In the lead up to Rush's upcoming Tuesday concert in Detroit, Brian McCollum of The Detroit Free Press spoke with Alex Lifeson for an interview. He talks with Alex about the Clockwork Angels album and tour, specifically asking him about all of the setlist changes:

... What happened is the thing that always happens -- the set was much longer than what we had to limit ourselves to. We didn't want to get rid of those songs, so we picked a Set A and a Set B, and since then we've been tweaking it a bit, playing a couple and moving them around. I mentioned to Ged the other day: It's kind of nice to arrive at a gig in the afternoon and decide which songs to switch out that night and keep it mysterious, especially now that everything is blogged and tweeted and e-mailed.

And it's been a whole set list controversy. Having a deep catalog like this makes it difficult to play enough songs that everybody wants to hear. Everybody has their favored and less favored songs. Rush fans are great at debating the merits of songs. And good at expressing their disappointment and elation. (Laughs)

We don't usually do this type of thing, so we may get back in our usual groove. I'd be an advocate for some other stuff, songs we didn't prepare perhaps. ...

McCollum managed to keep setlist spoilers out of the article, so it's safe to read if that's a concern. You can read the entire article/interview at this location (thanks RushFanForever).

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