RUSH Guitarist Says Encores At Concerts At 'To Be Expected'

May 14, 2007

RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson spoke to Cassandra Szklarski of the Canadian Press about the the time-honoured custom of playing encores at concerts.

"Certainly, on our level, it's to be expected," Lifeson says of RUSH encores, noting there's little variation among them, despite the group's vast catalogue of songs.

"It's the same thing every night. You know, we anticipate the encore, so it's just really it's just an opportunity for us to come out and play a few more songs."

The 53-year-old performer says that an old gem has been chosen for the encore on RUSH's upcoming world tour, but he wouldn't say which one.

Encores certainly meant something different when the stadium rockers first started out, says Lifeson.

"When we were a young band playing clubs and opening acts and we would get an encore it was really special," Lifeson recalls. "You were thrilled to get one and hoped that the headliner would allow you to do it."

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