R30: 30th Anniversary Tour

November 2005 . 6th Live Release

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About R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour

R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour is a live DVD, released in November of 2005. It documented the band’s R30: 30th Anniversary Tour, and was released in a standard and deluxe set. The deluxe version features two audio CDs of the DVD content as well as various interviews and extra live footage.

Alex recalled the strategy for assembling parts of the setlist for the R30 tour:

“We felt it was important to touch on all of our periods of songwriting. At the same time, it’s tough to go back to a song like ‘Finding My Way,’ and play the full version 70 nights in a row. As it was, the show was more than three hours long. It was actually Neil’s idea to put together this little overture, and keep it instrumental. It gave us the opportunity to get warmed up, and showcase a lot of these old songs–which made our older fans really happy. The crowd was just smiling the whole time–especially when we did ‘Bangkok’ and ‘Bastille Day.’ They haven’t heard those songs in a zillion years.”

 

  • Credits
  • Liner Notes
  • Awards/Chart Positions

Credits

Directed by

Pierre Lamoureux

Executive Producers

Pegi Cecconi
Ray Danniels
Allan Weinrib

Produced by

Pierre Lamoureux
Allan Weinrib

Co-Produced by

Franyois Lamoureux
Fogolabs

Director of Photography

Eugene O'Connor

Line Producer

Gavin Pigott

Assistant Director

Gavin Pigott

Editing

Mark Morton

Assistant Editor

Chris Thurston

Lighting Director/Designer

Howard Ungerleider

On-Site Audio Producer

Franyois Lamoureux

On-Site Audio Engineer

Denis Normandeau

Production Coordinator

Tanja Tschorn

Supervising Engineer

Ben Vaughn

Director's Assistant

David Rath

Management

Ray Danniels
SRO Management Inc.
Toronto

Art Direction, Illustration and Design

Hugh Syme

Photographers

Fin Costello
Andrew MacNaughtan
Deborah Samuel
Dimo Safari
Carrie Nuttall
Bruce Cole
MRossi

Liner Notes

Video/Audio Production Credits

Cameras

Wim Verelst
Michael Reichert
Ivo Fuchs
Simon Stadler
Holger Radler
Christian Weber
Paul Eggerton
Sam Osborne

Jimmy JIB

Herman Heirstrate
Ronald Meyvisch

Camera Assistants

Karim Laout
Nikolai Kalg
Andreas Grindl
Mathias Diederich

Belgian & German Technical Crew

Project Co-ordinator: Timo Koch – Outside Broadcast, Belgium
Unit Manager: Ronald Meyvisch
Vision Engineers: Geert Helson, Werner Van Den Eede
Technical Assistants: Andre Verbesselt, Ivano De Notarpietro
Tape Operator: Joost Davidson
Hothead/JIM Technician: Dirk Vanderbemden
Vision Mixer: Miguel Rinckout
Sound Engineer: Bart Rommelaere

Drivers

Peter Van Dam
Joeri Donckers
Staf Moonen

Sound Truck

B&R Medientechnik

Audio Technical Director

Bernd Kugler

Operating Engineer

Marc Lenz

Audio Engineer

Marcus Kotter

Audio Technicians

Timo Ostermann
Dirk Reuther

5.1 Audio Mix

Richard Chycki and Alex Lifeson
Assisted by Adrian Lifeson

Engineering

Francois Lamoureux

Offline Editing Facilities

School
Toronto, Canada

Post Facility

Fogolabs
Montreal, Canada

Online Editor

Yannick Gamache

Title Design

Crush
Toronto, Canada

Audio Post Production

Mixland Music & DVD, Toronto
Lerxst Sound, Toronto

DVD Authoring

Fogolabs
Montreal
Broadness
New York


Tour Credits

Opening Animation

Spin Productions
Toronto, Canada
Starring: Jerry Stiller

“Darn that Dragon”

CuppaCoffee
Toronto, Canada

European Touring Company

Neil Warnock
The Agency Group, London

Lighting

Premier Global Productions
Nashville, TN

Audience Lighting

Rock Service

Sound

MD-Clair Brothers
Nashville, TN

Projection System

BCC Video Inc.
Westlake Village, CA

Lasers

Production Design
Markham, ON

Pyrotechnics

Pyrotek
Markham, ON

Video Equipment

Bexel Video

Rear Screen Photo Montage Edited by

Aaron Dark
Mark Morton
School, Toronto

Rear Screen Video Animation

Derivative
Toronto, ON

Buses

Beat The Street
Tirol, Austria

Trucking

Stagestruck
Middlesex, England

Aircraft Charter

Air Charter
W. Sussex, England

Customs Brokers

Barry Zeagman
B. Zee Brokerage
Mississauga, ON

Sound Moves UK Ltd.
Middlesex, England

Generators Provided by

G.E. Energy Rentals
Showpower

Television Truck

Outside Broadcast
Rotselaar, Belgium

Catering

Eat to the Beat
Hertfordshire, England

RUSH/Anthem Entertainment Consigliere

Robert A. Farmer

Venue

Festhalle
Frankfurt, Germany

Promoter

KBK Konzert
Klaus Boenisch
Rainer Weiss


Rush R30 Tour Crew

Tour Manager All Round Handsome Guy: Liam Birt
Road Manager: Donovan Lundstrom
Production Manager: Craig Blazier
Artist Liaison/SRO Management: Shelley Nott
Tour Accountant: Keith Keller
Production Assistant: Karin Blazier
Concert Sound Engineer: Brad Madix
Lighting Director/Designer: Howard Ungerleider
Keyboard Tech: Tony Geranios
Drum Tech: Lorne Wheaton
Bass Tech: Russ Ryan
Guitar Tech: Rick Britton
Stage Monitor Engineer: Brent Carpenter
Carpenter: George Steinert
Nutritionist: Bruce French
Security Director: Michael Mosbach
Sound Crew Chief: Jo Ravitch
Audio Tech: Beau Alexander, Daniel Taake
Lighting Crew Chief: Rich Vinyard
Master Electrician: Norm Sliwa
Lighting Techs: Keith Hoagland, Jamie Grossenkemper
Video Director: David Davidian
Video Engineer: Bob Larkin
LED Engineer: Adrian Brister
Camera Man: Greg Frederick
Head Rigger: Brian Collins
Rigger: Frank Aguirre Jr.
VJ: Marcus Heckmann
Laser Tech: Scott Wilson
Pyrotechnician: Kevin Hughes
Merchandiser: Patrick McLoughlin
Scooter Trash: Brutus
Caterers: Heidi Varah, Haydn Crowther, Lauren Roberts, Emma Scott


Thanks to our Technical Suppliers

For Alex

Hughes & Kettner Amplification
Paul Reed Smith
Gibson Guitars
Dean Markley Strings
Dunlop Manufacturing

For Geddy

Saved by Technology
Fender
Tech 21 Sansamp
Rotosound Strings
Taylor Acoustic Guitars

For Neil

DW Drums
Sabian Cymbals
Promark Drumsticks
Remo Drumheads

Special Thanks

A personal thank you from Rush to our long-neglected European fans, for their patience and dedication

At SRO/Anthem

Ray Danniels
Pegi Cecconi
Sheila Posner
Shelley Nott
Anna LeCoche
Cynthia Barry
Rayanne Lepieszo
Andy Curran
Bob Farmer
Randy Rolfe

Awards

Certified 5X Platinum (Video) by RIAA
September 1, 2010