# Rush in Rio

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2003 live album by Rush

Rush in Rio Live album by Rush Released October 21, 2003 Recorded November 23, 2002 September 27, 2002 ("Between Sun & Moon") October 19, 2002 ("Vital Signs") Venue Maracanã Stadium (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Genre Progressive rock Length 189:59 Label Anthem Producer Alex Lifeson and James "Jimbo" Barton Rush chronology The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987 (2003) Rush in Rio (2003) Feedback (2004)

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music [2] The Essential Rock Discography 7/10[3] IGN (8/10)[4] The Rolling Stone Album Guide [5]

***Rush in Rio*** is a three-disc live album by the Canadian band [Rush](/source/Rush_(band)), released on October 21, [2003](/source/2003_in_music). The album is also available as a [two-DVD set](/source/Rush_in_Rio_(video)). With the exception of the last two tracks on the third disc, the album was recorded at [Maracanã Stadium](/source/Est%C3%A1dio_do_Maracan%C3%A3) in [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro) on the final night of the Vapor Trails Tour. The other two tracks were taken from previous shows on the same tour. "Between Sun & Moon" was recorded at the [Cricket Wireless Pavilion](/source/Cricket_Wireless_Pavilion), [Phoenix, Arizona](/source/Phoenix%2C_Arizona), on September 27, 2002, and "[Vital Signs](/source/Vital_Signs_(Rush_song))" was recorded at the [Colisée Pepsi](/source/Colis%C3%A9e_Pepsi), [Quebec City](/source/Quebec_City), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), on October 19, 2002.

The DVD has been certified 7× Platinum by the R.I.A.A. in the US, with over 700,000 copies sold as of September 2010.[6] The track "[O Baterista](/source/Rush_Instrumentals#Neil_Peart's_drum_solos)" was nominated for a [Grammy Award](/source/Grammy_Award) for [Best Rock Instrumental Performance](/source/Best_Rock_Instrumental_Performance) in 2005, but lost to [Brian Wilson](/source/Brian_Wilson)'s "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow".

*Rush in Rio* was the first live album released by the band that did not follow the pattern of releasing a live album after every four studio albums; every subsequent tour would receive a live album release. It was also the first to feature a complete setlist without any changes in song order (including [Neil Peart](/source/Neil_Peart)'s drum solo), and the first that presents a single night's performance in its entirety (not counting the two bonus tracks). In an interview about the album and DVD, [Alex Lifeson](/source/Alex_Lifeson) and James "Jimbo" Barton noted that it took an extended amount of time to mix the sound due to technical difficulties in recording the audio on primitive equipment.

At this concert, Rush played to 40,000, their second-largest crowd on the [Vapor Trails Tour](/source/Vapor_Trails_Tour) (the largest crowd was 60,000 at the show the previous night in São Paulo). In a rare departure from the band's practice of re-creating the sound of their studio work during live performances, the song "Resist" (on disc 2) was rearranged into a stripped-down acoustic version featuring Lifeson and [Geddy Lee](/source/Geddy_Lee), with Peart sitting out after his drum solo.

## Track listing

All lyrics are written by [Neil Peart](/source/Neil_Peart), except where noted; all music is composed by [Geddy Lee](/source/Geddy_Lee) and [Alex Lifeson](/source/Alex_Lifeson), except where noted.

Disc one No. Title Lyrics Music Length 1. "Tom Sawyer" Peart Pye Dubois 5:04 2. "Distant Early Warning" 4:50 3. "New World Man" 4:04 4. "Roll the Bones" 6:15 5. "Earthshine" 5:44 6. "YYZ" Lee Lifeson Peart 4:56 7. "The Pass" 4:52 8. "Bravado" 6:18 9. "The Big Money" 6:03 10. "The Trees" 5:12 11. "Freewill" 5:48 12. "Closer to the Heart" Peart Peter Talbot 3:04 13. "Natural Science" 8:34

Disc two No. Title Music Length 1. "One Little Victory" 5:32 2. "Driven" 5:22 3. "Ghost Rider" 5:36 4. "Secret Touch" 7:00 5. "Dreamline" 5:10 6. "Red Sector A" 5:16 7. "Leave That Thing Alone" 4:59 8. "O Baterista" Peart 8:54 9. "Resist" 4:23 10. "2112" 6:52

Disc three No. Title Lyrics Music Length 1. "Limelight" 4:29 2. "La Villa Strangiato" Lee Lifeson Peart 10:05 3. "The Spirit of Radio" 5:28 4. "By-Tor and the Snow Dog" 4:34 5. "Cygnus X-1" 3:12 6. "Working Man" Lee Lifeson Lee Lifeson 5:48

The Board Bootlegs No. Title Lyrics Length 7. "Between Sun & Moon" Peart Dubois 4:48 8. "Vital Signs" 4:59

## Personnel

**Rush**

- [Geddy Lee](/source/Geddy_Lee) – vocals, bass, acoustic guitars, synthesizers

- [Alex Lifeson](/source/Alex_Lifeson) – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals

- [Neil Peart](/source/Neil_Peart) – drums, percussion

**Production**

- Produced and mixed by Alex Lifeson and James "Jimbo" Barton

- Recorded and engineered by Brad Madix

- Mastered by Adam Ayan

- Directed and produced by [Daniel Catullo](/source/Daniel_Catullo)

Additional Recording Studios: Icon Recording Studios, Hollywood, California.

- Icon Recording Studios owner and Chief Engineer – Andrew Troy

- Assistant Engineer – Aaron Kaplay

- 2nd Assistant Engineer – Pablo Solorzano

## Charts

Chart (2003) Peak position US Billboard 200[7] 33

## Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales Canada (Music Canada)[8] Gold 50,000^ United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Jurek, Thom. ["Rush in Rio – Rush"](http://www.allmusic.com/album/rush-in-rio-mw0000037016). *[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)*. [Rovi Corporation](/source/Rovi_Corporation). Retrieved 2011-11-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Larkin, Colin](/source/Colin_Larkin) (2007). [*The Encyclopedia of Popular Music*](/source/The_Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music) (4th ed.). [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0195313734](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0195313734).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Strong_3-0)** Strong, Martin Charles (2006). "Rush". *The Essential Rock Discography* (8th ed.). Open City Books. p. 938–939. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-84195-860-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-84195-860-3).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Patrizio, Andy (22 October 2003). ["Rush in Rio"](http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/10/22/rush-in-rio). *[IGN](/source/IGN)*. Retrieved 2013-02-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Rush: Album Guide"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130704223108/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/rush/albumguide). *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)*. Archived from [the original](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/rush/albumguide) on 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2013-02-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Gold & Platinum"](https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database). *[Recording Industry Association of America](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Billboard200_Rush_7-0)** "[Rush Chart History (*Billboard* 200)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Rush/chart-history/TLP)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved July 3, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CanadaRushRush_in_RioalbumCertRef_8-0)** ["Canadian album certifications – Rush – Rush in Rio"](https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Rush+in+Rio%20Rush). [Music Canada](/source/Music_Canada).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-United_StatesRushRush_in_RioalbumCertRef_9-0)** ["American album certifications – Rush – Rush in Rio"](https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Rush&ti=Rush+in+Rio&format=Album&type=#search_section). [Recording Industry Association of America](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America).

## External links

- *[Rush in Rio](https://www.discogs.com/master/33762)* at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) (list of releases)

v t e Rush Alex Lifeson Geddy Lee Jeff Jones John Rutsey Neil Peart Studio albums Rush (1974) Fly by Night (1975) Caress of Steel (1975) 2112 (1976) A Farewell to Kings (1977) Hemispheres (1978) Permanent Waves (1980) Moving Pictures (1981) Signals (1982) Grace Under Pressure (1984) Power Windows (1985) Hold Your Fire (1987) Presto (1989) Roll the Bones (1991) Counterparts (1993) Test for Echo (1996) Vapor Trails (2002) Snakes & Arrows (2007) Clockwork Angels (2012) Live albums All the World's a Stage (1976) Exit... Stage Left (1981) A Show of Hands (1989) Different Stages (1998) Rush in Rio (2003) R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour (2005) Snakes & Arrows Live (2008) Grace Under Pressure Tour (2009) Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland (2011) Clockwork Angels Tour (2013) R40 Live (2015) Live videos Exit... Stage Left (1982) Grace Under Pressure Tour (1986) A Show of Hands (1989) Rush in Rio (2003) R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour (2005) Rush Replay X 3 (2006) Snakes & Arrows Live (2008) Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland (2011) Clockwork Angels Tour (2013) R40 Live (2015) Compilations Rush Through Time (1979) Chronicles (1990) Retrospective I (1997) Retrospective II (1997) The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987 (2003) Gold (2006) Retrospective III: 1989–2008 (2009) Working Men (2009) Video compilations Through the Camera Eye (1985) Chronicles (1990) Box sets The Studio Albums 1989–2007 (2013) Extended plays Feedback (2004) Cygnus X-1 (2017) Singles "In the Mood" "Fly by Night" "Lakeside Park" "The Twilight Zone" "Making Memories" "Closer to the Heart" "Circumstances" "The Trees" "The Spirit of Radio" "Entre Nous" "Limelight" "Tom Sawyer" "Vital Signs" "New World Man" "Subdivisions" "Countdown" "Red Sector A" "Afterimage" "The Big Money" "Mystic Rhythms" "Time Stand Still" "Show Don't Tell" "The Pass" "Dreamline" "Roll the Bones" "Ghost of a Chance" "Stick It Out" "Nobody's Hero" "Test for Echo" "Half the World" "Driven" "One Little Victory" "Secret Touch" "Summertime Blues" "Far Cry" "Caravan" "Headlong Flight" Other songs "Working Man" "Before" and "After" I. "Into the Darkness" "Didacts and Narpets" "2112" "A Passage to Bangkok" "Tears" "Xanadu" "Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres" (II. "Apollo Bringer of Wisdom" and III. "Dionysus Bringer of Love" IV. "Armageddon The Battle of Heart and Mind" VI. "The Sphere A Kind of Dream") "Freewill" "Red Barchetta" "YYZ" "Witch Hunt" "The Analog Kid" "Between the Wheels" "Marathon" "Manhattan Project" "Force Ten" "Mission" "Lock and Key" "Second Nature" "Heresy" "Animate" "Cold Fire" "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)" Tours Hemispheres Tour (1978–1979) Moving Pictures Tour (1980–1981) Exit... Stage Left Tour (1981) Power Windows Tour (1985–1986) Hold Your Fire Tour (1987–1988) Presto Tour (1990) Roll the Bones Tour (1991–1992) Counterparts Tour (1994) Test for Echo Tour (1996–1997) Snakes & Arrows Tour (2007–2008) Time Machine Tour (2010–2011) Clockwork Angels Tour (2012–2013) R40 Live Tour (2015) Fifty Something Tour (2026–2027) Related articles Discography Songs Awards Instrumentals Victor My Favourite Headache A Work in Progress Anatomy of a Drum Solo Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road Hugh Syme Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage Working Man – A Tribute to Rush Category

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