The 1998 Rush Midwest TabCon
Date: August 21st - August 23rd
Location: Private Residence
City: Plainfield, IL
Resources:  1998 TabCon Home - Set List - Equipment List - Drum Kit - Pictures - Reviews

Planned Set List
Below is the list of songs for the 1998 Midwest TabCon that were performed. Due to time contraints and last minute personnel changes the entire planned list could not be performed (see below for the full list of songs that was scheduled to be played).

Dreamline - Roll The Bones
Guitar: Morrison
Bass: Miers
Drums: Ginsburg
Keys: Pena
Vocals: Jones
Backing Vocals: Pena

Bravado - Roll The Bones
Guitar: Carroll
Bass: Miers
Drums: Ginsburg
Keys: Jones
Vocals: Jones
Backing Vocals: Carroll

Afterimage - Grace Under Pressure
Guitar: Tyler
Drums: D. Fornalsky
Keys: Jones/Miers
Vocals: Ginsburg

The Analog Kid - Signals
Guitar: Pena
Bass: Jones
Drums: D. Fornalsky
Keys: Miers
Vocals: Jones

Bastille Day - Caress Of Steel
Guitar: Pena (Lead & Rhythm)/Lee (Lead & Solo)
Bass: Jones
Drums: Ginsburg
Vocals: Jones

Best I Can - Fly By Night
Guitar: Morrison
Bass: Jones
Drums: Ginsburg
Vocals: Jones

The Camera Eye - Moving Pictures
Guitar: Carroll/Tyler
Bass: Jones
Drums: D. Fornalsky
Keys: Jones/Miers
Vocals: Kunickis

Between the Wheels - Grace Under Pressure
Bass: Jones
Keys: Miers
Guitar: Tyler
Drums: Ginsburg
Vocals: Jones

Force Ten - Hold Your Fire
Guitar: Pena
Bass: Miers
Drums: Ginsburg
Keys: Jones
Vocals: Jones
Backing Vocals: Ginsburg

Something for Nothing - 2112
Guitar: Williamson/Pena (solo)
Bass: Morrison
Drums: Ginsburg
Vocals: Jones

Red Barchetta - Moving Pictures
Guitar: Lee
Bass: Miers
Drums: Ginsburg
Keys: Pena
Vocals: Jones

Tears - 2112
Guitar: Carroll/Pena
Bass: D. Fornalsky
Drums: Ginsburg
Keys: Miers
Vocals: Kunickis

The Spirit of Radio - Permanent Waves
Guitar: Carroll (intro riff)/Tyler
Bass: J. Fornalsky
Drums: D. Fornalsky
Keys: Jones/Miers
Vocals: Jones

Cold Fire - Counterparts
Guitar: Carroll
Bass: Jones
Drums: Ginsburg
Vocals: Jones
Backing Vocals: Carroll/Pena

Subdivisions - Signals
Guitar: Morrison
Bass: Miers
Drums: Pena
Keys: Jones
Vocals: Jones
Backing Vocals: Carroll

2112 - 2112
Guitar: Lee/Pena
Bass: Jones
Drums: D. Fornalsky
Keys: Jones
Vocals: Jones
Backing Vocals: Pena

Bytor and the Snow Dog - Fly By Night
Guitar: Pena
Bass: Jones
Drums: Ginsburg
Vocals: Jones

Kid Gloves - Grace Under Pressure
Guitar: Carroll
Bass: Miers
Drums: Ginsburg
Keys: Miers
Vocals: Jones

Middletown Dreams - Power Windows
Guitar: Tyler
Bass: Jones
Drums: Pena
Keys: Jones
Vocals: Ginsburg

Xanadu - A Farewell To Kings
Guitar: Morrison/Pena
Bass: Miers
Drums: D. Fornalsky
Keys: Jones
Vocals: Jones

Different Strings - Permanent Waves
Guitar: Carroll (solos)/Kunickis
Bass: J. Fornalsky
Drums: D. Fornalsky
Keys: Jones
Vocals: Jones

Tom Sawyer - Moving Pictures
Guitar: Carroll
Bass: Miers
Drums: D. Fornalsky
Keys: Jones
Vocals: Jones

Witch Hunt - Moving Pictures
Guitar: Morrison
Bass: Jones
Drums: Ginsburg
Keys: Miers
Vocals: Jones

Red Sector A - Grace Under Pressure
Guitar: Tyler
Drums: Ginsburg
Keys: Miers/Pena
Vocals: Jones

Cygnus X-1 - A Farewell To Kings
Guitar: Lee (solo)/Pena
Bass: Jones
Drums: D. Fornalsky
Keys: Miers
Vocals: Ginsburg

Vital Signs - Moving Pictures
Guitar: Tyler
Bass: Miers
Drums: D. Fornalsky
Keys: Jones
Vocals: Jones

Hemispheres - Hemispheres
Guitar: Lee/Pena
Bass: Jones
Drums: D. Fornalsky
Keys: Miers
Vocals: Ginsburg

Before and After - Rush
Guitar: Carroll/Kunickis
Bass: Jones
Drums: D. Fornalsky
Vocals: Jones

The Weapon - Signals
Guitar: Morrison
Bass: Jones
Drums: Ginsburg
Keys: Miers
Vocals: Jones

Distant Early Warning - Grace Under Pressure
Guitar: Pena
Bass: Jones
Drums: Ginsburg
Keys: Miers
Vocals: Jones

Fly By Night - Fly By Night
Guitar: Kunickis/Williamson
Bass: Morrison
Drums: D. Fornalsky
Vocals: Ginsburg

YYZ - Moving Pictures
Guitar: Kunickis
Bass: Jones
Drums: D. Fornalsky
Keys: Miers

Freewill - Permanent Waves
Guitar: Kunickis
Bass: Miers
Drums: D. Fornalsky
Keys: Pena
Vocals: Jones

Broone's Bane/The Trees - Exit Stage Left/Hemispheres
Guitar: Carroll (Broon's Bane)/Pena (verses and solo)/Williamson (all except solo)
Bass: J. Fornalsky
Drums: D. Fornalsky
Keys: Jones
Vocals: Ginsburg

Limelight - Moving Pictures
Guitar: Carroll
Bass: Jones
Drums: Ginsburg
Vocals: Jones

Lock and Key - Hold Your Fire
Guitar: Morrison
Bass: Jones
Drums: Ginsburg
Keys: Miers
Vocals: Pena

Closer to the Heart - Farewell To Kings
Guitar: Carroll/Williamson
Bass: Jones
Drums: Ginsburg
Keys: Pena
Vocals: Jones & everyone

Driven - Test For Echo
Guitar: Kunickis/Morrison
Bass: Jones
Drums: D. Fornalsky
Keys: Miers
Vocals: Jones

The Enemy Within - Grace Under Pressure
Guitar: Pena
Bass: Miers
Drums: Ginsburg
Keys: Jones
Vocals: Jones

Natural Science - Permanent Waves
Guitar: Carroll
Bass: Jones
Drums: D. Fornalsky
Keys: Miers
Vocals: Ginsburg


Planned Set List
Below is the planned set list for the 1998 Midwest TabCon. Due to time contraints and last minute personnel changes the entire list could not be performed (see above for the songs that actually got played).

  • Dreamline
  • Bravado
  • Subdivisions
  • Afterimage
  • Driven
  • The Analog Kid
  • Beneath, Between, and Behind
  • Bastille Day
  • Best I Can
  • The Camera Eye
  • Between the Wheels
  • The Big Money
  • Show Don't Tell
  • Force Ten
  • No One at the Bridge
  • Closer to the Heart
  • Something for Nothing
  • Red Barchetta
  • Tears
  • The Spirit of Radio
  • Cold Fire
  • The Pass
  • Kid Gloves
  • Middletown Dreams
  • Where's My Thing
  • 2112
  • Bytor and the Snow Dog
  • Driven (again)
  • Subdivisions (again)
  • The Enemy Within
  • Xanadu
  • Different Strings
  • Anthem
  • Tom Sawyer
  • Red Sector A
  • Witch Hunt
  • Before and After
  • Cygnus X-1
  • Hemispheres
  • The Weapon
  • Distant Early Warning
  • Vital Signs
  • Fly By Night
  • La Villa Strangiato
  • YYZ
  • Freewill
  • Xanadu (again)
  • Broon's Bane/The Trees
  • Rivendell
  • Cinderella Man
  • Limelight
  • Lock and Key
  • New World Man
  • Natural Science