Rush in Rio (video)

Rush in Rio
Video by Rush
Released 2003
Recorded 23 November 2002, Rio de Janeiro
Genre Progressive rock, hard rock
Label Anthem/Zoë Vision
Director Daniel E. Catullo III
Producer Daniel E. Catullo III, Lawrence Jordan, Lionel Pasamonte
Rush chronology

A Show of Hands
(1989)		 Rush in Rio
(2003)		 R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour
(2005)

Rush in Rio is a live DVD by Canadian band Rush, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). It is also available as a three CD set. It was the first concert DVD ever released by the band and is a two-disc set containing 28 songs. Bonus features include a tour documentary, multi-angle viewing options for certain songs and behind-the-scenes footage. The performance was recorded and filmed at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and was the final night on the 2002 Vapor Trails Tour. It is the band's first live video that presents a single night's entire performance.

The attendance at this show was 40,000, the second largest crowd at a show on the Vapor Trails Tour (the largest crowd being 60,000 at the previous night's show in São Paulo).

The crew had such a difficult time driving from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro that they were hours late when they arrived at the stadium, and no sound or video check was done because the crowd was entering by the time everything was set up. After this show, Neil's rotating drum riser was destroyed when it was being removed from the stadium by a flat-bed truck whose driver miscalculated the height of the exit. The Vapor Trails carpet that was on the stage was left behind after it got so soaked with rain water it could not fly back with the rest of the equipment, and was later sold on eBay to a fan in Connecticut.

The Rush In Rio DVD received the 2004 Juno Award for "Music DVD of the Year."

Easter eggs

There are two Easter eggs on Rush in Rio:

The first is the cartoon that runs during "By-Tor and the Snow Dog," part of the encore medley. To watch it, play the "Boys in Brazil" documentary from disc two. Push Enter on the DVD remote when Alex Lifeson discusses the song "By-Tor and the Snow Dog" at 26:40.

The second is a video of Rush playing "Anthem" from 1975. To watch it, go to the Main Menu of disc 2, and play video clip #2 ("O Baterista"). Return to the menu after it starts, and select video clip #1 ("YYZ"). Return to the menu again, and select "YYZ" once more. Go back to the menu and select "O Baterista" again, then return to the menu for the last time, and "Anthem 1975" will appear. (The combination of choices—2nd, 1st, 1st, 2nd—spells out the name of the album 2112.)

Track listing

Disc 1

  1. "Tom Sawyer" – 5:04
  2. "Distant Early Warning" – 4:50
  3. "New World Man" – 4:04
  4. "Roll the Bones" – 6:15
  5. "Earthshine" – 5:44
  6. "YYZ" – 4:56
  7. "The Pass" – 4:52
  8. "Bravado" – 6:18
  9. "The Big Money" – 6:03
  10. "The Trees" – 5:12
  11. "Freewill" – 5:48
  12. "Closer to the Heart" – 3:04
  13. "Natural Science" – 8:34
  14. "One Little Victory" – 5:32
  15. "Driven" – 5:22
  16. "Ghost Rider" – 5:36
  17. "Secret Touch" – 7:00
  18. "Dreamline" – 5:10
  19. "Red Sector A" – 5:16
  20. "Leave That Thing Alone" – 4:59
  21. "O Baterista [Drum Solo]" – 8:54
  22. "Resist" – 4:23
  23. "2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx" – 6:52
  24. "Limelight" – 4:29
  25. "La Villa Strangiato" – 10:05
  26. "The Spirit of Radio" – 5:28

Encore:

  1. "By-Tor and the Snow Dog" – 4:34
  2. "Cygnus X-1" – 3:12
  3. "Working Man" – 5:48

Disc 2

The Documentary: The Boys in Brazil

MX Multiangle Songs:

  1. "YYZ"
  2. "O Baterista"
  3. "La Villa Strangiato"

+ Easter Eggs

Personnel

Band members

Production

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