Presto tour

The Presto Tour was a concert tour by Canadian rock band Rush in support of their thirteenth studio album Presto.

Presto Tour
Tour by Rush
Associated albumPresto
Start dateFebruary 17, 1990
End dateJune 29, 1990
Legs1
No. of shows63
Rush concert chronology

The tour officially started on February 17, 1990 at Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, South Carolina and concluded on June 29, 1990 at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in Irvine, California. Opening bands that premiered in the tour included Mr. Big, Chalk Circle and Voivod.

Footage of performances from this tour was later included as a bonus feature on the home video release of Time Stand Still, a 2016 documentary about the band's R40 Live Tour.

Set list
  1. "Force Ten"
  2. "Freewill"
  3. "Distant Early Warning"
  4. "Time Stand Still"
  5. "Subdivisions"
  6. "Marathon"
  7. "Red Barchetta"
  8. "Superconductor"
  9. "Show Don't Tell" (preceded "Superconductor" until February 22, 1990)
  10. "The Pass"
  11. "Closer to the Heart"
  12. "Manhattan Project"
  13. "Xanadu"
  14. "YYZ"
  15. "The Rhythm Method" (drum solo)
  16. "Scars"
  17. "War Paint"
  18. "Mission"
  19. "Tom Sawyer"

Encore:

  1. "The Big Money" (replaced by "The Spirit of Radio" on April 2, 1990.)
  2. "2112 (Overture)"
  3. "La Villa Strangiato"
  4. "In the Mood"
  5. "Wipeout!"

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
February 17, 1990Greenville United StatesGreenville Memorial Auditorium
February 19, 1990JacksonvilleJacksonville Memorial Coliseum
February 20, 1990St. PetersburgBayfront Center
February 22, 1990MiamiMiami Arena
February 23, 1990OrlandoOrlando Arena
February 25, 1990New OrleansLakefront Arena
February 26, 1990HoustonThe Summit
February 28, 1990San AntonioConvention Center Arena
March 1, 1990DallasReunion Arena
March 3, 1990Kansas CityKemper Arena
March 5, 1990St. LouisSt. Louis Arena
March 6, 1990CincinnatiRiverfront Coliseum
March 8, 1990Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
March 9, 1990
March 20, 1990EdmontonCanadaNorthlands Coliseum
March 21, 1990CalgaryScotiabank Saddledome
March 23, 1990VancouverPacific Coliseum
March 24, 1990PortlandUnited StatesVeterans Memorial Coliseum
March 26, 1990SeattleSeattle Center Coliseum
March 28, 1990SacramentoARCO Arena
March 30, 1990OaklandOakland Coliseum
March 31, 1990
April 2, 1990InglewoodGreat Western Forum
April 3, 1990
April 5, 1990San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
April 7, 1990Costa MesaPacific Amphitheatre
April 8, 1990PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
April 20, 1990East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena
April 22, 1990UniondaleNassau Coliseum
April 24, 1990PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum
April 25, 1990East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena
April 27, 1990PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum
April 28, 1990RochesterWar Memorial Auditorium
May 1, 1990AtlantaThe Omni
May 2, 1990CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
May 4, 1990RichmondRichmond Coliseum
May 5, 1990LargoCapital Centre
May 7, 1990ProvidenceCivic Center
May 8, 1990HartfordHartford Civic Center
May 10, 1990WorcesterThe Centrum
May 11, 1990
May 13, 1990Quebec CityCanadaColisée Quebec City
May 14, 1990MontrealMontreal Forum
May 16, 1990TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens
May 17, 1990
June 2, 1990AlbanyUnited StatesKnickerbocker Arena
June 4, 1990BaltimoreBaltimore Arena
June 5, 1990HamptonHampton Coliseum
June 7, 1990PittsburghCivic Arena
June 8, 1990RichfieldRichfield Coliseum
June 10, 1990Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music Center
June 11, 1990CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center
June 13, 1990ColumbusCooper Stadium
June 14, 1990NoblesvilleDeer Creek Music Center
June 16, 1990East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theatre
June 17, 1990
June 19, 1990BloomingtonMet Center
June 20, 1990OmahaOmaha Civic Auditorium
June 22, 1990EnglewoodFiddler's Green Amphitheatre
June 24, 1990Salt Lake CitySalt Palace
June 26, 1990SacramentoCal Expo Amphitheatre
June 27, 1990Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre
June 29, 1990IrvineIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre

References
  1. http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/tourdates.php#PRESTO
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