Legendary Canadian prog-rock power trio Rush delivered an epic performance on the Time Machine Tour 2011 at Madison Square Garden. Their set included the album Moving Pictures in its entirety surrounded by classics such as, “The Spirit of Radio”, “2112″, and “La Villa Strangiato”.
Photographer’s Notes
Rush opened with a short film which led way to 3 songs of shooting the legendary act in perhaps the most balanced and hugely bright lighting I’ve ever seen. It’s truly a spectacle to behold. My exposure hovered around 1/400 and f/4.0 at ISO 800.
This show presented some unique challenges. The dozen or so photographers were kept in an area stage left directly in front of bassist Geddy Lee, and not able to move further stage right due to an extensive video crew. This coupled with the large stage monitors provided limited unobstructed shooting angles and forced straight on shots of Geddy, downstage shots of guitarist Alex Lifeson, and zero shots of drummer Neil Peart due to his massive kit and relation to the shooting position. Nonetheless, an incredible performance and a pleasure to cover. If you’re a music photographer, you owe it to yourself to shoot Rush someday.
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