Rush in Rio (video)

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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. The DVD and album were recorded at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro and was the final concert on the Vapor Trails tour.

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

1 Easter Eggs
2 Track listing
3 Personnel
4 Miscellanea

[edit] Easter Eggs

There are two Easter eggs on Rush in Rio:

The first is a cartoon for "By-Tor and the Snowdog." To watch it, play the "Boys in Brazil" documentary from disc two. Push Enter on your remote when Alex Lifeson discusses the song "By-Tor and the Snowdog" 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.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 1st CD

"Tom Sawyer" – 5:04
"Distant Early Warning" – 4:50
"New World Man" – 4:04
"Roll the Bones" – 6:15
"Earthshine" – 5:44
"YYZ" – 4:56"
"The Pass" – 4:52
"Bravado" – 6:18
"The Big Money" – 6:03
"The Trees" – 5:12
"Freewill" – 5:48
"Closer to the Heart" – 3:04
"Natural Science" – 8:34

[edit] 2nd CD

"One Little Victory" – 5:32
"Driven" – 5:22
"Ghost Rider" – 5:36
"Secret Touch" – 7:00
"Dreamline" – 5:10
"Red Sector A" – 5:16
"Leave That Thing Alone" – 4:59
"O Baterista" – 8:54
"Resist" – 4:23
"2112" – 6:52

[edit] 3rd CD

"Limelight" – 4:29
"La Villa Strangiato" – 10:05
"The Spirit of Radio" – 5:28
"By-Tor and the Snow Dog" – 4:34
"Cygnus X-1" – 3:12
"Working Man" – 5:48

[edit] Personnel

Geddy Lee - Vocals, bass guitar, and synthesizers
Alex Lifeson - Electric and acoustic guitars
Neil Peart - Drums and percussion

[edit] Miscellanea

At this concert, Rush played to its second largest crowd as a headliner (40,000). Their largest crowd was the previous night (60,000), in São Paulo.
It is also noted that this show was recorded without either a sound or video check, as the crew had such a hard time driving from Sao Paulo to Rio De Janeiro that they were hours late when they finally arrived, and by the time they finally had everything set up, the crowd was filing in.
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.