+Shadownet have seen them some 20x....first concert i ever saw was Rush: 'a farewell to kings' maple leaf gardens, Dec'77, nosebleed grays. ...and yes that last vancouver concert was most memorable....despite loving alex's riffs, and geddy's fab bass playing, it's alway to neil that my eyes invariably wander to and remain fixated on...just love seeing him attacking those skins with the precision, speed and energy that he does....i'll miss them soooooo very much....but am nonetheless so very grateful for all the memories i have of them at different times in my life.

jc's place Well I'm a bassist so I focused on Geddy a lot.

That is an impressive list of concert history. Cheers.

Yes, YVR was #epic. Also the last concert on Canadian soil. Very symbolic.

Yeah, Geddy doesn’t sounded too chirpy, was happy to pass answers Alex's way. Looked tired

Geddy Lee It IS tall Guy?

Read his book if you want to know what was actually going on. But he did get sick with a bad cough for 8 weeks when the tour ended. And he knew already knew the band was definitely over.

This didnt age well.

You know I get sad just by the thought I might not see Rush again . I don't mean to say this in a braggadocious way but I've seen Rush about 16 times starting from RTB tour and up and this last tour of thers's i just couldn't make it . I feel like they never gave me a fair chance to go and see them . They never came close to the city where I live , ( like they always did in the past ). I live I sth Florida and they have been coming here for decade's either in west palm beach amphitheater or at the Fort Lauderdale arena BB&T and the only city they came to in FL was Tampa city (which is 3 .1/2 hours away) and i just couldn't make that show . I feel like I've been robbed a fair chance to go and see them .

I live in Alaska, and have only missed one tour since Power Windows. I'm so glad I was able to fly out and catch four shows on the R40 tour! What a show!

i think they will do some more but the 3 hour show is done with

William Kerner I was in Tulsa too for that last tour. My husband & I went to 10 more shows on the R40 Tour. The last show in LA was a real tearkerker. I mean it when I say that “grown men were weeping “!! I miss them so much.

it was a joke dude. relax

+MrMonkeyCommander You're right it was joke and a bit funny................. although my Mom doesn't have a basement......... ha, Just kidding. Rush Rules.....!

...says +MrMonkeyCommander - Hahahahaa! The irony:-)

EvidenceIsSexy :)

@@pryt86 No, I actually think that he was talking about Bon Jovi. If not, then whom?

Not exactly. Neil wasn't sick yet. But as we know now from reading Ged's book, at this time both he and Alex knew that Neil had permanently retired. There was friction as Geddy wanted to continue but Neil had retired to be with his family.

+Domenic Nardone I noticed that too. Seemed disgruntle. Alex however, was very hopeful and at peace.

+Domenic Nardone I read somewhere earlier in the week he is fighting a cold.

+Domenic Nardone i think hes super bummed about not being able to tour anymore

barfyman362 Could be, and Alex is cheering him up.

+Domenic Nardone Geddy develops laryngitis often, and here it sounds like it might be an actual infection instead of stress induced.

+tom mcg HE LOOKS TIRED

Sounds like he had a cold.

+Markku Siira Where were you when Geddy was drink

That would explain why is hair looked so different on that tour, compared to the previous tours

Very crappy on your part.

@@janetmobilia8078 And now that we know the real reason, I bet he's eating those words. 😠 R. I. P. Neil😢

Given that Neil was at his physical limit by R40’s end-something even Geddy himself has acknowledged, and was struggling to give his best performance every night even before that point, that’s honestly a truly horrible thing for you to say.