{"id":12768,"date":"2013-05-25T03:32:20","date_gmt":"2013-05-25T02:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=12768"},"modified":"2022-11-06T19:30:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T19:30:41","slug":"rush-london-o2-arena-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=12768","title":{"rendered":"Rush @ London O2 Arena, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> The <a title=\"Rush @ Manchester MEN Arena, 2013\" href=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=12727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester MEN Arena, 2013 review is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just got back from the second instalment of <strong>Rush\u2019s Clockwork Angels Tour,<\/strong> and it was another stormer.<\/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_london_neil1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37112 lazyload\" width=\"697\" height=\"1240\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_london_neil1.jpg 520w, https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_london_neil1-169x300.jpg 169w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 697px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 697\/1240;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Neil Peart &#8211; London, 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the tour programme I picked up at Manchester, Neil made reference to how they\u2019re doing more improvisation this time around (he says that the album itself was less rehearsed than previous ones). Going along with that, I don\u2019t think I have ever been to a series of Rush shows on a single tour and heard them deviate in any way from their tight set &#8211; until tonight. They lost <strong>The Pass <\/strong>(a personal favourite), but played &nbsp;<strong>Middletown Dreams, The Body Electric,<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Bravado&nbsp;<\/strong>in Part 1 of the set. <strong>Wish Them Well<\/strong> (also a personal favourite) and <strong>Dreamline<\/strong> were missing from Part 2, but in came <strong>Seven Cities of Gold<\/strong> and <strong>Manhattan Project<\/strong>. I think it may have had something to do with the delay to the start of the show &#8211; the sound check ran over and they didn\u2019t come on stage until nearly 8pm &#8211; but it didn&#8217;t matter. It was still performed as well as everything else. Here&#8217;s the full set list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part 1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Subdivisions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Big Money<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Force Ten<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grand Designs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Body Electric<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Territories<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Analog Kid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bravado<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where&#8217;s My Thing? (with drum solo)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Far Cry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 (with drum solo)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Halo Effect<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seven Cities of Gold<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Garden<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manhattan Project<\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once again, I couldn\u2019t see an empty seat in the house, even in the top tiers at the back &#8211; and when you consider the size of the O2, that\u2019s a damned good achievement. I was well placed on the floor (unlike last time at the O2, where I was in the rafters). I was on Alex\u2019s side so the pictures were skewed towards him and Neil (the Manchester ones tended towards Geddy, as that\u2019s where I was stood at that show).<\/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_london_alex1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37114 lazyload\" width=\"697\" height=\"1240\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_london_alex1.jpg 520w, https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_london_alex1-169x300.jpg 169w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 697px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 697\/1240;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alex Lifeson &#8211; London, 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As always, they put on an accomplished performance. They looked a little more relaxed right from the start this time, though that\u2019s not to take anything away from the Manchester performance. If I was voting, I\u2019d give the Manchester crowd the edge so far in terms of involvement and loudness &#8211; but only just.<\/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_london_geddy1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37115 lazyload\" width=\"697\" height=\"1240\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_london_geddy1.jpg 520w, https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rush_ca_london_geddy1-169x300.jpg 169w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 697px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 697\/1240;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Geddy Lee &#8211; London, 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a shitty day for the weather. It was almost constant heavy rain all the way down the A1\/M11 (I passed the Borussia Dortmund team coach with big police escort, on its way to Wembley for the Champions League Final at Wembley). It was raining when I went into the venue, and raining when I came out. Damned cold, too. I was amazed to get out of the venue car park in less than 10 minutes &#8211; you have to know how and where to park!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pictures all came out well again. They\u2019re taller than some of the ones I posted for Manchester because I\u2019m experimenting with the 16:9 format, which gives a wider field of view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next stop is Birmingham\u2019s LG Arena on Sunday. I can\u2019t wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=12800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Rush @ Birmingham LG Arena, 2013\">Birmingham article is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <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>NOTE: The Manchester MEN Arena, 2013 review is here. Just got back from the second instalment of Rush\u2019s Clockwork Angels Tour, and it was another stormer. 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