Rush 2008 World Tour

Rush Tour 2008 – Dates, Cities and Venues Confirmed

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After a hugely successful 2007 tour, the fans have spoken and they want more. Rush officially announce dates for their extended 2008 Snakes & Arrows World Tour. The tour will kick off with their first ever appearance in San Juan, Puerto Rico April 11 and hit over 45 cities throughout the United States and Canada. For Rush fans this will be the first time in over a decade the band will make stops in Orlando, Oklahoma City, New Orleans, Reno, Moline, Boise, Austin, Jacksonville and Winnipeg to name a few. Also for the first time in years the band will play Albuquerque, Edmonton, Vancouver, Hershey and Manchester.

The 2008 tour dates and venues are listed below. Tickets for New Orleans, Reno, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver and Detroit go on sale Saturday January, 26. American Express Cardmembers will also have the opportunity to purchase advance tickets January 26 through February 1 for Rush performances in Boston; Chicago, Ft. Lauderdale, Holmdel, Wantagh and January 27 through February 2 in Los Angeles and Irvine. In addition there will be a Musictoday fan club presale for all Rush performances in conjunction with RUSH.COM starting January 22 through January 24.

A Snakes & Arrows Live CD will be released sometime in April. Details are forthcoming. In addition, the track “Malignant Narcissism” from the band’s 2007 release Snakes & Arrows (Anthem/Atlantic) has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Rock Instrumental Performance.

Fans will experience the technical virtuosity and hard-rocking compositions they have come to expect from Rush members, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart. In addition the band will update their set list for the 2008 tour.

Tour Dates
04/11/08 Fri Coliseo de Puerto Rico Hato Rey, PR
04/13/08 Sun Bank Atlantic Center Sunrise, FL
04/15/08 Tue Amway Arena Orlando, FL
04/17/08 Thu Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL
04/19/08 Sat New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA
04/20/08 Sun Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion The Woodlands, TX
04/23/08 Wed Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
04/25/08 Fri Smirnoff Music Centre Dallas, TX
04/26/08 Sat The Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK
04/29/08 Tue Journal Pavilion Albuquerque, NM
05/01/08 Thu The Cricket Pavilion Phoenix, AZ
05/03/08 Sat Reno Events Center Reno, NV
05/04/08 Sun Sleep Train Pavilion At Concord Concord, CA
05/06/08 Tue Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE Los Angeles, CA
05/10/08 Sat Mandalay Bay Casino Las Vegas, NV
05/11/08 Sun Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Irvine Meadows) Irvine, CA
05/20/08 Tue I Wireless Center (formerly Mark Of The Quad Cities) Moline, IL
05/22/08 Thu Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, MN
05/24/08 Sat MTS Centre Winnipeg, MB
05/25/08 Sun Brandt Centre Regina, SK
05/27/08 Tue Rexall Place Edmonton, AB
05/29/08 Thu General Motors Place Vancouver, BC
05/31/08 Sat The Gorge George, WA
06/01/08 Sun Amphitheatre @ Clark County Portland, OR
06/03/08 Tue Idaho Center Boise, ID
06/05/08 Thu Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO
06/07/08 Sat Starlight Theatre Kansas City, MO
06/09/08 Mon United Center Chicago, IL
06/10/08 Tue Joe Louis Arena Detroit, MI
06/12/08 Thu Bell Centre Montreal, QC
06/14/08 Sat Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA
06/15/08 Sun Tweeter Center (Great Woods) Mansfield, MA
06/25/08 Wed Verizon Wireless Music Center Noblesville, IN
06/27/08 Fri Summerfest Milwaukee, WI
06/28/08 Sat Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Maryland Heights, MO
06/30/08 Mon Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, OH
07/02/08 Wed Post Gazette Pavilion Burgettstown, PA
07/04/08 Fri Mark G Etess Arena Atlantic City, NJ
07/05/08 Sat Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs, NY
07/07/08 Mon Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, CT
07/09/08 Wed Barrie Molson Center Barrie, ON
07/11/08 Fri Verizon Wireless Arena Manchester, NH
07/12/08 Sat PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ
07/14/08 Mon Jones Beach Band Shell Wantagh, NY
07/19/08 Sat Nissan Pavilion Bristow, VA
07/20/08 Sun Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Charlotte, NC
07/22/08 Tue Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park Alpharetta, GA