Hehe, no. I’m not that clever.
Well, that may be a good thing in Geddy’s case.
In looking at the tour schedule, it’s pretty band-friendly. They’re only playing at seven cities; in five of the cities, they’re doing two shows, but with a day off in between. And, all of the cities are separated by one or two weeks, meaning that Geddy and Alex can do their two shows, then fly home for a week or so, before flying to the next city (where their road crew has already been setting up).
So, I think this supports the hypothesis of “we want to get out and play in front of crowds again,” while doing it in a relatively easy fashion, for a couple of 72-year-old musicians.
Ouch. Ha!
Listening to them talk about the upcoming shows makes me think they are really looking forward to this being a fun time. They are looking to do a lot of shows they didn’t normally do live. Since it isn’t the classic Rush lineup already they don’t feel obligated to do the exact same things that are on the studio version. Geddy doesn’t feel obligated to be stuck playing bass, keyboards and pedals while singing. They can have other musicians allowing him to have fun playing bass.
It sounds like a great way to go out and have fun while making a good chunk of change. I’m guessing Neil’s family is going to get a third of the revenue.
They announced today that all the shows are sold out. However, they have now added 17 new cities.
Still nothing anywhere close to me. Denver is closest and that’s a 9-ish hour drive.
Impressive, since tickets start at around $400.
Ticketmaster prices for NYC started at around $200. I gave up during the middle of the presale. I don’t know what the aftermarket prices are.
I could try for the Philly date. It’s arguably easier for me to get to than the NYC dates. I’m at the point in my life that I don’t mind splurging on an occasional high cost ticket. I’m also at the age where I don’t want to fight against the ticket bots.
Two shows in Boston. I think I’m gonna have to go.