Rush Kick Off Tour With String Section

Rush have completely overhauled their live set for their Clockwork Angels tour and they are for the first time joined by guest musicians onstage during the second half of the performance.

The tour started in New Hampshire on Friday with a set that included seven songs not played for over a decade, plus several tracks from the band's new album.

On the second night of the tour in Virginia the band then changed the set and included a couple more songs that they haven't played in years.

The band will be heading to the UK in May for a run of dates, and it looks like fans will be in for a real treat.

Here's  the first two setlists:

September 7 Verizon Wireless Arena

Set One

Subdivisions 

The Big Money (First time played live since 2002)

Force Ten (First time played live since 2004)

Grand Designs (First time played live since 1986)

The Body Electric (First time played live since 1985)

Territories (First time played live since 1988)

The Analog Kid (First time played live since 1994)

Bravado (First time played live since 2004)

Where's My Thing? (First time played live since 1992)

Far Cry 

Set Two, with string section

Caravan 

Clockwork Angels 

The Anarchist 

Carnies 

The Wreckers 

Headlong Flight 

Halo Effect 

Wish Them Well

The Garden 

Manhattan Project (First time played live since 1990)

Red Sector A (First time played live since 2004)

YYZ 

Working Man

Encore:

Tom Sawyer 

The Spirit of Radio

September 9 Jiffy Lube Arena

Set One

Subdivisions 

The Big Money 

Force Ten 

Grand Designs 

Middletown Dreams (First time played live since 1986)

Territories 

The Analog Kid 

The Pass (First time played live since 2002)

Where's My Thing? 

Far Cry 

Set Two, with string section

Caravan 

Clockwork Angels 

The Anarchist 

Seven Cities of Gold 

The Wreckers 

Headlong Flight 

Halo Effect 

Wish Them Well 

The Garden 

Dreamline (First time played live since 2008)

Red Sector A

YYZ 

Working Man 

Encore:

Tom Sawyer 

2112 Part I: Overture 

2112 Part II: The Temples of Syrinx 

2112 Part VII: Grand Finale