As it was, there was no time for a sound check and no time for the camera crews to check their cameras were working properly. The trucks of equipment didn’t arrive in Rio until early afternoon and so it was touch and go as to whether the whole thing would be set up in time. For the Rio gig, there was not only the risk that some of the faulty kit from the previous night would still be unworkable. When the band played Sao Paolo, they find themselves paying in torrential rain which played havoc with some of the equipment, particularly some of Peart’s equipment.

The last two concerts had a mass of problems too. These were the biggest audiences that Rush have played to, their usual crowd being around 12,000. As they played to roughly 25,000 people in Porto Alegre, 60,000 in Sao Paolo and then 40,000 in Rio itself, I think it’s safe to say they may go back there again. This last tour leg sees the band in unfamiliar territory, having never played Brazil before. These events are alluded to a couple of times in the documentary but never elaborated upon, but they are well documented if you know where to look. Vapour Trails was the first studio album from the band in six years after some very personal and traumatic events in the life of drummer Neil Peart. This live footage sees them on the last leg of the Vapour Trails tour, touring the album of the same name. The live album equivalent of this DVD has sold around half a million copies at least after going Gold. Comprising of Geddy Lee (vocals/bass/synths), Alex Lifeson (guitar) and Neil Peart (drums), the band have released seventeen studio albums as well as six live albums. Introduction Rush are an enduring band from Canada that have been around since the late 60’s, although their debut album proper arrived in 1974.

Rush by tor and the snow dog rio