first Rush show - PWin

[kevins_concerts]

Power Windows tour. Bill and me. Down on the side, at the Arena. Just high enough off the floor to see over the heads of the people walking below.

Marillion was the opener. I was a big fan of them, due to the release of Misplaced Childhood, coming out the previous June. They were the first opening act I had seen that I liked, and by far the best I was to see for many years to come.

I don't remember any specific impressions of Rush's show, but I see by the setlist, that most of the show was recent songs - the synth era. Not my favorite stuff, even as an early fan, who had just gotten into them in the last couple of years. However, I didn't *dislike* the synth stuff, and it was my first live Rush concert - I loved it!

Intro ("Three Stooges Theme")
The Spirit of Radio
Limelight
The Big Money
New World Man
Subdivisions
Manhattan Project
Middletown Dreams
Witch Hunt
Red Sector A
Closer To The Heart
Marathon
The Trees
Mystic Rhythms
Distant Early Warning
Territories
YYZ
Drum Solo
Red Lenses
Encore:
Tom Sawyer
2112: Overture, The Temples of Syrinx
Grand Designs
In the Mood