Alex Lifeson Interview Rush radio tour this year USA, CANADA, EUROPE AND STH AMERICA!

Baggio

Well folks great news.
the 3 mastercraftsmen WILL be touring the new album, from June onwards this year and into 2008, looks like a huge tour across usa,canada,europe and south america!.you have been warned
Listened to an interview with Alex lifeson on rush radio - recently done, the band thinks this new album will rockkk the fans and many will be surprised by how much also making dvd of the makling of this album.
great bonus that. And great to hear his/their "who cares" approach to "the rock and roll hall of fame" when asked wether it bothered them at not being inducted...he laughed yeahh right look who's in there..Blondie?!..lol

Great stuff..anyway ya heard it here ..so keep an eye..its gonna be a great album and a massive tour....

ciao' amigos...Baggio..........
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Mushy

Wow, that is great news. Will they actually play in Ireland or will it be a trip over the pond to see them?

Baggio

Mushy,,,,,
..........doubt they'l come here!..imagine a band like that announcing playiong here? - all the yocals here "ugh man dont know them - dughh lets go se snow patrol maan!"..hahha naa better off going to see em in the big venues in UK wembley arena or NEC birmingham will be great concerts!

ciao' amigo..Baggio........

galwayrush

excellent news.we'll be organising a stalker tour like the R30 tour on the TNMS Rush site where we'll be attending all possible UK gigs, perhaps some more.
Can any Moderator merge the new thread i started with this one, i hadn't seen this thread before i posted.:o
there's a link to the Alex interview.;)

peter1892

Great news indeed! A Dublin show would be nice, but I'll settle for London (or Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow etc...).

MoominPapa

Baggio wrote:

Mushy,,,,,
..........doubt they'l come here!..imagine a band like that announcing playiong here? - all the yocals here "ugh man dont know them - dughh lets go se snow patrol maan!"..hahha naa better off going to see em in the big venues in UK wembley arena or NEC birmingham will be great concerts!

ciao' amigo..Baggio........

I would gladly take 200 quid out of my unborn childs savings account to see them here, and taking flights and accomodation to see them abroad into account, I be saving money:D Lets start a petition after all r30 was the first time they played Italy and the czech republic so you never know

galwayrush

RUSH NEWS


Tuesday, January 23, 2007 ( also mu birthday:D )

Rush in LA putting final mixes on the new album

Former Max Webster frontman and longtime Rush friend Kim Mitchell is now a DJ on Canadian radio station Q107. Yesterday Andy Curran of the Toronto-based 80s-era band Coney Hatch - who is now with Rush's management - came into the studio. Kim put the following post on his blog regarding the visit:

just spoke with andy curran..with rush's management ...bands in LA mixing ...yahoo!!!!...says the band sounds 20 years younger ... totally rawked out!!! kool!!!

So he seems to be repeating the this will sound like an old Rush record theme that producer Nick Raskulinecz spoke about. The good news keeps pouring in.

If you don't know already, the rumored working title for the album is Snakes and Arrows. Also, Alex Lifeson stated in a recent interview that the album is slated for a late April or early May release; the recording process was filmed for a possible future in-studio DVD; and the tour will start in June and include North America and Europe with a break for Christmas then onto South America.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007, Posted at 08:44 AM
New album working title: Snakes and Arrows?

As was mentioned in the previous post, the working title for the new Rush album is rumored to be either Snakes and Arrows or Snakes and Ladders. To put this in the context of the rumored spiritual theme of the album, I'll provide this quote from InnerTraditions.com which is in reference to a book titled The Yoga of Snakes and Arrows.

Chutes and Ladders, the popular children's game, is derived from the ancient Hindu game Leela, or Snakes and Arrows, which charts the ups and downs of the soul's path toward reunion with the Infinite. Snakes and Arrows was designed by the seers and saints of India as a tool for understanding the relationship of the individual self to the Absolute Self. For thousands of years the 72 spaces on this game board have enabled players to chart the paths that represent the course of their lives. Each space represents a virtue or a vice, an aspect of consciousness, or a plane of reality and is accompanied by a commentary explaining its meaning. The player's progress on the board is dictated by the fall of a die corresponding to the forces of karma. Repeated encounters with the snakes and arrows on the board reveal the full meaning of the commentaries and can give shape to habitual patterns of the player, resulting in greater self-understanding and even a gradual detachment from the ego's delusions.

Monday, January 15, 2007, Posted at 09:44 AM
Alex Lifeson confirms tour and possible in-studio DVD!

UPDATE - 1/15@10:00AM: I've also just heard a couple rumors that Lerxst mentioned that the working title for the album is Snakes and Arrows or possibly Snakes and Ladders? No idea if this is for real or not. I don't place much stock in working titles, since they usually don't end up being what is used. Either way, that's what I heard.

Alex Lifeson recently called in to Jeff Burrows' (The Tea Party) radio show on Canadian radio station 95.1 The Rock and had some very cool news regarding the new album and the tour. I didn't hear the interview but saw the highlights posted on the various messageboards. From what I read, Alex mentioned that the new album is set for a late April or early May release - but we already knew that. And ... he said that a lot of the studio work was video taped for a dvd! As far as the tour goes, it's currently scheduled to start in June and will include North America and Europe with a break for Christmas then onto South America. So this would seem to be the first official confirmation from a band member that they will tour and, as reported earlier, they will hit South America again. What I'm particularly excited about is the possibility of a documentary-style in-studio DVD! The station is supposed to be posting the interview at some point. If/when they do I'll link to it.

AlanOB

This is JOYOUS news.

We're all going to London to see them lads, I don't care how much cash I have at the time!

Woooooooo!

Mushy

They wouldnt come to a place where they'd possibly make a lot of money, ah well, Paris it may have to be. Although I hope it'll be closer to end of year. Financial constraints shall halt it at any other time. Dear god, might be going away for Smashing Pumpkins aswell, Im gonna be broke nefore I even start. Wooooooooooooo, Neil F'in Peart live!

galwayrush

A first bit of confirmed news from Toronto; the new album IS called "Snakes and Arrows", with the first single "Far Cry" out on March 13th.:cool:
Well, the single is probably a promo thing for the States only.

Baggio

yeahhh just got word

new album Snakes and Arrows in shops May 1st,,,theres a tiny teazer snippet of new single " far cry" on their RUSH site,,,ahhh tantalising but even that bit sounds soooo them cant wait

ciao' amigos...Baggio....

peter1892

Baggio wrote:

yeahhh just got word

new album Snakes and Arrows in shops May 1st,,,theres a tiny teazer snippet of new single " far cry" on their RUSH site,,,ahhh tantalising but even that bit sounds soooo them cant wait

ciao' amigos...Baggio....

It reminds of me of Cygnus X-1/Hemispheres....

MoominPapa

:eek: If ever there was a teaser thats it:rolleyes: http://www.rush.com/php/home.php?f=1 Still sounds pretty good, can't wait definatly 2112-hemispheres era sounding

galwayrush

peter1892 wrote:

It reminds of me of Cygnus X-1/Hemispheres....

My thoughts exactly.:cool:
It gave me goosebumps. this sounds so promising.:cool:

galwayrush

Late september to early october for the UK tour.:D ( provisional)

galwayrush

Looks like London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow again, with the possibility of Newcastle.:cool:
Direct flights from Galway to all gigs, so i don't care where it starts, i'm going to them all,:D

galwayrush

got my tickets for the 2 Dutch shows booked.:D 16th and 17th October:cool:
UK shows tickets available towards the end of march.:cool: but the dates are not fully confirmed as of yet, looks like 3rd October for the Glasgow gig though,

peter1892

Any other UK dates, even provisional or just rumoured?

Mushy

Damn it, damn it damn it damn it. I have no money, I will have no money until June. I just spent €100 on tickets yesterday though, which I owe to my parents. My phone is in pretty bad shape and looks like I need a new one:(. The small bit of money I do have, I spend on bus journeys that cost €5 for 20 minutes:eek:. The one chance I definately get to see Neil Peart and I'm flat-out broke....noooooooooooooooooooooo. Will they sell out all the dates quickly in UK, cos I'm not picky on where I have to go?

galwayrush

peter1892 wrote:

Any other UK dates, even provisional or just rumoured?

rumoured , Glasgow(SECC), Newcastle, Sheffield, Manchester(MEN), Birmingham(nec) London.
dates confirmed within a week.tickets on sale to public 21 March, ( 19th pre sale);)

galwayrush

Mushy wrote:

Damn it, damn it damn it damn it. I have no money, I will have no money until June. I just spent €100 on tickets yesterday though, which I owe to my parents. My phone is in pretty bad shape and looks like I need a new one:(. The small bit of money I do have, I spend on bus journeys that cost €5 for 20 minutes:eek:. The one chance I definately get to see Neil Peart and I'm flat-out broke....noooooooooooooooooooooo. Will they sell out all the dates quickly in UK, cos I'm not picky on where I have to go?

join t-n-m-s.com, we're organising a stalker tour, board and travel between gigs, tickets included. you can do part of the tour as well.:cool:
Be warned though, we'll all total lunatics.:D

Mushy

galwayrush wrote:

join t-n-m-s.com, we're organising a stalker tour, board and travel between gigs, tickets included. you can do part of the tour as well.
Be warned though, we'll all total lunatics.

Unfortunately I'm now further in debt to go to Belgium. Man these tickets better not go fast, if they sell out after, lets say...August, then I'd have a chance:(. Theres only one thing to blame,...the Irish Education System:D. Them and their damn Leaving Cert. If it wasnt for that, I could: 1) work, 2) get money, 3) go to see Neil Peart in the flesh.

Baggio

mushy
////hate to be a bringer of bad news..but they WILL sell out fast.,..theres a lot of people dying to them in uk and europe aswell as a growing collection of us loopers over here...so i'd say get a few euro of yer ma or whoever as they willl sell out fast.

best of luck amigo....Baggio...

ps - pssst galwayrush,,,anywehere near yu like classic rock covers bands??.we have 2 RUSH tracks in the set and will add another...let me know amigo...we do it gooooooood

Mushy

Baggio, I've used my mother's credit card for ******, Werchter, possibly for a Cork trip next week...yeah, she'll never agree to it:(. Im trying to get her to pay a bit of my Werchter ticket already, three weeks to negotiate that deal. Some luck will come my way, I'll win the Lotto or something:D