I saw Rush 10 years ago. It was one of the best concerts I've ever been to. I'm very grateful that there was no opening act to suffer through.
DH and I went to see them at Maple Leaf Gardens when we were dating. There was an opening act. Can’t remember their name, but it was a band I liked.
Anyway, there was a bit of feed-back, sounds not adjusted properly for such a large arena, stuff like that. Mid-song guys coming running on stage to adjust everything, and suddenly the crowd went crazy....they realized it was Alex, Geddy, and Neil. They fixed it then ran off, one waved but I don’t remember who.
Next day I read an article about the concert in the paper. It said the lead in band had never sounded so good in concert. It was as good as their recordings. Not common for performers to be that good live. Also said most bands do not like the lead in to sound so good because it makes them feel obligated to sound better.