{"id":12727,"date":"2013-05-23T02:11:35","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T01:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=12727"},"modified":"2022-11-06T23:14:17","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T23:14:17","slug":"rush-men-arena-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=12727","title":{"rendered":"Rush @ Manchester MEN Arena, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wow. I just got back from the first night of the UK leg of <strong>Rush\u2019s Clockwork Angels Tour<\/strong>, and it was bloody brilliant! A great crowd at Manchester\u2019s MEN Arena, and I couldn\u2019t see an empty seat in the entire place. Here\u2019s my review of the concert (gig).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_men_geddy1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37123 lazyload\" width=\"697\" height=\"523\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_men_geddy1.jpg 520w, https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_men_geddy1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_men_geddy1-356x267.jpg 356w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 697px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 697\/523;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Geddy Lee &#8211; MEN, 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as playing at least half of the songs from Clockwork Angels (I love <strong>Wish Them Well<\/strong>, and <strong>The Garden<\/strong>), they also covered some of the older stuff that I haven\u2019t heard live before (or not for a long time, anyway), such as The Pass, Dreamtime, and Territories. Spirit Of Radio was in there &#8211; they can\u2019t <strong>EVER<\/strong> not play that &#8211; and they encored with Tom Sawyer and parts of 2112. The full set list was as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Subdivisions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Big Money<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Force Ten<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grand Designs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Middletown Dreams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Territories<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Analog Kid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Pass<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where&#8217;s My Thing?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Far Cry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Caravan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clockwork Angels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Anarchist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carnies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Wreckers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Headlong Flight<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Halo Effect<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wish Them Well<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Garden<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dreamline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drum Solo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Red Sector A<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>YYZ<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Spirit of Radio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Encore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tom Sawyer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2112 Part I: Overture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2112 Part II: The Temples of Syrinx<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2112 Part VII: Grand Finale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a 15 minute break between Part 1 and Part 2, and the strings section joined for virtually all of Part 2. I tried out my new camera &#8211; the Panasonic Lumix FZ200 &#8211; for the first time at a gig, and the results are unbelievable. Judge for yourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_men_alex1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37124 lazyload\" width=\"697\" height=\"929\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_men_alex1.jpg 520w, https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_men_alex1-225x300.jpg 225w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 697px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 697\/929;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alex Lifeson &#8211; MEN, 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You see what I mean? This time, I even got a bunch of fantastic pictures of Neil Peart. I\u2019ve reduced these in size for the blog, but on the originals you can literally see the threads on the shirts the guys are wearing! I got nearly 550 shots, and 90% of them have no blur whatsoever!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was six rows back and had an excellent view &#8211; my ticket guy had come up trumps again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_men_neil1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37125 lazyload\" width=\"697\" height=\"391\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_men_neil1.jpg 520w, https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_men_neil1-300x168.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 697px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 697\/391;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Neil Peart &#8211; MEN, 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a fantastic lightshow, and plenty of pyrotechnics. And the band used a strings section to provide extra depth for about half of the show. The films played to accompany each song on the rear screen were easily the best I\u2019ve ever seen. Oh, and Neil did three drum solos this time (even though the set list doesn\u2019t mention this).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_men_geddy_strings.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37127 lazyload\" width=\"696\" height=\"391\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_men_geddy_strings.jpg 520w, https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_men_geddy_strings-300x168.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/391;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Geddy Lee plus strings &#8211; MEN, 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The only hiccup in the whole evening was the female Hitler &#8211; so that would be a Hitlerette &#8211; who told me I wasn\u2019t allowed to use \u201cone of those cameras\u201d about half way through. But I went up to one of the stewards (who\u2019d seen her do it) and explained that it was a fixed-lens camera, and he said to carry on. Which I did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_men_lights1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37128 lazyload\" width=\"697\" height=\"391\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_men_lights1.jpg 520w, https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_men_lights1-300x168.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 697px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 697\/391;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rush lightshow &#8211; MEN, 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next stop, London\u2019s O2 Friday. It seems I\u2019m not the only one doing the Grand Tour of all UK shows again. I met up with someone I\u2019d first met on the Time Machine Tour a couple of years ago, and he\u2019s doing the same thing this time. And it turned out the couple in front of us were also doing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_men_geddy_alex1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37129 lazyload\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_men_geddy_alex1.jpg 520w, https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_men_geddy_alex1-300x168.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/393;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee &#8211; MEN, 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NOTE: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=12768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Rush @ London O2 Arena, 2013\">O2 review is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4532794719633406\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wow. I just got back from the first night of the UK leg of Rush\u2019s Clockwork Angels Tour, and it was bloody brilliant! A great crowd at Manchester\u2019s MEN Arena, and I couldn\u2019t see an empty seat in the entire place. Here\u2019s my review of the concert (gig). As well as playing at least half [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[97],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music-related"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12727\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}