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Rush's fog, lights and seemingly seizure-inducing lasers are concert essentials. But what about those chickens?

About 100 chickens spun in huge rotisserie cookers behind vocalist Geddy Lee's keyboard. The only explanation was a short video clip that showed guitarist Alex Lifeson playing a policeman who shook a drumstick at a kilt-wearing Lee.

The prog-rock group played to a capacity crowd Saturday night at the Ford Center. Oklahoma City was a stop on their intercontinental tour promoting their new album, "Snakes & Arrows.”

Lee's high-pitched, authoritative voice grabbed the fans and took them on an epic experimental musical joyride. The Canadian trio's vocalist got the crowd's motors running with "Red Barchetta,” and drummer Neil Peart continued the good vibrations with the skin-pounding ear-candy, "Mission.”

"Limelight” and the instrumentally ambitious "Workin' Them Angels” were other crowd favorites at the concert.

Introduced with humorous, incorrect lyrics by the boys from the TV show "South Park,” "Tom Sawyer” was the final song before the encore.

It's been more than a decade since Rush has performed in Oklahoma City, but if Lee's appreciation of the crowd was an indication, they'll rush right back.

The show was a full-sensory experience topped with fireworks, fire balls shooting up and a fairly lengthy encore. It was an amazing concert. You might say it was finger-lickin' good. Just like those chickens.

— Chris Colberg