R30: 30th Anniversary Tour

R30: 30th Anniversary Tour

World tour by Rush
File:R30 Live In Frankfurt.jpg
Associated album	Feedback
Start date	May 26, 2004
End date	October 1, 2004
Legs	2
Number of shows	58
Rush concert chronology

The R30: 30th Anniversary Tour was a concert tour by Canadian rock band Rush that celebrated the 30th anniversary of the band's definitive formation in July 1974 after Neil Peart replaced original drummer John Rutsey. It was also in support of the cover album Feedback. The tour was to start at Starwood Amphitheatre, in Nashville, Tennessee on May 26, 2004 and end at Sportpaleis Ahoy in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on October 1.

The tour resulted in the November 2005 R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour DVD which was recorded September 24, 2004 at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany. The tour was staged in amphitheaters in North America and arenas in Europe. Of note was a video role of comedian Jerry Stiller as an introduction to each performance. The setlist was consistent throughout the entire world tour for the first time since the 1987 Hold Your Fire tour.

Setlist

Set one

New opening film with imagery from each album and a band introduction by Jerry Stiller.

• "R30 Overture" (instrumental medley representing excerpts of 6 songs from the band's first 6 albums; the songs were "Finding My Way", "Anthem", "Bastille Day", "A Passage to Bangkok", "Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage", and "Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres")
• "The Spirit of Radio"
• "Force Ten"
• "Animate"
• "Subdivisions"
• "Earthshine"
• "Red Barchetta"
• "Roll the Bones"
• "Bravado"
• "YYZ"
• "The Trees" ("I Feel Fine" and "Day Tripper" ending.)
• "The Seeker"
• "One Little Victory"

Set two

"Darn That Dragon" film

• "Tom Sawyer"
• "Dreamline"
• "Secret Touch"
• "Between the Wheels"
• "Mystic Rhythms"
• "Red Sector A"
• "Der Trommler" (drum solo)
• "Resist" (acoustic)
• "Heart Full of Soul" (acoustic version with Peart on drums)
• "2112" (I. "Overture", II. "The Temples Of Syrinx", VII. "Grand Finale")
• "La Villa Strangiato"
• "By-Tor & The Snow Dog"
• "Xanadu" (abbreviated)
• "Working Man" (with reggae ending)

Encore

• "Summertime Blues"
• "Crossroads"
• "Limelight"

The concert ended with another quick Jerry Stiller "dream sequence" film.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
May 26, 2004	Nashville, Tennessee	United States	Starwood Amphitheatre
May 28, 2004	Charlotte, North Carolina		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
May 29, 2004	Virginia Beach, Virginia		GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater
May 31, 2004	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		Post-Gazette Pavilion
June 2, 2004	Columbus, Ohio		Germain Amphitheatre
June 4, 2004	Noblesville, Indiana		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
June 5, 2004	Tinley Park, Illinois		First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
June 7, 2004	Milwaukee, Wisconsin		Marcus Amphitheatre
June 8, 2004	Detroit, Michigan		DTE Energy Music Theatre
June 10, 2004	Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio		Blossom Music Center
June 12, 2004	St. Louis, Missouri		UMB Bank Pavilion
June 13, 2004	Bonner Springs, Kansas		Sandstone Amphitheater
June 23, 2004	Dallas, Texas		Smirnoff Music Center
June 25, 2004	San Antonio, Texas		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
June 26, 2004	Houston, Texas		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 29, 2004	Denver, Colorado		Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 30, 2004	Salt Lake City, Utah		USANA Amphitheatre
July 2, 2004	Auburn, Washington		White River Amphitheatre
July 3, 2004	Ridgefield, Washington		The Amphitheatre at Clark County
July 6, 2004	Los Angeles, California		Hollywood Bowl
July 7, 2004	San Diego		Coors Amphitheater
July 9, 2004	Mountain View, California		Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 10, 2004	Concord, California		Chronicle Pavilion
July 12, 2004	Sacramento, California		Sleep Train Amphitheater
July 14, 2004	Irvine, California		Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 16, 2004	Phoenix, Arizona		Cricket Pavilion
July 17, 2004	Las Vegas Valley		MGM Grand Garden Arena
July 29, 2004	West Palm Beach, Florida		Cruzan Amphitheatre
July 30, 2004	Tampa, Florida		Tampa Bay Amphitheatre
August 1, 2004	Atlanta, Georgia		HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
August 3, 2004	Bristow, Virginia		Nissan Pavilion
August 4, 2004	Camden, New Jersey		Tweeter Center
August 6, 2004	Hartford, Connecticut		Meadows Music Theater
August 7, 2004	Scranton, Pennsylvania		Toyota Pavilion
August 9, 2004	Saratoga Springs, New York		SPAC
August 11, 2004	Wantagh, New York		Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 12, 2004	Boston, Massachusetts		Tweeter Center
August 14, 2004	Holmdel, New Jersey		PNC Bank Arts Center
August 15, 2004	Corfu, New York		Darien Lake
August 18, 2004	New York City, New York		Radio City Music Hall
August 19, 2004
August 21, 2004	Montreal, Quebec	Canada	Bell Centre
August 22, 2004	Toronto, Ontario		Molson Amphitheatre
Europe
September 8, 2004	London	England	Wembley Arena
September 9, 2004
September 11, 2004	Birmingham		NEC Arena
September 12, 2004	Manchester		Evening News Arena
September 14, 2004	Glasgow	Scotland	SECC
September 15, 2004	Birmingham	England	NEC Arena
September 17, 2004	Oberhausen	Germany	König Pilsener Arena
September 19, 2004	Stuttgart		Schleyerhalle
September 21, 2004	Milan	Italy	Mazda Palace
September 24, 2004	Frankfurt	Germany	Festhalle
September 25, 2004	Prague	Czech Republic	T-Mobile Arena
September 27, 2004	Hamburg	Germany	Sporthalle
September 29, 2004	Stockholm	Sweden	Globen Arena
October 1, 2004	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy Rotterdam

References

• Rush: The Complete Tourbooks 1977-2004. 2006 Anthem Entertainment, Toronto, Ontario
• R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour DVD