Tour Archives

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Tourdates compiled from information at the now defunct National Midnight Star's "Unofficial Rush Tour Dates Listing" with additions provided by Broon Jr., Analog Kid Audio Video, the Blue Oyster Cult history project, and of course visitors to this site. Setlists compiled from information at the now defunct Rush Setlist Project, with corrections found in the detailed show listings found in Ron's ROiO Guide available at the Digital Rush Experience. Please feel free to email any corrections or additions.


Album Tracks Never Performed Live

Take A Friend
Before And After
Making Memories
Rivendell
I Think I'm Going Bald1
The Fountain Of Lamneth1
Lessons
Tears
Madrigal
Different Strings
Losing It
Emotion Detector
Open Secrets
Second Nature
Tai Shan
High Water
Chain Lighting
Presto
Anagram
Red Tide
Hand Over Fist
Available Light
Face Up
The Big Wheel
Heresy
Neurotica
You Bet Your Life
Cut To The Chase
Alien Shore
Speed Of Love
Everyday Glory
The Color Of Right
Totem
Dog Years
Carve Away The Stone
Peaceable Kingdom
The Stars Look Down
How It Is
Vapor Trail
Sweet Miracle
Nocturne
Freeze
Out Of The Cradle
Faithless
Bravest Face
Good News First
We Hold On

1Unknown, as no authentic COS Tour headline setlists have been found

Unreleased Live Performances
(1974-present)

Garden Road2
Fancy Dancer2
Need Some Love
Here Again
Best I Can
The Necromancer
Twilight Zone
Hemispheres
The Camera Eye
Chemistry
Countdown
Kid Gloves
Body Electric
Afterimage
Red Lenses
Middletown Dreams
Grand Designs
Territories3
Prime Mover3
Lock And Key3
Superconductor
Scars
War Paint
Where's My Thing?
Cold Fire
Double Agent
Time And Motion
Half The World
Limbo
Virtuality
Ceiling Unlimited

2Rush original never
recorded in studio
3Included on ASOH Laserdisk

RUSH Tour

August 14, 1974 - January 31, 1975

RUSH released: March 1974 (Canada), July 1974 (USA)

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    Fly By Night Tour

    February 14 - June 29, 1975

    Fly By Night released: February 15, 1975

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    Caress of Steel Tour

    (Down The Tubes Tour)
    September 26, 1975 - January 10, 1976

    Caress Of Steel released: September 1975

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    2112 Tour

    March 5, 1976 - August 1, 1976

    2112 released: released March 1976

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    All The World's A Stage Tour

    August 20, 1976 - June 13, 1977

    All The World's A Stage released: September 29, 1976

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    A Farewell to Kings Tour

    (Drive 'Til You Die Tour)
    August 17, 1977 - April 8, 1978

    A Farewell To Kings released: September 1977

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    Archives Tour

    May 10, 1978 - May 28, 1978

    Archives released: April 1978

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    Hemispheres Tour

    (Tour of the Hemispheres)
    October 14, 1978 - June 4, 1979

    Hemispheres released: October 28th 1978

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  • The Words And The Pictures


    Permanent Waves Warm Up Tour

    August 17, 1979 - September 22, 1979

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    Permanent Waves Tour

    January 12, 1980 - June 22, 1980

    Permanent Waves released: January 1, 1980

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    Moving Pictures Warm Up Tour

    September 11, 1980 - October 1, 1980

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    Moving Pictures Tour

    February 19, 1981 - July 5, 1981

    Moving Pictures released: February 7th 1981

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    Exit...Stage Left Tour

    October 29, 1981 - December 22, 1981

    Exit...Stage Left released: October 1981

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    Signals Warm Up Tour

    (Tour Of The Nadars)
    April 1, 1982 - April 14, 1982

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    Signals Tour

    (New World Tour)
    September 3, 1982 - July 23, 1983

    Signals released: September 25th, 1982

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    Grace Under Pressure Warm Up Tour

    (Radio City Music Hall Five Night Stand)
    September 18, 1983 - September 23, 1983

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    Grace Under Pressure Tour

    May 7, 1984 - November 25, 1984

    Grace Under Pressure released: April 12th, 1984

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    Power Windows Warm Up Tour

    (Second Tour Or The Nadars)
    March 10, 1985 - March 15, 1985

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    Power Windows Tour

    December 4, 1985 - May 26, 1986

    Power Windows released: October 29th 1985

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    Hold Your Fire Tour

    October 29, 1987 - May 5, 1988

    Hold Your Fire released: September 8th 1987

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    Presto Tour

    February 15, 1990 - June 29, 1990

    A Show Of Hands released January 10, 1989
    Presto released November 14, 1989

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    Roll The Bones Tour

    October 25, 1991 - June 28, 1992

    Chronicles released September 4, 1990
    Roll The Bones released September 3, 1991

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    Counterparts Tour

    January 22, 1994 - May 7, 1994

    Counterparts released: October 19, 1993

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    Test for Echo Tour

    October 19 - December 18, 1996; May 7 - July 4, 1997

    Test For Echo released: September 10th 1996

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    Vapor Trails Tour

    June 28, 2002 - Nov. 23, 2002

    Retrospective I released May 6, 1997
    Retrospective II released June 3, 1997
    Different Stages released November 10, 1998
    Vapor Trails released May 14th 2002

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    R30: 30th Anniversary Tour

    May 26, 2004 - Oct. 1, 2004

    The Spirit of Radio Greatest Hits released Feb. 11, 2003
    Rush In Rio released Oct. 21, 2003
    Feedback released June 29, 2004

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    Snakes & Arrows Tour

    June 13 - Oct. 29, 2007; April 11 - July 24, 2008

    Gold released Apr. 25, 2006
    Snakes & Arrows released May 1, 2007
    Snakes & Arrows Live released April 15, 2008

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    Retrospective III released March 3, 2009
    Working Men released November 17, 2009