Rush Performs All 7 'Moving Pictures' Songs in Toronto Reunion, Honoring Neil Peart
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Updated · Billboard · Aug 12
Rush Performs All 7 'Moving Pictures' Songs in Toronto Reunion, Honoring Neil Peart
3 articles · Updated · Billboard · Aug 12
Summary
Toronto's Aug. 11 show saw Rush play all seven tracks from 1981's 'Moving Pictures' during the third of four hometown reunion dates at Scotiabank Arena.
Neil Peart's absence shaped the concert's meaning: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson framed the tour as a tribute to their late drummer and lyricist rather than an attempt to replace him.
Anika Nilles handled Peart's parts on drums, while keyboardist Loren Gold expanded Rush from a trio to a quartet and helped Lee focus on bass and vocals.
The set mixed staples like 'Tom Sawyer,' 'YYZ' and '2112' with rarities including 'The Camera Eye,' 'Witch Hunt' and encore closer 'Working Man.'
These Toronto dates—Rush's first tour in more than a decade and first since Peart's 2020 death—are being filmed for a concert movie, with one hometown show left on Aug. 13.