on fact.

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That is a fantastic description of the audience.

In the same sort of demographic, when I saw Bruce Dickinson 6 weeks ago in Vegas, I was looking at the aging crowd and thinking, at 55 y/o, I'm one of the younger people here. They're going to have to put in more handicapped accessible seating soon.

For Rush in 2025, yeah, it's going to be all middle class White dudes between 45-65.

In this post-Covid era, I'm curious to see if the tickets start at $300 for nosebleed and will be over $1,000 for the floor. I paid $300 a piece to be on the floor for the final show at The Forum in August 2015 so 3x today wouldn't surprise me. I signed up for the Presale so we'll know on Monday.

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The hotel+reserved seat packages are around $900 to a little over $1,000 per person depending on the city, so tickets may not be dramatically more than $300. Keeping fingers crossed. We'll have to do MSG or Toronto.

Where do you see the ticket packages? I also see a citi card member presale for Friday but don't see a link.