RUSH Perform “A Farewell to Kings” for First Time Since 1979 at Fourth Night of Reunion Tour: Watch
The band closed out their four-night stand at the Kia Forum with one more big surprise. RUSH Perform “A Farewell to Kings” for First Time Since 1979 at Fourth Night of Reunion Tour: Watch Spencer Kaufman
After three nights of surprises at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, to kick off their highly anticipated reunion tour, RUSH pulled one more rabbit out of the hat on the fourth and final night at the venue on Saturday night, performing “A Farewell to Kings” for the first time since 1979.
Per Setlist.FM, the last time RUSH performed “A Farewell to Kings” was at the Pinkpop festival in the Netherlands on June 4th, 1979. Forty-seven years later, the band broke out the song as they wrapped up their four-night stand at the Forum.
Other highlights included once again playing the entire seven-part “2112” suite, as they did on night two , and giving “The Pass” and “The Anarchist” their tour debuts.
RUSH’s “Fifty Something” North American reunion tour continues through December, with tickets available here .
Watch RUSH performing “A Farewell to Kings” at the Kia Forum, and see the setlist for Saturday night’s concert, below.
Set 1: Xanadu Limelight Subdivisions The Pass (first time since 2013) Freewill Bravado The Camera Eye Tree Sandwiches Gag The Trees The Anarchist (first time since 2015) The Spirit of Radio
Set 2: 2112 Part I: Overture 2112 Part II: The Temples of Syrinx 2112 Part III: Discovery 2112 Part IV: Presentation 2112 Part V: Oracle: The Dream 2112 Part VI: Soliloquy 2112 Part VII: Grand Finale Far Cry Distant Early Warning New World Man Vital Signs Time Stand Still (with Aimee Mann) YYZ A Farewell to Kings (first time since 1979) The Garden South Park Intro Tom Sawyer
