33 years ago today, Rush kicked off the Power Windows Tour at the Civic Center in Portland. That's right. The first official night of their trek across North America happened right here in Blimpville.
Blimpsters at this show heard new songs like Freewill and The Spirit of Radio for the first time live in Portland. The band also previewed Limelight and Tom Sawyer a whole 4 months before the release of Moving Pictures. Nerdgasm!
It was also 34 years ago this week that Neil, Geddy, and Alex rocked the Civic Center in Portland on the Grace Under Pressure tour, September 14, 1984.