Rush kicked off their R40 Live tour in epic fashion last Friday evening in Tulsa, OK. The band played their standard 3-hour evening with Rush show format with 2 sets separated by an intermission, pulling out about 25 (depending on how you count them) songs from their 40-year catalog for the capacity crowd at the BOK Center. For a complete rundown of opening night, including the setlist, photos, videos, reviews and more, check out this post. The band then made their way north to Lincoln on Sunday night, St. Paul on Tuesday, and St. Louis last night. After alternating between different setlists for the first 3 shows, they repeated the opening night setlist last night in St. Louis (other than flipping the order of the 1st 2 songs). This seems to suggest that the band will be alternating between those 3 setlists from this point onwards, although it's still very possible they'll throw something new in at some point (check the spoilers on the St. Louis show thread for more on that). Each setlist maintains a core list of about 20 songs common to every show, with the remaining 5 or so slots changing from night to night. Rush hasn't mixed up the setlist like this in a very long time, so it's been quite a treat for the fans. Rush will next make their way across Texas in the upcoming week, playing shows in Austin tomorrow night, then Dallas and Houston next week. Although it hasn't been officially confirmed yet, rumors (now independently confirmed by several sources) began circulating after opening night that Rush will be filming both Toronto shows for a future DVD release; Rush plays 2 back-to-back shows at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Wednesday, June 17th and on Friday, June 19th. It comes as no surprise that the band plans on filming shows for a DVD release, since they've done that with every tour since Vapor Trails, but this is the first information to come out regarding the whereabouts of the filming. It's expected that the Toronto filming will be officially announced soon. There are currently a few Rush meet-n-greet and ticket giveaway contests going on. Live Nation launched an #R40Memories Sweepstakes last week where the grand prize winner will get a trip for two to Las Vegas to see Rush, complete with a meet-n-greet, air fare, hotel accommodations, merch pack and $200 spending money. They are asking entrants to submit photos of their favorite Rush memories as seen here, although its not a requirement for entry. The contest runs through June 12th and you can get all the details and enter the Sweepstakes at this location. Rush's rights management company Ole (Ole aquired the Rush catalog last year) is also running a contest with Indaba Music for a Rush cover song contest where the winner will get $5,000, 2 tickets and a meet & greet for Rush's August 1st show in LA, and more. And you can still enter the Rush Backstage Club's meet & greet contest too.
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