Hemispheres Tour

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Hemispheres Tour
Tour by Rush
Location
  • Europe
  • North America
Associated album Hemispheres
Start dateOctober 14, 1978
End dateJune 4, 1979
Legs2
No. of shows137
Rush concert chronology
  • A Farewell to Kings Tour
    (1977–1978)
  • Hemispheres Tour
    (1978–1979)
  • Permanent Waves Tour
    (1979–1980)

The Hemispheres Tour (also referred to as The Tour of the Hemispheres) was a concert tour by Canadian rock band Rush in support of their sixth studio album, Hemispheres .

Contents

Background

The tour began on October 14, 1978 which began with arenas in Canada, extending out into the United States. [1] It was the first tour where the band was noted as a major headlining act, playing an hour and a half instead of a forty-five minute set, with hopes that the audience would appreciate the length of the set. [2] While keeping a good lighting system, the band began extending their PA system, as well as becoming more active on stage with the usage of backdrops, giving the audience something to look at - something that became a major part of their performances. [3] Rush toured Europe in April to May 1979, concluding their tour with a performance at the Pinkpop Festival in Holland, which had followed after Lifeson broke his finger, resulting in three shows being canceled, but however he had performed at the festival with no problems. The tour was accompanied by the release of the European compilation album, Rush Through Time, which was unauthorized at the time. [4]

Reception

Reviewing the October 25, 1978 performance in Saskatoon, Star-Phoenix's Joe Rubin noted on the band's usage of special effects which he had stated held the audience 'spellbound' with balls of light, swirling spirals and spaceships depicted on the screen suspended behind the band as they performed. Regarding the audience, Rubin stated it was understandable as they were grogged on sound, later benumbed and ecstatic at the conclusion of the performance. [5]

The Spokesman-Review's Dave Reagan, reviewing the November 8, 1978 performance in Spokane, wrote that the band had proved its reputation to be loud but talented. He observed that the music was relatively clean and low enough to not compound the echoing effects of the coliseum where the show took place. Also noting on the special effects and the lighting accompanied by the use of the synthesizer, Reagan stated that it had brought the audience to both its feet and knees, with the visuals keeping the longer songs exciting and alive, with no interest lost from the audience. [6]

Set list

This is an example set list adapted from Rush: Wandering the Face of the Earth – The Official Touring History of what were performed during the tour, but may not represent the majority of the shows. [7] "Circumstances" was removed from the set during the band's shows in the United Kingdom, with "Something for Nothing" and "Cygnus X-1" being removed from the set during the rest of the shows in Europe. [8]

Main Setlist
  1. "Anthem"
  2. "A Passage to Bangkok"
  3. "By-Tor and the Snow Dog"
  4. "Xanadu"
  5. "Something for Nothing"
  6. "The Trees"
  7. "Cygnus X-1"
  8. "Hemispheres"
  9. "Closer to the Heart"
  10. "Circumstances"
  11. "A Farewell to Kings"
  12. "La Villa Strangiato"
  13. "2112" (Chapters I–IV, VI–VII)
    Encore
  14. "Working Man" / "Bastille Day" / "In the Mood" (medley, with drum solo)

Tour dates

List of 1978 concerts [9] [10] [11]
DateCityCountryVenueAttendance / Capacity / Gross
October 14, 1978 Kingston Canada Kingston Memorial Center 2,825 / 3,000 / ???
October 15, 1978 Guelph Guelph Memorial Gardens 1,427 / 4,248 / $9,989 CAD
October 17, 1978 North Bay North Bay Memorial Gardens 994 / 4,025 / $6,461 CAD
October 18, 1978 Sudbury Sudbury Community Arena 1,537 / 6,000 / $9,991 CAD
October 20, 1978 Thunder Bay Fort William Gardens 1,685 / 5,024 / $10,110 CAD
October 21, 1978 Winnipeg Winnipeg Arena 5,549 / 10,000 / $38,843 CAD
October 22, 1978 Brandon Keystone Center 1,442 / 5,022 / $10,815 CAD
October 24, 1978 Regina Regina Agridome 3,183 / 6,186 / $23,077 CAD
October 25, 1978 Saskatoon Saskatoon Arena 2,140 / 5,000 / $14,980 CAD
October 27, 1978 Edmonton Northlands Coliseum ??? / ??? / ???
October 28, 1978 Calgary Stampede Corral
October 29, 1978 Lethbridge Lethbridge Sportsplex
October 31, 1978 Kamloops KXA Auditorium-
November 2, 1978 Victoria Victoria Memorial Arena 4,000 / 5,961 / $28,000 CAD
November 3, 1978 Nanaimo Frank Crane Arena ??? / ??? / ???
November 4, 1978 Vancouver Pacific Coliseum
November 6, 1978 Portland United States Portland Memorial Coliseum 11,000 / 12,500 / $83,268
November 7, 1978 Seattle Seattle Center Coliseum 13,100 / 13,100 / $98,930
November 8, 1978 Spokane Spokane Coliseum 6,000 / 8,500 / $48,000
November 10, 1978 Sacramento Sacramento Memorial Auditorium ??? / ??? / ???
November 11, 1978 Reno Centennial Coliseum
November 13, 1978 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena 4,730 / 10,000 / $36,131
November 14, 1978 Long Beach Long Beach Arena 13,000 / 13,500 / $97,500
November 15, 1978 Fresno Warnors Theater 2,042 / 2,042 / $15,315
November 16, 1978 Daly City Cow Palace ??? / ??? / ???
November 18, 1978 San Bernardino Swing Auditorium
November 19, 1978 Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
November 20, 1978 Tucson Tucson Community Center 6,500 / 8,600 / $48,750
November 21, 1978 Albuquerque Albuquerque Civic Auditorium ??? / ??? / ???
November 30, 1978 Indianapolis Market Square Arena 11,194 / 16,150 / $73,888
December 1, 1978 Dayton Hara Arena 8,000 / 8,000 / $53,401
December 2, 1978 Detroit Cobo Arena 11,509 / 11,509 / $111,635
December 3, 1978 Toledo Toledo Sports Arena ??? / ??? / ???
December 5, 1978 Davenport Palmer Auditorium
December 7, 1978 Milwaukee MECCA Arena 8,853 / 11,800 / $68,548
December 8, 1978 Green Bay Brown County Arena 4,500 / 7,000 / $31,500
December 9, 1978 Saint Paul St. Paul Civic Center ??? / ??? / ???
December 10, 1978 Des Moines Veterans Memorial Auditorium
December 11, 1978 Kansas City Kansas City Municipal Auditorium 9,250 / 10,360 / $72,029
December 13, 1978 St. Louis The Checkerdome 13,300 / 18,940 / $106,400
December 14, 1978 Chicago International Amphitheater 32,100 / 32,100 / $304,950
December 15, 1978
December 16, 1978
December 17, 1978 Madison Dane County Coliseum 7,500 / 12,000 / $60,000
December 19, 1978 London Canada London Gardens ??? / ??? / ???
December 20, 1978 Kitchener Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
December 21, 1978 Ottawa Ottawa Civic Center 6,000 / 10,000 / $45,000 CAD
December 27, 1978 Montreal Montreal Forum 6,500 / 7,500 / $45,500 CAD
December 28, 1978 Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens 36,000 / 36,000 / $342,000 CAD
December 29, 1978
December 31, 1978
List of 1979 concerts [9] [10] [12]
DateCityCountryVenueAttendance / Capacity / Gross
January 11, 1979 Boston United States Boston Music Hall 3,780 / 3,780 / $31,750
January 12, 1979 Springfield Springfield Civic Center 3,200 / 8,000 / $24,000
January 13, 1979 New York City The Palladium 6,387 / 6,774 / $52,000
January 14, 1979
January 16, 1979 Albany Palace Theater ??? / ??? / ???
January 17, 1979 Passaic Capitol Theater 3,456 / 3,456 / $28,172
January 19, 1979 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Civic Arena 14,240 / 14,240 / $110,421
January 20, 1979 Baltimore Baltimore Civic Center 9,794 / 13,641 / $60,578
January 21, 1979 Philadelphia The Spectrum 14,028 / 15,000 / $94,467
January 22, 1979 Syracuse Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium -
January 23, 1979AlbanyPalace Theater2,463 / 2,997 / ???
January 24, 1979 Buffalo Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 11,624 / 14,605 / $87,180
January 26, 1979 Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum 8,236 / 10,687 / $57,652
January 27, 1979 Huntsville Von Braun Civic Center 6,619 / 9,000 / $46,333
January 28, 1979 Memphis Mid-South Coliseum 7,380 / 9,263 / $47,970
January 30, 1979 Louisville Louisville Gardens 7,088 / 7,088 / $48,612
January 31, 1979 Bloomington IU Auditorium 1,968 / 3,200 / $14,498
February 1, 1979 Columbus St. John Arena 7,355 / 10,000 / $57,950
February 2, 1979 Saginaw Saginaw Civic Center 7,104 / 7,104 / $60,384
February 3, 1979 Richfield Richfield Coliseum 16,336 / 17,500 / $130,688
February 15, 1979 Columbia Township Auditorium 2,695 / 3,200 / $18,865
February 16, 1979 Asheville Asheville Civic Center 3,978 / 7,000 / $27,846
February 17, 1979 Fayetteville Cumberland County Memorial Arena 6,780 / 7,000 / $45,765
February 20, 1979 Knoxville Knoxville Civic Coliseum 3,792 / 6,673 / $28,440
February 22, 1979 Little Rock Barton Coliseum 3,978 / 10,250 / $29,835
February 23, 1979 Shreveport Hirsch Memorial Coliseum 4,465 / 5,000 / $33,488
February 24, 1979 Oklahoma City Jim Norick Arena 6,247 / 10,000 / $46,853
February 25, 1979 Austin Austin Municipal Auditorium 4,845 / 4,845 / $38,760
February 27, 1979 Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum 4,784 / 6,000 / $37,076
March 1, 1979 Houston Sam Houston Coliseum 11,273 / 11,300 / $84,548
March 2, 1979 Dallas Dallas Convention Center 9,286 / 9,286 / $71,967
March 3, 1979 San Antonio HemisFair Arena 12,869 / 12,869 / $102,952
March 4, 1979 Beaumont Beaumont Civic Center 2,946 / 7,100 / $20,622
March 6, 1979 New Orleans New Orleans Municipal Auditorium 4,835 / 6,000 / ???
March 8, 1979 Mobile Mobile Expo Hall 2,228 / 3,000 / $16,710
March 9, 1979 Jacksonville Jacksonville Civic Auditorium 3,125 / 3,338 / $20,875
March 10, 1979 Hollywood Hollywood Sportatorium 10,069 / 12,837 / $60,757
March 11, 1979 Tampa Curtis Hixon Convention Hall 7,600 / 7,600 / $45,077
March 13, 1979 Birmingham Boutwell Auditorium 3,461 / 6,000 / $25,958
March 15, 1979 Chattanooga Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium 3,130 / 3,130 / $21,868
March 16, 1979 Nashville Nashville Municipal Auditorium 8,468 / 9,990 / $43,844
March 17, 1979 Johnson City Freedom Hall 4,103 / 8,000 / $28,721
March 18, 1979 Wheeling Wheeling Civic Center 6,233 / 9,000 / $46,812
March 27, 1979 Salt Lake City Salt Palace 10,251 / 13,000 / $76,883
March 28, 1979 Denver Denver Auditorium 4,119 / 6,841 / $36,247
March 29, 1979 Lincoln Pershing Center 4,597 / 7,500 / $30,800
March 30, 1979 Topeka Topeka Municipal Auditorium4,200 / 4,200 / $28,400
April 2, 1979SyracuseOnondaga War Memorial Auditorium2,862 / 9,000 / ???
April 3, 1979 Poughkeepsie Mid-Hudson Civic Center 3,325 / 3,325 / $28,263
April 4, 1979 Rochester War Memorial Auditorium 10,442 / 10,442 / $89,253
April 6, 1979 Hempstead Nassau Coliseum 10,428 / 15,546 / $85,160
April 7, 1979 New Haven New Haven Coliseum 5,793 / 9,500 / $47,597
April 8, 1979 Providence Providence Civic Center 6,528 / 9,200 / $48,370
April 10, 1979 Salem Roanoke Valley Civic Center 1,874 / 8,000 / $14,055
April 11, 1979 Hampton Hampton Coliseum 6,088 / 10,063 / $45,029
April 12, 1979 Charlotte Charlotte Park Center 2,017 / 3,102 / $15,128
April 13, 1979 Atlanta Fox Theater 4,033 / 4,033 / $31,256
April 14, 1979 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum 5,643 / 11,176 / $42,323
April 23, 1979 Newcastle England Newcastle City Hall 4,266 / 4,266 / €13,865
April 24, 1979
April 25, 1979 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Apollo 7,000 / 7,000 / €21,000
April 26, 1979
April 28, 1979 Edinburgh Edinburgh Odeon1,784 / 1,784 / €5,352
April 29, 1979 Manchester England Manchester Apollo 7,000 / 7,000 / €24,500
April 30, 1979
May 1, 1979 Liverpool Empire Theater 5,100 / 5,100 / ???
May 2, 1979
May 4, 1979 London Hammersmith Odeon 15,148 / 15,148 / €49,231
May 5, 1979
May 6, 1979
May 7, 1979
May 9, 1979 Coventry Coventry Theater 2,136 / 2,136 / ???
May 10, 1979 Birmingham Birmingham Odeon 4,878 / 4,878 / €17,073
May 11, 1979
May 13, 1979 Southampton Gaumont Theater 2,419 / 2,419 / €8,467
May 14, 1979 Bristol Colston Hall 3,864 / 3,864 / €13,524
May 15, 1979
May 17, 1979 [a] Paris FranceLe Stadium-
May 18, 1979 Poperinge BelgiumMaeke Blyde Hall??? / ??? / ???
May 22, 1979 Oslo Norway Chateau Neuf 1,600 / 1,600 / ???
May 23, 1979 Gothenburg Sweden Gothenburg Concert House 1,300 / 1,300 / $27,300 SEC
May 25, 1979 Stockholm Grona Lund 5,000 / 5,000 / ???
May 27, 1979 Erlangen West Germany Stadthalle 1,500 / 1,500 / $27,000 DEM
May 28, 1979 Offenbach Stadthalle 3,000 / 3,000 / $57,000 DEM
May 29, 1979 Hamburg Hamburg Music Hall ??? / ??? / ???
May 31, 1979 [b] Mannheim Rose Garden-
June 1, 1979 [b] Zurich Switzerland Volkshaus -
June 2, 1979 [b] Munich West Germany Circus Krone -
June 4, 1979 Geleen Netherlands Damen Sports Park 50,000 / 50,000 / ???

Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references
DateCityVenueAttendanceGrossRef(s)
December 11, 1978Kansas City, United StatesMunicipal Auditorium9,250$72,029 [13]
January 11, 1979Boston, United StatesMusic Hall3,800$31,750 [14]
January 13–14, 1979New York City, United StatesPalladium6,300 / 6,300$52,000
January 17, 1979Passaic, United StatesCapitol Theatre3,456 / 3,456$28,172 [15]
January 19, 1979Pittsburgh, United StatesCivic Arena14,032 / 14,032$110,421
January 20, 1979Baltimore, United StatesCivic Center8,676$60,578
January 21, 1979Philadelphia, United StatesSpectrum13,064$94,467
January 27, 1979Huntsville, United StatesCivic Center6,850$46,891 [16]
January 28, 1979Memphis, United StatesColiseum7,263$50,833
January 30, 1979Louisville, United StatesGardens7,201 / 7,201$48,612 [17]
January 31, 1979Bloomington, United StatesIU Auditorium1,968$14,498
February 1, 1979Columbus, United StatesSt. John's Arena7,355$57,950
February 2, 1979Saginaw, United StatesCivic Center7,104 / 7,104$60,384
February 20, 1979Knoxville, United StatesColiseum3,901$28,265 [18]
March 9, 1979Jacksonville, United StatesCivic Auditorium3,125$20,875 [19]
March 10, 1979Hollywood, United StatesSportatorium9,937$60,757
March 11, 1979Tampa, United StatesHixon Hall7,600 / 7,600$45,077
March 15, 1979Chattanooga, United StatesSoldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium3,130$21,868 [20]
March 16, 1979Nashville, United StatesMunicipal Auditorium8,468$43,844 [21]
March 18, 1979Wheeling, United StatesCivic Center6,233$46,812
March 29, 1979Lincoln, United StatesPershing Auditorium4,275$30,800 [22]
March 30, 1979Topeka, United StatesMunicipal Auditorium4,200 / 4,200$29,400
April 3, 1979Poughkeepsie, United StatesCivic Center3,372 / 3,372$28,263 [23]
April 4, 1979Rochester, United StatesWar Memorial Auditorium10,500 / 10,500$89,253
April 6, 1979Uniondale, United StatesNassau Coliseum10,400$85,160
April 7, 1979New Haven, United StatesColiseum5,800$47,597
April 11, 1979Hampton, United StatesColiseum6,165$45,029 [24]
April 15, 1979Providence, United StatesCivic Center6,684$48,370

Personnel

References

Notes

  1. ↑ The performance on May 17, 1979 was canceled due to a fire burning down the venue.
  2. 1 2 3 The performances on May 31, June 1 and 2, 1979 were canceled due to Lifeson breaking a finger.

Citations

  1. ↑ Popoff 2020, p. 333.
  2. ↑ Popoff 2020, p. 334.
  3. ↑ Popoff 2020, pp. 334–335.
  4. ↑ Popoff 2020, p. 336.
  5. ↑ Rubin, Joe (October 26, 1978). "Entertainment: Rush". Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: The Phoenix. p. 20. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  6. ↑ Reagan, Dave (November 9, 1978). "Rush's reputation remains first-rate". Spokane, Washington: The Spokesman-Review. p. 14. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  7. ↑ Daly & Hansen 2019, p. 160.
  8. ↑ Daly & Hansen 2019, p. 157.
  9. 1 2 Daly & Hansen 2019, pp. 160–175.
  10. 1 2 "Hemispheres Tour". Rush.com. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  11. ↑ Newspaper concert listings:
  12. ↑ East, Jon (March 1, 1979). "This Week - Southern Rock, Smooth Jazz". No. 33. Ocala, Florida: Ocala Star-Banner. p. 11A. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Top Box Office". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 1. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 6, 1979. p. 57. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Top Box Office". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 27, 1979. p. 54. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Top Box Office". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 5. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 3, 1979. p. 64. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Top Box Office". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 6. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 10, 1979. p. 42. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Top Box Office". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 7. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 17, 1979. p. 54. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Top Box Office". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 10. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 10, 1979. p. 46. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Top Box Office". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 12. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 24, 1979. p. 84. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Top Box Office". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 14. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 7, 1979. p. 44. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Top Box Office". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 13. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 31, 1979. p. 72. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Top Box Office". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 15. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 14, 1979. p. 43. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Top Box Office". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 16. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 21, 1979. p. 36. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Top Box Office". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 17. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 28, 1979. p. 46. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved January 15, 2023.

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