Rush Delivers Triumphant Second Night in Los Angeles, Debuts Full '2112' on Tour
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Brian Hiatt
Summary
Rush's second night of their 2024 tour in Los Angeles was a spectacular rock event, surpassing their already impressive tour debut. The band performed the entirety of '2112' as a major surprise, delivering a powerful and emotional show that honored their legacy and late drummer Neil Peart. The concert demonstrated the band's enduring musical prowess and their ability to still deliver transcendent rock performances.
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Rolling StoneRush Delivers Triumphant Second Night in Los Angeles, Debuts Full '2112' on Tourrollingstone.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledAt their core, Rush were always about glorious musical excess, routinely cramming more riffs and time signatures into single songs than some bands managed on entire albums.
Night two at Los Angeles' Kia Forum of Rush's first tour since 2015 went so incredibly hard, somehow surpassing the already spectacular tour debut.
As the first show without late drummer Neil Peart...
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