It's a sad day when you realize you'll never get to see one of your favourite bands live.

For me, that's Rush. I've been thinking about it since Calum asked last week which artists our listeners would like to see.

When Rush released Clockwork Angels in 2012, I was living in Prince Edward Island. Their tour only went as far east as Montreal, so I didn't get to see them.

When they went on what would be their final tour seven years later I was living in Saskatchewan, but they didn't come to the Prairies either.

So now that they're retired, it looks like I'll never see their prog rock wizardry in person.

At least they have a few excellent live albums, so I can at least get a glimpse of what it would be like.