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I saw Rush for the only time on this Time Machine Tour on opening night Tuesday in Albuquerque, in the gorgeous outdoor Journal Pavilion. The weather was perfect and the shed has no cover, so every seat has an unobstructed view, including the lawn, which was where my wife and I and our group sat. The only problem was the setting sun -- why they would face an outdoor theater to the east baffles me, so we had a pretty bright light on us for the first few songs.

I had a wonderful time as I always do, and I can't really speak to any mistakes, thanks to said wonderful time. Typically, though, they were very tight and have that kind of telepathy that only comes from playing with the same people for a long, long time.

Merch was very expensive -- as was the brew -- but the facilities weren't cramped and it was about 80 percent full.

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