Tours
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Album Tracks Never Performed Live
Take A Friend
Before And After
Making Memories
Rivendell
The Fountain Of Lamneth1
Lessons
Tears
Madrigal
Different Strings
Losing It
Emotion Detector
Open Secrets
Second Nature
Tai Shan
High Water
Chain Lighting
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
Bravest Face
Good News First
We Hold On
1Unknown, as no authentic COS Tour headline setlists have been found
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Unreleased Live Performances
(1974-Present)
Garden Road2
Fancy Dancer2
Need Some Love
Here Again
Best I Can
The Necromancer
I Think I'm Going Bald3
Twilight Zone
Hemispheres
The Camera Eye
Chemistry
Countdown
Kid Gloves
Body Electric
Afterimage
Red Lenses
Middletown Dreams
Grand Designs
Territories4
Prime Mover4
Lock And Key4
Superconductor
Scars
Presto
War Paint
Where's My Thing?
Cold Fire
Double Agent
Time And Motion
Half The World
Limbo
Virtuality
Ceiling Unlimited
Faithless
Caravan
BU2B
2Rush original never
recorded in studio
3Confirmed by Ian Grandy and Skip Gildersleeve
4Included on ASOH Laserdisk
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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., Heiko Klages, Analog Kid Audio Video, Skip Daly, the Blue Oyster Cult history project, and visitors to this site. Setlists compiled from information at the now defunct Rush Setlist Project, with corrections found in the detailed show listings found at the Digital Rush Experience. Please feel free to email any corrections or additions.
 The Early Years
1968 - July 25, 1974
Tourdates
Before their first American tour promoting the debut album, Rush had been performing around Toronto and southern Ontario for six years. When the drinking age was lowered from 21 to 18 in 1971, the band regularly played weekly gigs at Toronto bars. However, we know very few dates for the shows performed during this six year period. There have been some false tourdates floating around the internet of Rush touring in the U.S. prior to 1974, likely due to the fact that there was a second band named Rush which toured the area at this time, however it has been confirmed that Rush's first gig in the U.S. was May 18th, 1974: "We played our first American show ever not to far from here in East Lansing at an outdoor, uh...it was over twenty years ago, and it was in the mud and it was raining and stuff." - Alex Lifeson at Auburn Hills, Michigan, March 22, 1994
"Before the ZZ Top gig, we'd played one, count them ONE gig in the U.S., which was some outdoor thing near Lansing Michigan." - Ian Grandy via email to Skip Daly, 2009
September 18, 1968 The Coff-In. United Church. Toronto, Ontario (Rush's first paying gig)
November 1968 The Coff-In. United Church. Toronto, Ontario
January-April 1969 The Coff-In. United Church. Toronto, Ontario (with Lindy Young on keyboards)
May 3, 1969 Willowdale United Church. Willowdale, Ontario (as Hadrian with Joe Perna on bass)
June 1969 Northminster United Church. Willowdale, Ontario (as Hadrian with Joe Perna on bass)
1969-1970 High School. Sudbury, Ontario
1969-1970 High School. North Bay, Ontario
1969-1970 High School. Cochrane, Ontario
1969-1970 High School. Kirkland Lake, Ontario
1969-1970 High School. London, Ontario
1969-1970 High School. Deep River, Ontario
1969-1970 High School. Windsor, Ontario
December 21, 1970 A.Y. Jackson Secondary School. Willowdale, Ontario
Spring 1971 Genosha Hotel. Oshawa, Ontario (with Mitch Bossi also on guitar)
Spring 1971 The Gasworks. Toronto, Ontario
1971-1973 The Chimney. Toronto, Ontario
1971-1973 999 Queen Street. Toronto, Ontario
November 19, 1971 Abbey Road Club. Toronto, Ontario
November 20, 1971 Abbey Road Club. Toronto, Ontario
1972 Larry's Hideaway. Toronto, Ontario
1972 The Piccadilly Tube. Toronto, Ontario
1972 The Colonial Tavern. Toronto, Ontario
April 7, 1972 T.L. Kennedy High School. Toronto, Ontario
June 16, 1972 Penthouse Motor Inn. Scarborough, Ontario
June 17, 1972 Penthouse Motor Inn. Scarborough, Ontario
July 3, 1972 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
July 4, 1972 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
July 5, 1972 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
July 6, 1972 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
July 7, 1972 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
July 8, 1972 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
August 21, 1972 The Gasworks. Toronto, Ontario
August 22, 1972 The Gasworks. Toronto, Ontario
August 23, 1972 The Gasworks. Toronto, Ontario
August 24, 1972 The Gasworks. Toronto, Ontario
August 25, 1972 The Gasworks. Toronto, Ontario
August 26, 1972 The Gasworks. Toronto, Ontario
August 27, 1972 The Gasworks. Toronto, Ontario
August 28, 1972 The Gasworks. Toronto, Ontario
August 29, 1972 The Gasworks. Toronto, Ontario
August 30, 1972 The Gasworks. Toronto, Ontario
August 31, 1972 The Gasworks. Toronto, Ontario
September 1, 1972 The Gasworks. Toronto, Ontario
September 2, 1972 The Gasworks. Toronto, Ontario
December 15, 1972 L.S. Beattie. Willowdale, Ontario
June 4, 1973 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
June 5, 1973 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
June 6, 1973 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
June 7, 1973 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
June 8, 1973 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
June 9, 1973 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
July 9, 1973 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
July 10, 1973 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
July 11, 1973 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
July 12, 1973 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
July 13, 1973 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
July 14, 1973 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
Summer 1973 St. Catherines(?), Ontario (Bullrush, Mahogany Rush)
August 1973 Piccadilly Tube. Toronto, Ontario
September 3, 1973 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
September 4, 1973 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
September 5, 1973 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
September 6, 1973 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
September 7, 1973 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
September 8, 1973 Abbey Road Pub. Toronto, Ontario
Fall 1973 (?) Seneca Theater (Minkler Auditorium). Toronto, Ontario (Crowbar)
Fall 1973-Spring 1974 Leaside High School. Toronto, Ontario
October 1973 Thunderbird Motor Inn. Thunder Bay, Ontario
October 12, 1973 Waterloo Lutheran University. Waterloo, Ontario
October 27, 1973 Victory Burlesque Theatre. Toronto, Ontario (New York Dolls)
Spring 1974 Laura Secord Secondary School. St. Catharines, Ontario
May 18, 1974 North Side Drive-In. Lansing, Michigan [first U.S. show]
Spring 1974 Parkside Collegiate Institute. St. Thomas, Ontario (Bearfoot)
May 3, 1974 The Colonial Tavern. Toronto, Ontario
May 4, 1974 The Colonial Tavern. Toronto, Ontario
June 3, 1974 Larry's Hideaway. Toronto, Ontario
June 4, 1974 Larry's Hideaway. Toronto, Ontario
June 5, 1974 Larry's Hideaway. Toronto, Ontario
June 6, 1974 Larry's Hideaway. Toronto, Ontario
June 28, 1974 Allen Theater. Cleveland, Ohio (ZZ Top, Locomotive GT)
July 1, 1974 Seneca Theater (Minkler Auditorium). Toronto, Ontario (Nazareth)
July 2, 1974 The Colonial Tavern. Toronto, Ontario
July 20, 1974 M. Z. Bennett Public School. Acton, Ontario (Summer Dance)
July 25, 1974 Centennial Hall. London, Ontario (KISS, Ronny Legg)
 Rush Tour
August 14, 1974 - January 31, 1975
RUSH released: March 1974 (Canada), July 1974 (USA)
Tourdates
Opened for: Uriah Heep, Manfred Mann, KISS, Rory Gallagher, Hawkwind, Blue Oyster Cult, Nazareth
 "I consider them brothers. They were like brothers to me. More so than Gene and Ace and Paul. I hung with them personally. Like, after every night we would go out - true story ... and we were in Holiday Inns then, not Ritz Carlton's or Four Seasons ... - and we would get on the balcony in a snowstorm, get all the blankets from everybody's room, cover ourselves with them like Eskimos and share a bottle of Johnnie Walker Red. We got along so great. We talked about our wives - how we missed them, and our kids and how we missed them, and our moms and dads. We got to be really good friends. I love those guys. Those guys could never do wrong in my book." - Peter Criss of KISS, That Metal Show, November 28, 2009
August 14, 1974 Civic Arena. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (Uriah Heep, Manfred Mann)
[first show with Neil Peart on drums]
August 15, 1974 Public Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio (Uriah Heep, Manfred Mann)
August 16, 1974 Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio (Uriah Heep, Manfred Mann)
August 18, 1974 Charleston, West Virginia
August 19, 1974 Bogies. Washington, D.C. [Rush didn't play]
August 20, 1974 Stanley Theater. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Blue Oyster Cult)
August 21, 1974 St. Louis, Missouri
August 23, 1974 St. Louis, Missouri
August ???, 1974 Straugn Auditorium, Mansfield State College. Mansfield, Pennsylvania ???
August 26, 1974 Agora Ballroom. Cleveland, Ohio (FM Broadcast) (Reign)
August 27, 1974 Minnesota State Fair. St. Paul, Minnesota
August 28, 1974 Minnesota State Fair. St. Paul, Minnesota
August 29, 1974 Casino Arena. Asbury Park, New Jersey (Mountain)
August 30, 1974 Joint In The Woods. Parsippany, New Jersey
August 31, 1974 Bala, Ontario
September 1, 1974 Minden, Ontario
September 2, 1974 Pineway Trails Park. Munson Township, Ohio
(Rare Earth, Rainbow Canyon, Eastwind, Sweetleaf)
September 6, 1974 Detroit, Michigan
September 11, 1974 Toronto concert taped aired for King Biscuit
September 13, 1974 University of Maryland Baltimore County Gym II. Baltimore, Maryland (Sha Na Na)
September 15, 1974 Thomas Fieldhouse. Lockhaven, Pennsylvania (Blue Oyster Cult, KISS)
September 16, 1974 Paramount Theatre. Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania (Blue Oyster Cult, KISS)
September 18, 1974 Electric Ballroom. Atlanta, Georgia (KISS, Fat Chance)
September 19, 1974 Electric Ballroom. Atlanta, Georgia (KISS, Fat Chance)
September 20, 1974 Electric Ballroom. Atlanta, Georgia (KISS, Fat Chance)
September 21, 1974 St. Petersburg, Florida
September 22, 1974 Orlando, Florida
September 23, 1974 Gainesville, Florida
September 24, 1974 Roxy Theater. North Hampton, Pennsylvania
September 25, 1974 Columbus, Ohio
September 27, 1974 Memorial Auditorium. Worcester, Massachusetts (T-Rex, Albatross)
September 28, 1974 County Fairgrounds. Erie, Pennsylvania (T Rex)
September 29, 1974 Roberts Municipal Stadium. Evansville, Indiana (KISS, Billy Preston)
October 1, 1974 Leone Cole Auditorium. Jacksonville, Alabama (KISS)
October 3, 1974 War Memorial Auditorium. Nashville, Tennessee
October 4, 1974 Music Hall. Houston, Texas (KISS)
October 6, 1974 Oak Brook Forum. Oak Brook, Illinois (Steppenwolf, Canned Heat)
October 8, 1974 Los Angeles, California
October 9, 1974 Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
October 10, 1974 Los Angeles, California
October 11, 1974 Los Angeles, California
October 16, 1974 Ellis Auditorium. Memphis, Tennessee
October 17, 1974 Travis St. Electric Co. Dallas, Texas
October 18, 1974 Parthenon Theatre. Hammond, Indiana (KISS)
October 19, 1974 Pershing Memorial Auditorium. Lincoln, Nebraska (Hawkwind)
October 20, 1974 Oklahoma, Oklahoma
October 21, 1974 The Brewery. East Lansing, Michigan (KISS)
October 22, 1974 The Brewery. East Lansing, Michigan (KISS) [vintage tshirt says Wichita, KS]
October 23, 1974 University of Western Ontario. London, Ontario
October 24, 1974 Massey Hall. Toronto, Ontario (Nazareth)
October 25, 1974 Grand Hall, Queen's University. Kingston, Ontario
October 26, 1974 ??? The Rock Pile. Hamilton, Ontario
October 28, 1974 My Father's Place. Roslyn, New York
October 29, 1974 My Father's Place. Roslyn, New York
October 31, 1974 Civic Center. Ottawa, Ontario
November 1, 1974 The Forum. Montreal, Quebec (Rory Gallagher, Nazareth)
November 2, 1974 Peterborough, Ontario
November 3, 1974 Parsippany, New York
November 4, 1974 Tower Theatre. Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
November 5, 1974 Beacon Theater. New York, New York (Rory Gallagher, If)
November 7, 1974 Beginnings. Schaumburg, Illinois
November 9, 1974 Michigan Palace. Detroit, Michigan
November 10, 1974 Ambassador Theater. St. Louis, Missouri
November 11, 1974 East Lansing, Michigan
November 12, 1974 Riverside Theater. Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Rory Gallagher)
November 14, 1974 Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Columbus, Ohio (Rory Gallagher)
November 15, 1974 Aragon Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois (Rory Gallagher, Wet Willie)
November 19, 1974 Paramount Theater. Seattle, Washington (Rory Gallagher)
November 20, 1974 Paramount Theater. Portland, Oregon (Rory Gallagher)
November 22, 1974 Tuesday Ballroom. San Diego, California (Rory Gallagher, Earthquake)
November 23, 1974 Shrine Auditorium. Los Angeles, California (Rory Gallagher, Wet Willie)
November 27, 1974 Whiskey A Go Go. Los Angeles, California
November 28, 1974 Ventura Theater. Ventura, California (old ad says Nov. 27th)
December 5, 1974 Electric Ladyland Studios. NYC WQIV FM (possibly Dec. 22nd, 1974)
December 6, 1974 ABC Television's In Concert series
December 12, 1974 Convocation Hall. Toronto, Ontario (Mannfred Mann)
December 16, 1974 Agora Ballroom. Cleveland, Ohio (Law)
December 17, 1974 Agora Ballroom. Cleveland, Ohio (Law)
December 20, 1974 Michigan Palace. Detroit, Michigan (KISS, Fancy)
December 21, 1974 Michigan Palace. Detroit, Michigan (KISS, Fancy)
December 22, 1974 New York, New York
December 28, 1974 Orpheum Theater. Boston, Massachusettes (Blue Oyster Cult, American Tears) [Rush may have cancelled]
January 10, 1975 Humber College Auditorium ???. Rexdale, Ontario (Schroeder, Mendelson)
January 15, 1975 Convention Centre. Winnipeg, Manitoba (Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra)
January 17, 1975 Etobicoke, Ontario
January 19, 1975 Delhi, Ontario
January 29, 1975 Hamilton, Ontario
January 31, 1975 Roseville, Michigan
This was obviously a very busy time for Rush. Just two weeks before the beginning of the tour, drummer John Rutsey left the band citing health concerns, and it wasn't until his death in 2008 that it becaume public knowledge that he left the band due to complications with type-1 diabetes. Neil Peart joined the band on July 29th (Geddy's 21st birthday), two weeks before the start of their first U.S. tour. The setlists varied from show to show, as Rush honed their skills and performed possible songs for their second album.
August 14, 1974 Pittsburg, PA (first show of first American tour, first show with Neil Peart on drums)
Finding My Way
In The Mood
Bad Boy (written by Larry Williams, 1959, covered by Beatles on Beatles V)
Working Man/Drum Solo
August 26, 1974: Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH (first radio broadcast)
Finding My Way
Best I Can
Need Some Love
In The End
Fancy Dancer (unreleased Rush original)
In The Mood
Bad Boy
Here Again
Working Man
Drum Solo
Working Man
What You're Doing
Garden Road
October 9, 1974: Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert (television broadcast)
Best I Can
In The Mood
Finding My Way
November 27, 1974 Whiskey A Go Go, Los Angeles, CA
Finding My Way
Fancy Dancer
In The Mood
(Alex plays a country ditty, similar to one played 20 years later during Counterparts Tour as the Cold Fire intro)
In The End
What You're Doing
Bad Boy
December 5th or 22nd, 1974: Electric Lady Studios, New York, New York (radio broadcast)
Finding My Way
Best I Can
In The Mood
Anthem
Need Some Love
Fly by Night
Here Again
Bad Boy
Working Man
Drum Solo
Working Man
December 16th, 1974: Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH (radio broadcast)
Finding My Way
Best I Can
What You're Doing
Fly By Night
Here Again
Anthem
Bad Boy
Working Man
In The Mood
Drum Solo
 Fly By Night Tour
February 14 - June 29, 1975
Fly By Night released: February 15, 1975
Tourdates
Opened for: KISS, The Tubes, Aerosmith, Blue Oyster Cult
February 14, 1975 Wilfrid Laurier University Theatre Auditorium. Waterloo, Ontario
February 15, 1975 Owen Sound, Ontario
February 16, 1975 Barrie, Ontario
February 17, 1975 London Arena. London, Ontario (Thundermug)
February 18, 1975 Kingston, Ontario
February 20, 1975 Convention Center. Indianapolis, Indiana
February 27, 1975 Travis St. Electric Co. Dallas, Texas (Baked Beans)
February 28, 1975 Sylvan Beach Pavilion. La Porte, Texas
March 5, 1975 Electric Ballroom. Atlanta, Georgia
March 6, 1975 Electric Ballroom. Atlanta, Georgia
March 7, 1975 Electric Ballroom. Atlanta, Georgia
March 8, 1975 Electric Ballroom. Atlanta, Georgia
March 10, 1975 Roxy Theater. North Hampton, Pennsylvania
March 11, 1975 Stone Balloon. Newark, Delaware
March 22, 1975 ??? Xavier University. Cinncinatti, Ohio (REO Speedwagon, Styx) ???
March 27, 1975 Kenosha Ice Arena. Kenosha, Wisconsin (Thin Lizzy, KISS)
March 28, 1975 Aragon Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois (Aerosmith, Pavlov's Dog)
March 31, 1975 Civic Center. Lansing, Michigan (Aerosmith, Ted Nugent)
April 4, 1975 Nordic Arena. Flint, Michigan (KISS)
April 6, 1975 G.W. Lisner Auditorium. Washington DC (KISS, Heavy Metal Kids)
April 7, 1975 Agora Ballroom. Cleveland, Ohio
April 8, 1975 Akron Civic Theatre. Akron, Ohio (KISS, Heavy Metal Kids)
April 9, 1975 County Fieldhouse. Erie, Pennsylvania (KISS, Vitale's Madmen)
April 12, 1975 Union Auditorium, Illinois State University. Normal, Illinois (KISS)
April 13, 1975 Aviation Field, Forest Park. St. Louis, Missouri (KSHE Kite Fly Festival)
April 15, 1975 Stanley Theatre. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (KISS, Heavy Metal Kids)
April 17, 1975 Burlington Auditorium. Burlington, Iowa (KISS)
April 18, 1975 Belleville Area College. Belleville, Illinois (Megan McDonough, Star)
April 19, 1975 Fremd High School. Palatine, Illinois (KISS)
April 21, 1975 Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Louisville, Kentucky (KISS)
April 22, 1975 Convention Center. Indianapolis, Indiana (KISS)
April 24, 1975 Freedom Hall Civic Center. Johnson City, Tennessee (KISS, Heavy Metal Kids)
April 25, 1975 Charlotte Park Center. Charlotte, North Carolina (KISS)
April 26, 1975 Cumberland County Memorial Arena. Fayetteville, North Carolina (KISS)
April 27, 1975 Richmond Arena. Richmond, Virginia (KISS, Brian Auger & Oblivion Express, M-S Funk)
May 3, 1975 Chanel High School. Bedford, Ohio (opener Sweatleaf)
May 6, 1975 Riverside Theater. Milwaukee, Wisconsin (KISS)
May 8, 1975 Louis University. Lockport, Illinois (KISS)
May 9, 1975 Ohio Northern University. Ada, Ohio (KISS, James Gang)
May 10, 1975 State Farm Arena. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (Aerosmith)
May 16, 1975 Capitol Theatre, Portchester, New York (Blue Oyster Cult)
May 17, 1975 War Memorial Arena, Johnston, Pennsylvania (KISS)
May 23, 1975 Armory. Medford, Oregon (KISS)
May 24, 1975 Paramount Northwest. Portland, Oregon (KISS)
May 25, 1975 Paramount Theater. Seattle, Washington (KISS)
May 26, 1975 Paramount Northwest. Portland, Oregon (KISS)
May 27, 1975 Gonzaga University. Spokane, Washington (KISS)
May 29, 1975 Sahara Hotel Space Center. Las Vegas, Nevada (KISS)
May 30, 1975 Shrine Auditorium. Los Angeles, California (KISS, Nazareth)
June 1, 1975 The Winterland. San Francisco, California (KISS, The Tubes)
June 6, 1975 Warner Theater. Fresno, California (KISS)
June 7, 1975 Civic Theater. San Diego, California (KISS)
June 13, 1975 Cleary Auditorium. Windsor, Ontario
June 14, 1975 Iroquois Park. Whitby, Ontario (Joe Mendelson)
June 18, 1975 Trianon Ballroom. Regina, Saskatchewan
June 19, 1975 Convention Centre. Winnipeg, Manitoba (Joe Mendelson) [canceled]
June 20, 1975 The Arena. Thunder Bay, Ontario
June 21, 1975 Memorial Gardens. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (Joe Mendelson and Trione)
June 22, 1975 The Arena. Dundas, Ontario
June 23, 1975 The Arena. Lakefield, Ontario
June 25, 1975 Massey Hall. Toronto, Ontario
June 26, 1975 Waterloo Lutheran Univ. Theatre. Kitchener, Ontario
June 27, 1975 Centennial Hall. London, Ontario (Symphonic Slam)
June 28, 1975 Kee To Bala. Bala, Ontario
June 29, 1975 Summer Gardens. Port Dover, Ontario
Setlists
Unfortunately, little is known of this tour as there are only two unofficial live recordings in circulation. Comparison between the first recording in Cleveland on April 7, 1975, and the later show, recorded in Toronto on June 25th, 1975, show only minor changes such as moving "What You're Doing" to the encore, adding "By-Tor And The Snow Dog", and dropping "Bad Boy".
April 7, 1975: The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, Ohio
Finding My Way
The Best I Can
What You're Doing
Anthem
Beneath, Between & Behind
In The End
Fly By Night
Working Man
In The Mood
Need Some Love
Bad Boy
June 25, 1975: Massey Hall, Toronto, ONT
Finding My Way
Best I Can
Anthem
Beneath, Between and Behind
In The End
Fly By Night
By-Tor and the Snow Dog
Working Man
Drum Solo
In The Mood
Need Some Love
Encore: What You're Doing
 Caress of Steel Tour
(Down The Tubes Tour)
September 26, 1975 - January 10, 1976
Caress Of Steel released: September 1975
Tourdates
Opened For: KISS, Mott the Hoople, Nazareth
Opening Bands: Ted Nugent, Artful Dodger, Mainline (Joe Mendelson), Heyoka, Max Webster
"We called it the 'Down The Tubes Tour', we joked about it among ourselves. By the end of the that year we were unable to pay our crew's salaries - or our own." - Neil Peart, Classic Rock, Oct. 2004
August 24, 1975 Bandshell, Central Canada Exhibition. Lansdowne Park, Ottawa
September 1975 Canada (Nazareth) (multiple dates and cities)
September 15, 1975 Winnipeg Arena. Winnipeg, Manitoba (Nazareth)
September 26, 1975 Pacific Coliseum. Vancouver, British Columbia (Nazareth)
October ???, 1975 The Arena. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
October 2, 1975 Trianon Ballroom. Regina, Saskatchewan
October 5, 1975 Brock University. St. Catherines, Ontario (Max Webster)
October 11, 1975 Franklin College. Frankin, Indiana
October 13, 1975 Freedom Hall. Johnson City, Tennessee (Aerosmith, Ted Nugent)
October 15, 1975 Arkansas State University. Jonesboro, Arkansas
October 16, 1975 Memorial Auditorium. Joplin, Missouri
October 17, 1975 Pershing Auditorium. Lincoln, Nebraska
October 18, 1975 Municipal Auditorium. Kansas City, Missouri
October 21, 1975 Century II. Wichita, Kansas
October 24, 1975 Civic Center. Tulsa, Oklahoma
October 25, 1975 Civic Center. Amarillo, Texas (Ted Nugent)
October 28, 1975 Randy's Rodeo. San Antonio, Texas (Heyoka)
October 29, 1975 Armadillo World Headquarters. Austin, Texas
October 30, 1975 Armadillo World Headquarters. Austin, Texas
October 31, 1975 Ritz Music Hall. Corpus Christie, Texas
November 1, 1975 Electric Ballroom. Dallas, Texas (Iron Butterfly)
November 4, 1975 Silver Dollar. Lansing, Michigan
November 5, 1975 The Rafters. Battle Creek, Michigan
November 7, 1975 Akron Civic Theatre. Akron, Ohio (Ted Nugent)
November 8, 1975 Allen Theatre. Cleveland, Ohio (Ted Nugent, Artful Dodger)
November 9, 1975 Kiel Auditorium. St Louis, Missouri
November 1975 Hershey High School. Arlington Heights, Illinois
November 1975 Western Illinois University. Macomb, Illinois (Ted Nugent)
November 14, 1975 Memorial Coliseum. Fort Wayne, Indiana
November 15, 1975 Armory. Rockford, Illinois (KISS)
November 16, 1975 IMA Auditorium. Flint, Michigan (KISS)
November 17, 1975 IMA Auditorium. Flint, Michigan (KISS)
November 18, 1975 McMorran Arena. Port Huron, Michigan (KISS)
November 19, 1975 Glacier Dome. Traverse City, Michigan (KISS)
November 21, 1975 Indiana State University. Terre Haute, Indiana (KISS)
November 23, 1975 Roberts Stadium. Evansville, Indiana (KISS, Mott the Hoople)
November 26, 1975 Memorial Fieldhouse. Huntington, West Virginia (KISS, Mott the Hoople)
November 27, 1975 Cumberland County Memorial Arena, Fayetteville, NC (KISS)
November 28, 1975 Civic Center, Asheville, North Carolina (KISS)
November 29, 1975 Park Center, Charlotte, North Carolina (KISS)
November 30, 1975 Capital Center, Largo, MD (KISS)
November 1975 Montreal City Hall ???. Montreal, Quebec (Winterfest Concert Weekend)
December 2, 1975 Municipal Auditorium, Columbus, Georgia (KISS)
December 3, 1975 Farm Arena, Dothan, Alabama (KISS)
December 5, 1975 The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia (KISS)
December 6, 1975 Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida (KISS)
December 7, 1975 ??? Morris Civic Center. South Bend, Indiana
December 10, 1975 Hamilton, Ontario ???
December 12, 1975 War Memorial Arena. Syracuse, New York (KISS)
December 14, 1975 The Orpheum, Boston, Massachusetts (KISS)
December 15, 1975 Toledo Sports Arena. Toledo, Ohio (Leslie West, Lynyrd Skynyrd)
December 18, 1975 Palace Theater. Waterbury, Connecticut (KISS)
December 19, 1975 Broome County Arena. Binghamton, New York (KISS)
December 20, 1975 Civic Arena. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (KISS, Mott The Hoople)
December 21, 1975 The Mosque. Richmond, Virginia (KISS, Mott The Hoople)
December 22, 1975 Agricultural Hall. Allentown, Pennsylvania
December 26, 1975 Springfield, Illinois
December 27, 1975 Wings Stadium. Kalamazoo, Michigan
December 28, 1975 Convention Center. Indianapolis, Indiana (Blue Oyster Cult, Ted Nugent, Mott The Hoople, Outlaws)
December 29, 1975 ??? Cobo Hall Arena. Detroit, Michigan ???
December 30, 1975 Veteran's Memorial Auditorium. Columbus, Ohio
January 4, 1976 Capitol Center. Landover, Maryland (Blue Oyster Cult, Ted Nugent, REO Speedwagon, Leslie West)
January 10, 1976 Massey Hall. Toronto, Ontario (Mainline)
Setlists
The only confirmed setlist is Rush's supporting set for KISS on Nov. 15, 1975; any other published setlists are false or unsubstantiated. Before 1999, when a recording of the Nov. 15, 1975 show first began circulating, fraudulent recordings were circulated, which accordingly led to the circulation of false setlists. In addition, for many years rumors spread regarding the setlist of a rumored soundboard recording, supposedly in the possession of a Jean Weinrib, aka Geddy's cousin, of Rush headlining in Toronto on January 10, 1976. However, the existence of this recording is believed to be nonexistant and its setlist unsubstantiated, as Ian Grandy, a former member of Rush's road crew from that period, has stated that he never heard of any such cousin, and that the rumored soundboard recording does not exist.
November 15, 1975 (supporting set [note, no authentic headlining setlists have surfaced])
Bastille Day
Anthem
Lakeside Park
The Necromancer
By-Tor and the Snow Dog
Working Man->
Drum Solo
In The Mood
 2112 Tour
March 5, 1976 - August 1, 1976
2112 released: released March 1976
Tourdates
Opened for: Blue Oyster Cult, Aerosmith, Kansas
Opening Bands: Styx, Sutherland Brothers & Quiver, Artful Dodger, Starcastle, Thin Lizzy, Max Webster, Stu Daye
February 9, 1976 Hamilton Place Great Hall. Hamilton, Ontario (Ian Thomas)
February 21, 1976 BCI Gymnaseum, Brandford Collegiate Institute. Brantford, Ontario (Max Webster)
March 5, 1976 Randhurst Mall Ice Arena. Mt. Prospect, Illinois (Kansas, Starcastle)
March 15, 1976 Starwood. Hollywood, California
March 16, 1976 Starwood. Hollywood, California
March 17, 1976 Starwood. Hollywood, California
March 18, 1976 Starwood. Hollywood, California
March 25, 1976 Armory. Medford, Oregon (Styx, Sutherland Brothers & Quiver)
March 26(?), 1976 Paramount Theater. Seattle, Washington
March 27, 1976 Kennedy Pavilion, Gonzaga University. Spokane, Washington (Styx)
March 28, 1976 Paramount Theater. Portland, Oregon (Styx, Sutherland Brothers & Quiver)
March 29, 1976 Tacoma National Guard Armory. Tacoma, Washington (Styx)
April 7, 1976 Civic Arena. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (Bad Company)
April 9, 1976 Coliseum. Indianapolis, Indiana (Ted Nugent, Sutherland Brothers & Quiver)
April 10, 1976 Morris Civic Center. South Bend, Indiana (Starcastle)
April 11, 1976 Ice Arena. Waukegan, Illinois (Pentwater/Starcastle)
April 15, 1976 Ambassador Theater. St. Louis, Missouri
April 17, 1976 Memorial Arena. Pekin, Illinois (Starcastle/Thin Lizzy)
April 18, 1976 IMA Sports Arena. Flint, Michigan (Starcastle)
April 26, 1976 Akron Civic Theatre. Akron, Ohio (Stu Daye)
April 27, 1976 Allen Theatre. Cleveland, Ohio (Stu Daye)
April 28, 1976 IMA Auditorium. Flint, Michigan (Rare Earth, Journey)
April 29, 1976 Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus Ohio
April 30, 1976 McElroy Auditorium. Waterloo, Iowa (Aerosmith, Angel)
May 2, 1976 Memorial Hall. Kansas City, Kansas
May 11, 1976 Masonic Auditorium. Detroit, Michigan (Starcastle, Artful Dodger)
May 13, 1976 Starr Auditorim, Ferris state College. Big Rapids, Michigan (Pete Texas)
May 25, 1976 Memorial Coliseum. Ft. Wayne, Indiana (Thin Lizzy, Aerosmith, Stu Daye)
May 26, 1976 Hulman Civic University Center. Terre Haute, Indiana (Aerosmith)
May 27, 1976 Brown County Arena Green Bay Wisconsin (Blue Oyster Cult, Sunblind Lion)
May 28, 1976 Riviera Theater. Chicago, Illinois
May 29, 1976 St. Paul Civic Center Arena. St. Paul, Minnesota (Blue Oyster Cult?, REO Speedwagon)
May 30, 1976 Nelson Center. Springfield, Illinois
June 4, 1976 Civic Center. Amarillo, Texas (Iron Butterfly)
June 5, 1976 University of Texas Memorial Gym. El Paso, Texas (Styx)
June 7, 1976 Municipal Auditorium. San Antonio, Texas (Thin Lizzy)
June 11, 1976 Massey Hall. Toronto, Ontario (Max Webster) [recorded for All The World's A Stage live album]
June 12, 1976 Massey Hall. Toronto, Ontario (Max Webster) [recorded for All The World's A Stage live album]
June 13, 1976 Massey Hall. Toronto, Ontario (Max Webster) [recorded for All The World's A Stage live album]
June 15, 1976 Memorial Arena. Chatham, Ontario
June 16, 1976 Roberts Stadium. Evansville, Indiana (Aerosmith)
June 17, 1976 Welland Rose Festival/Welland Arena. Welland, Ontario (Max Webster)
June 18, 1976 Civic Auditorium. Oshawa, Ontario
July 8, 1976 Hirsch Memorial Coliseum. Shreveport, Louisiana (Blue Oyster Cult, Mott, Starz)
July 10, 1976 SMU Moody Coliseum. Dallas, Texas (Blue Oyster Cult, Mott, UFO)
July 16, 1976 West Palm Beach Auditorium. West Palm Beach, Florida (Blue Oyster Cult, Starz, Mott)
July 18, 1976 Civic Center. Dothan, Alabama (Blue Oyster Cult)
July 20, 1976 Soldiers and Sailors Auditorium. Chattanooga, Tennessee (Blue Oyster Cult)
July 23, 1976 Triad Arena. Greensboro, North Carolina (Blue Oyster Cult, Starz, Mott)
July 24, 1976 Cumberland County Arena. Fayetteville, North Carolina (Blue Oyster Cult, Mott)
July 27, 1976 University Hall. Jackson, Mississippi
July 29, 1976 Garrett Coliseum. Montgomery, Alabama (Blue Oyster Cult, Mott)
July 30, 1976 Municipal Auditorium(?). Columbus, Georgia
August 1, 1976 Huntsville, Alabama
Setlists
There are only two unofficial recordings of this tour in circulation; both are headlining shows, with the only difference being the placement of "In The End" in the setlist, and the encore changing from "Best I Can" to "What You're Doing". This later setlist is vitually identical to the All The World's A Stage tracklist, with the only change being that the "Fly By Night-In The Mood-Something For Nothing" medley is listed earlier in the show (inserted between "Anthem" and "Lakeside Park"), possibly to conform to album sides. The earlier show, recorded in Seattle in March of '76, was long believed to have been recorded seven months later during the All The World's A Stage Tour; however....
Previously, it had been assumed that Rush had opened for Styx this tour, and thus could not have performed the full 90 minute set demonstrated by the Seattle '76 recording. However, the usage of Rush graphics in this tour poster from March supports the belief that Rush was in fact the headlining act, while this tour poster from June leaves no doubt. More importantly, it has been pointed out that Moog Taurus pedals are not present in the Seattle '76 recording; if recorded in October they would likely be present, as Rush were definitely using Moog pedals by then (if not throughout the entire All The World's A Stage tour), as seen in this live photo from October 26th taken two days before the October Seattle show (the pedals are seen on the floor next to Geddy's mic). Lastly, although not as conclusive, during the Seattle recording, "In The End" preceded "By-tor And The Snowdog", whereas by the later May recording it immediately followed "By-tor", a position it would regularly hold in the setlist on multiple tours until it was last played on the Signals warm up tour. Headlining sets:
March 26(?), 1976: Seattle, Washington
Bastille Day
Anthem
Lakeside Park
2112 (minus Oracle)
Fly By Night
In The Mood
Something For Nothing
In The End
By-Tor and the Snow Dog
Working Man
Finding My Way
Drum Solo
Encore: Best I Can
May 30, 1976: Nelson Center. Springfield, Illinois
Bastille Day
Anthem
Lakeside Park
2112 (with abbreviated Discovery, minus Oracle)
Fly By Night
In The Mood
Something For Nothing
By-Tor and the Snow Dog
In The End
Working Man
Finding My Way
Drum Solo
Encore: What You're Doing
Tourbook
 All The World's A Stage Tour
August 20, 1976 - June 13, 1977
All The World's A Stage released: September 29, 1976
Tourdates
Opened for: Ted Nugent, Blue Oyster Cult, Aerosmith, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Montrose, Foghat
Opening Bands: Styx, Tommy Bolin, Cheap Trick, Stray, Head East, Be-Bop Deluxe, Artful Dodger, Starcastle, Max Webster, Angel, T Rex, Rick Derringer
August 14, 1976 ??? Civic Auditorium. Fargo, North Dakota (Blue Oyster Cult, Point Blank)
August 15, 1976 ??? All Seasons Arena. Minot, North Dakota (Blue Oyster Cult)
August 20, 1976 McElroy Auditorium. Waterloo, Iowa (Blue Oyster Cult, Point Blank)
August 26, 1976 B'Ginnings. Schaumburg, Illinois
August 27, 1976 Union Auditorium, Illinois State Univ. Normal, Illinois (Head East)
August 28, 1976 Glacier Dome. Traverse City, Michigan
September 3, 1976 Hara Arena. Dayton, Ohio (Blue Oyster Cult, Styx)
September 13, 1976 JFK Coliseum. Manchester, New Hampshire (Blue Oyster Cult, Angel)
September 18, 1976 Memorial Auditorium. Syracuse, NY (Blue Oyster Cult, Angel)
September 19, 1976 The Forum Theatre. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (Angel)
September 20, 1976 Agricultural Hall. Allentown, Pennsylvania (Angel)
September 22, 1976 The Dome Arena, Rochester, NY (Angel, Blue Oyster Cult)
September 28, 1976 Joe Louis Levesque Arena. Moncton, New Brunswick (Wireless)
September 29, 1976 Simmons Sports Center. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (Wireless)
October 1, 1976 Sydney Forum. Sydney, Nova Scotia (Wireless)
October 3, 1976 Lord Beaverbrook Rink. Saint John, New Brunswick (Wireless)
October 4, 1976 The Halifax Forum. Halifax, Nova Scotia (Wireless)
October 8, 1976 North Bay Memorial Gardens. North Bay, Ontario (Ian Thomas)
October 9, 1976 Sudbury Arena. Sudbury, Ontario (Ian Thomas)
October 10, 1976 Civic Centre. Ottawa, Ontario (Ian Thomas)
October 11, 1976 Kingston Memorial Center. Kingston, Ontario (Ian Thomas)
October 15, 1976 Fort William Gardens. Thunder Bay, Ontario (Max Webster)
October 17, 1976 Winnipeg Arena. Winnipeg, Manitoba (Max Webster)
October 19, 1976 Keystone Center. Brandon, Manitoba (Max Webster)
October 24, 1976 Sportsplex. Lethbridge, Ontario (Max Webster)
October 26, 1976 Pacific National Exhibition Garden Auditorium, Vancouver, British Columbia (Max Webster)
October 28, 1976 Paramount Northwest. Seattle, Washington (Tommy Bolin)
October 29, 1976 Tacoma National Guard Armory. Tacoma, Washington (Tommy Bolin)
October 30, 1976 Paramount Theater. Portland, Oregon (Tommy Bolin)
November 3, 1976 Douglas Hall Fairgrounds. Roseburg, Oregon (Tommy Bolin)
November 4, 1976 Armory. Medford, Oregon (Tommy Bolin)
November 13, 1976 Armory. Rockford, Illinois (Cheap Trick, Ace)
November 14, 1976 RKO Orpheum Theatre. Davenport, Iowa (Montrose)
November 15, 1976 Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa (Montrose, Kansas)
November 20, 1976 The Spectrum. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Robin trower, Montrose)
November 24, 1976 Sacramento Memorial Auditoruim. Sacramento, California (Ted Nugent, Be-Bop Deluxe)
November 26, 1976 The Winterland. San Francisco, California (Ted Nugent, Be-Bop Deluxe)
November 27, 1976 The Winterland. San Francisco, California (Ted Nugent, Be-Bop Deluxe)
November 28, 1976 Selland Arena. Fresno, California
November 30, 1976 Golden Hall. San Diego, California (Ted Nugent, Rex)
December 1, 1976 Great Western Forum. Los Angeles, California (Ted Nugent, Rex)
December 4, 1976 Auditorium Arena. Denver, Colorado (Ted Nugent)
December 8, 1976 Palace Theater. Waterbury, Connecticut (Black Oak Arkansas, James Gang)
December 10, 1976 Capitol Theater. Passaic, New Jersey (Foghat, Montrose)
December 11, 1976 The Palladium. New York, New York (Foghat)
December 12, 1976 Palace Theater. Albany, New York (Mick Ronson Band or Montrose, Black Oak Arkansas)
December 15, 1976 The Forum. Montreal, Quebec (Aerosmith)
December 16, 1976 Auditorium Theatre. Chicago, Illinois (Cheap Trick)
December 18, 1976 Astor Theater. Reading, Pennsylvania (Crack The Sky)
December 20, 1976 Winfield Dunn Center, Austin Peay State University. Clarksville, Tennessee (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
December 30, 1976 McMaster University Gym. Hamilton, Ontario (Max Webster, Wireless)
December 31, 1976 Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario (Chilliwack, Wireless)
January 3, 1977 Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario
January 8, 1977 Municipal Auditorium. San Antonio, Texas
January 9, 1977 Municipal Auditorium. San Antonio, Texas
January 10, 1977 Dallas, Texas
January 11, 1977 Paramount Theatre. Austin, Texas
January 13, 1977 Wichita, Kansas
January 14, 1977 Fairgrounds Arena. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Ted Nugent, Artful Dodger)
January 15, 1977 Municipal Auditorium. Kansas City, Missouri (Ted Nugent, Artful Dodger)
January 16, 1977 Pavilion. Tulsa, Oklahoma (Ted Nugent, Artful Dodger)
January 18, 1977 El Paso Coliseum. El Paso, Texas (Ted Nugent, Artful Dodger)
January 19, 1977 Lubbock Coliseum. Lubbock, Texas (Ted Nugent, Artful Dodger)
January 20, 1977 Ector County Coliseum. Odessa, Texas (Head East, Artful Dodger)
January 21, 1977 Taylor County Coliseum. Abiliene, Texas (Head East, Artful Dodger)
January 22, 1977 Civic Auditorium. Amarillo, Texas (Head East, Artful Dodger)
January 24, 1977 Beaumont, Texas
January 26, 1977 Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Columbus, Ohio (Starcastle, Max Webster)
January 27, 1977 Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Columbus, Ohio (Starcastle, Max Webster)
January 28, 1977 Louisville, Kentucky
January 29, 1977 Memorial Coliseum. Evansville, Indiana (Starcastle, Max Webster)
January 30, 1977 Morris Civic Center. South Bend, Indiana (Starcastle, Max Webster)
February 9, 1977 Wendler Arena. Saginaw, Michigan (The Runaways)
February 10, 1977 Cobo Hall Arena. Detroit, Michigan (Max Webster, The Runaways)
February 11, 1977 Hammond Civic Center. Hammond, Indiana (Max Webster)
February 12, 1977 RKO Orpheum Theatre. Davenport, Iowa
February 13, 1977 Kiel Auditorium. St. Louis, Missouri (T Rex, Max Webster)
February 15, 1977 Memorial Auditorium. Chattanooga, Tennessee (Kansas)
February 17, 1977 Mobile, Alabama
February 19, 1977 The Warehouse. New Orleans, Louisiana (Blue Oyster Cult)
February 20, 1977 The Warehouse. New Orleans, Louisiana (Blue Oyster Cult)
February 22, 1977 Municipal Auditorium. Columbus, Georgia (Blue Oyster Cult)
February ???, 1977 The Omni. Atlanta, Georgia (Blue Oyster Cult)
February 26, 1977 Cumberland County Memorial Arena. Fayetteville, North Carolina (Blue Oyster Cult, REO Speedwagon)
Spring 1977 Newman High School. Wausau, Wisconsin (Max Webster)
March 2, 1977 Michigan State University Auditorium. East Lansing, Michigan (Nils Lofgren, Max Webster)
March 3, 1977 Tomorrow Club. Youngstown, Ohio
March 4, 1977 Riverfront Coliseum. Cincinnati, Ohio (Boston, Starcastle)
March 5???, 1977 Mansfield State College, Mansfield, Pennsylvania (Max Webster)
March 11, 1977 Tower Theatre. Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
March 12, 1977 Capitol Theater. Passaic, New Jersey (Kansas)
March 14, 1977 Stanley Theater. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Max Webster, Cheap Trick)
March 17, 1977 The Palladium. New York, New York (Bob Seger, Starz) [delayed from March 6]
March 18, 1977 Civic Auditorium. Oshawa, Ontario (Max Webster)
March ???, 1977 London Gardens. London, Ontario (Max Webster)
April 1, 1977 ??? Louisville Gardens. Louisville, Kentucky (Hydra, Outlaws)
April 8, 1977 Sports Arena. Toledo, Ohio (Angel, Max Webster)
April 9, 1977 Hara Arena. Dayton, Ohio (Rick Derringer, Max Webster)
April 13, 1977 Wings Stadium. Kalamazoo, Michigan
April 14, 1977 Memorial Coliseum. Fort Wayne, Indiana (Starcastle, Roy Buchanan)
April 15, 1977 Public Hall. Cleveland, Ohio (Rick Derringer, Max Webster)
April 16, 1977 Welch Auditorium. Grand Rapids, Michigan (Starcastle)
April 17, 1977 G.W. Lisner Auditorium. Washington, DC (Max Webster)
April 20, 1977 Agricultural Hall. Allentown, Pennsylvania (Angel, Max Webster)
April 21, 1977 Mid-Hudson Civic Center. Poughkeepsie, New York (Max Webster)
April 22, 1977 Broom County Arena. Binghamton, New York (Max Webster)
April 23, 1977 War Memorial Arena. Syracuse, New York (Angel, Max Webster)
April 24, 1977 Palace Theatre. Albany, New York (Styx, Starcastle, Max Webster)
May 4, 1977 Music Hall. Omaha, Nebraska (Angel, Max Webster)
May 6, 1977 St. Paul Civic Center. St. Paul, Minnesota (Styx, Starcastle, Max Webster)
May 8, 1977 Duluth Arena. Duluth, Minnesota (Styx)
May 10, 1977 Riverside Theater. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
May 13, 1977 McElroy Auditorium. Waterloo, Iowa (Ted Nugent)
May 15, 1977 Nelson Center. Springfield, Illinois (Max Webster, Cheap Trick)
May 18, 1977 Lakeview Arena. Marquette, Michigan (Max Webster)
May 20, 1977 Aragon Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois (Max Webster)
May 21, 1977 Aragon Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois (Max Webster)
May 22, 1977 McMorran Arena. Port Huron, Michigan (Max Webster)
June 1, 1977 City Hall. Sheffield, England (Stray)
June 2, 1977 Free Trade Hall. Manchester, England
June 3, 1977 Birmingham Odeon. Birmingham, England (Stray)
June 4, 1977 Hammersmith Odeon. London, England (Stray)
June 6, 1977 Frankfurt, West Germany (canceled)
June 8, 1977 Gota Lejon. Stockholm, Sweden
June 11, 1977 Newcastle City Hall. Newcastle, England (Stray)
June 12, 1977 The Apollo. Glasgow, Scotland (Stray)
June 13, 1977 Liverpool Empire. Liverpool, England (Stray)
Setlists
This tour marked the first time Rush toured Europe, and also the addition of keyboards. It is believed to be the last time they regularly varied their setlist from show to show, day to day, with the exception of the Vapor Trails tour (note: beginning with the Power Windows tour and continuing through the Test For Echo tour, Rush would "fine tune" the setlist during the first few dates of the tour before settling on a final setlist).
Supporting sets:
November 27, 1976
Anthem
2112 (minus Oracle)
Working Man
Finding My Way
Drum Solo
Fly By Night
In The Mood
November 28, 1976
Bastille Day
Anthem
2112 (minus Oracle)
Lakeside Park
Working Man
Finding My Way
Drum Solo
Headlining sets:
December 31, 1976
Bastille Day
Anthem
Lakeside Park
2112 (with abbreviated Discovery, minus Oracle)
The Twilight Zone (first known performance)
Something For Nothing
Best I Can
By-Tor and the Snow Dog
The Necromancer (Under the Shadow/Return of the Prince)
In the End
Working Man
Finding My Way
Drum Solo
Encore: Fly by Night
In The Mood
April 17, 1977
Bastille Day
Anthem
Lakeside Park
2112 (with abbreviated Discovery, minus Oracle)
Twilight Zone
Something For Nothing
By-Tor And The Snow Dog
The Necromancer (Under the Shadow/Return of the Prince)
In The End
Working Man
Finding My Way
Drum Solo
Fly By Night
In The Mood
What You're Doing
Best I Can
June 1, 1977
Sheffield, UK City Hall, First European Show
Bastille Day
Anthem
Lakeside Park
2112 (minus Oracle)
Xanadu
Something For Nothing
By-Tor and the Snow Dog
The Necromancer (Under The Shadow, Return of the Prince)
Working Man
Finding My Way
Drum Solo
Encore: Fly By Night
In The Mood
June 2, 1977
Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England
Bastille Day
Anthem
Lakeside Park
2112 (minus Oracle)
Xanadu
By-Tor and the Snow Dog
The Necromancer (Under The Shadow, Return of the Prince)
Working Man
Finding My Way
Drum Solo
Encore: Fly by Night
In The Mood
What You're Doing
 A Farewell to Kings Tour
(Drive 'Til You Die Tour)
August 17, 1977 - April 8, 1978
A Farewell To Kings released: September 1977
Tourdates
Opened For: Blue Oyster Cult
Opening Bands: UFO, Max Webster, AC/DC, Cheap Trick, Pat Travers, The Babys, Hush, Grinderswitch, Crawler
August 17, 1977 Orpheum Theater. Davenport, Iowa
August 20, 1977 The Music Hall. Houston, Texas (Artful Dodger)
August 23, 1977 Exhibition Stadium. Toronto, Ontario (Max Webster)
September 6, 1977 Fort William Gardens. Thunder Bay, Ontario (Max Webster)
September 7, 1977 Winnipeg Arena. Winnipeg, Manitoba (Max Webster)
September 8, 1977 Agridome. Regina, Saskatchewan (Max Webster)
September 9, 1977 Kinsmen's Fieldhouse. Edmonton, Alberta (Max Webster)
September 10, 1977 The Arena. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Max Webster)
September 11, 1977 Stampede Corral. Calgary, Alberta (Max Webster)
September 13, 1977 Pacific National Exhibition Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia (Max Webster)
September 14, 1977 Victoria Arena. Victoria, British Columbia (Max Webster)
September 16, 1977 Coliseum. Spokane, Washington (UFO, Max Webster)
September 17, 1977 Center Coliseum. Seattle, Washington (UFO, Max Webster)
September 18, 1977 Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum. Pullman, Washington (UFO, Max Webster)
September 19, 1977 Paramount Theater. Portland, Oregon (UFO, Max Webster)
September 20, 1977 Paramount Theater. Portland, Oregon (UFO, Max Webster)
September 21, 1977 Paramount Theater. Portland, Oregon (UFO, Max Webster)
September 22, 1977 Douglas County Fairgrounds. Roseburg, Oregon (UFO, Max Webster)
September 23, 1977 Armory. Medford, Oregon (UFO, Max Webster)
September 24, 1977 The Winterland. San Francisco, California (UFO, Hush, & Max Webster)
September 25, 1977 Swing Auditorium. San Bernardino, California (UFO)
September 26, 1977 Civic Auditorium. Bakersfield, California (UFO, Dwight Tilley Band)
September 27, 1977 Fairgrounds. Reno, Nevada (UFO, Max Webster) [cancelled due to stage problems]
September ???, 1977 Memorial Civic Auditorium. Stockton, California (UFO, Max Webster)
September 29, 1977 Warnors Theater. Fresno, California (UFO, Dwight Tilley Band)
September 30, 1977 Sports Arena. San Diego, California
October 1, 1977 Civic Auditorium. Santa Monica, California (UFO)
October 2, 1977 Civic Auditorium. Santa Monica, California (UFO)
October 3, 1977 Starwood Amphitheater. Hollywood, California
October 4, 1977 Mesa Amphitheater. Mesa, Arizona
October 5, 1977 Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Phoenix, Arizona
October 7, 1977 Terrace Ballroom. Salt Lake City, Utah [cancelled due to illness (Geddy's voice)]
October 8, 1977 Auditorium Arena. Denver, Colorado
October 10, 1977 Civic Center Coliseum. Amarillo, Texas (Trooper, Max Webster)
October 11, 1977 El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas (UFO, Max Webster)
October 12, 1977 Ector County Coliseum. Odessa, Texas
October 13, 1977 Coliseum. Lubbock, Texas
October 14, 1977 Assembly Center. Tulsa, Oklahoma
October 15, 1977 Civic Center Music Hall. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
October 16, 1977 Taylor Country Coliseum. Abilene, Texas (UFO, Max Webster)
October 17, 1977 Municipal Center. Austin, Texas
October 20, 1977 The Music Hall. Houston, Texas
October 21, 1977 Will Rogers Coliseum. Ft. Worth, Texas
October 22, 1977 Municipal Auditorium. San Antonio, Texas (UFO, Max Webster)
October 23, 1977 Municipal Auditorium. San Antonio, Texas (UFO, Max Webster)
October 24, 1977 Coliseum. Corpus Cristi, Texas (UFO)
October 25, 1977 Civic Center. Beaumont, Texas
October 27, 1977 Barton Coliseum. Little Rock, Arkansas [also reported as Robinson Auditorium]
October 28, 1977 Municipal Auditorium. Shreveport, Louisiana (UFO)
October 29, 1977 The Warehouse. New Orleans, Louisiana (UFO, Max Webster)
October 30, 1977 Dixon-Myers Hall. Memphis, Tennessee (UFO/Max Webster)
October 31, 1977 Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom. Atlanta, Georgia
November 1, 1977 Dothan Civic Center. Dothan, Alabama
November 10, 1977 New Century Theater. Buffalo, New York (UFO, Max Webster)
November 11, 1977 New Century Theater. Buffalo, New York (UFO, Max Webster)
November 12, 1977 The Palladium. New York, New York (Cheap Trick, UFO)
November 13, 1977 Baltimore Civic Center. Baltimore, Maryland (Cheap Trick, UFO)
November 16, 1977 Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, New York (AC/DC)
November 17, 1977 Palace Theater, Albany, New York (AC/DC)
November 18, 1977 Onondaga Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York (AC/DC)
November 19, 1977 War Memorial Auditorium. Rochester, New York (AC/DC) [reportedly canceled]
November 20, 1977 Klein Memorial Auditorium. Bridgeport, Connecticut [reportedly cancelled, replaced by Jan. 14th, 1978]
November 22, 1977 Stanley Theatre. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Crawler)
November 23, 1977 Stanley Theatre. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Crawler)
November 24, 1977 War Memorial Arena. Johnstown, Pennsylvania (Mark Farner, Cheap Trick)
November 25, 1977 Capitol Theater. Passaic, New Jersey (Cheap Trick)
November 26, 1977 Tower Theatre. Upper Darby, Pennsylvania (Tom Petty)
November 28, 1977 Erie County Fieldhouse. Erie, Pennsylvania
December 2, 1977 Fitchburg Theater. Fitchburg, Massachusetts
December 3, 1977 Warner Theater. Washington, D.C. (City Boy)
December 5, 1977 Tomorrow Club. Youngstown, Ohio
December 9, 1977 Civic Center. Lakeland, Florida
December 10 1977 Hollywood Sportauditorium. Hollywood, Florida
December 11, 1977 Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Jacksonville, Florida
December 12, 1977 Fox Theater. Atlanta, Georgia
December 13, 1977 Civic Auditorium. Knoxville, Tennessee
December 14, 1977 Civic Center. Wheeling, West Virginia
December 15, 1977 Cobo Hall. Detroit, Michigan
December 16, 1977 Toledo Sports Arena. Toledo, Ohio (UFO)
December 17, 1977 Public Auditorium. Cleveland, Ohio (The Motors, Edgar Winter's White Trash)
December 18, 1977 Univ. Of Dayton Arena. Dayton, Ohio (Grinderswitch)
December 19, 1977 Wings Stadium. Kalamazoo, Michigan (Legs Diamond)
December 27, 1977 London Gardens. London, Ontario (Max Webster)
December 28, 1977 Memorial Auditorium. Kitchener, Ontario
December 29, 1977 Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario (April Wine)
December 30, 1977 Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario (April Wine)
January 3, 1978 Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Columbus, Ohio
January 4, 1978 Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Columbus, Ohio
January 5, 1978 Market Square Arena. Indianapolis, Indiana
January 6, 1978 Aragon Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois (April Wine)
January 7, 1978 Aragon Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois (April Wine)
January 8, 1978 Aragon Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois (April Wine)
January 12, 1978 Civic Center. Providence, Rhode Island (Blue Oyster Cult)
January 13, 1978 Nassau Coliseum. Uniondale, Long Island, New York (Blue Oyster Cult)
January 14, 1978 Veterans Coliseum. New Haven, Connecticut (Blue Oyster Cult)
January 17, 1978 Municipal Auditorium. Kansas City, Missouri (April Wine)
January 18, 1978 Checkerdome. St. Louis, Missouri (April Wine)
January 19, 1978 Louisville Gardens. Louisville, Kentucky (April Wine, Starcastle)
January 21, 1978 Wendler Arena. Saginaw, Michigan (Pat Travers)
January 23, 1978 Civic Center. Lansing, Michigan
late January 1978 Met Center. Bloomington, Minnesota
January 26, 1978 Milwaukee Auditorium. Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Pat Travers)
January 28, 1978 Splash Fieldhouse, University of Wisconsin. Stevens Point, Wisconsin (Pat Travers)
January 29, 1978 Dane County Memorial Coliseum. Madison, Wisconsin (Pat Travers)
January 30, 1978 RKO Orpheum Theatre. Davenport, Iowa (Pat Travers)
January 31, 1978 Hammond Civic Center. Hammond, Indiana (Pat Travers)
February 12, 1978 Birmingham Odeon. Birmingham, England (Tyla Gang)
February 13, 1978 DeMontfort Hall. Leicester, England (Tyla Gang)
February 14, 1978 City Hall. Newcastle, England (Tyla Gang)
February 15, 1978 City Hall. Newcastle, England (Tyla Gang)
February 16, 1978 The Apollo. Glasgow, Scotland (Tyla Gang)
February 17, 1978 The Apollo. Glasgow, Scotland (Tyla Gang)
February 19, 1978 Hammersmith Odeon. London, England (Tyla Gang)
February 20, 1978 Hammersmith Odeon. London, England (Tyla Gang) [recorded - Different Stages disk 3]
February 22, 1978 City Hall. Sheffield, England (Tyla Gang)
February 23, 1978 The Apollo. Manchester, England (Tyla Gang)
February 24, 1978 The Apollo. Manchester, England (Tyla Gang)
February 25, 1978 Liverpool Empire. Liverpool, England (Tyla Gang)
February 26, 1978 Colston Hall. Bristol, England (Tyla Gang)
February 27, 1978 Gaumont. Southhampton, England (Tyla Gang)
March 10, 1978 Orpheum Theatre. Boston, Massachusetts (The Babys)
March 16, 1978 Civic Center. Huntington, West Virginia
March 17, 1978 Freedom Hall. Johnson City, Tennessee (The Babys, Pat Travers)
March 18, 1978 Greensboro Coliseum. Greensboro, North Carolina (The Babys, Pat Travers)
March 21, 1978 Memorial Auditorium. Chattanooga, Tennessee (The Babys)
March 22, 1978 Boutwell Auditorium. Birmingham, Alabama (Pat Travers, Babys)
March 24, 1978 Curtis Hixon Hall. Tampa, Florida (Pat Travers, Head East)
March 25, 1978 Hollywood Sportatorium. Hollywood, Florida (Pat Travers, Head East)
March 30, 1978 Memorial Gardens. Guleph Ontario (Max Webster)
March 31, 1978 The Forum. Montreal, Quebec (Max Webster)
April 1, 1978 Civic Centre. Ottawa, Ontario (Max Webster, Butler)
April 2, 1978 Cornwall Civic Centre. Cornwall, Ontario (Max Webster)
April 3, 1978 Jock Harty Arena. Kingston, Ontario (Max Webster)
April 4, 1978 Memorial Centre. Peterborough, Ontario (Max Webster)
April 6, 1978 Aitken Centre, UNB. Fredericton, New Brunswick (Max Webster)
April 7, 1978 Joe Louis Levesque Arena. Moncton, New Brunswick (Max Webster)
April 8, 1978 Metro Centre. Halifax, Nova Scotia (Max Webster)
Setlist
This is the last tour Rush performed any shows as a supporting band, and the first tour in which the setlist was standardized (with very few exceptions; "Anthem" was dropped occasionally, but it is not known why).
Bastille Day
Lakeside Park
By-Tor and the Snow Dog (abbreviated)->
Xanadu
A Farewell to Kings
Something For Nothing
Cygnus X-1
Anthem (dropped from 12/10/77, 2/17 & 2/23/78 shows)
Closer To The Heart
2112 (minus Oracle)
Working Man
Fly by Night
In The Mood
Drum Solo
Encore: Cinderella Man
Tourbook
 Archives Tour
May 10, 1978 - May 28, 1978
Archives released: April 1978
Tourdates
Opening Bands: Uriah Heep
May 10, 1978 Convention Center. Niagara Falls, New York
May 11, 1978 Memorial Coliseum. Fort Wayne, Indiana
May 12, 1978 Riverfront Coliseum. Cincinnati, Ohio
May 13, 1978 Municipal Auditorium. Nashville, Tennessee (Uriah Heep)
May 16, 1978 Auditorium Arena. Denver, Colorado (Uriah Heep)
May 17, 1978 Salt Palace Center. Salt Lake City, Utah
May 18, 1978 The Merchants Building, Idaho State Fairgrounds. Boise, Idaho
May 1978 Civic Center. East Grand Forks, Minnesota (Uriah Heep)
May 26, 1978 Sioux City, Iowa (Uriah Heep)
May 27, 1978 McElroy Auditorium. Waterloo, Iowa
May 28, 1978 Alpine Valley Music Theatre. East Troy, Wisconsin
Setlist
Same setlist as A Farewell to Kings Tour
 Hemispheres Tour
(Tour of the Hemispheres)
October 14, 1978 - June 4, 1979
Hemispheres released: October 28th 1978
Tourdates
Opening Bands: Max Webster, Ambrosia, April Wine, Golden Earring, The Good Rats, Head East, Molly Hatchet, Pat Travers, Starz, Saxon, Wild Horses, UFO, Streetheart
October 14, 1978 Kingston Memorial Centre. Kingston, Ontario
October 15, 1978 War Memorial Hall, University of Guelph. Guelph, Ontario
October 17, 1978 North Bay Memorial Gardens. North Bay, Ontario
October 18, 1978 Sudbury Arena. Sudbury, Ontario
October 20, 1978 Fort William Gardens. Thunder Bay, Ontario
October 21, 1978 Winnipeg Arena. Winnipeg, Manitoba (Streetheart)
October 22, 1978 Keystone Centre. Brandon, Manitoba
October 24, 1978 Agridome. Regina, Saskatchewan
October 25, 1978 Saskatoon Arena. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Streetheart)
October 27, 1978 Northlands Coliseum. Edmonton, Alberta
October 28, 1978 Calgary Corral. Calgary, Alberta
October 29, 1978 Lethbridge Sportsplex. Lethbridge, Alberta
October 31, 1978 K.X.A. Auditorium. Kamloops, British Columbia
November 2, 1978 Beban Park Arena. Nanaimo, British Columbia
November 3, 1978 Victoria Memorial Arena. Victoria, British Columbia
November 4, 1978 Pacific Coliseum. Vancouver, British Columbia (Streetheart)
November 6, 1978 Memorial Coliseum. Portland, Oregon (Pat Travers Band)
November 7, 1978 Seattle Center Coliseum. Seattle, Washington (Pat Travers Band)
November 8, 1978 The Coliseum. Spokane, Washington
November 1978 Vancouver, British Columbia
November 1978 Memorial Auditorium. Sacramento, California (Pat Travers)
November 11 1978 Centennial Coliseum. Reno, Nevada (Pat Travers)
November 13, 1978 Sports Arena. San Diego, California (Pat Travers)
November 14, 1978 Long Beach Arena. Long Beach, California (Pat Travers)
November 15, 1978 Warnors Theater. Fresno, California
November 16, 1978 Oakland Coliseum. Oakland, California (Pat Travers)
November 18, 1978 Swing Auditorium. San Bernadino, California (Pat Travers)
November 20, 1978 Community Center. Tucson, Arizona
November 21, 1978 Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Phoenix, Arizona (Ambrosia)
November 30, 1978 Market Square Arena. Indianapolis, Indiana (UFO)
December 1, 1978 Hara Arena. Dayton, Ohio (UFO)
December 2, 1978 Cobo Hall. Detroit, Michigan (Golden Earring)
December 3, 1978 Toledo Sport Arena. Toledo, Ohio (Golden Earring)
December 5, 1978 Palmer College. Davenport, Iowa
December 7, 1978 Milwaukee Arena. Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Golden Earring)
December 8, 1978 Brown County Arena. Green Bay, Wisconsin
December 9, 1978 Civic Center. St. Paul, Minnesota
December 10, 1978 Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Des Moines, Iowa (Golden Earring)
December 11, 1978 Municipal Auditorium. Kansas City, Missouri (Golden Earring)
December 13, 1978 Checkerdome. St. Louis, Missouri
December 14, 1978 International Amphitheatre. Chicago, Illinois (Starz)
December 15, 1978 International Amphitheatre. Chicago, Illinois (Starz)
December 16, 1978 International Amphitheater. Chicago, Illinois (Starz)
December 17, 1978 Dane County Memorial Coliseum. Madison, Wisconsin
December 20, 1978 Memorial Auditorium. Kitchener, Ontario (Wireless)
December 21, 1978 Civic Centre. Ottawa, Ontario (Wireless)
December 26, 1978 Montreal, Quebec ??? (Wireless)
December 27, 1978 The Forum. Montreal, Quebec
December 28, 1978 Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario
December 29, 1978 Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario
December 31, 1978 Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario (Max Webster)
January 3, 1979 Columbus, Ohio
January 4, 1979 Columbus, Ohio
January 11, 1979 Music Hall. Boston, Massachusetts (Starz)
January 12, 1979 Civic Center. Springfield, Massachusetts
January 13, 1979 The Palladium. New York, New York (Starz)
January 14, 1979 The Palladium. New York, New York (Starz)
January 16, 1979 Palace Theatre. Albany, New York
January 17, 1979 Capitol Theatre. Passaic, New Jersey (Starz)
January 19, 1979 Civic Arena. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Starz)
January 20, 1979 Baltimore Civic Center. Baltimore, Maryland (Stillwater)
January 21, 1979 The Spectrum. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Blondie - booed off stage)
January 23, 1979 Syracuse, New York
January 24, 1979 Memorial Auditorium. Buffalo, New York (Starz)
January 26, 1979 Riverfront Coliseum. Cincinnati, Ohio (Starz)
January 27, 1979 Von Braun Civic Center. Huntsville, Alabama (Starz)
January 28, 1979 Mid-South Coliseum. Memphis, Tennessee (Starz)
January 30, 1979 Louisville Gardens. Louisville, Kentucky (Toto)
January 31, 1979 I.U.A. Auditorium. Bloomington, Indiana (Boyzz)
February 1, 1979 St. John's Arena, Ohio State University. Columbus, Ohio (April Wine)
February 2, 1979 Wendler Arena. Saginaw, Michigan (April Wine)
February 3, 1979 Richfield Coliseum. Richfield, Ohio (April Wine)
February 17, 1979 Cumberland County Memorial Arena. Fayetteville, North Carolina (Head East)
February 20, 1979 Civic Coliseum. Knoxville, Tennessee (Head East)
February 22, 1979 Barton Coliseum. Little Rock, Arkansas (April Wine)
February 23, 1979 Hirsch Memorial Coliseum. Shreveport, Louisiana
February 24, 1979 Fairgrounds Pavilion. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
February 25, 1979 Austin Municipal Auditorium. Austin, Texas (April Wine)
February 27, 1979 Coliseum. Corpus Christi, Texas
March 1, 1979 Sam Houston Coliseum. Houston, Texas (April Wine)
March 2, 1979 Dallas Convention Center. Dallas, Texas (April Wine)
March 3, 1979 Convention Center Arena.Arena. San Antonio, Texas
March 4, 1979 Civic Center. Beaumont, Texas
March 6, 1979 Municipal Auditorium. New Orleans, Louisiana
March 8, 1979 Expo Hall. Mobile, Alabama (April Wine)
March 9, 1979 Civic Auditorium. Jacksonville, Florida (UFO)
March 10, 1979 Hollywood Sportatorium. Hollywood, Florida (UFO)
March 11, 1979 Curtis Hixon Hall. Tampa, Florida (UFO)
March 13, 1979 Boutwell Auditorium. Birmingham, Alabama (UFO)
March 15, 1979 Memorial Auditorium. Chattanooga, Tennessee (Molly Hatchet)
March 16, 1979 Municipal Auditorium. Nashville, Tennessee (Molly Hatchet)
March 17, 1979 Freedom Hall Civic Center. Johnson City, Tennessee (Angel)
March 18, 1979 Wheeling Civic Center. Wheeling, West Virginia (Sad Cafe)
March 19, 1979 Chattanooga, Tennessee (Molly Hatchet)
March 27, 1979 Salt Palace Center. Salt Lake City, Utah (April Wine)
March 28, 1979 Auditorium Arena. Denver, Colorado (Wireless)
March 29, 1979 Pershing Memorial Auditorium. Lincoln, Nebraska (Angel)
March 30, 1979 Municipal Auditorium. Topeka, Kansas (Granmax)
April 3, 1979 Poughkeepsie Civic Center. Poughkeepsie, New York (Falcon Eddie)
April 4, 1979 War Memorial. Rochester, New York (The Good Rats)
April 6, 1979 Nassau Coliseum. Uniondale, New York (The Good Rats)
April 7, 1979 Veterans Coliseum. New Haven, Connecticut (The Good Rats)
April 10, 1979 Salem Civic Center. Salem, Virginia
April 11, 1979 Hampton Coliseum. Hampton, Virginia (Blackfoot)
April 13, 1979 Fox Theater. Atlanta, Georgia
April 15, 1979 Civic Center. Providence, Rhode Island (The Good Rats)
April 14, 1979 Greensboro Coliseum. Greensboro, North Carolina (Molly Hatchet)
April 23, 1979 City Hall. Newcastle, England (Max Webster)
April 24, 1979 City Hall. Newcastle, England (Max Webster)
April 25, 1979 The Apollo. Glasgow, Scotland (Max Webster)
April 26, 1979 The Apollo. Glasgow, Scotland (Max Webster)
April 27, 1979 The Apollo. Glasgow, Scotland (Max Webster)
April 28, 1979 The Odeon. Edinburgh, Scotland (Max Webster)
April 29, 1979 The Apollo. Manchester, England (Max Webster)
April 30, 1979 The Apollo. Manchester, England (Max Webster)
May 1, 1979 Liverpool Empire. Liverpool, England (Max Webster)
May 2, 1979 Liverpool Empire. Liverpool, England (Max Webster)
May 4, 1979 Hammersmith Odeon. London, England (Max Webster)
May 5, 1979 Hammersmith Odeon. London, England (Max Webster)
May 6, 1979 Hammersmith Odeon. London, England (Max Webster)
May 7, 1979 Hammersmith Odeon. London, England (Max Webster)
May 9, 1979 Coventry Theatre. Coventry, England (Max Webster)
May 10, 1979 The Odeon. Birmingham, England (Max Webster)
May 11, 1979 The Odeon. Birmingham, England (Max Webster)
May 13, 1979 Southampton Gaumont. Southampton, England (Max Webster)
May 14, 1979 Colston Hall. Bristol, England (Max Webster)
May 15, 1979 Colston Hall. Bristol, England (Max Webster)
May 17, 1979 Paris, France [cancelled due to venue fire]
May 18, 1979 Nr. Kortrijt. Poperinge-Maekeblijde, Belgium (Max Webster)
May 23, 1979 Concert House. Gothenburg, Sweden (Max Webster) (Max Webster)
May 24, 1979 Chateau Neuf. Oslo, Norway (Max Webster)
May 25, 1979 Tivoli Gardens. Stockholm, Sweden (Max Webster)
May 27, 1979 Stadthalle. Erlangen, Germany (Max Webster)
May 28, 1979 Stadthalle. Offenbach, Germany (Max Webster)
May 29, 1979 Musikhalle. Hamburg, Germany (Max Webster)
May 31, 1979 Rosengarten. Mannheim, Germany (Max Webster) [cancelled due to Alex's broken finger]
June 1, 1979 Volkshaus. Zurich, Switzerland (Max Webster) [cancelled due to Alex's broken finger]
June 2, 1979 Circus Krone. Munich, Germany (Max Webster) [cancelled due to Alex's broken finger]
June 4, 1979 Pink Pop Festival. Geleen, Holland (The Police, Peter Tosh,
Elvis Costello, Dire Straits, Average White Band, Massada)
Setlists
The setlist remained the same throughout this tour until "Circumstances" was dropped during the UK dates. In addition to "Circumstances", "Something for Nothing" and "Cygnus X-1" were dropped from the setlist for the remaining dates of the continental European tour, as confirmed by Ian Grandy, Rush's sound engineer at the time, in a personal email to Skip Daly. The Germany shows were similarly shortened during the Exit...Stage Left and Signals tours.
Anthem
A Passage to Bangkok
By-Tor and the Snow Dog (abbreviated)->
Xanadu
Something For Nothing (dropped from Germany dates)
The Trees
Cygnus X-1 (dropped from Germany dates)
Hemispheres
Closer To The Heart
Circumstances (dropped 4/23/79)
A Farewell to Kings
La Villa Strangiato
2112 (minus Oracle)
Working Man
Bastille Day
In The Mood
Drum Solo
Tourbook
The Words And The Pictures
Permanent Waves Warm Up Tour
August 17, 1979 - September 22, 1979
Tourdates
Opening Bands: FM, Wild Horses, Pat Travers
August 17, 1979 RKO Orpheum Theatre. Davenport, Iowa
August 18, 1979 Dubuque, Iowa
August 19, 1979 Comiskey Park. Chicago, Illinois (Chicago Jam II) (Foghat, Tubes)
August 21, 1979 Charleston Civic Center. Charleston, West Virginia
August 22, 1979 Capital Centre. Largo, Maryland (Nantucket Band)
August 24, 1979 Ivor Wynne Stadium. Hamilton, Ontario (Streethart)
August 26, 1979 Cotton Bowl. Dallas, Texas (A Farewell to a Texas Summer: Foghat, Pat Travers, Billy Thorpe,
Point Blank, Little River Band, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts)
August 27, 1979 Cobo Hall. Detroit, Michigan (Pat Travers)
August 28, 1979 Cobo Hall. Detroit, Michigan (Pat Travers)
August 29, 1979 Civic Center. Lansing, Michigan
August 30, 1979 Wendler Arena. Saginaw, Michigan
August 31, 1979 Hara Arena. Dayton, Ohio
September 1, 1979 Ivor Wynn Stadium. Hamilton, Ontario
September 2, 1979 Varsity Stadium. Toronto, Ontario (FM)
September 5, 1979 Rupp Arena. Lexington, Kentucky (Pat Travers)
September 7, 1979 Five Seasons Theater. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Pat Travers)
September 8, 1979 Alpine Valley Amphitheater. East Troy, Wisconsin
September 9, 1979 Rose Arena, Central Michigan University. Mt. Pleasant, Michigan (Pat Travers)
September 10, 1979 Pine Knob Music Theatre. Detroit, Michigan (Pat Travers) [rescheduled from August 28th]
September 12, 1979 Allentown Fairgrounds. Allentown, Pennsylvania (Pat Travers - also performed Working Man with Rush)
September 21, 1979 New Bingley Hall. Stafford, England (Wild Horses)
September 22, 1979 New Bingley Hall. Stafford, England (Wild Horses)
Setlist
It is believed the setlist remained the same throughout this tour.
2112 (Overture/Temples of Syrinx)
A Passage to Bangkok
By-Tor and the Snow Dog (abbreviated)->
Xanadu
The Spirit of Radio (early version with unfinished guitar solo)
The Trees
Cygnus X-1
Hemispheres (with ab. Apollo/Dionysus)
Closer To The Heart
Freewill (early version with unfinished guitar solo)
Working Man
Finding My Way
Anthem
Bastille Day
In The Mood
Drum Solo
Encore: La Villa Strangiato
 Permanent Waves Tour
January 17, 1980 - June 22, 1980
Permanent Waves released: January 1, 1980
Tourdates
Opening Bands: Max Webster, .38 Special, Saxon, Quartz, Roadmaster, Saga
January 17, 1980 Aitken Centre, UNB. Fredericton, New Brunswick
January 18, 1980 Moncton Coliseum. Moncton, New Brunswick (Max Webster)
January 20, 1980 The Forum. Montreal, Quebec (Max Webster)
January 21, 1980 The Forum. Montreal, Quebec (Max Webster)
January 22, 1980 Palace Theatre. Albany, New York (Max Webster)
January 23, 1980 Palace Theatre. Albany, New York (Max Webster)
January 24, 1980 War Memorial. Rochester, New York (Max Webster)
January 26, 1980 Mid-Hudson Civic Center. Poughkeepsie, NY
January 27, 1980 Broome County Arena. Binghamton, New York (Max Webster)
January 29, 1980 Boutwell Auditorium. Birmingham, Alabama (Max Webster)
January 30, 1980 The Omni. Atlanta, Georgia (Max Webster)
February 1, 1980 Myriad Convention Center. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Max Webster)
February 2, 1980 Tarrant County Convention Center. Fort Worth, Texas (Max Webster)
February 3, 1980 Convention Center Arena. San Antonio, Texas (Max Webster)
February 5, 1980 Sam Houston Coliseum. Houston, Texas (Max Webster)
February 6, 1980 The Coliseum. Corpus Christi, Texas (Max Webster)
February 7, 1980 Austin Municipal Auditorium. Austin, Texas (Max Webster)
February 8, 1980 Dallas Convention Center. Dallas, Texas (Max Webster)
February 9, 1980 Assembly Center. Tulsa, Oklahoma (Max Webster)
February 10, 1980 Kansas Coliseum. Wichita, Kansas (Max Webster)
February 11, 1980 Kiel Auditorium. St. Louis, Missouri (Max Webster)
February 12, 1980 Kiel Auditorium. St. Louis, Missouri (Max Webster)
February 13, 1980 Kiel Auditorium. St. Louis, Missouri (Max Webster)
February 15, 1980 Roberts Stadium, Evansville, Indiana (Max Webster)
February 16, 1980 Univ. Of Dayton Arena. Dayton, Ohio (Max Webster)
February 17, 1980 Joe Louis Arena. Detroit, Michigan
February 18, 1980 Richfield Coliseum. Richfield, Ohio (Max Webster)
February 19, 1980 Joe Louis Arena. Detroit, Michigan
February 27, 1980 Kemper Arena. Kansas City, Missouri (Roadmaster)
March 1, 1980 McNichols Arena. Denver, Colorado (Roadmaster)
March 2, 1980 Tingley Coliseum. Albuquerque, New Mexico
March 4, 1980 Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Phoenix, Arizona (no opener, .38 Special didn't show)
March 6, 1980 Sports Arena. San Diego, California (.38 Special)
March 7, 1980 Swing Auditorium. San Bernadino, California (.38 Special)
March 9, 1980 Long Beach Arena. Long Beach, California (.38 Special)
March 10, 1980 Great Western Forum. Los Angeles, California (.38 Special)
March 13, 1980 Sacramento, California [cancelled]
March 14, 1980 The Cow Palace. San Francisco, California (.38 Special)
March 15, 1980 The Cow Palace. San Francisco, California (.38 Special)
March 16, 1980 McArthur Court. Eugene, Oregon
March 18, 1980 Seattle Center Colisium. Seattle, Washington (.38 Special)
March 19, 1980 Seattle Center Colisium. Seattle, Washington (.38 Special)
March 20, 1980 Memorial Coliseum. Portland, Oregon
March 21, 1980 Spokane Coliseum. Spokane, Washington
March 23, 1980 Northlands Coliseum. Edmonton, Alberta
March 24, 1980 Max Bell Arena. Calgary, Alberta
March 25, 1980 Max Bell Arena. Calgary, Alberta
March 27, 1980 Memorial Arena. Victoria, British Columbia
March 28, 1980 Beban Park Arena. Nanaimo, British Columbia
March 29, 1980 Pacific Coliseum. Vancouver, British Columbia (Saga)
March 31, 1980 Agridome. Regina, Saskatchewan
April 1, 1980 Winnipeg Arena. Winnipeg, Manitoba (Saga)
April 3, 1980 International Amphitheatre. Chicago, Illinois (no opener)
April 4, 1980 International Amphitheatre. Chicago, Illinois (no opener)
April 5, 1980 International Amphitheatre. Chicago, Illinois (no opener)
April 6, 1980 International Amphitheatre. Chicago, Illinois (no opener)
April 17, 1980 Milwaukee Auditorium. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
April 18, 1980 Milwaukee Auditorium. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
April 19, 1980 Milwaukee Auditorium. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
April 20, 1980 Dane County Coliseum. Madison, Wisconsin
April 22, 1980 Brown County Arena. Green Bay, Wisconsin
April 23, 1980 Wings Stadium. Kalamazoo, Michigan
April 24, 1980 Sports Arena. Toledo, Ohio
April 27, 1980 Market Square Arena. Indianapolis, Indiana (.38 Special)
April 28, 1980 Ft. Wayne Coliseum. Ft. Wayne, Indiana (.38 Special)
April 29, 1980 St. John Arena (Ohio State Univ). Columbus, Ohio (.38 Special)
May 8, 1980 The Palladium. New York, New York
May 9, 1980 The Palladium. New York, New York
May 10, 1980 The Palladium. New York, New York
May 13, 1980 Hersheypark Arena. Hershey, Pennsylvania (Laurie And The Sighs)
May 14, 1980 Civic Arena. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Laurie And The Sighs)
May 16, 1980 Civic Center. Providence, Rhode Island (The Fools)
May 17, 1980 Yarmouth, Massachusetts [cancelled]
May 18, 1980 Portland, Maine [cancelled due to illness]
May 20, 1980 New Haven Coliseum. New Haven, Connecticut
May 21, 1980 Memorial Auditorium. Buffalo, New York (Max Webster)
May 22, 1980 Memorial Auditorium. Utica, New York (The Fools)
May 23, 1980 Nassau Coliseum. Uniondale, New York
June 1, 1980 Southampton Gaumont. Southampton, England
June 2, 1980 Southampton Gaumont. Southampton, England
June 4, 1980 Hammersmith Odeon. London, England
June 5, 1980 Hammersmith Odeon. London, England
June 6, 1980 Hammersmith Odeon. London, England
June 7, 1980 Hammersmith Odeon. London, England
June 8, 1980 Hammersmith Odeon. London, England
June 10, 1980 The Apollo. Glasgow, Scotland [recorded for Exit Stage Left album]
June 11, 1980 The Apollo. Glasgow, Scotland [recorded for Exit Stage Left album]
June 12, 1980 City Hall. Newcastle, England
June 13, 1980 City Hall. Newcastle, England
June 15, 1980 Queens Hall. Leeds, England
June 16, 1980 Deeside Leisure Centre. Deeside, Wales (Quartz)
June 17, 1980 The Apollo. Manchester, England
June 18, 1980 The Apollo. Manchester, England
June 20, 1980 The Odeon. Birmingham, England
June 21, 1980 De Montfort Hall. Leicester, England
June 22, 1980 Brighton Centre. Brighton, England
Setlist
It is believed the setlist remained the same throughout this tour.
2112 (minus Discovery and Oracle)
Freewill
By-Tor and the Snow Dog (abbreviated)->
Xanadu
The Spirit of Radio
Natural Science
A Passage to Bangkok
The Trees
Cygnus X-1
Hemispheres
Closer To The Heart
Beneath, Between and Behind
Jacob's Ladder
Working Man (reggae intro)
Finding My Way
Anthem
Bastille Day
In The Mood
Drum Solo
Encore: La Villa Strangiato (electric guitar intro)
Tourbook
Moving Pictures Warm Up Tour
September 11, 1980 - October 1, 1980
Tourdates
Opening Bands: Saxon
September 11, 1980 Hampton Coliseum. Hampton, Virginia (Saxon)
September 12, 1980 Charlotte Coliseum. Charlotte, North Carolina (Saxon)
September 13, 1980 Civic Center Coliseum. Charleston, West Virginia (Saxon)
September 14, 1980 Municipal Auditorium. Nashville, Tennessee (Saxon)
September 16, 1980 Riverside Centroplex. Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Saxon)
September 19, 1980 Hollywood Sportatorium, Hollywood, Florida (Saxon)
September 20, 1980 Civic Center Arena. Lakeland, Florida (Saxon)
September 21, 1980 Jacksonville, Florida (Saxon)
September 23, 1980 Riverfront Coliseum. Cincinnati, Ohio (Saxon)
September 25, 1980 The Spectrum. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Saxon)
September 26, 1980 Capital Centre. Largo, Maryland (Saxon)
September 27, 1980 Cape Cod Coliseum. Cape Cod, Massachusetts (Saxon)
September 28, 1980 Civic Center. Springfield, Massachusetts (Saxon)
September 30, 1980 Allentown Fairgrounds. Allentown, Pennsylvania (Saxon)
October 1, 1980 Cumberland County Civic Center. Portland, Maine (Saxon)
Setlist
It is believed the setlist remained the same throughout this tour.
2112 (Overture/Temples of Syrinx)
Freewill
By-Tor and the Snow Dog (abbreviated)->
Xanadu
Limelight (early version, different introduction)
The Trees
Hemispheres (Prelude)
The Spirit of Radio
Closer To The Heart
Beneath, Between and Behind
Tom Sawyer (early version, different second verse)
Jacob's Ladder
A Passage to Bangkok
Natural Science
Working Man (reggae intro)
Finding My Way
Anthem
Bastille Day
In The Mood
Drum Solo
Encore: La Villa Strangiato
 Moving Pictures Tour
February 19, 1981 - July 5, 1981
Moving Pictures released: February 7th 1981
Tourdates
Opening Band: FM, Max Webster, Ian Hunter
February 17, 1981 Wings Stadium. Kalamazoo, Michigan (rehearsal)
February 18, 1981 Wings Stadium. Kalamazoo, Michigan (rehearsal)
February 19, 1981 Wings Stadium. Kalamazoo, Michigan (rehearsal)
February 20, 1981 Wings Stadium. Kalamazoo, Michigan (Max Webster)
February 21, 1981 Civic Arena. Dubuque, Iowa (Max Webster)
February 22, 1981 Palmer College. Davenport, Iowa (Max Webster)
February 24, 1981 The Center. La Crosse, Wisconsin (Max Webster)
February 26, 1981 International Amphitheater. Chicago, Illinois (Max Webster)
February 27, 1981 International Amphitheater. Chicago, Illinois (Max Webster)
February 28, 1981 International Amphitheater. Chicago, Illinois (Max Webster)
March 1, 1981 International Amphitheater, Chicago, Illinois (Max Webster)
March 2, 1981 Mecca Arena. Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Max Webster)
March 4, 1981 The Checkerdome. St. Louis, Missouri (Max Webster)
March 5, 1981 The Checkerdome. St. Louis, Missouri (Max Webster)
March 7, 1981 Louisville Gardens. Louisville, Kentucky (Max Webster)
March 8, 1981 Hara Arena. Dayton, Ohio (Max Webster)
March 10, 1981 Roberts Stadium. Evansville, Indiana (Max Webster)
March 11, 1981 Market Square Arena. Indianapolis, Indiana (Max Webster)
March 13, 1981 Cobo Hall Arena. Detroit, Michigan (Max Webster)
March 14, 1981 Cobo Hall Arena. Detroit, Michigan (Max Webster)
March 15, 1981 Cobo Hall Arena. Detroit, Michigan (Max Webster)
March 21, 1981 London Gardens. London, Ontario (FM)
March 23, 1981 Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario
March 24, 1981 Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario
March 25, 1981 Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario
March 27, 1981 The Forum. Montreal, Quebec (Max Webster) [recorded - Exit Stage Left video and album]
March 28, 1981 Civic Centre. Ottawa, Ontario (FM)
April 3, 1981 Community Center. Tucson, Arizona (Max Webster)
April 4, 1981 Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Phoenix, Arizona (Max Webster)
April 5, 1981 Tingley Coliseum. Albuquerque, New Mexico (Max Webster)
April 1981 Municipial Auditorium. New Orleans, Louisiana (Max Webster)
April 7, 1981 Sam Houston Coliseum. Houston, Texas (Max Webster)
April 8, 1981 Sam Houston Coliseum. Houston, Texas (Max Webster)
April 10, 1981 Reunion Arena. Dallas, Texas (Max Webster)
April 11, 1981 Convention Center Arena. San Antonio, Texas (Max Webster)
April 12, 1981 Tarrant County Convention Center. Fort Worth, Texas (Max Webster)
April 14, 1981 Barton Coliseum. Little Rock, Arkansas (Max Webster)
April 15, 1981 Mississippi Coliseum. Jackson, Mississippi (Max Webster)
April 16, 1981 Mid-South Coliseum. Memphis, Tennessee (Max Webster)
April 18, 1981 Municipal Auditorium. Mobile, Alabama
April 19, 1981 Municipal Auditorium. New Orleans, Louisiana
April 21, 1981 Hirsch Memorial Coliseum. Shreveport, Louisiana (Max Webster no show)
April 23, 1981 Kemper Arena. Kansas City, Missouri
April 24, 1981 Kemper Arena. Kansas City, Missouri
April 25, 1981 The Myriad. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (no opening act)
April 26, 1981 The Tulsa Assembly Center. Tulsa, Oklahoma
May 6, 1981 Civic Arena. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 7, 1981 Richfield Coliseum. Richfield, Ohio (FM)
May 8, 1981 Richfield Coliseum. Richfield, Ohio (FM)
May 9, 1981 Memorial Auditorium. Buffalo, New York (FM)
May 11, 1981 Broome County Arena. Binghamton, New York (FM)
May 12, 1981 War Memorial. Rochester, New York (Saga)
May 13, 1981 War Memorial. Syracuse, New York (FM)
May 15, 1981 Glen Falls, New York
May 16, 1981 Capital Centre. Largo, Maryland (FM)
May 17, 1981 Capital Centre. Largo, Maryland (FM)
May 18, 1981 Madison Square Garden. New York, New York
May 20, 1981 Nassau Coliseum. Uniondale, New York
May 22, 1981 The Spectrum, Philadephia, Pennsylvania
May 23, 1981 Boston Garden. Boston, Massachusetts
May 24, 1981 Civic Center. Providence, Rhode Island
June 1, 1981 McNichols Arena. Denver, Colorado (FM)
June 3, 1981 Salt Palace Center. Salt Lake City, Utah
June 5, 1981 The Coliseum. Oakland, California (FM)
June 6, 1981 The Coliseum. Oakland, California
June 7, 1981 Selland Arena. Fresno, California
June 9, 1981 Sports Arena. San Diego, California (FM)
June 10, 1981 Great Western Forum. Los Angeles, California
June 11, 1981 Great Western Forum. Los Angeles, California
June 12, 1981 Convention Center. Anaheim, California (FM)
June 14, 1981 Long Beach Arena. Long Beach, California
June 15, 1981 Aladdin Theater. Las Vegas, Nevada
June 18, 1981 Seattle Center Colisium. Seattle, Washington
June 19, 1981 Seattle Center Colisium. Seattle, Washington
June 20, 1981 Memorial Coliseum. Portland, Oregon
June 21, 1981 The Coliseum. Spokane, Washington (FM)
June 23, 1981 Pacific Coliseum. Vancouver, British Columbia (Goddo)
June 25, 1981 Northlands Coliseum. Edmonton, Alberta
July 2, 1981 Met Center. Bloomington, Minnesota (Joe Perry Project)
July 3, 1981 Met Center. Bloomington, Minnesota (Joe Perry Project)
July 4, 1981 Alpine Valley Music Theatre. East Troy, Wisconsin (Joe Perry Project)
July 5, 1981 Alpine Valley Music Theatre. East Troy, Wisconsin (Joe Perry Project)
Setlist
It is believed the setlist remained the same throughout this tour.
2112 (Overture/Temples of Syrinx)
Freewill
Limelight
Hemispheres (Prelude)
Beneath, Between and Behind
The Camera Eye
YYZ
Drum Solo
YYZ
Broon's Bane
The Trees
Xanadu
The Spirit of Radio
Red Barchetta
Closer To The Heart
Tom Sawyer
Vital Signs
Natural Science
Working Man (reggae intro)
Hemispheres (Armageddon)
By-Tor and the Snow Dog (abbreviated)->
In the End
In The Mood
2112 (Grand Finale)
Encore: La Villa Strangiato (classical guitar intro)
Tourbook
 Exit...Stage Left Tour
October 29, 1981 - December 22, 1981
Exit...Stage Left released: October 1981
Tourdates
Opening Bands: Girlschool, Riot
October 29, 1981 New Bingley Hall. Stafford, England
October 30, 1981 New Bingley Hall. Stafford, England
October 31, 1981 Deeside Leisure Centre. Deeside, Wales
November 2, 1981 Brighton Conference Center. Brighton, England
November 4, 1981 Wembley Arena. London, England
November 5, 1981 Wembley Arena. London, England
November 6, 1981 Wembley Arena. London, England
November 8, 1981 Royal Highland Exhibition Centre. Edinburgh, Scotland
November 9, 1981 New Bingley Hall. Stafford, England
November 11, 1981 Musikhalle. Hamburg, Germany (Girlschool)
November 12, 1981 Hemmerleinehalle. Nuremburg, Germany
November 14, 1981 Ahoy Sportpaleis. Rotterdam, Holland (Girlschool)
November 16, 1981 Circus Krone. Munich, Germany (Girlschool)
November 17, 1981 Walter Kobel Halle. Rüsselsheim, Germany
November 18, 1981 Sporthalle Boblingen. Stuttgart, Germany
November 19, 1981 Sporthalle Boblingen. Stuttgart, Germany
November 20, 1981 Schwarzwaldhalle. Karlsruhe, Germany (Girlschool)
November 21, 1981 Grugahalle. Essen, Germany (Girlschool)
November 28, 1981 Hollywood Sportatorium. Hollywood, Florida
November 29, 1981 Veterens Memorial Coliseum. Jacksonville, Florida
December 1, 1981 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center. Birmingham, Alabama (Riot)
December 2, 1981 Municipal Auditorium. Nashville, Tennessee
December 4, 1981 Charlotte Coliseum. Charlotte, North Carolina (Riot)
December 5, 1981 Cumberland County Coliseum. Fayetteville, North Carolina (Riot)
December 6, 1981 Greensboro Coliseum. Greensboro, North Carolina (Riot)
December 8, 1981 Civic Center. Knoxville, Tennessee
December 9, 1981 The Omni. Atlanta, Georgia
December 11, 1981 Greenville Memorial Auditorium. Greenville, South Carolina (Riot)
December 12, 1981 Freedom Hall Civic Center. Johnson City, Tennessee
December 13, 1981 Roanoke Civic Center. Roanoke, Virginia
December 15, 1981 Scope Arena. Norfolk, Virginia
December 18, 1981 Civic Center. Hartford, Connecticut
December 20, 1981 Civic Center. Hartford, Connecticut (Riot)
December 21, 1981 Brendan Byrne Arena. East Rutherford, New Jersey
December 22, 1981 Brendan Byrne Arena. East Rutherford, New Jersey
Setlist
The setlist for this tour was virtually identical to the Moving Pictures tour, with the exception of an early version of "Subdivisions" replacing "Natural Science". The setlist remained the same throughout most of this tour with the until "Hemispheres (Prelude)" and "Xanadu" were dropped from the setlist in Germany. The Germany shows were similarly shorted during the Hemispheres and Signals tours; Geddy addressed this in 1989:
"We always play basically the same show; sometimes what we'll do is shorten the show a little bit if we're playing an area that isn't as familiar with our material as another area. So sometimes we'll make that a slightly more condensed version of the show. And some countries, if we're not bringing the entire show with us, we might condense the show for that reason as well." - Geddy Lee, "Rockline", December 4, 1989
2112 (Overture/Temples of Syrinx)
Freewill
Limelight
Hemispheres (Prelude) (dropped during Germany dates)
Beneath, Between and Behind
Subdivisions (early version)
The Camera Eye
YYZ
Drum Solo
YYZ
Broon's Bane
The Trees
Xanadu (dropped during Germany dates)
The Spirit of Radio
Red Barchetta
Closer To The Heart
Tom Sawyer
Vital Signs
Working Man
Hemispheres (Armageddon)
By-Tor and the Snow Dog (abbreviated)->
In the End
In The Mood
2112 (Grand Finale)
Encore: La Villa Strangiato (classical guitar intro)
Signals Warm Up Tour
(Tour Of The Nadars)
April 1, 1982 - April 14, 1982
Tourdates
Opening Bands: Riggs, Krokus
April 1, 1982 Barton Coliseum. Little Rock, Arkansas (Riggs)
April 2, 1982 Mississippi Coliseum. Jackson, Mississippi (Riggs)
April 3, 1982 Civic Center Arena. Monroe, Louisiana (Riggs)
April 5, 1982 Lake Charles, Louisiana
April 6, 1982 Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Riggs)
April 7, 1982 Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Biloxi, Mississippi (Riggs)
April 8, 1982 Shreveport, Louisiana (Krokus)
April 9, 1982 Leon County Civic Center. Tallahassee, Florida (Krokus)
April 10, 1982 Civic Center Arena. Lakeland, Florida (Krokus)
April 11, 1982 Civic Center Arena. Lakeland, Florida (Krokus)
April 12, 1982 Bayfront Center Arena. St. Petersburg, Florida (Krokus)
April 14, 1982 Savannah, Georgia [cancelled]
Setlist
This setlist was identical to the Moving Pictures and Exit...Stage Left tours with the exception of "The Analog Kid" replacing "Xanadu" (although "Xanadu" would return for the Signals tour). This tour marks the last time "In The End" was played live, "Hemispheres Prelude" and "Armageddon" were performed for the last time until the Counterparts tour, and both "Working Man" and "By-Tor and the Snowdog" are performed for the last time in twenty years until they were resurrected for the Vapor Trails tour. T-shirts for this tour read "Spring Training 1982".
2112 (Overture/Temples of Syrinx)
Freewill
Limelight
Hemispheres (Prelude)
Beneath, Between and Behind
Subdivisions (early version)
The Camera Eye
YYZ
Drum Solo
YYZ
Broon's Bane
The Trees
The Analog Kid (early version)
The Spirit of Radio
Red Barchetta
Closer To The Heart
Tom Sawyer
Vital Signs
Working Man
Hemispheres (Armageddon)
By-Tor and the Snow Dog
In the End
In The Mood
2112 (Grand Finale)
Encore: La Villa Strangiato (classical guitar intro)
 Signals Tour
(New World Tour)
September 3, 1982 - July 23, 1983
Signals released: September 25th, 1982
Tourdates
Opening Bands: Jon Butcher Axis, Golden Earring, The Payolas, Wrabbit, Rory Gallagher, Nazareth
September 3, 1982 Brown County Arena. Green Bay, Wisconsin
September 4, 1982 La Crosse, Wisconsin
September 5, 1982 Civic Arena. Dubuque, Iowa
September 7, 1982 Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Rory Gallagher)
September 8, 1982 Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Des Moines, Iowa (Rory Gallagher)
September 9, 1982 Civic Auditorium Arena. Omaha, Nebraska (Rory Gallagher)
September 11, 1982 Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. Rapid City, South Dakota
September 12, 1982 Bismarck, North Dakota
September 14, 1982 Metrapark. Billings, Montana
September 15, 1982 Casper Events Center. Casper, Wyoming
September 17, 1982 McNichols Arena. Denver, Colorado (Rory Gallagher)
September 19, 1982 ISU Minidome (now Holt Arena). Pocatello, Idaho
September 20, 1982 BSU Pavilion. Boise, Idaho (Rory Gallagher)
September 21, 1982 Salt Palace Center. Salt Lake City, Utah (Rory Gallagher)
September 30, 1982 Pacific Coliseum. Vancouver, British Columbia (Wrabit)
October 2, 1982 Calgary Corral. Calgary, Alberta (Wrabbit)
October 3, 1982 Northlands Coliseum. Edmonton, Alberta (Wrabbit)
October 5, 1982 Winnipeg Arena. Winnipeg, Manitoba (Wrabbit)
October 7, 1982 Duluth Arena. Duluth, Minnesota
October 9, 1982 Mecca Arena. Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Rory Gallagher)
October 10, 1982 Dane County Memorial Coliseum. Madison, Wisconsin (Rory Gallagher)
October 12, 1982 The Checkerdome. St. Louis, Missouri (Rory Gallager)
October 13, 1982 University of Illinois Assembly Hall. Champaign, Illinois (Rory Gallager)
October 15, 1982 The Checkerdome. St. Louis, Missouri (Rory Gallager)
October 16, 1982 Kemper Arena. Kansas City, Missouri (Rory Gallager)
October 17, 1982 Kansas Coliseum. Wichita, Kansas (Rory Gallager)
October 19, 1982 Mid-South Coliseum. Memphis, Tennessee (Rory Gallager)
October 20, 1982 Municipal Auditorium. Nashville, Tennessee (Rory Gallagher)
October 30, 1982 Rupp Arena. Lexington, Kentucky (Rory Gallagher)
October 31, 1982 Evansville, Indiana
November 1, 1982 Market Square Arena. Indianapolis, Indiana (Rory Gallagher)
November 3, 1982 Richfield Coliseum. Richfield, Ohio
November 4, 1982 Richfield Coliseum. Richfield, Ohio (Rory Gallagher)
November 5, 1982 South Bend, Indiana (Rory Gallagher)
November 7, 1982 Joe Louis Arena. Detroit, Michigan (Rory Gallagher)
November 8, 1982 Joe Louis Arena. Detroit, Michigan (Rory Gallagher)
November 9, 1982 University of Dayton Arena. Dayton, Ohio (Rory Gallagher)
November 11, 1982 Wings Stadium. Kalamazoo, Michigan (Rory Galagher)
November 12, 1982 Toledo Sports Arena. Todelo, Ohio
November 15, 1982 Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario (The Payolas)
November 16, 1982 Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario (The Payolas)
November 17, 1982 Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario (The Payolas)
November 19, 1982 Rosemont Horizon. Rosemont, Illinois (Rory Gallagher)
November 20, 1982 Rosemont Horizon. Rosemont, Illinois (Rory Gallagher)
November 21, 1982 Rosemont Horizon. Rosemont, Illinois (Rory Gallagher)
November 29, 1982 Capital Centre. Largo, Maryland (Rory Gallagher)
November 30, 1982 Hampton Coliseum. Hampton, Virginia (Y&T)
December 2, 1982 Madison Square Garden. New York, New York (Rory Gallagher)
December 3, 1982 Madison Square Garden. New York, New York (Rory Gallagher)
December 5, 1982 Civic Center. Providence, Rhode Island (Rory Gallagher)
December 6, 1982 The Gardens. Boston, Massachusetts (Rory Gallagher)
December 8, 1982 Nassau Coliseum. Uniondale, New York (Rory Gallagher)
December 9, 1982 Nassau Coliseum. Uniondale, New York (Rory Gallagher)
December 11, 1982 Veterans Coliseum. New Haven, Connecticut (Rory Gallagher)
December 13, 1982 The Spectrum. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Rory Gallagher)
December 14, 1982 The Spectrum. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Rory Gallagher)
December 15, 1982 The Centrum. Worcester, Massachusetts (Rory Gallagher)
February 11, 1983 Tingley Coliseum. Albuquerque, New Mexico (Golden Earring)
February 12, 1983 Tingley Coliseum. Albuquerque, New Mexico (Golden Earring)
February 14, 1983 Long Beach Arena. Long Beach, California (Golden Earring)
February 15, 1983 Long Beach Arena. Long Beach, California (Golden Earring)
February 17, 1983 Great Western Forum. Los Angeles, California (Golden Earring)
February 18, 1983 Great Western Forum. Los Angeles, California (Golden Earring)
February 21, 1983 Sports Arena. San Diego, California (Golden Earring)
February 23, 1983 Community Center. Tucson, Arizona
February 24, 1983 Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Phoenix, Arizona
February 26, 1983 Pan American Center. Las Cruces, New Mexico (Golden Earring)
February 28, 1983 Reunion Arena. Dallas, Texas (Golden Earring)
March 1, 1983 Reunion Arena. Dallas, Texas (Golden Earring)
March 2, 1983 Convention Center Arena. San Antonio, Texas (Golden Earring)
March 4, 1983 The Myriad. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Golden Earring)
March 6, 1983 The Summit. Houston, Texas (Golden Earring)
March 7, 1983 The Summit. Houston, Texas (Golden Earring)
March 16, 1983 Jacksonville Coliseum. Jacksonville, Florida (Jon Butcher Axis)
March 17, 1983 Hollywood Sportatorium. Hollywood, Florida (Jon Butcher Axis)
March 18, 1983 Hollywood Sportatorium. Hollywood, Florida (Jon Butcher Axis)
March 20, 1983 Civic Center. Lakeland, Florida (Jon Butcher Axis)
March 21, 1983 Civic Center. Lakeland, Florida (Jon Butcher Axis)
March 23, 1983 The Omni. Atlanta, Georgia
March 25, 1983 The Coliseum. Charlotte, North Carolina
March 26, 1983 Univ. of South Carolina Coliseum. Columbia, South Carolina
March 27, 1983 Greensboro Coliseum. Greensboro, North Carolina (Jon Butcher Axis)
March 29, 1983 Charleston Civic Center Coliseum. Charleston, West Virgina (Jon Butcher Axis)
March 30, 1983 Riverfront Coliseum. Cincinnati, Ohio (Jon Butcher Axis)
April 1, 1983 Civic Center. Hartford, Connecticut (Jon Butcher Axis)
April 2, 1983 Carrier Dome. Syracuse, New York (Jon Butcher Axis)
April 1983 Charleston Civic Center. Charleston, West Virginia
April 4, 1983 Civic Arena. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
April 5, 1983 Memorial Auditorium. Buffalo, New York (Jon Butcher Axis)
April 7, 1983 The Coliseum. Quebec City, Quebec (Harlequin)
April 8, 1983 The Forum. Montreal, Quebec (The Tenants)
April 9, 1983 The Forum. Montreal, Quebec (The Tenants)
May 3, 1983 Ahoy Sportpaleis. Rotterdam, Holland (Vandenberg)
May 6, 1983 Sporthalle Boblingen. Stuttgart, Germany (Nazareth)
May 7, 1983 Festhalle. Frankfurt, Germany (Nazareth)
May 8, 1983 Congress Centrum. Hamburg, Germany (Nazareth)
May 10, 1983 Philipshalle. Dusseldorf, Germany (Nazareth)
May 11, 1983 Rhein-Neckar-Halle. Heidelberg, Germany (Nazareth)
May 12, 1983 Forest National. Brusseles, Belgium
May 14, 1983 National Exhibition Centre. Birmingham, England
May 15, 1983 National Exhibition Centre. Birmingham, England
May 17, 1983 Wembley Arena. London, England
May 18, 1983 Wembley Arena. London, England
May 20, 1983 Wembley Arena. London, England
May 21, 1983 Wembley Arena. London, England
May 22, 1983 National Exhibition Centre. Birmingham, England
May 24, 1983 Royal Highland Exhibition Centre. Edinburgh, Scotland
May 25, 1983 Royal Highland Exhibition Centre. Edinburgh, Scotland
July 23, 1983 Pier 84. New York, New York (Celebrity Tennis Jam, Lee & Lifeson performed)
Setlists
This is the first time the "Three Stooges Theme" was used to open the shows; it would be used until the Presto tour and then return for one final time for Vapor Trails tour. As demonstrated in numerous recordings, Rush had fun this tour, often changing the lyrics to some of the older songs such as "The Spirit of Baseball" and "The Plumbers of Syrinx" (with Lerxst adding additional vocals). For this tour, "The Camera Eye" was abbreviated such that only the "New York" or "London" section would be performed each night on a seemingly random basis. Although the setlist remained the same throughout most of this tour, "Chemistry" and "The Camera Eye" were dropped from the setlist in Germany, and although "The Camera Eye" was brought back for later dates, "Chemistry" was dropped permanently. The Germany shows were similarly shorted during the Hemispheres and Exit...Stage Left tours.
Intro (Three Stooges theme first used)
The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
Freewill
Digital Man
Subdivisions
Vital Signs
The Camera Eye (abbreviated; dropped from Germany dates)
Closer To The Heart
Chemistry (dropped beginning 5/6/83)
The Analog Kid
Broon's Bane
The Trees
Red Barchetta
The Weapon (Count Floyd intro)
New World Man
Limelight
Countdown
Encore: 2112 (Overture/Temples of Syrinx)
Xanadu
La Villa Strangiato
In The Mood
YYZ
Drum Solo
YYZ
Tourbook
Grace Under Pressure Warm Up Tour
(Radio City Music Hall Five Night Stand)
September 18, 1983 - September 23, 1983
Tourdates
Opening Band: Marillion
September 18, 1983 Radio City Music Hall. New York, New York (Marillion)
September 19, 1983 Radio City Music Hall. New York, New York (Marillion)
September 21, 1983 Radio City Music Hall. New York, New York (Marillion)
September 22, 1983 Radio City Music Hall. New York, New York (Marillion)
September 23, 1983 Radio City Music Hall. New York, New York (Marillion)
Setlist
The setlist for these five nights at Radio City Music Hall to warm up for the recording of Grace Under Pressure was similar to the Signals tour, with early versions of "Kid Gloves", "Red Sector A" and "The Body Electric" replacing "The Camera Eye" and "Chemistry" (these same two songs were also dropped during the German dates of the Signals tour, neither song has been played since).
Intro (Three Stooges theme)
The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
Freewill
Digital Man
Kid Gloves (early version, different vocals)
Subdivisions
Vital Signs
Red Sector A (early version)
Closer To The Heart
The Analog Kid
The Body Electric (early version)
Broon's Bane
The Trees
Red Barchetta
The Weapon (Count Floyd intro)
New World Man
Limelight
Countdown
Encore: 2112 (Overture/Temples of Syrinx)
Xanadu
La Villa Strangiato
In The Mood
YYZ
Drum Solo
YYZ
 Grace Under Pressure Tour
May 7, 1984 - November 25, 1984
Grace Under Pressure released: April 12th, 1984
Tourdates
Opening Bands: Fastway, Gary Moore, Helix, Red Rider, Y&T, Strict-Neine
May 7, 1984 Tingley Coliseum. Albuquerque, New Mexico
May 9, 1984 Community Center. Tucson, Arizona
May 10, 1984 Thomas & Mack Center. Las Vegas, Nevada (Gary Moore)
May 12, 1984 Lawlor Events Center. Reno, Nevada (Gary Moore)
May 14, 1984 Salt Palace Center. Salt Lake City, Utah (Gary Moore)
May 15, 1984 BSU Pavilion. Boise, Idaho (Gary Moore)
May 17, 1984 Memorial Coliseum. Portland, Oregon (Gary Moore)
May 18, 1984 Tacoma Dome. Tacoma, Washington
May 19, 1984 Pacific Coliseum. Vancouver, British Columbia
May 24, 1984 Cow Palace. San Francisco, California
May 25, 1984 Cow Palace. San Francisco, California (Gary Moore)
May 26, 1984 Cow Palace. San Francisco, California (Gary Moore)
May 28, 1984 Sports Arena. San Diego, California (Gary Moore)
May 29, 1984 Great Western Forum. Los Angeles, California (Gary Moore)
May 30, 1984 Great Western Forum. Los Angeles, California (Gary Moore)
June 2, 1984 Irvine Meadows Amphitheater. Irvine, California (Gary Moore)
June 3, 1984 Tucson, Arizona
June 4, 1984 Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Phoenix, Arizona
June 5, 1984 Pan American Center. Las Cruces, New Mexico
June 6, 1984 Odessa, Texas
June 8, 1984 Astrodome. Houston, Texas (The Texxas Jam)
June 10, 1984 Cotton Bowl. Dallas, Texas (The Texxas Jam: Rush, .38 Special, Ozzy Osbourne, Bryan Adams, Gary Moore)
June 12, 1984 Barton Coliseum. Little Rock, Arkansas (Gary Moore)
June 13, 1984 Tulsa Convention Center. Tulsa, Oklahoma
June 15, 1984 Kansas Coliseum. Wichita, Kansas (Gary Moore)
June 16, 1984 Kemper Arena. Kansas City, Missouri (Gary Moore)
June 25, 1984 Mecca-Milwaukee Arena. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 26, 1984 Met Center. Bloomington, Minnesota (Gary Moore)
June 27, 1984 Met Center. Bloomington, Minnesota (Gary Moore)
June 29, 1984 Rosemont Horizon. Rosemont, Illinois (Gary Moore)
June 30, 1984 Rosemont Horizon. Rosemont, Illinois (Gary Moore)
July 2, 1984 The Arena. St. Louis, Missouri (Gary Moore)
July 3, 1984 Market Square Arena. Indianapolis, Indiana (Girlschool or Pat Travers Band)
July 5, 1984 Richfield Coliseum. Richfield, Ohio (Gary Moore)
July 6, 1984 Richfield Coliseum. Richfield, Ohio (Gary Moore)
July 7, 1984 Ohio Center. Columbus, Ohio (Pat Travers Band)
July 8, 1984 Civic Arena. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
July 9, 1984 Joe Louis Arena. Detroit, Michigan (Pat Travers Band)
July 12, 1984 Memorial Auditorium. Buffalo, New York (Red Rider) [rescheduled from July 7th]
July 14, 1984 The Forum. Montreal, Quebec (Red Rider)
July 15, 1984 The Forum. Montreal, Quebec (Red Rider)
July 16, 1984 The Coliseum. Quebec City, Quebec
September 14, 1984 Cumberland County Civic Center. Portland, Maine (Fastway)
September 15, 1984 Civic Center. Glen Falls, New York
September 17, 1984 Madison Square Garden. New York, New York (Fastway)
September 18, 1984 Lake Placid, New York (Fastway)
September 20, 1984 Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario (Red Rider)
September 21, 1984 Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario (Red Rider) [recorded for Grace Under Pressure tour video]
September 22, 1984 Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario (Red Rider)
September 25, 1984 Civic Center. Providence, Rhode Island
September 27, 1984 Capital Centre. Largo, Maryland (Helix)
September 28, 1984 New Haven Coliseum. New Haven, Connecticut [rescheduled from the 24th due to illness]
September 29, 1984 Meadowlands Arena. East Rutherford, New Jersey (Helix)
September 30, 1984 Nassau Coliseum. Uniondale, New York (Helix)
October 2, 1984 The Centrum. Worcester, Massachusetts (Fastway)
October 3, 1984 The Centrum. Worcester, Massachusetts (Fastway)
October 4, 1984 War Memorial. Rochester, New York (Fastway)
October 6, 1984 University of Dayton Arena. Dayton, Ohio (Fastway)
October 7, 1984 Ohio Center. Columbus, Ohio (Fastway)
October 18, 1984 Toledo Sports Arena. Toledo, Ohio (Fastway)
October 19, 1984 Wendler Arena. Saginaw, Michigan (Fastway)
October 21, 1984 Rupp Arena. Lexington, Kentucky (Fastway)
October 23, 1984 Memphis, Tennessee
October 24, 1984 Jackson, Mississippi
October 26, 1984 Mississippi Coast Colliseum. Biloxi, Mississippi (Fastway)
October 27, 1984 UNO Lakefront Arena. New Orleans, Louisiana (Fastway)
October 29, 1984 Municipal Auditorium. Nashville, Tennessee (Fastway)
October 30, 1984 The Omni. Atlanta, Georgia (Fastway)
November 1, 1984 Charleston Civic Center Coliseum. Charleston, West Virginia (Y&T)
November 2, 1984 Freedom Hall Civic Center. Johnson City, Tennessee
November 3, 1984 Hampton Coliseum. Hampton, Virginia (Y&T)
November 5, 1984 The Spectrum. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Y&T)
November 6, 1984 New Haven Coliseum. New Haven, Connecticut [cancelled due to illness, rescheduled to 9th]
November 7, 1984 Civic Center. Providence, Rhode Island (Y&T) [Rush first meets future producer Peter Collins]
November 9, 1984 New Haven Coliseum. New Haven, Connecticut (Y&T)
November 16, 1984 Seto-shi Bunka Center. Seto, Aich, Japan (no opener)
November 18, 1984 Fukuoka Sun-Palace Hall. Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, Japan (no opener)
November 20, 1984 Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan (no opener)
November 21, 1984 Budokan Hall. Tokyo, Japan (no opener)
November 24, 1984 Honolulu NBC Arena. Honolulu, Hawaii (Strict-Neine)
November 25, 1984 Honolulu NBC Arena. Honolulu, Hawaii (Strict-Neine)
Setlists
This is one of only three tours in which "The Trees" was not included in the set, either full time or as an alternate/replacement (the other two being the Hold Your Fire and Presto tours). Highlights of this tour include the then-complete performance of "Fear" (parts 1-3), performed in sequence, which included the first performances of "Witch Hunt". For the first leg of the tour, "Afterimage" followed "Closer to the Heart", and the Drum Solo was a medley with "Red Lenses". After the summer break "Kid Gloves" replaced "Afterimage", and the extended jam section was added to "Closer to the Heart". Beginning Oct. 18, the Drum Solo found its way back to "YYZ" as on previous tours, and a new bass intro and full bass solo were added to "Red Lenses". "Kid Gloves" was apparently dropped from the Japan dates, possibly due to time restrictions. For most of the tour a short Get Smart video was shown as the introduction to "New World Man", although during early dates it was shown as the introduction to "Vital Signs".
Intro (Three Stooges theme)
The Spirit of Radio
Subdivisions
The Body Electric
Fear (Parts I-III):
- The Enemy Within
- The Weapon
- Witch Hunt
New World Man
Between the Wheels
Red Barchetta
Distant Early Warning
Red Sector A
Closer To The Heart (extended instumental break first added Sept. 14)
Afterimage (replaced by Kid Gloves beginning Sept. 14)
YYZ
2112 (Temples of Syrinx)
Tom Sawyer
Encore: Red Lenses (bass solo added beginning Oct. 18)
Drum Solo (moved to follow YYZ beginning Oct. 18)
Red Lenses
Vital Signs
Finding My Way
In The Mood
Tourbook
Power Windows Warm Up Tour
(Second Tour Or The Nadars)
March 10, 1985 - March 15, 1985
Tourdates
March 10, 1985 Civic Center. Lakeland, Florida
March 11, 1985 Civic Center. Lakeland, Florida
March 12, 1985 Civic Center. Lakeland, Florida
March 14, 1985 Lee Civic Center. Ft. Meyers, Florida
March 15, 1985 Hollywood Sportatorium. Hollywood, Florida
Setlist
The setlist for these five nights in Florida to warm up for the recording of Power Windows was similar to the original early setlist of the Grace Under Pressure tour, with the addition of early versions of "The Big Money" and "Middletown Dreams", which replaced "Kid Gloves" (the same song was dropped during the Japan dates of the Grace tour).
Intro (Three Stooges theme)
The Spirit of Radio
Subdivisions
The Body Electric
Fear (Parts I-III):
- The Enemy Within
- The Weapon
- Witch Hunt
The Big Money (early version)
New World Man
Between the Wheels
Red Barchetta
Distant Early Warning
Red Sector A
Closer To The Heart
Middletown Dreams (early version)
YYZ
2112 (Temples of Syrinx)
Tom Sawyer
Encore: Red Lenses
Drum Solo
Red Lenses
Vital Signs
Finding My Way
In The Mood
 Power Windows Tour
December 4, 1985 - May 26, 1986
Power Windows released: October 29th 1985
Tourdates
Opening Bands: Steve Morse, Marillion, FM, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Blue Oyster Cult
December 4, 1985 Cumberland County Civic Center. Portland, Maine
December 5, 1985 Civic Center. Providence, Rhode Island (Steve Morse)
December 7, 1985 New Haven Coliseum. New Haven, Connecticut (Steve Morse)
December 8, 1985 Civic Center. Hartford, Connecticut (Steve Morse)
December 10, 1985 War Memorial. Rochester, New York (Steve Morse)
December 12, 1985 The Centrum. Worcester, Massachusetts (Steve Morse)
December 13, 1985 The Centrum. Worcester, Massachusetts (Steve Morse)
December 15, 1985 Richmond Coliseum. Richmond, Virginia (Steve Morse)
December 16, 1985 Capital Centre. Largo, Maryland (Steve Morse)
December 18, 1985 Civic Arena. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 19, 1985 Richfield Coliseum. Richfield, Ohio
January 9, 1986 Pensacola Civic Center. Pensacola, Florida (Steve Morse)
January 10, 1986 Cajundome. Lafayette, Louisiana (Steve Morse)
January 12, 1986 Reunion Arena. Dallas, Texas (Steve Morse)
January 13, 1986 Reunion Arena. Dallas, Texas (Steve Morse)
January 15, 1986 The Summit. Houston, Texas
January 16, 1986 The Summit. Houston, Texas
January 18, 1986 Erwin Special Events Center. Austin, Texas (Steve Morse)
January 19, 1986 Convention Center Arena. San Antonio, Texas (Steve Morse)
January 30, 1986 Cow Palace. San Francisco, California (Steve Morse)
January 31, 1986 Oakland Coliseum. Oakland, California (Steve Morse)
February 2, 1986 Thomas & Mack Center. Las Vegas, Nevada (Steve Morse)
February 3, 1986 Sports Arena. San Diego, California (Steve Morse)
February 5, 1986 Great Western Forum. Los Angeles, California (Steve Morse)
February 6, 1986 Great Western Forum. Los Angeles, California (Steve Morse)
February 7, 1986 Great Western Forum. Los Angeles, California (Steve Morse)
February 8, 1986 Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Phoenix, Arizona (Steve Morse)
February 10, 1986 Community Center. Tucson, Arizona
February 12, 1986 Albuquerque, New Mexico
February 14, 1986 McNichol's Arena. Denver, Colorado (Steve Morse)
February 27, 1986 Memorial Auditorium. Buffalo, New York (Marillion)
February 28, 1986 Copps Coliseum. Hamilton, Ontario
March 1, 1986 Civic Center. Ottawa, Ontario (FM, Nash)
March 3, 1986 The Coliseum. Quebec City, Quebec (Marillion)
March 4, 1986 The Forum. Montreal, Quebec (Marillion)
March 6, 1986 Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario (FM)
March 7, 1986 Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario (FM)
March 20, 1986 Market Square Arena. Indianapolis, Indiana (Marillion)
March 21, 1986 Rosemont Horizon. Rosemont, Illinois (Marillion)
March 22, 1986 Rosemont Horizon. Rosemont, Illinois (Marillion)
March 24, 1986 Mecca Arena. Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Marillion)
March 25, 1986 Civic Center. St. Paul, Minnesota (Marillion)
March 28, 1986 Joe Louis Arena. Detroit, Michigan (Marillion)
March 29, 1986 Riverfront Coliseum. Cincinnati, Ohio (Marillion)
March 31, 1986 Meadowlands Arena. East Rutherford, New Jersey (Marillion) [recorded - A Show of Hands album]
April 1, 1986 Meadowlands Arena. East Rutherford, New Jersey (Marillion) [recorded - A Show of Hands album]
April 3, 1986 Civic Center. Springfield, Massachusetts (Marillion)
April 4, 1986 Nassau Coliseum. Uniondale, New York (Marillion)
April 13, 1986 Broom County Arena. Binghamton, New York (Blue Oyster Cult)
April 14, 1986 The Spectrum. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Blue Oyster Cult)
April 16, 1986 The Spectrum. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Blue Oyster Cult)
April 17, 1986 Baltimore Civic Center. Baltimore, Maryland
April 19, 1986 Hampton Coliseum. Hampton, Virginia (Blue Oyster Cult)
April 20, 1986 Charlotte Coliseum. Charlotte, North Carolina (Blue Oyster Cult)
April 22, 1986 Greensboro Coliseum. Greensboro, North Carolina (Blue Oyster Cult)
April 23, 1986 Augusta Civic Center. Augusta, Georgia (Blue Oyster Cult)
April 25, 1986 The Omni. Atlanta, Georgia (Blue Oyster Cult)
April 26, 1986 Jefferson Civic Center. Birmingham, Alabama (Blue Oyster Cult)
April 28, 1986 The Arena. St. Louis, Missouri (no opening act)
April 29, 1986 Kemper Arena. Kansas City, Missouri (Blue Oyster Cult)
May 1, 1986 The Myriad. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Blue Oyster Cult)
May 2, 1986 Kansas Coliseum. Wichita, Kansas (Blue Oyster Cult)
May 11, 1986 ??? Winnipeg, Manitoba ???
May 12, 1986 Salt Palace Center. Salt Lake City, Utah (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)
May 14, 1986 The Olympic Saddledome. Calgary, Alberta (Kick-Axe)
May 15, 1986 Northlands Coliseum. Edmonton, Alberta [cancelled due to blizzard]
May 17, 1986 Pacific Coliseum. Vancouver, British Columbia (Kick-Axe)
May 19, 1986 Memorial Coliseum. Portland, Oregon (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)
May 21, 1986 Seattle Center Coliseum. Seattle, Washington (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)
May 24, 1986 Cal Expo. Sacramento, California (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)
May 25, 1986 Pacific Amphitheater. Costa Mesa, California (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)
May 26, 1986 Pacific Amphitheater. Costa Mesa, California (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)
Setlists
Beginning with this tour, Rush began its practice which continued through the Test For Echo tour of "fine tuning" the setlist during the first few dates of the tour: "The Weapon" followed "Territories" and was only played the first two nights of the tour; "Witch Hunt" was added the second night following "The Weapon", which was permanently dropped as of the third night. The sixth night of the tour, "Witch Hunt" would move up in the setlist to follow "Middletown Dreams", possibly due to their common use of electronic drums. Additionally, "New World Man" was apparently dropped from the last month of the tour; its last known performance was April 22, '86, and it would not be performed again until 16 years later.
Intro (Three Stooges theme)
The Spirit of Radio
Limelight
The Big Money
New World Man (dropped sometime after 4/22/86)
Subdivisions
Manhattan Project
Middletown Dreams
Witch Hunt (not played opening night, added 12/5/85 following Territories & The Weapon, would move to follow Middletown Dreams beginning 12/12/85)
Red Sector A
Closer To The Heart
Marathon
The Trees
Mystic Rhythms
Distant Early Warning
Territories
(The Weapon, only played first two nights)
YYZ
Drum Solo
Red Lenses
Tom Sawyer
Encore: 2112 (Overture/Temples of Syrinx)
Grand Designs
In The Mood
Tourbook
 Hold Your Fire Tour
October 29, 1987 - May 5, 1988
Hold Your Fire released: September 8th 1987
Tourdates
Opening Bands: MSG, Tommy Shaw, Chalk Circle, The Rainmakers
October 29, 1987 Memorial Stadium. St. John's, Newfoundland (Chalk Circle)
October 30, 1987 Memorial Stadium. St. John's, Newfoundland (Chalk Circle)
November 1, 1987 Centre 200. Sydney, Nova Scotia (Chalk Circle)
November 2, 1987 Metro Centre. Halifax, Nova Scotia (Chalk Circle)
November 4, 1987 Moncton Coliseum. Moncton, New Brunswick (Chalk Circle)
November 6, 1987 Civic Center. Providence, Rhode Island
November 7, 1987 Civic Center. Providence, Rhode Island
November 9, 1987 Civic Center. Springfield, Massachusetts
November 10, 1987 Memorial Auditorium. Utica, New York
November 12, 1987 RPI Fieldhouse. Troy, New York (MSG)
November 13, 1987 Broome County Arena. Binghamton, New York (MSG)
November 14, 1987 Memorial Auditorium. Buffalo, New York
November 15, 1987 (?) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 16, 1987 Hartford Civic Center. Hartford, Connecticut (MSG)
November 25, 1987 The Omni. Atlanta, Georgia (MSG)
November 27, 1987 Charlotte Coliseum. Charlotte, North Carolina (MSG)
November 28, 1987 Hampton Coliseum. Hampton, Virginia
[rescheduled to Jan. 14, 1988 due to illness (Geddy)]
November 30, 1987 Capital Centre. Largo, Maryland (MSG)
December 2, 1987 The Centrum. Worcester, Massachusetts (MSG)
December 3, 1987 The Centrum. Worcester, Massachusetts (MSG)
December 5, 1987 Veterans Coliseum. New Haven, Connecticut
December 6, 1987 Meadowlands Arena. East Rutherford, New Jersey (Tommy Shaw)
[reportedly postponed until Dec. 7 to accomodate F. Sinatra]
December 9, 1987 Nassau Coliseum. Uniondale, New York (Tommy Shaw)
December 11, 1987 Madison Square Garden. New York, New York (Tommy Shaw)
December 13, 1987 The Spectrum. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Tommy Shaw)
December 14, 1987 The Spectrum. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Tommy Shaw)
December 16, 1987 Civic Arena. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 17, 1987 Richfield Coliseum. Richfield, Ohio (Tommy Shaw)
January 14, 1988 Hampton Coliseum. Hampton, Virginia (Tommy Shaw)
January 15, 1988 Reynolds Coliseum. Raleigh, North Carolina (Tommy Shaw)
January 16, 1988 Municipal Auditorium. Nashville, Tennessee
January 17, 1988 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center. Birmingham, Alabama (Tommy Shaw)
January 18, 1988 Mississippi Coliseum. Jackson, Mississippi (Tommy Shaw)
January 19, 1988 Reunion Arena. Dallas, Texas (Tommy Shaw)
January 20, 1988 Reunion Arena. Dallas, Texas (Tommy Shaw)
January 21, 1988 Convention Center Arena. San Antonio, Texas
January 23, 1988 The Myriad. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
January 24, 1988 Hirsch Memorial Coliseum. Shreveport, Louisiana
January 25, 1988 Barton Coliseum. Little Rock, Arkansas
January 26, 1988 Barton Coliseum. Little Rock, Arkansas (Tommy Shaw)
January 27, 1988 Lakefront Arena. New Orleans, Louisiana [recorded for A Show of Hands album]
January 29, 1988 The Summit. Houston, Texas
January 30, 1988 Erwin Special Events Center. Austin, Texas
February 1, 1988 Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Phoenix, Arizona [recorded - A Show of Hands album]
February 3, 1988 Sports Arena. San Diego, California [recorded - A Show of Hands album]
February 4, 1988 Great Western Forum. Los Angeles, California (Tommy Shaw)
February 5, 1988 Great Western Forum. Los Angeles, California (Tommy Shaw)
February 12, 1988 Memphis, Tennesee
February 15, 1988 Civic Center. Lakeland, Florida
February 16, 1988 Hollywood Sportatorium. Hollywood, Florida (Tommy Shaw)
February ??? 1988 Bayfront Center. St. Petersburg, Florida (Tommy Shaw) [cancelled due to poor ticket sales]
February 18, 1988 Memorial Coliseum. Jacksonville, Florida
February 19, 1988 Civic Center. Pensacola, Florida (Tommy Shaw)
February 21, 1988 Mid-South Coliseum. Memphis, Tennessee
February 22, 1988 Municipal Auditorium. Nashville, Tennessee
February 23, 1988 Riverfront Coliseum. Cincinnati, Ohio (Tommy Shaw)
February 24, 1988 Riverfront Coliseum. Cincinnati, Ohio (Tommy Shaw)
February 25, 1988 Rosemont Horizon. Rosemont, Illinois (Tommy Shaw)
February 26, 1988 Rosemont Horizon. Rosemont, Illinois (Tommy Shaw)
February 28, 1988 Civic Center. Peoria, Illinois (Tommy Shaw)
March 1, 1988 The Arena. St. Louis, Missouri (Tommy Shaw)
March 2, 1988 Market Square Arena. Indianapolis, Indiana (Tommy Shaw)
March 4, 1988 Joe Louis Arena. Detroit, Michigan (Tommy Shaw)
March 5, 1988 Joe Louis Arena. Detroit, Michigan (no opener)
March 7, 1988 Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario (Chalk Circle)
March 8, 1988 Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario (Chalk Circle)
March 10, 1988 The Forum. Montreal, Quebec (Chalk Circle)
March 11, 1988 Colisee De Quebec. Quebec City, Quebec (Chalk Circle)
April 2, 1988 Civic Auditorium Arena. Omaha, Nebraska (The Rainmakers)
April 4, 1988 Met Center. Bloomington, Minnesota (The Rainmakers)
April 5, 1988 Mecca Arena. Milwaukee, Wisconsin (The Rainmakers)
April 7, 1988 Kemper Arena. Kansas City, Missouri (The Rainmakers)
April 9, 1988 Louisville Gardens. Louisville, Kentucky
April 10, 1988 Hara Arena. Dayton, Ohio (no opener)
April 21, 1988 National Exhibition Centre. Birmingham, England [recorded - A Show of Hands tour video and album]
April 23, 1988 National Exhibition Centre. Birmingham, England [recorded - A Show of Hands tour video and album]
April 24, 1988 National Exhibition Centre. Birmingham, England [recorded - A Show of Hands tour video and album]
April 26, 1988 Scottish Exhibition Centre. Glasgow, Scotland
April 28, 1988 Wembley Arena. London, England
April 29, 1988 Wembley Arena. London, England
April 30, 1988 Wembley Arena. London, England
May 2, 1988 Ahoy Sportpaleis. Rotterdam, Holland
May 4, 1988 Festhalle. Frankfurt, Germany (Wishbone Ash)
May 5, 1988 Hans Martin Schleyerhalle. Stuttgart, Germany (Wishbone Ash)
Setlist
This is one of only three tours in which "The Trees" was not included in the set, either full time or as an alternate/replacement (the other two being the Grace Under Pressure and Presto tours). It is believed the setlist remained the same throughout this tour.
Intro (Three Stooges theme)
The Big Money
Subdivisions
Limelight
Marathon
Turn the Page
Prime Mover
Manhattan Project
Closer To The Heart
Red Sector A
Force Ten
Time Stand Still
Distant Early Warning
Lock and Key
Mission
Territories
YYZ
The Rhythm Method (Drum Solo)
Red Lenses
The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
Encore: 2112 (Overture/Temples of Syrinx)
La Villa Strangiato
In The Mood
Tourbook
 Presto Tour
February 15, 1990 - June 29, 1990
Presto released November 14, 1989
Tourdates
Opening Bands: Mr. Big, Chalk Circle, Voivod
"The Presto tour was a short one, intentionally, because we weren't so sure about touring anymore. And things worked out so well, we actually finished the tour and everyone was still smiling." - Geddy Lee, "Rockline", May 15, 1992
February 15, 1990 Memorial Auditorium. Greenville, South Carolina [rehearsal]
February 17, 1990 Memorial Auditorium. Greenville, South Carolina (Mr. Big)
February 18, 1990 Memorial Coliseum. Jacksonville, Florida
February 19, 1990 Memorial Coliseum. Jacksonville, Florida
February 20, 1990 Bayfront Center. St. Petersburg, Florida (Mr. Big)
February 22, 1990 Miami Arena. Miami, Florida
February 23, 1990 Orlando Arena. Orlando, Florida
February 25, 1990 Lakefront Arena. New Orleans, Louisiana
February 26, 1990 The Summit. Houston, Texas
February 28, 1990 Convention Center Arena. San Antonio, Texas
March 1, 1990 Reunion Arena. Dallas, Texas (Mr. Big)
March 3, 1990 Kemper Arena. Kansas City, Missouri (Mr. Big)
March 5, 1990 The Arena. St. Louis, Missouri (Mr. Big)
March 6, 1990 Riverfront Coliseum. Cincinnati, Ohio (Mr. Big)
March 8, 1990 The Palace. Auburn Hills, Michigan (Mr. Big)
March 9, 1990 The Palace. Auburn Hills, Michigan (Mr. Big)
March 20, 1990 Northlands Coliseum. Edmonton, Alberta (Mr. Big)
March 21, 1990 Calgary Saddledome. Calgary, Alberta
March 23, 1990 Pacific Coliseum. Vancouver, British Columbia
March 24, 1990 Memorial Coliseum. Portland, Oregon
March 26, 1990 Seattle Center Coliseum. Seattle, Washington
March 28, 1990 Arco Arena. Sacramento, California (Mr. Big)
March 30, 1990 Oakland Coliseum. Oakland, California (Mr. Big)
March 31, 1990 Oakland Coliseum. Oakland, California (Mr. Big)
April 2, 1990 Great Western Forum. Los Angeles, California (Mr. Big)
April 3, 1990 Great Western Forum. Los Angeles, California (Mr. Big)
April 5, 1990 Sports Arena. San Diego, California (Mr. Big)
April 7, 1990 Pacific Amphitheater. Costa Mesa, California (Mr. Big)
April 8, 1990 Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Phoenix, Arizona (Mr. Big)
April 19, 1990 War Memorial. Rochester, New York (Mr. Big) [cancelled due to illness]
April 20, 1990 Meadowlands Arena. East Rutherford, New Jersey (Mr. Big)
April 22, 1990 Nassau Coliseum. Uniondale, New York (Mr. Big)
April 24, 1990 The Spectrum. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Mr. Big)
April 25, 1990 Meadowlands Arena. East Rutherford, New Jersey
April 27, 1990 The Spectrum. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Mr. Big)
April 28, 1990 War Memorial. Rochester, New York (Mr. Big)
May 1, 1990 The Omni. Atlanta, Georgia (Mr. Big)
May 2, 1990 Charlotte Coliseum. Charlotte, North Carolina (Mr. Big)
May 4, 1990 Richmond Coliseum. Richmond, Virginia (Mr. Big)
May 5, 1990 Capital Centre. Largo, Maryland (Mr. Big)
May 7, 1990 Civic Center. Providence, Rhode Island
May 8, 1990 Hartford Civic Center. Hartford, Connecticut
May 10, 1990 The Centrum. Worcester, Massachusetts (Mr. Big)
May 11, 1990 The Centrum. Worcester, Massachusetts (Mr. Big)
May 13, 1990 Colisee De Quebec. Quebec City, Quebec (Chalk Circle)
May 14, 1990 The Forum. Montreal, Quebec (Voivod)
May 16, 1990 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario (Voivod)
May 17, 1990 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario (Voivod)
June 1, 1990 Old Orchard Beach, Maine [cancelled]
June 2, 1990 Knickerbocker Arena. Albany, New York
June 4, 1990 Baltimore Arena. Baltimore, Maryland (Mr. Big)
June 5, 1990 Hampton Coliseum. Hampton, Virginia (Mr. Big)
June 7, 1990 Civic Arena. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Mr. Big)
June 8, 1990 Richfield Coliseum. Richfield, Ohio (Mr. Big)
June 10, 1990 Blossom Music Center. Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (Mr. Big)
June 11, 1990 Riverbend Music Center. Cincinnati, Ohio (Mr. Big)
June 13, 1990 Cooper Stadium. Columbus, Ohio (Mr. Big)
June 14, 1990 Deercreek Amphitheater. Noblesville, Indiana
June 16, 1990 Alpine Valley Music Theatre. East Troy, Wisconsin (Mr. Big)
June 17, 1990 Alpine Valley Music Theatre. East Troy, Wisconsin (Mr. Big)
June 19, 1990 Met Center. Bloomington, Minnesota (Mr. Big)
June 20, 1990 Civic Auditorium Arena. Omaha, Nebraska (Mr. Big)
June 22, 1990 Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre. Englewood, Colorado (Mr. Big)
June 24, 1990 Salt Palace Center. Salt Lake City, Utah (Mr. Big)
June 26, 1990 Cal Expo. Sacramento, California
June 27, 1990 Shoreline Amphitheater. Mountain View, California (Mr. Big)
June 29, 1990 Irvine Meadows Amphitheater. Irvine, California
September 15, 1990 North Ranch Country Club. Westlake Village, California (Music & Tennis Festival:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, Kansas, Saga, Eddie Money, Mr Big, Survivor, Kevin Cronin)
Setlists
This is the last tour to include "In The Mood". This is one of only three tours in which "The Trees" was not included in the set, either full time or as an alternate/replacement (the other two being the Grace Under Pressure and Hold Your Fire tours). In addition, the first third of this tour are the only tourdates which did not include "The Spirit Of Radio" in the setlist since its inception. This is the first tour to include The Surfari's "Wipe Out" during the encore; it would also be included during the first leg of the Test For Echo tour.
Setlist changes during this tour: "Superconductor" originally followed "Show Don't Tell" and "The Big Money" began the encore. Five days into the tour, "Superconductor" was moved up in front of "Show Don't Tell". One-third into the tour (beginning 4/2), "The Spirit of Radio" replaced "The Big Money".
Intro (A Show of Hands video)
Force Ten
Freewill
Distant Early Warning
Time Stand Still
Subdivisions
Marathon
Red Barchetta
Superconductor
Show Don't Tell (preceeded Superconductor until 2/22)
The Pass
Closer To The Heart
Manhattan Project
Xanadu
YYZ
The Rhythm Method (Drum solo)
Scars
War Paint
Mission
Tom Sawyer
Encore: The Big Money (replaced by The Spirit of Radio 4/2)
2112 (Overture)
La Villa Strangiato
In The Mood
Wipe Out
Tourbook
 Roll The Bones Tour
October 25, 1991 - June 28, 1992
Roll The Bones released September 3, 1991
Tourdates
Opening Bands: Eric Johnson, Vinnie Moore, Primus, Mr. Big, Andy Curran, The Tragically Hip
October 25, 1991 Copps Coliseum. Hamilton, Ontario (Andy Curran)
October 26, 1991 War Memorial Auditorium. Rochester, New York (Eric Johnson)
October 28, 1991 Civic Arena. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Eric Johnson)
October 29, 1991 Riverfront Coliseum. Cincinnati, Ohio (Eric Johnson)
October 31, 1991 Market Square Arena. Indianapolis, Indiana (Eric Johnson)
November 1, 1991 Rosemont Horizon. Rosemont, Illinois (Eric Johnson)
November 3, 1991 Target Center. Minneapolis, Minnesota (Eric Johnson)
November 4, 1991 Civic Auditorium Arena. Omaha, Nebraska (Eric Johnson)
November 6, 1991 Expocenter. Topeka, Kansas (Eric Johnson)
November 7, 1991 The Arena. St. Louis, Missouri (Eric Johnson)
November 9, 1991 Redbird Arena. Normal, Illinois (Eric Johnson)
November 10, 1991 Bradley Center. Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Eric Johnson)
November 13, 1991 The Palace. Auburn Hills, Michigan (Eric Johnson)
November 14, 1991 The Palace. Auburn Hills, Michigan (Eric Johnson)
November 16, 1991 John F. Savage Hall, University of Toledo. Toledo, Ohio (Eric Johnson)
November 17, 1991 Richfield Coliseum. Richfield, Ohio (Eric Johnson)
November 18, 1991 Richfield Coliseum. Richfield, Ohio (Eric Johnson)
November 26, 1991 Civic Center. Ottawa, Ontario
November 28, 1991 The Forum. Montreal, Quebec
November 29, 1991 Colisee De Quebec. Quebec City, Quebec
December 1, 1991 Spectrum. Phialdelphia, Pennsylvania (Vinnie Moore)
December 3, 1991 Spectrum. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Vinnie Moore)
December 4, 1991 Capital Centre. Largo, Maryland (Vinnie Moore)
December 6, 1991 Madison Square Garden. New York, New York (Vinnie Moore)
December 7, 1991 Madison Square Garden. New York, New York (Vinnie Moore)
December 9, 1991 Civic Center. Providence, Rhode Island (Vinnie Moore)
December 10, 1991 The Centrum. Worcester, Massachusetts (Vinnie Moore)
December 12, 1991 Knickerbocker Arena. Albany, New York (Vinnie Moore)
December 13, 1991 Civic Center. Hartford, Connecticut (Vinnie Moore)
December 15, 1991 Memorial Auditorium. Buffalo, New York (Vinnie Moore)
December 16, 1991 Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario (The Tragically Hip)
January 17, 1992 Pan American Center. Las Cruces, New Mexico [rehearsal]
January 18, 1992 Pan American Center. Las Cruces, New Mexico (Primus)
January 20, 1992 Sports Arena. San Diego, California (Primus)
January 22, 1992 Great Western Forum. Los Angeles, California (Primus)
January 23, 1992 Great Western Forum. Los Angeles, California (Primus)
January 25, 1992 Selland Arena. Fresno, California (Primus)
January 27, 1992 Arco Arena. Sacramento, California (Primus)
January 29, 1992 Oakland Coliseum. Oakland, California (Primus)
January 30, 1992 Oakland Coliseum. Oakland, California (Primus)
February 2, 1992 Pacific Coliseum. Vancouver, British Columbia (Primus)
February 4, 1992 Seattle Center Coliseum. Seattle, Washington (Primus)
February 5, 1992 Portland Memorial Coliseum. Portland, Oregon (Primus)
February 15, 1992 Convention Center Arena at HemisFair Park. San Antonio, Texas (Primus)
February 16, 1992 Reunion Arena. Dallas, Texas (Primus)
February 18, 1992 The Summit. Houston, Texas (Primus)
February 20, 1992 Erwin Special Events Center. Austin, Texas (Primus)
February 22, 1992 Shreveport, Louisiana [cancelled]
February 23, 1992 Lakefront Arena. New Orleans, Louisiana (Primus)
February 25, 1992 Civic Center. Pensacola, Florida (Primus)
February 26, 1992 Memorial Coliseum. Jacksonville, Florida (Primus)
February 28, 1992 Miami Arena. Miami, Florida (Primus)
February 29, 1992 Suncoast Dome. St. Petersburg, Florida (Primus)
March 2, 1992 The Arena. Orlando, Florida (Primus)
March 4, 1992 The Omni. Atlanta, Georgia (Primus)
March 5, 1992 The Carolina Coliseum. Columbia, South Carolina (Primus)
March 7, 1992 Dean E. Smith Center. Chapel Hill, N. Carolina (Primus)
March 8, 1992 Hampton Coliseum. Hampton, Virginia (Primus)
March 10, 1992 Richmond Coliseum. Richmond, Virginia (Primus)
March 12, 1992 Broome County Arena. Binghamton, New York (Primus)
March 14, 1992 New Haven Coliseum. New Haven, Connecticut (Primus)
March 15, 1992 Nassau Coliseum. Uniondale, New York (Primus)
April 10, 1992 Sheffield Arena. Sheffield, England (Primus)
April 12, 1992 National Exhibition Centre. Birmingham, England (Primus)
April 13, 1992 National Exhibition Centre. Birmingham, England (Primus)
April 15, 1992 Scottish Exhibition Centre. Glasgow, Scotland (Primus)
April 17, 1992 Wembley Arena. London, England (Primus)
April 18, 1992 Wembley Arena. London, England (Primus)
April 21, 1992 Music Hall. Hannover, Germany (Primus)
April 23, 1992 Sporthalle. Koln, Germany (Primus)
April 24, 1992 Festhalle. Frankfurt, Germany (Primus)
April 27, 1992 Eissporthalle. Berlin, Germany (Primus)
April 28, 1992 Frankenhalle. Nürnberg, Germany (Primus)
April 29, 1992 Hans-Martin-Schleyerhalle. Stuttgart, Germany (Primus)
May 1, 1992 Le Zenith. Paris, France (Primus)
May 3, 1992 Ahoy Sportpaleis. Rotterdam, Holland (Primus)
May 21, 1992 Mid-South Coliseum. Memphis, Tennessee (Mr. Big)
May 23, 1992 Kemper Arena. Kansas City, Missouri (Mr. Big)
May 24, 1992 Kansas Coliseum. Wichita, Kansas (Mr. Big)
May 25, 1992 Myriad Arena. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Mr. Big)
May 27, 1992 Fiddler's Green Amphitheater. Englewood, Colorado, (Mr. Big)
May 29, 1992 Delta Center. Salt Lake City, Utah (Mr. Big)
May 31, 1992 Shoreline Amphitheater. Mountain View, California (Mr. Big)
June 1, 1992 Lawlor Events Center. Reno, Nevada (Mr. Big)
June 3, 1992 Irvine Meadows Amphitheater. Irvine, California (Mr. Big)
June 4, 1992 Irvine Meadows Amphitheater. Irvine, California (Mr. Big)
June 6, 1992 Thomas & Mack Center, UNLV. Las Vegas, Nevada (Mr. Big)
June 7, 1992 Desert Sky Pavilion. Phoenix, Arizona (Mr. Big)
June 9, 1992 Tingley Coliseum. Albuquerque, New Mexico (Mr. Big)
June 10, 1992 Lubbock Coliseum. Lubbock, Texas (Mr. Big)
June 12, 1992 Riverport Amphitheater. St. Louis, Missouri (Mr. Big)
June 13, 1992 Starwood Amphitheater. Nashville, Tennessee (Mr. Big)
June 14, 1992 Blockbuster Pavilion. Charlotte, North Carolina (Mr. Big)
June 16, 1992 Merriwether Post Pavilion. Columbia, Maryland (Mr. Big)
June 17, 1992 Great Woods Center. Mansfield, Massachusettes (Mr. Big)
June 19, 1992 Meadowlands Arena. East Rutherford, New Jersey (Mr. Big)
June 20, 1992 Jones Beach. Long Island, New York (Mr. Big)
June 21, 1992 Star Lake Amphitheater. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Mr. Big)
June 23, 1992 Nutter Center. Dayton, Ohio (Mr. Big)
June 24, 1992 Deer Creek. Noblesville, Indiana (Mr. Big)
June 26, 1992 The New Pine Knob. Detroit, Michigan (Mr. Big)
June 27, 1992 Alpine Valley Music Theatre. East Troy, Wisconsin (Mr. Big)
June 28, 1992 World Music Theatre. Tinley Park, Illinois (Mr. Big)
Setlists
For this tour, oldies "Freewill" and "Xanadu" were abbreviated, both segueing into other songs midway through the song. Performed on every tour since their release, "In The Mood" and "YYZ" were not included in the setlist for the first time ever; although this is the only tour to not include "YYZ", "In The Mood" has not been performed since the Presto tour.
The song list would primarily remain the same throughout the tour, with a few changes. While not present the first few dates, "Ghost Of A Chance" was added during the first month of the tour. Beginning with the European leg a short "Cygnus X-1" teaser was added to close the finale (a practice which was brought back for the Test For Echo tour). Beginning with the Denver show, with less than a month left in the tour, "Subdivisions" and "The Pass" were dropped and "The Trees" was added, and as early as two shows later "Vital Signs" and "The Analog Kid" were also added in the slots previously held by "Subdivisions" and "The Pass"; these three songs would remain in the setlist for the remainder of the tour.
Intro (A Show of Hands)
Force Ten
Limelight
Freewill (abbreviated)->
Distant Early Warning
Time Stand Still
Dreamline
Bravado
Roll the Bones
Show Don't Tell
The Big Money
Ghost of a Chance (added 12/4/91)
Subdivisions (dropped 5/27/92, replaced by Vital Signs beginning 5/31 or 5/29)
The Pass (dropped 5/27/92, replaced by The Analog Kid beginning 5/31 or 5/29)
The Trees (added 5/27/92)
Where's My Thing?
The Rhythm Method (Drum Solo)
Closer To The Heart
Xanadu (abbreviated)->
Superconductor
Tom Sawyer
Encore Medley: The Spirit of Radio
2112 (Overture)
Finding My Way (abbreviated)->
La Villa Strangiato (abbreviated)->
Anthem (abbreviated)->
Red Barchetta (abbreviated)->
The Spirit of Radio (reprise)
Cygnus X-1 (teaser, added as early as 4/29/92)
Tourbook
 Counterparts Tour
January 22, 1994 - May 7, 1994
Counterparts released: October 19, 1993
Tourdates
Opening Bands: Candlebox, The Melvins, Primus, The Doughboys, I Mother Earth
January 22, 1994 Civic Arena. Pensacola, Florida (Candlebox)
January 23, 1994 UNO Lakefront Arena. New Orleans, Louisiana (Candlebox)
January 25, 1994 Frank Erwin Center. Austin, Texas (Candlebox)
January 26, 1994 The Summit. Houston, Texas (Candlebox)
January 28, 1994 Reunion Arena. Dallas, Texas (Candlebox)
January 29, 1994 Convention Center Arena. San Antonio, Texas (Candlebox)
January 31, 1994 Pan American Center. Las Cruces, New Mexico (Candlebox)
February 1, 1994 Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Phoenix, Arizona (Candlebox)
February 3, 1994 Great Western Forum. Los Angeles, California (Candlebox)
February 5, 1994 Arrowhead Pond. Anaheim, California (Candlebox)
February 7, 1994 Sports Arena. San Diego, California (Candlebox)
February 8, 1994 Selland Arena. Fresno, California (The Melvins)
February 10, 1994 Arco Arena. Sacramento, California (The Melvins)
February 11, 1994 Cow Palace. San Francisco, California (The Melvins)
February 12, 1994 San Jose Arena. San Jose, California (The Melvins)
February 23, 1994 Murphy Athletic Center. Murfreesboro, Tennessee (Candlebox)
February 24, 1994 The Omni. Atlanta, Georgia (Candlebox)
February 25, 1994 Charlotte Coliseum. Charlotte, North Carolina (Candlebox)
February 27, 1994 Miami Arena. Miami, Florida (Candlebox) [recorded - Different Stages]
March 1, 1994 Orlando Arena. Orlando, Florida (Candlebox)
March 2, 1994 Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Jacksonville, Florida (Candlebox)
March 4, 1994 Thunderdome. St. Petersburg, Florida (Candlebox)
March 6, 1994 Dean Smith Center. Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Candlebox)
March 8, 1994 Madison Square Garden. New York, New York (Candlebox)
March 9, 1994 Madison Square Garden. New York, New York (Candlebox)
March 11, 1994 Centrum. Worcester, Massachusetts (Candlebox)
March 12, 1994 Centrum. Worcester, Massachusetts (Candlebox)
March 22, 1994 The Palace. Auburn Hills, Michigan (Primus) [recorded - Different Stages]
March 23, 1994 Richfield Coliseum. Richfield, Ohio (Primus)
March 25, 1994 Riverfront Coliseum. Cincinnati, Ohio (Primus)
March 26, 1994 Market Square Arena. Indianapolis, Indiana (Primus)
March 27, 1994 The Palace. Auburn Hills, Michigan (Primus)
March 29, 1994 Rosemont Horizon. Rosemont, Illinois (Primus)
March 30, 1994 Rosemont Horizon. Rosemont, Illinois (Primus)
April 1, 1994 Civic Center. Peoria, Illinois (Primus)
April 2, 1994 Dane County Coliseum. Madison, Wisconsin (Primus)
April 4, 1994 The Arena. St. Louis, Missouri (Primus)
April 5, 1994 Kemper Arena. Kansas City, Missouri (Primus)
April 7, 1994 Bradley Center. Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Primus)
April 8, 1994 Target Center. Minneapolis, Minnesota (Primus)
April 9, 1994 The Mark. Moline, Illinois (Primus)
April 18, 1994 Memorial Auditorium. Buffalo, New York (Candlebox)
April 20, 1994 Civic Arena. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Candlebox)
April 22, 1994 Meadowlands Arena. East Rutherford, New Jersey (Candlebox)
April 23, 1994 Nassau Coliseum. Uniondale, New York (Candlebox)
April 24, 1994 Civic Center. Hartford, Connecticut (Candlebox)
April 26, 1994 US Air Arena. Landover, Maryland (Candlebox)
April 27, 1994 Hampton Coliseum. Hampton, Virginia [cancelled due to illness]
April 29, 1994 The Spectrum. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Candlebox)
April 30, 1994 The Spectrum. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Candlebox) [recorded - Different Stages]
May 1, 1994 Civic Center. Providence, Rhode Island (Candlebox)
May 3, 1994 Knickerbocker Arena. Albany, New York (Candlebox)
May 4, 1994 War Memorial. Rochester, New York (Candlebox)
May 6, 1994 The Forum. Montreal, Quebec (The Doughboys)
May 7, 1994 Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario (I Mother Earth)
Setlists
This was the last tour in which Rush toured with any opening band. In addition, this is the only tour that did not include any part of "2112" in the setlist (it also missed the first leg of the Snakes & Arrows tour but was back for the second); in fact, nothing from the first four albums was in the set. This tour marks the return of "Hemispheres", with 'Prelude' performed for the first time in twelve years (it would only be heard again as part of the "R30 Overture"). Having fun this tour, Geddy usually introduced "Cold Fire" as a country song (often with a country music introduction), Alex regularly played a few notes which sound similar to the Beach Boys' "Sloop John B" at the end of "The Trees", and Alex would also introduce "Stick It Out" with a humorous comment and later in the show gave humorous band introductions during the "Closer To The Heart" jam; the introductions were never the same, and never did he make correct introductions, usually introducing each member of the band as a famous celebrity.
The setlist for this tour remained constant until the addition of "Bravado" for only the final two weeks of the tour. Although not included in the final setlist, during pre-tour rehearsals "Distant Early Warning" was performed between "Force Ten" and "YYZ".
Intro (Thus Spoke Zarathustra first used)
Dreamline
The Spirit of Radio
The Analog Kid
Cold Fire (with Country music intro)
Time Stand Still
Nobody's Hero
Roll the Bones
Animate
Stick It Out (with introduction by Lerxst)
Double Agent
Limelight
Bravado (added 4/20/94)
Mystic Rhythms
Closer To The Heart (with member introductions by Lerxst)
Show Don't Tell
Leave That Thing Alone!
The Rhythm Method (Drum Solo)
The Trees
Xanadu (abbreviated)->
Hemispheres (Prelude)
Tom Sawyer
Force Ten
YYZ
Cygnus X-1 (teaser)
Tourbook
 Test for Echo Tour
October 19 - December 18, 1996; May 7 - July 4, 1997
Test For Echo released: September 10th 1996
Tourdates
October 19, 1996 Knickerbocker Arena. Albany, New York
October 20, 1996 Marine Midland Arena. Buffalo, New York
October 22, 1996 Nutter Center. Dayton, Ohio
October 23, 1996 Van Andel Arena. Grand Rapids, Michigan
October 25, 1996 The Palace. Auburn Hills, Michigan
October 26, 1996 Rockford MetroCentre. Rockford, Illinois
October 28, 1996 United Center. Chicago, Illinois
October 29, 1996 Target Center. Minneapolis, Minnesota
October 31, 1996 Kiel Center. St. Louis, Missouri
November 1, 1996 Bradley Center. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November 3, 1996 Civic Arena. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
November 4, 1996 Gund Arena. Cleveland, Ohio
November 6, 1996 CoreStates Center. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 7, 1996 USAir Arena, Landover, Maryland
November 9, 1996 The FleetCenter. Boston, Massachusetts
November 10, 1996 Hartford Civic Center. Hartford, Connecticut
November 20, 1996 San Jose Arena. San Jose, California
November 21, 1996 Arco Arena. Sacramento, California
November 23, 1996 Sports Arena. San Diego, California
November 24, 1996 Thomas & Mack Arena, UNLV. Las Vegas, Nevada
November 26, 1996 Great Western Forum. Los Angeles, California
November 27, 1996 Great Western Forum. Los Angeles, California
November 29, 1996 America West Arena. Phoenix, Arizona
November 30, 1996 UTEP Special Events Center. El Paso, Texas
December 2, 1996 The Alamodome. San Antonio, Texas
December 3, 1996 Reunion Arena. Dallas, Texas
December 5, 1996 The Summit. Houston, Texas
December 6, 1996 UNO Lakefront Arena. New Orleans, Louisiana
December 8, 1996 Coral Sky Amphitheater. West Palm Beach, Florida
December 9, 1996 Ice Palace Arena. Tampa, Florida
December 11, 1996 The Omni. Atlanta, Georgia
December 12, 1996 Charlotte Coliseum. Charlotte, North Carolina
December 14, 1996 Nassau Coliseum. Uniondale, New York
December 15, 1996 Continental Arena. East Rutherford, New Jersey
December 18, 1996 Club Phoenix. Toronto, Ontario [Molson Canadian Blind Date]
May 7, 1997 Hospitality Point. San Diego, California
May 8, 1997 Desert Sky Pavilion. Phoenix, Arizona
May 10, 1997 Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion. Devore, California
May 11, 1997 Shoreline Amphitheater. Mountain View, California
May 14, 1997 Rose Garden. Portland, Oregon
May 16, 1997 General Motors Place. Vancouver, British Columbia
May 17, 1997 The Gorge. George, Washington
May 19, 1997 BSU Pavilion. Boise, Idaho
May 20, 1997 Delta Center. Salt Lake City, Utah
May 22, 1997 Fiddler's Green Amphitheater. Englewood, Colorado
May 24, 1997 Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheater. Dallas, Texas [recorded - Different Stages]
May 25, 1997 Woodlands Pavilion. Woodlands, Texas
June 4, 1997 Riverbend Music Center. Cincinnati, Ohio
June 5, 1997 Starwood Amphitheater. Nashville, Tennessee
June 7, 1997 Sandstone Amphitheater. Bonner Springs, Kansas
June 8, 1997 Riverport Amphitheater. St. Louis, Missouri
June 10, 1997 Deer Creek Music Center. Noblesville, Indiana
June 11, 1997 Star Lake Amphitheater. Burgettstown, Pennsylvania
June 13, 1997 Marcus Amphitheater. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 14, 1997 World Music Theater. Tinley Park, Illinois [recorded - Different Stages]
June 16, 1997 Polaris Amphitheater. Columbus, Ohio
June 17, 1997 Pine Knob Music Theater. Detroit, Michigan
June 19, 1997 PNC Bank Arts Center. Holmdel, New Jersey
June 20, 1997 Nissan Pavilion. Bristow, Virginia
June 22, 1997 Blockbuster-Sony E-Centre. Camden, New Jersey
June 23, 1997 Great Woods Center. Mansfield, Massachusetts [recorded - Different Stages]
June 25, 1997 Jones Beach. Wantagh, New York
June 26, 1997 Performing Arts Center. Darien Center, New York
June 28, 1997 Molson Centre. Montreal, Quebec
June 30, 1997 Molson Amphitheater. Toronto, Ontario
July 2, 1997 Molson Amphitheater. Toronto, Ontario [recorded - Different Stages]
July 3, 1997 Colisee De Quebec. Quebec City, Quebec
July 4, 1997 Corel Centre. Ottawa, Ontario
Setlists
"No. You can't go back." - Neil Peart (when asked if Rush would ever again play the full version of "2112" in concert), Rush Backstage Club Newsletter, 1988
This was the first time Rush toured without an opening act; with the extra time available, "2112" was performed in its entirety for the first time ever (including 'Oracle'), and the "oldies" medley was dropped in favor of more complete songs. "Natural Science" made a trimphunt return after a fifteen year rest.
Setlist changes during this tour: "Resist" and "Time and Motion" were both performed for the first two dates only; following these two dates, the band alternated these two songs from one night to the next (and as demonstrated in various recordings, both were introduced with a Scottish reference). After the first ten dates, "Time and Motion" was dropped completely in favor of "Resist" and the setlist remained constant throughout the rest of the tour. The Surfaris' "Wipe Out", last performed during the Presto tour, was brought back for the first leg of this tour as the second half of a medley with "The Big Money", but was eventually dropped from the second leg.
The second leg of the tour varied from the first with the following changes: "The Big Money"/"Wipe Out" was dropped and replaced with "Limelight" and "Stick It Out"; "Subdivisions" was also dropped; "Red Sector A" moved up in the set to follow "Freewill".
First Leg: October 19 - December 18, 1996
Intro (Thus Spoke Zarathustra)
Dreamline
The Big Money->
Wipe Out
Driven
Half the World
Red Barchetta
Animate
Limbo
The Trees
Red Sector A
Virtuality
Nobody's Hero
Closer To The Heart
2112 (complete)
(-Intermission-)
Test For Echo
Subdivisions
Freewill
Roll the Bones
Resist (dropped 10/23,26,29/96 and 11/1,4,7/96)
Leave That Thing Alone!
The Rhythm Method (Drum Solo)
Natural Science
Force Ten
Time and Motion (10/19-20, followed Roll the Bones on 10/23,26,29 and 11/1,4,7/96; completely dropped 11/9/96)
The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
Encore: YYZ
Cygnus X-1 (teaser)
Second Leg: May 7 - July 4, 1997
Intro (Thus Spoke Zarathustra)
Dreamline
Limelight
Stick It Out
Driven
Half the World
Red Barchetta
Animate
Limbo
The Trees
Virtuality
Nobody's Hero
Closer To The Heart
2112 (complete)
(-Intermission-)
Test For Echo
Freewill
Red Sector A
Roll the Bones
Resist
Leave That Thing Alone!
The Rhythm Method (Drum Solo)
Natural Science
Force Ten
The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
Encore: YYZ
Cygnus X-1 (teaser)
December 18th, 1996 (Molson Blind Date, The Phoenix Club, Toronto)
Intro (Thus Spoke Zarathustra)
The Big Money/Wipe Out
Driven
Half the World
Red Barchetta
Animate
Virtuality
Nobody's Hero
Closer To The Heart
Test For Echo
Subdivisions
Freewill
Roll the Bones
Resist
Leave That Thing Alone!
The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
Encore: Force Ten
YYZ
Cygnus X-1 (teaser)
Tourbook
 Vapor Trails Tour
June 28, 2002 - Nov. 23, 2002
Vapor Trails released May 14th 2002
Tourdates
June 28, 2002 Meadows Music Centre. Hartford, Connecticut
June 29, 2002 Montage Mountain Amphitheatre. Scranton, Pennsylvania
July 1, 2002 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. Charlotte, North Carolina
July 3, 2002 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. Virginia Beach, Virginia
July 4, 2002 Alltel Pavilion @ Walnut Creek. Raleigh, North Carolina
July 6, 2002 Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Saratoga Springs, New York
July 7, 2002 Darien Lake Performing Arts Center. Darien Center, New York
July 9, 2002 Nissan Pavilion. Bristow, Viginia
July 11, 2002 PNC Bank Arts Center. Holmdel, New Jersey
July 12, 2002 Tweeter Center. Mansfield, Massachusettes
July 14, 2002 Tweeter Center. Camden, New Jersey
July 15, 2002 Jones Beach. Wantagh, New York
July 17, 2002 Molson Amphitheatre. Toronto, ONT
July 19, 2002 Marcus Amphitheatre. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 20, 2002 Tweeter Center. Tinley Park, Illinois
August 1, 2002 Sandstone Amphitheatre. Bonner Springs, Kansas
August 2, 2002 UMB Bank Pavilion. Maryland Heights, Missouri
August 4, 2002 Riverbend Music Center. Cincinnati, Ohio
August 6, 2002 Post-Gazette Pavilion. Burgettstown, Pennsylvania
August 8, 2002 Polaris Amphitheatre. Columbus, Ohio
August 9, 2002 Verizon Wireless Music Center. Noblesville, Indiana
August 11, 2002 DTE Energy Music Theatre. Clarkston, Michigan
August 12, 2002 DTE Energy Music Theatre. Clarkston, Michigan
August 14, 2002 AmSouth Amphitheatre. Nashville, Tennesee
August 16, 2002 C.W. Mitchell Pavilion. The Woodlands, Texas
August 17, 2002 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. San Antonio, Texas
August 19, 2002 Smirnoff Music Center. Dallas, Texas
August 21, 2002 Journal Pavilion. Albuquerque, New Mexico
August 23, 2002 Delta Center. Salt Lake City, Utah
August 24, 2002 Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre. Englewood, Colorado
September 8, 2002 GM Place. Vancouver, British Columbia
September 10, 2002 Skyreach Centre. Edmonton, Alberta
September 12, 2002 Pengrowth Saddledome. Calgary, Alberta
September 14, 2002 The Gorge. Seattle, Washington
September 15, 2002 Rose Garden. Portland, Oregon
September 17, 2002 Chronicle Pavilion. Concord, California
September 18, 2002 Autowest Amphitheater. Sacramento, California
September 20, 2002 Shoreline Amphitheater. Mountain View, California
September 21, 2002 MGM Grand. Las Vegas, Nevada
September 23, 2002 Staples Center Arena. Los Angeles, California
September 25, 2002 Coors Amphitheater. San Diego, California
September 27, 2002 Cricket Pavilion. Phoenix, Arizon
September 28, 2002 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Irvine, California
October 5, 2002 Foro Sol. Mexico City, Mexico
October 10, 2002 St. Pete Times Forum. Tampa, Florida
October 11, 2002 Mars Music Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, Florida
October 13, 2002 Phillips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
October 15, 2002 Baltimore Arena. Baltimore, Maryland
October 16, 2002 Blue Cross Arena. Rochester, New York
October 18, 2002 Bell Center. Montreal, Quebec
October 19, 2002 Colisee Pepsi Arena. Quebec City, Quebec
October 22, 2002 Air Canada Centre. Toronto, Ontario
October 24, 2002 Madison Square Garden. New York, New York
October 25, 2002 Giant Center. Hershey, Pensylvania
October 27, 2002 First Union Center. Philadelphia, Pensylvania
October 28, 2002 Fleet Center. Boston, Massachusettes
October 30, 2002 The United Center. Chicago, Illinois
November 1, 2002 Hilton Coliseum. Ames, Iowa
November 2, 2002 Target Center. Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 4, 2002 Gund Arena. Cleveland, Ohio
November 6, 2002 Continental Airlines Arena. East Rutherford, New Jersey
November 8, 2002 Mohegan Sun Casino. Uncasville, Connecticut
November 10, 2002 Verizon Arena. Manchester, New Hampshire
November 20, 2002 Olympic Stadium. Porto Alegre, Brazil
November 22, 2002 Morumbi Stadium. São Paulo, Brazil
November 23, 2002 Maracana Stadium. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [recorded - Rush In Rio]
July 30, 2003 Downsview Park. Toronto, Ontario (Molson Canadian Rocks For
Toronto: Rush, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, The Guess Who,
Justin Timberlake, Sam Roberts, The Flaming Lips, Kathleen
Edwards, The Isley Brothers, Sass Jordan, La Chincane, Dan
Aykroyd and Jim Belushi)
Setlists
For this tour every album was represented except for Caress of Steel and Hold Your Fire. This tour marks the return of "Cygnus X-1" (Prologue) after a twenty-two year rest (not counting the short teaser performed on every tour since '92). In addition, both "Working Man" and "By-Tor and the Snowdog" returned to the setlist after a twenty year rest, "New World Man" returned after a sixteen year rest, while "Closer To The Heart" and "Force Ten" were dropped for the first time since their inceptions (although "CTTH" would be brought back for the final U.S. date as well as the dates in Mexico and Brazil). It is also worth noting that in the tradition of "Witch Hunt", "Between Sun And Moon" was performed live for the first time ever after originally being released on Counterparts eight years before.
Similar to the band introductions given on the Counterparts tour, each night Alex performed a unique rant during "La Villa Strangiato", a practice that would continue through the subsequent R30 tour. The drum solo included a complete triggered big band sample of "One O'Clock Jump", which Neil had performed with the Buddy Rich Band on Burning for Buddy Vol. II. "Resist" was performed acoustically, the first acoustic performance ever to be included in the setlist.
Setlist changes during this tour: "Ceiling Unlimited" was alternated with "Ghost Rider" each night for the first four months of the tour until "Ceiling Unlimited" was dropped permanently late in the tour (after 11/1). Later in the tour, similar alternations began to occur when "Freewill" first replaced "Vital Signs" on Aug. 12, and when "Between Sun and Moon" was replaced by "The Trees" for two consecutive shows, Sep. 20 and 21, and then began alternating each show thereafter. Eventually, there were two primary setlists, with few variations: 1) with "Between Sun and Moon", "Vital Signs" and "Ceiling Unlimited"; 2) with "The Trees", "Freewill" and "Ghost Rider". This second setlist, with the inclusion of "Closer To The Heart", would be performed all three nights in Brazil to close out the tour. The few exceptions to this practice occured in Mexico City 10/5, following "Freewill", Geddy said they had "a special gift" for the fans of Mexico, as they played "Closer To The Heart"; in Mancester, New Hampshire, 11/10, the final show of the North American tour, "Closer To The Heart" was played in place of "The Trees". Out of rotation, the band played the identical setlists 10/22 and 10/24 (which included "The Trees", "Freewill" and "Ghost Rider"); 11/1 was the final performance of "Ceiling Unlimited"; on 11/2 and 11/4, both "Between Sun and Moon" AND "The Trees" were dropped, and "Vital Signs" was played immediately followed by "Freewill" in the usual spot in the setlist, which included "Ghost Rider".
Tom Sawyer (with Three Stooges intro)
Distant Early Warning
New World Man
Roll The Bones
Earthshine
YYZ
The Pass
Bravado
The Big Money
Between Sun and Moon or The Trees (BS&M replaced by Trees 9/20 & 9/21 then alternated. Both dropped 11/2 and 11/4, standard rotation back 11/6. Both replaced 11/10 by CTTH)
Vital Signs or Freewill (VS replaced by FW on 8/12 then alternated. Both VS followed by FW played 11/2 and 11/4, standard rotation back 11/6)
Closer To The Heart (original version, added 10/5, 11/20, 11/22, 11/23, replaced BS&M/The Trees on 11/10)
Natural Science (same arrangement as T4E tour)
(-Intermission-)
One Little Victory (with dragon intro)
Driven
Ceiling Unlimited or Ghost Rider (GR replaced CU second night, then alternated. CU dropped permanent after 11/1)
Secret Touch
Dreamline
Red Sector A
Leave That Thing Alone
Rhythm Method (drum solo)
Resist (unplugged)
2112 (Overture/Temples of Syrinx)
Limelight
La Villa Strangiato (parts 2-12, with Lerxst rant)
The Spirit of Radio
Encore: By-Tor and the Snow Dog (abbreviated)->
Cygnus X-1 (prologue)->
Working Man
July 30th, 2003 (Molson Canadian Rocks For Toronto, Downsview Park, Toronto, ONT)
Tom Sawyer
Limelight
Dreamline
YYZ
Freewill
Closer To The Heart (original version)
Paint It, Black (instrumental)->
The Spirit Of Radio
Tourbook
News, Reviews & Lerxst's Rants
 R30: 30th Anniversary Tour
May 26, 2004 - Oct. 1, 2004
Rush In Rio released October 21, 2003
Feedback released June 29, 2004
Tourdates
May 26, 2004 Starwood Amphitheatre, Antioch, Tennesee
May 28, 2004 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Charlotte, North Carolina
May 29, 2004 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Virginia Beach, Virginia
May 31, 2004 Post Gazette Pavilion. Burgettstown, Pennsylvania
June 2, 2004 Germain Amphitheater. Columbus, Ohio
June 4, 2004 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Noblesville, Indiana
June 5, 2004 Tweeter Center. Tinley Park, Illinois
June 7, 2004 Marcus Amphitheater. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 8, 2004 DTE Energy Music Theatre. Clarkston, Michigan
June 10, 2004 Blossom Music Center. Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
June 12, 2004 UMB Bank Pavilion. Maryland Heights, Missouri
June 13, 2004 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Bonner Springs, Kansas
June 23, 2004 Smirnoff Music Center. Dallas, Texas
June 25, 2004 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. San Antonio, Texas
June 26, 2004 C.W. Mitchell Pavilion. Woodlands, Texas
June 29, 2004 Red Rocks Amphitheater. Morrison, Colorado
June 30, 2004 USANA Amphitheater. West Valley City, Utah
July 2, 2004 White River Amphitheater. Auburn, Washington
July 3, 2004 Clark County Amphitheater. Ridgefield, Washington
July 6, 2004 Hollywood Bowl. Hollywood, California
July 7, 2004 Coors Amphitheater. Chula Vista, California
July 9, 2004 Shoreline Amphitheater. Mountain View, California
July 10, 2004 Chronicle Pavilion. Concord, California
July 12, 2004 Sleep Train Amphitheater. Marysville, California
July 14, 2004 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Irvine, California
July 16, 2004 Cricket Pavilion. Phoenix, Arizona
July 17, 2004 MGM Grand Garden Arena. Las Vegas, Nevada
July 29, 2004 Sound Advice Amphitheater. West Palm Beach, Florida
July 30, 2004 Tampa Bay Amphitheater. Tampa, Florida
August 1, 2004 Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheater. Atlanta, Georgia
August 3, 2004 Nissan Pavilion. Bristow, Virginia
August 4, 2004 Tweeter Center. Camden, New Jersey
August 6, 2004 Meadows Music Theater. Hartford, Connecticut
August 7, 2004 Montage Mountain. Scranton, Pennsylvania
August 9, 2004 Saratoga PAC. Saratoga, New York
August 11, 2004 Jones Beach. Wantagh, New York
August 12, 2004 Tweeter Center. Mansfield, Massachusettes
August 14, 2004 PNC Bank Arts Center. Holmdel, New Jersey
August 15, 2004 Darien Lake. Buffalo, New York
August 18, 2004 Radio City Music Hall. New York City, New York
August 19, 2004 Radio City Music Hall. New York City, New York
August 21, 2004 Bell Centre. Montreal, Quebec
August 22, 2004 Molson Amphitheater. Toronto, Ontario
September 8, 2004 Wembley Arena. London, England
September 9, 2004 Wembley Arena. London, England
September 11, 2004 NEC Arena. Birmingham, England
September 12, 2004 Evening News Arena. Manchester, England
September 14, 2004 SECC. Glasgow, Scotland
September 15, 2004 NEC Arena. Birmingham, England
September 17, 2004 Konig-Pilsner Arena. Oberhausen, Germany
September 19, 2004 Schleyerhalle. Stuttgart, Germany
September 21, 2004 Mazda Palace. Milan, Italy
September 22, 2004 Olympiahalle. Munich, Germany [cancelled]
September 24, 2004 Festhalle. Frankfurt, Germany [recorded - R30]
September 25, 2004 T-Mobile Arena. Prague, Czech Republic
September 27, 2004 Sporthalle. Hamburg, Germany
September 29, 2004 Globe Arena. Stockholm, Sweden
October 1, 2004 Ahoy Sportpaleis. Rotterdam, Holland
January 13, 2005 "Canada For Asia" television telethon (taped performance)
Setlist
The setlist remained the same throughout the tour, the first time this had occured since the Hold Your Fire tour. Every album other than Presto was represented. New this tour was a six song instrumental medley titled "R30 Overture" with each segment lasting approximately 1-1:30. These first six songs, and the following complete seventh song, are from the first seven albums played in chronological order. Counting "R30 Overture" as one song, there were 30 songs played. "Animate" was slightly rearranged for this tour: in the studio version the opening chorus is sung in full; for the R30 version the chorus is broken up such that the first half is sung at the beginning of the song and the second half after the first verse (it is sung in full after the fourth verse). "Red Barchetta" was the original arrangement, versus the psuedo-pop version toured in the 90's. "Between The Wheels" was played for the first time since the Power Windows warm-up tour. For the first time ever, "Grand Finale" was added to the "2112 Overture/Temples Of Syrinx" medley and "Working Man" concluded with a reggae ending (similar but unique to the reggae intro to "Working Man" which was last played during the Moving Pictures tour). The drum solo was similar to that of the previous tour in that it included the triggered big band sample of "One O'clock Jump", which Neil performed with the Buddy Rich Band on Burning for Buddy Vol. II. Continuing the practice begun on the Vapor Trails tour, each night Alex performed a unique "rant" during "La Villa Strangiato", and at the end of "The Trees" he played a bit of The Beatles' "I Feel Fine" followed by "Day Tripper" (in 1990, when asked what songs inspired him to play guitar, he began with "Well, I remember hearing the beginning of 'I Feel Fine' by the Beatles. There's a little bit of feedback that rings out in the beginning, and I thought that was the coolest thing I've ever heard [laughs]. Also the riff to 'Day Tripper'..." - Guitar School, May 1990, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 20-24). Click here for additional comments regarding the setlist.
'R30 Overture' (medley, with Jerry Stiller intro film)
- Finding My Way->
- Anthem->
- Bastille Day->
- A Passage To Bangkok->
- Cygnus X-1 (Prologue)->
- Hemispheres (Prelude)
The Spirit of Radio
Force Ten
Animate
Subdivisions
Earthshine
Red Barchetta
Roll The Bones
Bravado
YYZ
The Trees (I Feel Fine & Day Tripper ending)
The Seeker
One Little Victory (with dragon intro)
(-Intermission-/'That Darned Dragon' intro)
Tom Sawyer
Dreamline
Secret Touch
Between the Wheels
Mystic Rhythms
Red Sector A
Drum Solo
Resist (acoustic)
Heart Full of Soul (acoustic)
2112 (Overture/Temples of Syrinx/Grand Finale)
La Villa Strangiato (with Lerxst rant)
By-Tor and the Snow Dog (abbreviated)->
Xanadu (abbreviated)->
Working Man (reggae ending)
Encore: Summertime Blues
Crossroads
Limelight (with Jerry Stiller outro film)
Tourbook
News, Reviews & Lerxst's Rants
 Snakes & Arrows Tour
June 13 - Oct. 29, 2007; April 11 - July 24, 2008
Snakes & Arrows released May 1, 2007
Snakes & Arrows Live released April 15, 2008
Tourdates
June 13, 2007 HiFi Buys Amphitheater. Atlanta, Georgia
June 15, 2007 Sound Advice Amphitheater. West Palm Beach, Florida
June 16, 2007 Ford Amphitheater at Florida State Fairgrounds. Tampa, Florida
June 18, 2007 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Charlotte, North Carolina
June 20, 2007 Walnut Creek. Raleigh, North Carolina
June 22, 2007 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. Virginia Beach, Virginia
June 23, 2007 Nissan Pavillion. Bristow, Virginia
June 25, 2007 Post Gazette Pavillion. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
June 27, 2007 Tweeter Center. Mansfield, Massachusettes
June 29, 2007 Montage Mountain. Scranton Pennsylvania
June 30, 2007 Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Saratoga Springs, New York
July 2, 2007 Jones Beach Amphitheater. Wantagh, New York
July 4, 2007 Six Flags. Darien Lake, New York
July 6, 2007 Tweeter Center. Camden, New Jersey
July 8, 2007 PNC Arts Center. Homdel, New Jersey
July 9, 2007 Mohegan Sun Arena. Uncasville, Connecticut
July 18, 2007 Pengrowth Saddledome. Calgary, Alberta
July 20, 2007 White River Amphitheater. Seattle, Washington
July 21, 2007 The Amphitheater at Clark County. Portland, Oregon
July 23, 2007 Hollywood Bowl. Los Angeles, California
July 25, 2007 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Irvine, California
July 27, 2007 Cricket Pavillion. Phoenix, Arizona
July 28, 2007 MGM Grand Garden Arena. Las Vegas, Nevada
July 30, 2007 Coors Amphitheatre. San Diego, California
August 1, 2007 Shoreline Amphitheater. Mountain View, California
August 3, 2007 Sleep Train Pavillion. Concord, California
August 4, 2007 Sleep Train Amphitheater. Marysville, California
August 6, 2007 USANA Amphitheater. Salt Lake City, Utah
August 8, 2007 Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Morrison, Colorado
August 11, 2007 Smirnoff Music Center. Dallas, Texas
August 12, 2007 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Selma, Texas
August 14, 2007 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion. Houston, Texas
August 23, 2007 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Bonner Springs, Kansas
August 24, 2007 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. St. Louis, Missouri
August 26, 2007 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Noblesville, Indiana
August 28, 2007 DTE Energy Music Theater. Detroit, Michigan
August 30, 2007 Blossom Music Center. Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
September 1, 2007 Riverbend Music Center. Cincinnati, Ohio
September 2, 2007 Germain Amphitheater. Columbus, Ohio
September 6, 2007 Marcus Amphitheater. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
September 8, 2007 Midwest Bank Amphitheater. Chicago, Illinois
September 9, 2007 Xcel Energy Center. St. Paul, Minnesota
September 12, 2007 John Labatt Centre. London, Ontario
September 14, 2007 Colisee De Quebec. Quebec City, Quebec
September 15, 2007 Bell Centre. Montreal, Quebec
September 17, 2007 Madison Square Garden. New York, New York
September 19, 2007 Air Canada Centre. Toronto, Ontario
September 21, 2007 Scotiabank Place. Ottawa, Ontario
September 22, 2007 Air Canada Centre. Toronto, Ontario
October 3, 2007 SECC Arena. Glasgow, Scotland
October 5, 2007 Metro Radio Arena. Newcastle, England
October 6, 2007 Hallam FM Arena. Sheffield, England
October 9, 2007 Wembley Arena. London, England
October 10, 2007 Wembley Arena. London, England
October 12, 2007 NEC Arena. Birmingham, England
October 14, 2007 MEN Arena. Manchester, England
October 16, 2007 Ahoy' Rotterdam. Rotterdam, Netherlands [recorded - Snakes & Arrows Live]
October 17, 2007 Ahoy' Rotterdam. Rotterdam, Netherlands [recorded - Snakes & Arrows Live]
October 19, 2007 Oberhausen, Germany. Oberhausen, Germany
October 21, 2007 SAP-Arena. Mannheim, Germany
October 23, 2007 Forum Arena. Milan, Italy
October 26, 2007 Spektrum. Oslo, Norway
October 27, 2007 Globe Arena. Stockholm, Sweden
October 29, 2007 Hartwall Arena. Helsinki, Finland
April 11, 2008 Coliseo de Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico
April 13, 2008 Bank Atlantic Center. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
April 15, 2008 Amway Center. Orlando, Florida
April 17, 2008 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. Jacksonville, Florida
April 19, 2008 Woodlands Pavilion. Houston, Texas
April 20, 2008 New Orleans Arena. New Orleans, Louisianna
April 23, 2008 Frank Erwin Center. Austin, Texas
April 25, 2008 The Music Center at Fair Park. Dallas, Texas
April 26, 2008 Ford Center. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
April 29, 2008 Journal Pavilion. Albuquerque, New Mexico
May 1, 2008 Cricket Pavilion. Phoenix, Arizona
May 3, 2008 Reno Events Center. Reno, Nevada
May 4, 2008 Sleep Train Pavilion. Concord, California
May 6, 2008 Nokia Theatre. Los Angeles, California
May 8, 2008 Nokia Theatre. Los Angeles, California
May 10, 2008 Mandalay Bay Events Center. Las Vegas, Nevada
May 11, 2008 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. Irvine, California
May 20, 2008 iWireless Center. Moline, Illinois
May 22, 2008 Xcel Energy Center. St Paul, Minnesota
May 24, 2008 MTS Center. Winnipeg, Manitoba
May 25, 2008 Brandt Center. Regina, Saskatchewan
May 27, 2008 Rexall Place. Edmonton, Alberta
May 29, 2008 GM Place. Vancouver, British Columbia
May 31, 2008 The Gorge Amphitheatre. Seattle, Washington
June 1, 2008 Clark County Amphitheatre. Portland, Oregon
June 3, 2008 Idaho Center. Boise, Idaho
June 5, 2008 Red Rocks Amphitheater. Morrison, Colorado [rained out, rescheduled June 25]
June 7, 2008 Starlight Theatre. Kansas City, Missouri
June 9, 2008 United Center. Chicago, Illinois
June 10, 2008 Joe Louis Arena. Detroit, Michigan
June 12, 2008 Bell Center. Montreal, Quebec
June 14, 2008 Wachovia Center. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 15, 2008 Tweeter Center. Boston, Massachusetts
June 25, 2008 Red Rocks Amphitheater. Morrison, Colorado
June 27, 2008 Summerfest. Marcus Amphitheater. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 28, 2008 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. St Louis, Missouri
June 30, 2008 Riverbend Music Center. Cincinnati, Ohio
July 2, 2008 Post Gazette Amphitheatre. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
July 4, 2008 Marc Etess Arena. Atlantic City, New Jersey
July 5, 2008 SPAC. Saratoga, New York
July 7, 2008 Mohegan Sun. Uncasville, Connecticut
July 9, 2008 The Molson Amphitheatre. Toronto, Ontario
July 11, 2008 Verizon Arena. Manchester, New Hampshire
July 12, 2008 PNC Bank Arts Center. Holmdel, New Jersey
July 14, 2008 Jones Beach. Wantagh, New York
July 17, 2008 Hershey Stadium. Hershey, Pennsylvania
July 19, 2008 Nissan Pavilion. Washington, DC
July 20, 2008 Amphitheatre. Charlotte, North Carolina
July 22, 2008 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park. Atlanta, Georgia
July 24, 2008 Verizon Amphitheatre. Indianapolis, Indiana [rescheduled from June 25]
Setlists
For this tour 9 of the 13 tracks from the new album were played live, the most songs ever performed in support of a new album, and the largest percentage of new songs performed in support of an album since the Power Windows tour.
The setlists for this tour are quite a bit more varied than other recent tours: "Entre Nous" was played live for the first time ever; "Circumstances" [tuned down a full step] was not played since the Hemispheres tour; "Digital Man" [with a new arrangement] since the Grace Under Pressure warm-up tour; "Witch Hunt" since the Power Windows tour; "Mission" since the Presto tour; and "One O'Clock Jump" was replaced by "Cotton Tail" as the drum solo finale, performed by Neil with the Buddy Rich Band on Burning for Buddy Vol. I. Unfortunately both "Entre Nous" and "Circumstances" were replaced by newer, less obscure songs for the second leg. It is also worthy to note that "Roll The Bones" was dropped for the first time ever. Keeping score on the songs played: only 6 songs were played from albums released between Moving Pictures and Vapor Trails (only one from the 90's, and one from the 80's was only performed for less than half of the tourdates); not including the drum solo, of the 27 songs played, 17 were from PeW, MP or SA - roughly 2/3 of the concert (2/3 of the entire Permanent Waves album was included). It also is worth mentioning that between the last three tours, Rush played 6/7ths of Moving Pictures live; with the notable exception being the one song that tops the lists and petitions of live requests from fans: "The Camera Eye".
Setlist changes during this tour: for the first leg, with few exceptions, "Summertime Blues" alternated with "Distant Early Warning" each show after the first 12 dates; both songs were replaced by "2112 Overture/Temples Of Syrinx" for the second leg although the "2112 medley" followed "The Spirit Of Radio" rather than preceding it. With the return of the "2112" medley in the second leg setlist, the Counterparts tour remains the only tour to not include any part of "2112" in the setlist. Other changes for the second leg: "Ghost Of A Chance" replaced "Entre Nous"; "Red Barchetta" replaced "Secret Touch"; and "The Trees" replaced "Circumstances".
First Leg: June 13 - Oct. 29, 2007
Limelight (with dream sequence intro video)
Digital Man
Entre Nous
Mission
Freewill
The Main Monkey Business
The Larger Bowl (with McKenzie Brothers intro video)
Secret Touch
Circumstances
Between The Wheels
Dreamline
(-Intermission-/'Plane of Dharma' intro video)
Far Cry
Workin’ Them Angels
Armor And Sword
Spindrift
The Way The Wind Blows
Subdivisions
Natural Science
Witch Hunt
Malignant Narcissism
Drum Solo
Hope
Summertime Blues (replaced by Distant Early Warning 7/4 then alternated)
The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer (with South Park intro video)
Encore: One Little Victory
A Passage to Bangkok
YYZ
Second Leg: Apr. 8 - Jul. 24, 2008
Limelight (with dream sequence intro video)
Digital Man
Ghost of a Chance
Mission
Freewill
The Main Monkey Business
The Larger Bowl (with McKenzie Brothers intro video)
Red Barchetta
The Trees
Between The Wheels
Dreamline
(-Intermission-'What's That Smell' intro video)
Far Cry
Workin' Them Angels
Armor and Sword
Spindrift
The Way The Wind Blows
Subdivisions
Natural Science
Witch Hunt
Malignant Narcissism
Drum Solo
Hope
The Spirit of Radio
2112 (Overture/Temples of Syrinx)
Tom Sawyer (with South Park intro video)
Encore: One Little Victory
A Passage To Bangkok
YYZ ("Harry Satchel" video outro)
 Time Machine Tour
June 29, 2010 - Oct. 17, 2010
Caravan single released June 1, 2010
Tourdates
June 29, 2010 Hard Rock Casino Pavilion. Albuquerque, New Mexico
July 1, 2010 Starlight Theatre. Kansas City, Missouri
July 3, 2010 Summerfest. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 5, 2010 Charter One Pavilion. Chicago, Illinois
July 7, 2010 Charter One Pavilion. Chicago, Illinois [rain out, rescheduled August 23]
July 9, 2010 Bayfest. Sarnia, Ontario
July 11, 2010 Ottawa Bluesfest. Ottawa, Ontario
July 13, 2010 Molson Canadian Amphitheatre. Toronto, Ontario
July 15, 2010 Festival d'ete de Quebec. Quebec City, Quebec
July 17, 2010 Air Canada Centre. Toronto, Ontario
July 19, 2010 Mohegan Sun. Uncasville, Connecticut
July 21, 2010 Susquehanna Bank Center. Camden, New Jersey
July 23, 2010 SPAC. Saratoga Springs, New York
July 24, 2010 Nikon at Jones Beach. Wantagh, New York
August 5, 2010 USANA Amphitheatre. Salt Lake City, Utah
August 7, 2010 White River Amphitheatre. Seattle, Washington
August 9, 2010 Shoreline Amphitheatre. San Francisco, California
August 11, 2010 Gibson Amphitheatre. Los Angeles, California
August 13, 2010 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Irvine, California
August 14, 2010 MGM Grand Garden Arena. Las Vegas, Nevada
August 16, 2010 Red Rocks Amphitheater. Morrison, Colorado
August 18, 2010 Red Rocks Amphitheater. Morrison, Colorado
August 20, 2010 Intrust Bank Arena. Wichita, Kansas
August 22, 2010 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. St. Louis, Missouri
August 23, 2010 Charter One Pavilion. Chicago, Illinois
August 25, 2010 Qwest Center. Omaha, Nebraska
August 27, 2010 Minnesota State Fair. St. Paul, Minnesota
August 29, 2010 Nationwide Arena. Columbus, Ohio
August 31, 2010 Allentown Fair. Allentown, Pennsylvania
September 2, 2010 New York State Fair. Syracuse, New York
September 3, 2010 PNC Bank Arts Center. Holmdel, New Jersey
September 14, 2010 TD Garden. Boston, Massachusetts
September 16, 2010 Consol Energy Center. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
September 18, 2010 Jiffy Lube Live Amphitheater. Washington, DC
September 21, 2010 BOK Center. Tulsa, Oklahoma
September 23, 2010 AT&T Center. San Antonio, Texas
September 25, 2010 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Houston, Texas
September 26, 2010 Superpages.com Center. Dallas, Texas
September 29, 2010 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre @ Encore Park. Atlanta, Georgia
October 1, 2010 Ford Amphitheatre. Tampa, Florida
October 2, 2010 Cruzan Amphitheatre. West Palm Beach, Florida
October 8, 2010 Morumbi Stadium. São Paulo, Brazil
October 10, 2010 Praca da Apoteose. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
October 15, 2010 Desarrollo al Rio. Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 17, 2010 Estadio Nacional. Santiago, Chile
Setlist
Albums not featured this tour: Fly By Night, Caress Of Steel, Grace Under Pressue, Roll The Bones, Test For Echo, Vapor Trails and Feedback. "Presto" and "Faithless" are played for the first time ever. "Stick It Out" is played for the first time in 13 years (last played on the Test For Echo tour); "Marathon" is played for the first time in 20 years (last played on the Presto tour); and of course "The Camera Eye" is played for the first time in 28 years (last played on the Signals tour; the remaining six Moving Pictures tracks have all been played during the last two tours). "Closer To The Heart", "Leave That Thing Alone" and "Vital Signs" have been brought back after last being played on the Vapor Trails tour. "Closer To The Heart" features an all new arrangement, beginning with a new 12 string acoustic intro, as well as one of the verses performed with a slower yet heavier tempo. After being rested for the Snakes & Arrows tour, old standards "La Villa Strangiato" and "Working Man" have returned.
"The Real History of Rush Part 1" intro video
The Spirit Of Radio
Time Stand Still
Presto
Stick It Out
Workin' Them Angels
Leave That Thing Alone!
Faithless
BU2B
Freewill
Marathon
Subdivisions
(-Intermission-)
"The Real History of Rush Part 2" intro video
Tom Sawyer
Red Barchetta
YYZ
Limelight
The Camera Eye
Witch Hunt
Vital Signs
Caravan
Drum Solo (Love For Sale)
Closer To The Heart (with new 12-string acoustic intro)
2112 (Overture/Temples Of Syrinx)
Far Cry
Encore: La Villa Strangiato (with polka intro)
Working Man (with new reggae intro)
"I Still Love You Man" outro video
Closer To The Heart Polka (exit music) |
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