RUSH - Subdivisions - R40 Tour - LIVE 05162015 @ Austin360 Austin TX USA 9

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Rush begins their 3-show stint across the Lone Star State at the Circuit of the Americas, Austin360 Amphitheatre on one really muggy warm May 16, 2015 night, in Austin, Texas, USA, on their fifth stop of the R40 North America Tour. One can say that the first four stops on this tour were just rehearsals for the over-the-top performance at the Austin360. For the final song in the first set, Rush performs "Subdivision" from their 1982 SIGNALS album. The song is a commentary on societal pressure to adopt a certain lifestyle: the "cool" youth culture or a comfortable, mundane suburban existence in a housing subdivision. Anyone who does not conform to these expectations is regarded as an outcast. "Subdivisions" was one of five Rush songs inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame on March 28, 2010. The band asked Jacob Moon to perform his version of the song at the gala in their absence. The song has been a staple of the band's live performances, is played regularly on classic-rock radio, and appears on several greatest-hits compilations I could hear the distortion in my ears and knew the video's audio would be sorely lacking - I apologize in advance. Canadian legends Rush announced, in January 2015, a 40th Anniversary 2015 tour and ticket sales went fast, and for the last four months much has been discussed as to what to expect. The waiting is over. The R40 tour will visit 34 cities throughout North America this summer which began May 8 in Tulsa, OK and finishing August 1 in Los Angeles, CA, highlighting four decades of the band's music. Over the course of their amazing career, Rush has lived a lifetime together, providing an influential soundtrack to many of their fans' lives. Some have been with them since the start, while others have discovered them along the way and delved into their incredible body of work. To quote Dave Grohl from their momentous induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, "Rush built their following the right way. No hype, no bullshit, they did it from the ground up. Their legacy is incredible and their influence undeniable." After 40 years together and 20 gold and platinum studio albums, and 40 MILLION RECORDS, Rush is celebrating with their most loyal fans in the world on their 21st tour, one which will most thought to be their last major tour of this magnitude. Equal parts Led Zeppelin, Cream and King Crimson, Rush burst out of Canada in the early 1970s with one of the most powerful and bombastic sounds of the decade. Their 1976 magnum opus 2112 represents progressive rock at its grandiose heights, but just a half decade later they had the guts to put epic songs aside in favor of shorter (but no less dynamic) tunes like "Tom Sawyer" and "The Spirit of Radio" that remain in constant rotation on radio to this day. Absolutely uncompromising in every conceivable way, the trio has spent the last 40 years cultivating the largest cult fan base in rock while still managing to sell out arenas around the globe. Rush Band Members: Geddy Lee: Bass, Keyboard, and Lead Vocals Alex Lifeson: Guitar Neil Peart: Drums, Percussion, Lyrics Austin TX Set List (Version B): Set 1: Video Intro (The World is ... The World is) The Anarchist The Wreckers Headlong Flight (with Drumbastica mini drum solo) Far Cry The Main Monkey Business How It Is Animate Roll The Bones (with celebrity rappers video) Between the Wheels Subdivisions Intermission (R40 drum kit replaced with throwback replica kit) along with super short video of "Our 40", "Hour 40", "Aarf 40", and "Arr40". Set 2: Video Intro (No Country for Old Hens) Tom Sawyer The Camera Eye The Spirit of Radio Jacob's Ladder Cygnus X-1 Book Two: Hemispheres - Prelude Cygnus X-1 Book One - The Voyage: Part 1 Drum Solo Cygnus X-1 Book One - The Voyage: Part 3 Closer To The Heart Xanadu (double neck guitars) 2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx/Presentation/Grand Finale Encore: Video Intro (Mel's Rock Pile starring Eugene Levy) Lakeside Park Anthem What You're Doing Working Man (Garden Road riff at the end) Video Outro (Exit Stage Left) www.rush.com www.rushisaband.com www.cygnus-x1.net/ MVI 7890