World tour by Rush | |
Promotional poster for the tour | |
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Associated album | Snakes & Arrows |
Start date | June 13, 2007 |
End date | July 24, 2008 |
Legs | 3 |
No. of shows | 114 |
Rush concert chronology | |
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The Snakes & Arrows Tour was a concert tour by Canadian rock band Rush to promote the studio album Snakes & Arrows. The first leg of the tour began on June 13, 2007, in Atlanta and concluded on October 29, 2007, at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. The 2008 portion of the tour started on April 11, 2008, in San Juan, Puerto Rico at José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum and ended on July 24, 2008, in Noblesville, Indiana at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. The tour was Rush's most successful to date, grossing nearly $65 million. At 114 shows, it is Rush's second-longest tour, after the Hemispheres tour back in 1978 –79.
Rush released the double live album Snakes & Arrows Live on April 15, 2008, documenting the 2007 leg. It contains the entire 2007 setlist recorded over two days, October 16–17, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The album features the song "Distant Early Warning" in place of "Summertime Blues".
During this tour, Rush once again used their connections to add humor to their performances. "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)" featured an intro from SCTV's own Bob and Doug McKenzie, while "Tom Sawyer" was preceded by an intro from South Park characters Cartman, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny.
Performance changes
This tour differed from previous Rush tours in an increase of new material played (nine songs compared to the more usual four or five) and the reintroduction of songs that have not been played for decades (for example "Circumstances", last played when the band was touring for 1978's Hemispheres, and "A Passage to Bangkok", which was last played in its entirety on the Moving Pictures Warm-Up tour and included as a cut on 1981's double-live album Exit... Stage Left). The first leg also marked the first time "Entre Nous" from Permanent Waves was performed live. Some of the older songs (e.g. "Digital Man" from Signals) were shortened.
Neil Peart's drum solo underwent changes. The big band ending, which on previous tours featured Peart's performance of "One O'Clock Jump" by Count Basie, instead incorporated a portion of "Cotton Tail", a song he recorded with the Buddy Rich Band on the tribute Burning For Buddy, Vol. 1. The marimba section from "Pieces of Eight" and the tribal excerpt piece from "Scars" were also dropped.
2007 leg setlist
Set 1
- "Limelight"
- "Digital Man"
- "Entre Nous"
- "Mission"
- "Freewill"
- "The Main Monkey Business"
- "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)"
- "Secret Touch"
- "Circumstances"
- "Between the Wheels"
- "Dreamline"
Set 2
- "Far Cry"
- "Workin' Them Angels"
- "Armor and Sword"
- "Spindrift"
- "The Way the Wind Blows"
- "Subdivisions"
- "Natural Science"
- "Witch Hunt"
- "Malignant Narcissism"
- "De Slagwerker" (Neil Peart drum solo)
- "Hope"
- "Summertime Blues" or "Distant Early Warning" (alternated starting on July 4, 2007, and permanently added to the setlist for the entire European leg)
- "The Spirit of Radio"
- "Tom Sawyer"
Encore:
2008 leg setlist
Set 1
- "Limelight"
- "Digital Man"
- "Ghost of a Chance"
- "Mission"
- "Freewill"
- "The Main Monkey Business"
- "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)"
- "Red Barchetta"
- "The Trees"
- "Between the Wheels"
- "Dreamline"
Set 2:
- "Far Cry"
- "Workin' Them Angels"
- "Armor and Sword"
- "Spindrift"
- "The Way the Wind Blows"
- "Subdivisions"
- "Natural Science"
- "Witch Hunt"
- "Malignant Narcissism"
- "De Slagwerker" (Neil Peart drum solo)
- "Hope"
- "The Spirit of Radio"
- "2112"
I."Overture"
II."The Temples of Syrinx" - "Tom Sawyer"
Encore:
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Capacity/Attendance/Gross |
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June 13, 2007 | Atlanta | United States | HiFi Buys Amphitheatre | 15,949 / 8,998 / $505,255 |
June 15, 2007 | West Palm Beach | Sound Advice Amphitheater | 19,238 / 9,432 / $492,908 | |
June 16, 2007 | Tampa | Ford Amphitheater | 19,508 / 13,434 / $605,896 | |
June 18, 2007 | Charlotte | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | 18,700 / 8,287 / $408,908 | |
June 20, 2007 | Raleigh | Walnut Creek Amphitheater | 20,036 / 8,085 / $348,592 | |
June 22, 2007 | Virginia Beach | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | ??? / ??? / ??? | |
June 23, 2007 | Bristow | Nissan Pavilion | 22,661 / 12,203 / $708,378 | |
June 25, 2007 | Burgettstown | Post-Gazette Pavilion | 23,070 / 9,257 / $380,157 | |
June 27, 2007 | Mansfield | Tweeter Center | 14,245 / 12,358 / $689,995 | |
June 29, 2007 | Scranton | Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain | 17,161 / 8,482 / $405,990 | |
June 30, 2007 | Saratoga Springs | SPAC | 25,240 / 10,847 / $525,626 | |
July 2, 2007 | Wantagh | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater | 13,851 / 12,300 / $860,671 | |
July 4, 2007 | Corfu | Six Flags Performing Arts Center | 21,800 / 7,624 / $429,109 | |
July 6, 2007 | Camden | Tweeter Center | 24,956 / 12,180 / $662,267 | |
July 8, 2007 | Holmdel | PNC Bank Arts Center | 16,996 / 12,014 / $628,792 | |
July 9, 2007 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | 7,793 / 7,793 / $452,900 | |
July 18, 2007 | Calgary | Canada | Pengrowth Saddledome | 12,026 / 11,006 / $808,041 |
July 20, 2007 | Auburn | United States | White River Amphitheatre | 15,552 / 13,689 / $638,462 |
July 21, 2007 | Ridgefield | The Amphitheater at Clark County | 13,188 / 10,986 / $581,898 | |
July 23, 2007 | Hollywood | Hollywood Bowl | 17,563 / 14,696 / $1,074,586 | |
July 25, 2007 | Irvine | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | 11,563 / 10,347 / $682,819 | |
July 27, 2007 | Phoenix | Cricket Wireless Pavilion | 16,066 / 12,276 / $485,795 | |
July 28, 2007 | Paradise | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 11,034 / 10,002 / $922,675 | |
July 30, 2007 | Chula Vista | Coors Amphitheater | 9,831 / 8,959 / $412,235 | |
August 1, 2007 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | 11,000 / 9,101 / $507,546 | |
August 3, 2007 | Concord | Sleep Train Pavilion | 10,916 / 9,775 / $529,150 | |
August 4, 2007 | Wheatland | Sleep Train Amphitheatre | 9,000 / 8,428 / $409,880 | |
August 6, 2007 | West Valley City | USANA Amphitheatre | 14,500 / 10,971 / $492,950 | |
August 8, 2007 | Morrison | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | 8,753 / 8,753 / $674,504 | |
August 11, 2007 | Dallas | Smirnoff Music Centre | 16,500 / 13,366 / $690,086 | |
August 12, 2007 | Selma | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Selma) | 15,155 / 11,469 / $527,568 | |
August 14, 2007 | The Woodlands | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | 14,490 / 11,904 / $646,748 | |
August 23, 2007 | Bonner Springs | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | 12,500 / 8,104 / $406,416 | |
August 24, 2007 | Maryland Heights | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | 16,500 / 12,135 / $490,721 | |
August 26, 2007 | Noblesville | Verizon Wireless Music Center | 12,500 / 9,599 / $424,449 | |
August 28, 2007 | Clarkston | DTE Energy Music Theatre | 13,213 / 11,384 / $602,300 | |
August 30, 2007 | Cuyahoga Falls | Blossom Music Center | 13,491 / 10,527 / $449,578 | |
September 1, 2007 | Cincinnati | Riverbend Music Center | 16,435 / 10,776 / $479,040 | |
September 2, 2007 | Columbus | Germain Amphitheater | 12,891 / 10,241 / $463,661 | |
September 6, 2007 | Milwaukee | Marcus Amphitheater | 13,299 / 12,100 / $516,155 | |
September 8, 2007 | Tinley Park | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre | 18,174 / 16,613 / $847,695 | |
September 9, 2007 | Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center | 14,956 / 11,402 / $752,618 | |
September 12, 2007 | London | Canada | John Labatt Centre | 8,936 / 8,608 / $627,749 |
September 14, 2007 | Quebec City | Colisée de Québec | 7,000 / 6,604 / $489,689 | |
September 15, 2007 | Montreal | Bell Centre | 12,000 / 11,662 / $967,692 | |
September 17, 2007 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | 12,125 / 11,786 / $1,022,675 |
September 19, 2007 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 11,950 / 11,950 / $605,304 |
September 21, 2007 | Ottawa | Scotiabank Place | 16,500 / 10,870 / $594,490 | |
September 22, 2007 | Toronto | Air Canada Centre | 11,950 / 10,304 / $592,306 | |
October 3, 2007 | Glasgow | Scotland | SECC | 9000 / 7,820 / $485,330 |
October 5, 2007 | Newcastle | England | Metro Radio Arena | 9000 / 6,989 / $427,560 |
October 6, 2007 | Sheffield | Hallam FM Arena | 11,000 / 10,102 / $455,403 | |
October 9, 2007 | London | Wembley Arena | 9,890 / 9,890 / $710,000 | |
October 10, 2007 | 9,890 / 9,130 / $687,330 | |||
October 12, 2007 | Birmingham | NEC Arena | 12,643 / 12,643 / $875,300 | |
October 14, 2007 | Manchester | MEN Arena | 15,552 / 15,552 / $977,290 | |
October 16, 2007 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ahoy | 5,800 / 5,800 / $377,000 |
October 17, 2007 | 5,800 / 5,800 / $377,000 | |||
October 19, 2007 | Oberhausen | Germany | König Pilsener Arena | 10,000 / 6,550 / $398,995 |
October 21, 2007 | Mannheim | SAP Arena | 12,500 / 9,170 / $567,540 | |
October 23, 2007 | Milan | Italy | Forum Arena | 9,000 / 5,020 / $362,020 |
October 26, 2007 | Oslo | Norway | Spektrum | 7,300 / 7,300 / 458,000 |
October 27, 2007 | Stockholm | Sweden | Globen Arena | 12,000 / 10,886 / $496,405 |
October 29, 2007 | Helsinki | Finland | Hartwall Arena | 11,200 / 11,200 / $577,347 |
Date | City | Country | Venue | Capacity/Attendance/Gross |
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April 11, 2008 | San Juan | Puerto Rico | Coliseo de Puerto Rico | 9,598 / 6,855 / $740,155 |
April 13, 2008 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | BankAtlantic Center | 8,432 / 8,432 / $568,067 |
April 15, 2008 | Orlando | Amway Arena | 8,517 / 7,612 / $513,348 | |
April 17, 2008 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 12,234 / 6,271 / $341,025 | |
April 19, 2008 | The Woodlands | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | 11,033 / 7,653 / $507,265 | |
April 20, 2008 | New Orleans | New Orleans Arena | 12,987 / 10,529 / $663,000 | |
April 23, 2008 | Austin | Frank Erwin Center | 7,836 / 7,049 / $417,260 | |
April 25, 2008 | Dallas | Gexa Energy Pavilion | 11,500 / 8,496 / $546,048 | |
April 26, 2008 | Oklahoma City | Ford Center | 8,497 / 7,953 / $477,831 | |
April 29, 2008 | Albuquerque | Journal Pavilion | 11,496 / 7,653 / $345,952 | |
May 1, 2008 | Phoenix | Cricket Wireless Pavilion | 12,000 / 8,531 / $420,818 | |
May 3, 2008 | Reno | Reno Events Center | 6,114 / 6,114 / $468,486 | |
May 4, 2008 | Concord | Sleep Train Pavilion | 11,500 / 9,451 / $469,767 | |
May 6, 2008 | Los Angeles | Nokia Theater | 6,308 / 4,930 / $592,788 | |
May 8, 2008 | 6,308 / 4,930 / $592,788 | |||
May 10, 2008 | Paradise | Mandalay Bay Events Center | 8,449 / 7,762 / $680,901 | |
May 11, 2008 | Irvine | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | 12,298 / 9,488 / $615,582 | |
May 20, 2008 | Moline | iWireless Center | 6,526 / 5,789 / $298,153 | |
May 22, 2008 | Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center | 12,440 / 7,901 / $494,340 | |
May 24, 2008 | Winnipeg | Canada | MTS Centre | 10,333 / 7,802 / $419,459 |
May 25, 2008 | Regina | Brandt Centre | 6,186 / 5,548 / $375,778 | |
May 27, 2008 | Edmonton | Rexall Place | 11,250 / 8,779 / $496,569 | |
May 29, 2008 | Vancouver | GM Place | 14,000 / 10,150 / $589,540 | |
May 31, 2008 | George | United States | The Gorge | 14,482 / 10,450 / $638,211 |
June 1, 2008 | Ridgefield | The Amphitheater at Clark County | 10,790 / 8,157 / $449,155 | |
June 3, 2008 | Nampa | Idaho Center | 6,160 / 5,568 / $330,479 | |
June 5, 2008 | Morrison | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Postponed to June 25, 2008, due to severe weather | |
June 7, 2008 | Kansas City | Starlight Theater | 7,733 / 6,339 / $373,564 | |
June 9, 2008 | Chicago | United Center | 10,863 / 10,600 / $802,843 | |
June 10, 2008 | Detroit | Joe Louis Arena | 13,835 / 8,744 / 571,309 | |
June 12, 2008 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre | 9,468 / 7,575 / $655,450 |
June 14, 2008 | Philadelphia | United States | Wachovia Center | 12,017 / 9,801 / $662,621 |
June 15, 2008 | Mansfield | Comcast Center | 10,734 / 8,263 / $617,859 | |
June 25, 2008 | Morrison | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | 8,412 / 8,412 / $672,514 | |
June 27, 2008 | Milwaukee | Marcus Amphitheater | 25,000 / 11,272 / $787,005 | |
June 28, 2008 | Maryland Heights | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | 12,000 / 9,744 / $443,455 | |
June 30, 2008 | Cincinnati | Riverbend Music Center | 10,000 / 7,894 / $419,600 | |
July 2, 2008 | Burgettstown | Post-Gazette Pavilion | 12,500 / 8,190 / $329,076 | |
July 4, 2008 | Atlantic City | Mark Etess Arena | 5,256 / 4,327 / $365,252 | |
July 5, 2008 | Saratoga Springs | SPAC | 13,633 / 9,202 / $490,540 | |
July 7, 2008 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | 7,514 / 6,619 / $455,230 | |
July 9, 2008 | Toronto | Canada | Molson Amphitheatre | 15,949 / 15,949 / 900,480 |
July 11, 2008 | Manchester | United States | Verizon Wireless Arena | 8,679 / 7,989 / $496,740 |
July 12, 2008 | Holmdel | PNC Bank Arts Center | 12,700 / 9,641 / $638,247 | |
July 14, 2008 | Wantagh | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater | 10,829 / 9,070 / $733,035 | |
July 17, 2008 | Hershey | Hersheypark Stadium | 13,153 / 9,597 / $631,050 | |
July 19, 2008 | Bristow | Nissan Pavilion | 14,500 / 10,784 / $684,385 | |
July 20, 2008 | Charlotte | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | 12,517 / 8,997 / $399,279 | |
July 22, 2008 | Alpharetta | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park | 12,000 / 10,559 / $701,025 | |
July 24, 2008 | Noblesville | Verizon Wireless Music Center | 24,000 / 9,987 / $445,652 |
References
- Official Rush Website Rush tour schedule
- ^ 2112.net Archived 2007-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Azcentral New Rush songs Accessed August 29, 2007
- Pqarchiver.com > Unheard tunes Accessed August 29, 2007
- Power Windows Website tour archives Archived 2008-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Power Windows Website Snakes & Arrows tour news Archived 2007-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Cygnus-x1.net Rush News Archive April through June 2008
- ^ Rush News from Power Windows Archived 2008-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
Bibliography
- Daly and Hansen. Rush: Wandering the Face of the Earth: The Official Touring History. Insight Editions, 2019. ISBN 978-1683834502