Snakes & Arrows Tour

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Snakes & Arrows Tour
World tour by Rush
Rush Snakes & Arrows 2008 tour.jpg
Promotional poster for the tour
Location
  • North America
  • Europe
Associated album Snakes & Arrows
Start dateJune 13, 2007
End dateJuly 24, 2008
Legs3
No. of shows114
Rush concert chronology
  • R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour
    (2004)
  • Snakes & Arrows Tour
    (2007–08)
  • Time Machine Tour
    (2010–11)

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. [1] 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.

Contents

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. [2]

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) [3] 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 ). [4] The first leg also marked the first time "Entre Nous" from Permanent Waves was performed live. [5] Some of the older songs (e.g. "Digital Man" from Signals ) were shortened. [6]

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. [2]

2007 leg setlist

Neil Peart and his custom Snakes & Arrows drums Neil Peart3.jpg
Neil Peart and his custom Snakes & Arrows drums
Alex Lifeson playing his Garrison GD25-12 guitar Alex Lifeson5.jpg
Alex Lifeson playing his Garrison GD25-12 guitar
Geddy Lee playing his signature Fender Jazz Bass Geddy Lee 2007.jpg
Geddy Lee playing his signature Fender Jazz Bass

Set 1

  1. "Limelight"
  2. "Digital Man"
  3. "Entre Nous"
  4. "Mission"
  5. "Freewill"
  6. "The Main Monkey Business"
  7. "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)"
  8. "Secret Touch"
  9. "Circumstances"
  10. "Between the Wheels"
  11. "Dreamline"

Set 2

  1. "Far Cry"
  2. "Workin' Them Angels"
  3. "Armor and Sword"
  4. "Spindrift"
  5. "The Way the Wind Blows"
  6. "Subdivisions"
  7. "Natural Science"
  8. "Witch Hunt"
  9. "Malignant Narcissism"
  10. "De Slagwerker" (Neil Peart drum solo)
  11. "Hope"
  12. "Summertime Blues" or "Distant Early Warning" (alternated starting on July 4, 2007, and permanently added to the setlist for the entire European leg)
  13. "The Spirit of Radio"
  14. "Tom Sawyer"

Encore:

  1. "One Little Victory"
  2. "A Passage to Bangkok"
  3. "YYZ"

2008 leg setlist

Set 1

  1. "Limelight"
  2. "Digital Man"
  3. "Ghost of a Chance"
  4. "Mission"
  5. "Freewill"
  6. "The Main Monkey Business"
  7. "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)"
  8. "Red Barchetta"
  9. "The Trees"
  10. "Between the Wheels"
  11. "Dreamline"

Set 2:

  1. "Far Cry"
  2. "Workin' Them Angels"
  3. "Armor and Sword"
  4. "Spindrift"
  5. "The Way the Wind Blows"
  6. "Subdivisions"
  7. "Natural Science"
  8. "Witch Hunt"
  9. "Malignant Narcissism"
  10. "De Slagwerker" (Neil Peart drum solo)
  11. "Hope"
  12. "The Spirit of Radio"
  13. "2112"
    I."Overture"
    II."The Temples of Syrinx"
  14. "Tom Sawyer"

Encore:

  1. "One Little Victory"
  2. "A Passage to Bangkok"
  3. "YYZ"

Tour dates

List of 2007 concerts
DateCityCountryVenueCapacity/Attendance/Gross
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, 2007Toronto 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, 2007London Wembley Arena 9,890 / 9,890 / $710,000
October 10, 20079,890 / 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, 20075,800 / 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
List of 2008 concerts
DateCityCountryVenueCapacity/Attendance/Gross
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, 2008The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion11,033 / 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, 2008Dallas 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, 2008PhoenixCricket Wireless Pavilion12,000 / 8,531 / $420,818
May 3, 2008 Reno Reno Events Center 6,114 / 6,114 / $468,486
May 4, 2008ConcordSleep Train Pavilion11,500 / 9,451 / $469,767
May 6, 2008Los Angeles Nokia Theater 6,308 / 4,930 / $592,788
May 8, 20086,308 / 4,930 / $592,788
May 10, 2008Paradise Mandalay Bay Events Center 8,449 / 7,762 / $680,901
May 11, 2008IrvineVerizon Wireless Amphitheater12,298 / 9,488 / $615,582
May 20, 2008 Moline iWireless Center 6,526 / 5,789 / $298,153
May 22, 2008Saint PaulXcel Energy Center12,440 / 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, 2008RidgefieldThe Amphitheater at Clark County10,790 / 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 [7]
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, 2008MontrealCanadaBell Centre9,468 / 7,575 / $655,450
June 14, 2008 Philadelphia United States Wachovia Center 12,017 / 9,801 / $662,621
June 15, 2008MansfieldComcast Center10,734 / 8,263 / $617,859
June 25, 2008MorrisonRed Rocks Amphitheatre [8] 8,412 / 8,412 / $672,514
June 27, 2008MilwaukeeMarcus Amphitheater25,000 / 11,272 / $787,005
June 28, 2008Maryland HeightsVerizon Wireless Amphitheater12,000 / 9,744 / $443,455
June 30, 2008CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center10,000 / 7,894 / $419,600
July 2, 2008BurgettstownPost-Gazette Pavilion12,500 / 8,190 / $329,076
July 4, 2008 Atlantic City Mark Etess Arena 5,256 / 4,327 / $365,252
July 5, 2008Saratoga SpringsSPAC13,633 / 9,202 / $490,540
July 7, 2008UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena7,514 / 6,619 / $455,230
July 9, 2008TorontoCanada 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, 2008HolmdelPNC Bank Arts Center12,700 / 9,641 / $638,247
July 14, 2008WantaghNikon at Jones Beach Theater10,829 / 9,070 / $733,035
July 17, 2008 Hershey Hersheypark Stadium 13,153 / 9,597 / $631,050
July 19, 2008BristowNissan Pavilion14,500 / 10,784 / $684,385
July 20, 2008CharlotteVerizon Wireless Amphitheater12,517 / 8,997 / $399,279
July 22, 2008AlpharettaVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park12,000 / 10,559 / $701,025
July 24, 2008NoblesvilleVerizon Wireless Music Center [8] 24,000 / 9,987 / $445,652

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References

  1. ↑ Official Rush Website Rush tour schedule
  2. 1 2 2112.net Archived 2007-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Azcentral New Rush songs Accessed August 29, 2007
  4. ↑ Pqarchiver.com Unheard tunes [ dead link ] Accessed August 29, 2007
  5. ↑ Power Windows Website tour archives Archived 2008-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Power Windows Website Snakes & Arrows tour news Archived 2007-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Cygnus-x1.net Rush News Archive April through June 2008
  8. 1 2 Rush News from Power Windows Archived 2008-08-22 at the Wayback Machine

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