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Rush to Perform Live at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena April 17
Rush will be
performing live at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena on April 17 at 7:30
pm.
Formed in Toronto, Ontario
in 1968, the Canadian rock band Rush has influenced modern musicians such as
Metallica, the Smashing Pumpkins and Primus as well as progressive metal bands
such as Dream Theater and Symphony X.
The band has become known for their instrumental virtuosity, complex
compositions and eclectic lyrical motifs which draw from such topics as science
fiction, fantasy, libertarian philosophy and addresses humanitarian, social,
emotional and environmental concerns.
The band has received multiple
Juno Awards and was inducted into the
Rush has 24 gold records and
14 platinum records placing Rush fifth in place, behind the Beatles, the
Rolling Stones, Kiss and Aerosmith for the most consecutive gold and platinum
albums. The band also falls 77th on the
list in US albums sales. They are tied
with Nirvana, ZZ Top and Faith Hill, says the RIAA.
The Jacksonville Veterans
Memorial Arena is a multi-purpose arena in
Elton John was the first to
perform at the venue in November of 2003.
Since then several artists have performed. The Dixie Chicks were scheduled for a concert
at the arena in 2006, however the show was cancelled in response to a lack of
ticket sales due to backlash against the group regarding their comments on the
Iraq War.
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