Snakes & Arrows Tour
2007–2008 concert tour by Rush
Snakes & Arrows Tour Promotional poster for the tour
Location Associated album Snakes & Arrows Start date June 13, 2007 End date July 24, 2008 Legs 3 No. of shows114
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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.[ 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.
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]
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
Alex Lifeson playing his Garrison GD25-12 guitar
Geddy Lee playing his signature Fender Jazz Bass
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:
"One Little Victory "
"A Passage to Bangkok "
"YYZ "
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:
"One Little Victory "
"A Passage to Bangkok "
"YYZ "
Tour dates
List of 2007 concerts
Date
City
Country
Venue
Capacity/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, 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
List of 2008 concerts
Date
City
Country
Venue
Capacity/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, 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 [ 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, 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]
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[ 8]
24,000 / 9,987 / $445,652
References
Bibliography
Daly and Hansen. Rush: Wandering the Face of the Earth: The Official Touring History . Insight Editions, 2019. ISBN 978-1683834502
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