Snakes & Arrows Tour

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.

Snakes & Arrows Tour
World tour by Rush
Associated albumSnakes & Arrows
Start dateJune 13, 2007
End dateJuly 24, 2008
Legs3
No. of shows114
Rush concert chronology

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).[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
  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 (drum solo)
  11. "Hope"
  12. "Summertime Blues" (alternating with "Distant Early Warning" 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" (drum solo)
  11. "Hope"
  12. "The Spirit of Radio"
  13. "2112 (Overture/The Temples of Syrinx)"
  14. "Tom Sawyer"

Encore:

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

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue Capacity/Attendance/Gross
North America, 2007 Leg
June 13, 2007AtlantaUnited StatesHiFi Buys Amphitheatre15,949 / 8,998 / $505,255
June 15, 2007West Palm BeachSound Advice Amphitheater19,238 / 9,432 / $492,908
June 16, 2007TampaFord Amphitheater19,508 / 13,434 / $605,896
June 18, 2007CharlotteVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre18,700 / 8,287 / $408,908
June 20, 2007RaleighWalnut Creek Amphitheater20,036 / 8,085 / $348,592
June 22, 2007Virginia BeachVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre??? / ??? / ???
June 23, 2007BristowNissan Pavilion22,661 / 12,203 / $708,378
June 25, 2007BurgettstownPost-Gazette Pavilion23,070 / 9,257 / $380,157
June 27, 2007MansfieldTweeter Center14,245 / 12,358 / $689,995
June 29, 2007ScrantonToyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain17,161 / 8,482 / $405,990
June 30, 2007Saratoga SpringsSPAC25,240 / 10,847 / $525,626
July 2, 2007WantaghNikon at Jones Beach Theater13,851 / 12,300 / $860,671
July 4, 2007CorfuSix Flags Performing Arts Center21,800 / 7,624 / $429,109
July 6, 2007CamdenTweeter Center24,956 / 12,180 / $662,267
July 8, 2007HolmdelPNC Bank Arts Center16,996 / 12,014 / $628,792
July 9, 2007UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena7,793 / 7,793 / $452,900
July 18, 2007CalgaryCanadaPengrowth Saddledome12,026 / 11,006 / $808,041
July 20, 2007AuburnUnited StatesWhite River Amphitheatre15,552 / 13,689 / $638,462
July 21, 2007RidgefieldThe Amphitheater at Clark County13,188 / 10,986 / $581,898
July 23, 2007HollywoodHollywood Bowl17,563 / 14,696 / $1,074,586
July 25, 2007IrvineVerizon Wireless Amphitheater11,563 / 10,347 / $682,819
July 27, 2007PhoenixCricket Wireless Pavilion16,066 / 12,276 / $485,795
July 28, 2007ParadiseMGM Grand Garden Arena11,034 / 10,002 / $922,675
July 30, 2007Chula VistaCoors Amphitheater9,831 / 8,959 / $412,235
August 1, 2007Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre11,000 / 9,101 / $507,546
August 3, 2007ConcordSleep Train Pavilion10,916 / 9,775 / $529,150
August 4, 2007WheatlandSleep Train Amphitheatre9,000 / 8,428 / $409,880
August 6, 2007West Valley CityUSANA Amphitheatre14,500 / 10,971 / $492,950
August 8, 2007MorrisonRed Rocks Amphitheatre8,753 / 8,753 / $674,504
August 11, 2007DallasSmirnoff Music Centre16,500 / 13,366 / $690,086
August 12, 2007SelmaVerizon Wireless Amphitheater (Selma)15,155 / 11,469 / $527,568
August 14, 2007The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion14,490 / 11,904 / $646,748
August 23, 2007Bonner SpringsVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre12,500 / 8,104 / $406,416
August 24, 2007Maryland HeightsVerizon Wireless Amphitheater16,500 / 12,135 / $490,721
August 26, 2007NoblesvilleVerizon Wireless Music Center12,500 / 9,599 / $424,449
August 28, 2007ClarkstonDTE Energy Music Theatre13,213 / 11,384 / $602,300
August 30, 2007Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music Center13,491 / 10,527 / $449,578
September 1, 2007CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center16,435 / 10,776 / $479,040
September 2, 2007ColumbusGermain Amphitheater12,891 / 10,241 / $463,661
September 6, 2007MilwaukeeMarcus Amphitheater13,299 / 12,100 / $516,155
September 8, 2007Tinley ParkFirst Midwest Bank Amphitheatre18,174 / 16,613 / $847,695
September 9, 2007Saint PaulXcel Energy Center14,956 / 11,402 / $752,618
September 12, 2007LondonCanadaJohn Labatt Centre8,936 / 8,608 / $627,749
September 14, 2007Quebec CityColisée de Québec7,000 / 6,604 / $489,689
September 15, 2007MontrealBell Centre12,000 / 11,662 / $967,692
September 17, 2007New York CityUnited StatesMadison Square Garden12,125 / 11,786 / $1,022,675
September 19, 2007TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre11,950 / 11,950 / $605,304
September 21, 2007OttawaScotiabank Place16,500 / 10,870 / $594,490
September 22, 2007TorontoAir Canada Centre11,950 / 10,304 / $592,306
Europe
October 3, 2007GlasgowScotlandSECC9000 / 7,820 / $485,330
October 5, 2007NewcastleEnglandMetro Radio Arena9000 / 6,989 / $427,560
October 6, 2007SheffieldHallam FM Arena11,000 / 10,102 / $455,403
October 9, 2007LondonWembley Arena9,890 / 9,890 / $710,000
October 10, 20079,890 / 9,130 / $687,330
October 12, 2007BirminghamNEC Arena12,643 / 12,643 / $875,300
October 14, 2007ManchesterMEN Arena18,000 / 15,552 / $977,290
October 16, 2007RotterdamNetherlandsAhoy5,800 / 5,800 / $377,000
October 17, 20075,800 / 5,800 / $377,000
October 19, 2007OberhausenGermanyKönig Pilsener Arena10,000 / 6,550 / $398,995
October 21, 2007MannheimSAP Arena12,500 / 9,170 / $567,540
October 23, 2007MilanItalyForum Arena9,000 / 5,020 / $362,020
October 26, 2007OsloNorwaySpektrum7,300 / 7,300 / 458,000
October 27, 2007StockholmSwedenGloben Arena12,000 / 10,886 / $496,405
October 29, 2007HelsinkiFinlandHartwall Arena14,000 / 11,200 / $577,347
North America, 2008 Leg
April 11, 2008San JuanPuerto RicoColiseo de Puerto Rico9,598 / 6,855 / $740,155
April 13, 2008Fort LauderdaleUnited StatesBankAtlantic Center8,432 / 8,432 / $568,067
April 15, 2008OrlandoAmway Arena8,517 / 7,612 / $513,348
April 17, 2008JacksonvilleJacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena12,234 / 6,271 / $341,025
April 19, 2008The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion11,033 / 7,653 / $507,265
April 20, 2008New OrleansNew Orleans Arena12,987 / 10,529 / $663,000
April 23, 2008AustinFrank Erwin Center7,836 / 7,049 / $417,260
April 25, 2008DallasGexa Energy Pavilion11,500 / 8,496 / $546,048
April 26, 2008Oklahoma CityFord Center8,497 / 7,953 / $477,831
April 29, 2008AlbuquerqueJournal Pavilion11,496 / 7,653 / $345,952
May 1, 2008PhoenixCricket Wireless Pavilion12,000 / 8,531 / $420,818
May 3, 2008RenoReno Events Center6,114 / 6,114 / $468,486
May 4, 2008ConcordSleep Train Pavilion11,500 / 9,451 / $469,767
May 6, 2008Los AngelesNokia Theater6,308 / 4,930 / $592,788
May 8, 20086,308 / 4,930 / $592,788
May 10, 2008ParadiseMandalay Bay Events Center8,449 / 7,762 / $680,901
May 11, 2008IrvineVerizon Wireless Amphitheater12,298 / 9,488 / $615,582
May 20, 2008MolineiWireless Center6,526 / 5,789 / $298,153
May 22, 2008Saint PaulXcel Energy Center12,440 / 7,901 / $494,340
May 24, 2008WinnipegCanadaMTS Centre10,333 / 7,802 / $419,459
May 25, 2008ReginaBrandt Centre6,186 / 5,548 / $375,778
May 27, 2008EdmontonRexall Place11,250 / 8,779 / $496,569
May 29, 2008VancouverGM Place14,000 / 10,150 / $589,540
May 31, 2008GeorgeUnited StatesThe Gorge14,482 / 10,450 / $638,211
June 1, 2008RidgefieldThe Amphitheater at Clark County10,790 / 8,157 / $449,155
June 3, 2008NampaIdaho Center6,160 / 5,568 / $330,479
June 5, 2008MorrisonRed Rocks AmphitheatrePostponed to June 25, 2008 due to severe weather [7]
June 7, 2008Kansas CityStarlight Theater7,733 / 6,339 / $373,564
June 9, 2008ChicagoUnited Center10,863 / 10,600 / $802,843
June 10, 2008DetroitJoe Louis Arena 13,835 / 8,744 / 571,309
June 12, 2008MontrealCanadaBell Centre9,468 / 7,575 / $655,450
June 14, 2008PhiladelphiaUnited StatesWachovia Center12,017 / 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, 2008Atlantic CityMark Etess Arena5,256 / 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, 2008TorontoCanadaMolson Amphitheatre15,949 / 15,949 / 900,480
July 11, 2008ManchesterUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Arena8,679 / 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, 2008HersheyHersheypark Stadium13,153 / 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

References
  1. Official Rush Website Rush tour schedule
  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 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. 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
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