R40 Live Tour

The R40 Live Tour was the final tour by Canadian rock band Rush that commemorated the 40th anniversary of drummer Neil Peart joining the band in July 1974. The title hearkens back to Rush's 2004 R30: 30th Anniversary Tour that celebrated the 30 year anniversary of the band. The tour grossed US$37.8 million, with 442,337 tickets sold at 35 concerts.[1]

R40 Live Tour

Tour by Rush
Start date	May 8, 2015 (2015-05-08)
End date	August 1, 2015 (2015-08-01)
Legs	1
No. of shows	35
Rush concert chronology

Films

For the Rush song, see Time Stand Still (song).

The shows performed on June 17 and 19, 2015, at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto were filmed and released as the concert film R40 Live on November 20, 2015. A documentary titled Rush: Time Stand Still was released in November 2016, dealing with the band's preparations for the tour and their experiences during it.[2] The film was narrated by Paul Rudd and directed by Dale Heslip.

Live album

Rush recorded two of their shows in June in Toronto for a live album released on November 20, 2015.[3] They also recorded "The Wreckers" in Buffalo, NY at the show on June 10, 2015 for the album, as well as "The Camera Eye" at the show in Kansas City, MO on July 9, 2015. The live album R40 Live reached number one on Billboard Top Rock Albums chart.[4]

Book

Neil Peart released a book about the tour titled Far and Wide: Bring That Horizon to Me! on September 13, 2015.[5]

Set list

First set

"The World Is...The World Is" (video introduction)

1. "The Anarchist" or "Clockwork Angels" (only on May 8 in Tulsa, Oklahoma)
2. "Clockwork Angels" or "The Wreckers"†
3. "Headlong Flight" and "Drumbastica" (Neil Peart drum solo)
4. "Far Cry"
5. "The Main Monkey Business"
6. "One Little Victory" or "How It Is"
7. "Animate"
8. "Roll the Bones"
9. "Distant Early Warning" or "Between the Wheels"
10. "Losing It"†
11. "Subdivisions"

Second set

"No Country for Old Hens" (video introduction)

1. "Tom Sawyer"
2. "Red Barchetta", "The Camera Eye" or "YYZ"
3. "The Spirit of Radio"
4. "Natural Science" (only when "YYZ" was performed)
5. "Jacob's Ladder"
6. "Cygnus X-1
   I. "Hemispheres" (Prelude)
   II. "The Voyage"
       1. "Prologue"
       2. "Part I"
       3. "The Story So Far" (Neil Peart drum solo)
       4. "Part III"
7. "Closer to the Heart"
8. "Xanadu"
9. "2112"
   I. "Overture"
   II. "The Temples of Syrinx"
   IV. "Presentation"
   VII. "Grand Finale"

Encore

"Mel's Rock Pile" starring Eugene Levy (video introduction)

1. "Lakeside Park"/"Anthem"
2. "What You're Doing"/"Working Man" featuring intro excerpt of "Garden Road"

"Exit Stage Left" (video outro)

†"Clockwork Angels" / "The Wreckers" were not played June 19 in Toronto, June 27 in Newark, New Jersey, June 29 in New York, New York, July 17 in Vancouver, BC and August 1 in Los Angeles, California. At those five shows, they were replaced by "Losing It," which was played prior to "Subdivisions."

Tour dates

Date[6]	City	Country	Venue
North America
May 8, 2015	Tulsa	United States	BOK Center
May 10, 2015	Lincoln		Pinnacle Bank Arena
May 12, 2015	Saint Paul		Xcel Energy Center
May 14, 2015	St. Louis		Scottrade Center
May 16, 2015	Austin		Austin360 Amphitheater
May 18, 2015	Dallas		American Airlines Center
May 20, 2015	Houston		Toyota Center
May 22, 2015	New Orleans		Smoothie King Center
May 24, 2015	Tampa		Amalie Arena
May 26, 2015	Alpharetta		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park
May 28, 2015	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
May 30, 2015	Bristow		Jiffy Lube Live
June 8, 2015	Columbus		Nationwide Arena
June 10, 2015	Buffalo		First Niagara Center
June 12, 2015	Chicago		United Center
June 14, 2015	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
June 17, 2015	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre (R40 Live)
June 19, 2015
June 21, 2015	Montreal		Centre Bell
June 23, 2015	Boston	United States	TD Garden
June 25, 2015	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center
June 27, 2015	Newark		Prudential Center
June 29, 2015	New York City		Madison Square Garden
July 9, 2015	Kansas City		Sprint Center
July 11, 2015	Denver		Pepsi Center
July 13, 2015	West Valley City		Maverik Center
July 15, 2015	Calgary	Canada	Saddledome
July 17, 2015	Vancouver		Rogers Arena
July 19, 2015	Seattle	United States	KeyArena
July 21, 2015	Portland		Moda Center
July 23, 2015	San Jose		SAP Center at San Jose
July 25, 2015	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Garden Arena
July 27, 2015	Phoenix		US Airways Center
July 29, 2015	Irvine		Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
August 1, 2015	Inglewood		The Forum

References

1. "Pollstar - Welcome to the New Pollstar!". www.pollstar.com.
2. Greene, Andy (November 1, 2016). "Rush's revealing new tour doc 'Time Stand Still': 10 things we learned". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
3. "Rush to Release CD/DVD of 'R40 Live' Tour". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
4. "Rush Debuts at No. 1 on Top Rock Albums With 'R40 Live'". Retrieved February 13, 2018.
5. "RUSH Drummer NEIL PEART Chronicles 'R40 Live' Tour In New Book". March 17, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
6. "Rush Announce 2015 Tour Dates". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved February 13, 2018.