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. 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
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 " 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 and the reintroduction of songs that have not been played for decades. The first leg also marked the first time "Entre Nous" from Permanent Waves was performed live. Some of the older songs 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

  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"
  11. "Hope"
  12. "Summertime Blues" or "Distant Early Warning"
  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"
  11. "Hope"
  12. "The Spirit of Radio"
  13. "2112"
I."Overture"
II."The Temples of Syrinx"
  1. "Tom Sawyer"
Encore:
  1. "One Little Victory"
  2. "A Passage to Bangkok"
  3. "YYZ"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueCapacity/Attendance/Gross
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, 2008OrlandoUnited StatesAmway Arena8,517 / 7,612 / $513,348
April 17, 2008JacksonvilleUnited StatesJacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena12,234 / 6,271 / $341,025
April 19, 2008The WoodlandsUnited StatesCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion11,033 / 7,653 / $507,265
April 20, 2008New OrleansUnited StatesNew Orleans Arena12,987 / 10,529 / $663,000
April 23, 2008AustinUnited StatesFrank Erwin Center7,836 / 7,049 / $417,260
April 25, 2008DallasUnited StatesGexa Energy Pavilion11,500 / 8,496 / $546,048
April 26, 2008Oklahoma CityUnited StatesFord Center8,497 / 7,953 / $477,831
April 29, 2008AlbuquerqueUnited StatesJournal Pavilion11,496 / 7,653 / $345,952
May 1, 2008PhoenixUnited StatesCricket Wireless Pavilion12,000 / 8,531 / $420,818
May 3, 2008RenoUnited StatesReno Events Center6,114 / 6,114 / $468,486
May 4, 2008ConcordUnited StatesSleep Train Pavilion11,500 / 9,451 / $469,767
May 6, 2008Los AngelesUnited StatesNokia Theater6,308 / 4,930 / $592,788
May 8, 2008Los AngelesUnited StatesNokia Theater6,308 / 4,930 / $592,788
May 10, 2008ParadiseUnited StatesMandalay Bay Events Center8,449 / 7,762 / $680,901
May 11, 2008IrvineUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Amphitheater12,298 / 9,488 / $615,582
May 20, 2008MolineUnited StatesiWireless Center6,526 / 5,789 / $298,153
May 22, 2008Saint PaulUnited StatesXcel Energy Center12,440 / 7,901 / $494,340
May 24, 2008WinnipegCanadaMTS Centre10,333 / 7,802 / $419,459
May 25, 2008ReginaCanadaBrandt Centre6,186 / 5,548 / $375,778
May 27, 2008EdmontonCanadaRexall Place11,250 / 8,779 / $496,569
May 29, 2008VancouverCanadaGM Place14,000 / 10,150 / $589,540
May 31, 2008GeorgeUnited StatesThe Gorge14,482 / 10,450 / $638,211
June 1, 2008RidgefieldUnited StatesThe Amphitheater at Clark County10,790 / 8,157 / $449,155
June 3, 2008NampaUnited StatesIdaho Center6,160 / 5,568 / $330,479
June 5, 2008MorrisonUnited StatesRed Rocks AmphitheatrePostponed to June 25, 2008, due to severe weather
June 7, 2008Kansas CityUnited StatesStarlight Theater7,733 / 6,339 / $373,564
June 9, 2008ChicagoUnited StatesUnited Center10,863 / 10,600 / $802,843
June 10, 2008DetroitUnited StatesJoe Louis Arena13,835 / 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, 2008MansfieldUnited StatesComcast Center10,734 / 8,263 / $617,859
June 25, 2008MorrisonUnited StatesRed Rocks Amphitheatre8,412 / 8,412 / $672,514
June 27, 2008MilwaukeeUnited StatesMarcus Amphitheater25,000 / 11,272 / $787,005
June 28, 2008Maryland HeightsUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Amphitheater12,000 / 9,744 / $443,455
June 30, 2008CincinnatiUnited StatesRiverbend Music Center10,000 / 7,894 / $419,600
July 2, 2008BurgettstownUnited StatesPost-Gazette Pavilion12,500 / 8,190 / $329,076
July 4, 2008Atlantic CityUnited StatesMark Etess Arena5,256 / 4,327 / $365,252
July 5, 2008Saratoga SpringsUnited StatesSPAC13,633 / 9,202 / $490,540
July 7, 2008UncasvilleUnited StatesMohegan 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, 2008HolmdelUnited StatesPNC Bank Arts Center12,700 / 9,641 / $638,247
July 14, 2008WantaghUnited StatesNikon at Jones Beach Theater10,829 / 9,070 / $733,035
July 17, 2008HersheyUnited StatesHersheypark Stadium13,153 / 9,597 / $631,050
July 19, 2008BristowUnited StatesNissan Pavilion14,500 / 10,784 / $684,385
July 20, 2008CharlotteUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Amphitheater12,517 / 8,997 / $399,279
July 22, 2008AlpharettaUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park12,000 / 10,559 / $701,025
July 24, 2008NoblesvilleUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Music Center24,000 / 9,987 / $445,652