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
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, 2010R30 Overture
A medley of “Finding My Way,” “Anthem,” “Bastille Day“, “A Passage to Bangkok,” “Cygnus X-1,” “Hemispheres,” appearing on R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour