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9/22 Update: The release date is now 11/25/08. The official press release is now on Rush.com.

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I just got the details about the new Rush Snakes & Arrows DVD coming out on 11/18/08 11/25/08. Thanks Monica Z! The highlights include:

• Released on DVD (3 discs) and Blu-ray
• Material from 2007 and 2008 tour
• Different versions of Far Cry and The Way the Wind Blows
• Lots of extras

Details

RUSH

SNAKES & ARROWS TOUR - THE DVD

Release date 11/18/08

UPC 601143112492 --- I/O 75,000  DVD -- 20,000 BluRay

D24 DVD -- D29 BluRay

• Filmed in Hi-Def and 5.1 surround sound October of 2007 in Rotterdam, Netherlands this 3 disc DVD captures the Rush's instrumental virtuosity, complex compositions and raw energy that their fans have come to expect.
• Rush in Rio was more about crowd's response to the band -- the DVD is all about the band -- a real close up look at what Rush does on stage
• Encompasses both 2007 & 2008 Snakes & Arrows tour content
• Successful tour breaking attendance records and making Billboards top grossing tour list
• Since their debut in 1974, Rush has been universally regarded as one of the most inventive and exciting groups in rock.
• DVD includes their Grammy Award nominated track Malignant Narcissism
• Includes an explosive performance of Workin' Them Angels
• Rush -- Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart added another round of dates to this successful tour
• DVD will include bonus material and outtakes
• Extraordinary body of work includes the following: 1976's 2112, 1981's Moving Pictures, 1996's Test for Echo and 2002's Vapor Trails.
• Last 2 DVD released by Rounder Records R30 and Rush in Rio have both scanned around 250,000 units
• Available on DVD and BLURAY!  This is the first time you can see Rush in BluRay.

FULL CONCERT

Set 1

Limelight
Digital Man
Entre Nous
Mission
Freewill
The Main Monkey Business
The Larger Bowl
Secret Touch
Circumstances
Between The Wheels
Dreamline

Set 2

Far Cry
Workin' Them Angels
Armor And Sword
Spindrift
The Way The Wind Blows
Subdivisions
Natural Science
Witch Hunt
Malignant Narcissism/De Slagwerker                                       
Hope
Distant Early Warning
The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer

Encore
One Little Victory
A Passage to Bangkok
YYZ

Different Versions

• Far Cry (Alternate cut featuring rear screen footage)
• The Way the Wind Blows (Alternate cut featuring rear screen footage)

Atlanta Tapes

• Ghost of a Chance
• Red Barchetta
• The Trees
• 2112

S&A DVD Extras

• "What's That Smell?" vignette
• 2007 outtakes
• "What's That Smell?" outtakes
• "Red Sector A" from R30 tour
• "What's That Smell?" trailer

Labels: DVD news, Rush SnakesArrows