@mjg the drummer they've hired for the tour is top-notch. I'm unlikely to go (I swore off of arena shows...after a Rush show 30+ years ago, in fact...my thinking was that if Rush couldn't make a big arena show a great experience, no one could, so I go to small shows almost exclusively), but I think it's a fine thing for the fans who want to see them again or for the first time. Nilles is a great drummer and a great live performer.
@stefano eh, as an Italian who has been living abroad for many years, the instinctive reaction of our countrypeople of "it can only happen in Italy" is both funny and frustrating.
Alas *even that* is not specific to Italy, everybody thinks they're exceptions, tho some are louder and the specifics vary.
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