Rush’s Time Machine Tour started last night at the Hard Rock Pavilion in Albuquerque, NM, where the prog rock pioneers filled two lengthy sets with classics, rarities and 1981′s Moving Pictures in its entirety to open set two. We’ll hold off on posting details about the rarities that are part of the setlist until after the jump for those who don’t want their Rush experience spoiled as the band tends to stick to the same setlist at each stop on the tour.

[via Rush.com]

You can always count on Rush to have an interesting setup and for this tour they’ve added a cool H.G. Wells-looking Time Machine to the stage. It also appears as if drummer Neil Peart has added even more pieces to his ridiculously large drum kit. As with past tours, each set begins with a video and here’s the clip that introduces Tom Sawyer for set two…

READ ON for the complete Time Machine Tour setlist…

Set 1
Video Intro (Rash: The Real History of Rush)
The Spirit of Radio
Time Stand Still (Al on keyboards)
Presto (video of an old magic show)
Stick It Out (with original video playing)
Workin’ Them Angels
Leave That Thing Alone! (with Time Machine intro vid)
Faithless (new video)
BU2B (video is old typewriter with lyrics to song)
Freewill
Marathon (with extended guitar solo?)
Subdivisions

Intermission

Set 2

Video Intro (Time Machine Tom Sawyer)
Tom Sawyer
Red Barchetta (short vid with Red Barchetta w/2112 plates – Daffy Duck driving?)
YYZ (airplane lands in front of parliament bldg – red suit mover on Empire State Bldg like King Kong)
Limelight (red suit movers on tightrope)
The Camera Eye (scenes of NY/London)
Witch Hunt (Red suit movers chasing litte girl witch through forest. Sausages on pitchforks for roasting on fire)
Vital Signs
Caravan
Drum Solo (robot time machine drummer during new big band section)
Closer to the Heart (new Al 12-string acoustic intro)
2112 Overture/Temples of Syrinx
Far Cry (same video as past tours, Al playing ES355)

Encore
La Villa Strangiato (Al and Ged playing polka on pedals and keys to intro song)
Working Man (reggae intro)
Video Outro (I Love You Man) [via Rushisaband.com]

The Time Machine Tour continues tomorrow in Kansas City, MO.

Scott Bernstein

Scott Bernstein co-founded Hidden Track in October 2006 and was managing editor until taking over as EiC in January 2008. Scotty also writes for Relix Magazine and curates YEMblog.com.

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