Vapor Trails Tour
The Vapor Trails Tour was a concert tour by Canadian rock band Rush in support of their album Vapor Trails. It marked the first tour in nearly five years after the band entered a hiatus due to personal tragedies in drummer Neil Peart's life. The tour kicked off June 28, 2002 at the Meadows Music Center in Hartford, Connecticut and culminated in a three-show stint in Brazil, the last night of which was recorded November 23, 2002 at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The recording was released October 2003 as a triple CD and dual DVD entitled Rush in Rio . During this tour Rush played in front of the largest crowds of their career, the largest of which was a capacity of 60,000 in São Paulo. The show at Maracana Stadium represented the second largest attendance for a headlining Rush concert with 40,000 people.
Tour by Rush | |
Associated album | Vapor Trails |
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Start date | June 28, 2002 |
End date | November 23, 2002 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 66 |
Rush concert chronology |
Set list
Set one
- "Tom Sawyer"
- "Distant Early Warning"
- "New World Man"
- "Roll the Bones"
- "Earthshine"
- "YYZ"
- "The Pass"
- "Bravado"
- "The Big Money"
- "Between Sun and Moon" or "The Trees" (Alternated during second leg of tour)
- "Vital Signs" or "Freewill" (Alternated during second leg of tour)
- "Closer to the Heart" (Only in Mexico City; Manchester, New Hampshire; and shows in Brazil)
- "Natural Science"
Set two
- "One Little Victory"
- "Driven"
- "Ceiling Unlimited" or "Ghost Rider" (Alternated during second leg of tour)
- "Secret Touch"
- "Dreamline"
- "Red Sector A"
- "Leave That Thing Alone"
- "O Baterista" (drum solo)
- "Resist" (acoustic)
- "2112 ("Overture"/"The Temples of Syrinx")"
- "Limelight"
- "La Villa Strangiato"
- "The Spirit of Radio"
Encore
- "By-Tor and the Snow Dog" (abbreviated)
- "Cygnus X-1 (prologue)"
- "Working Man"
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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June 28, 2002 | Hartford | United States | Meadows Music Theater |
June 29, 2002 | Scranton | Ford Pavilion | |
July 1, 2002 | Charlotte | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | |
July 3, 2002 | Virginia Beach | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | |
July 4, 2002 | Raleigh | Alltel Pavilion | |
July 6, 2002 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | |
July 7, 2002 | Corfu | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center | |
July 9, 2002 | Bristow | Nissan Pavilion | |
July 11, 2002 | Holmdel | PNC Bank Arts Center | |
July 12, 2002 | Mansfield | Tweeter Center | |
July 14, 2002 | Camden | Tweeter Center | |
July 15, 2002 | Wantagh | Jones Beach Theater | |
July 17, 2002 | Toronto | Canada | Molson Amphitheatre |
July 19, 2002 | Milwaukee | United States | Marcus Amphitheater |
July 20, 2002 | Tinley Park | Tweeter Center | |
August 1, 2002 | Bonner Springs | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | |
August 2, 2002 | Maryland Heights | UMB Bank Pavilion | |
August 4, 2002 | Cincinnati | Riverbend Music Center | |
August 6, 2002 | Burgettstown | Post-Gazette Pavilion | |
August 8, 2002 | Columbus | Polaris Amphitheater | |
August 9, 2002 | Noblesville | Verizon Wireless Music Center | |
August 11, 2002 | Clarkston | DTE Energy Music Theatre | |
August 12, 2002 | |||
August 14, 2002 | Nashville | AmSouth Amphitheatre | |
August 16, 2002 | The Woodlands | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | |
August 17, 2002 | San Antonio | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | |
August 19, 2002 | Dallas | Smirnoff Music Center | |
August 21, 2002 | Albuquerque | ABQ Journal Pavilion | |
August 23, 2002 | Salt Lake City | Delta Center | |
August 24, 2002 | Greenwood Village | Coors Amphitheatre | |
September 8, 2002 | Vancouver | Canada | GM Place |
September 10, 2002 | Edmonton | Skyreach Centre | |
September 12, 2002 | Calgary | Pengrowth Saddledome | |
September 14, 2002 | George | United States | The Gorge |
September 15, 2002 | Portland | Rose Garden | |
September 17, 2002 | Concord | Chronicle Pavilion | |
September 18, 2002 | Sacramento | Autowest Amphitheater | |
September 20, 2002 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | |
September 21, 2002 | Paradise | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |
September 23, 2002 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | |
September 25, 2002 | Chula Vista | Coors Amphitheatre | |
September 27, 2002 | Phoenix | Cricket Wireless Pavilion | |
September 28, 2002 | Irvine | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | |
October 5, 2002 | Mexico City | Mexico | Foro Sol |
October 10, 2002 | Tampa | United States | Ice Palace |
October 11, 2002 | West Palm Beach | Mars Music Amphitheatre | |
October 13, 2002 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | |
October 15, 2002 | Baltimore | Baltimore Arena | |
October 16, 2002 | Rochester | Blue Cross Arena | |
October 18, 2002 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre |
October 19, 2002 | Quebec City | Colisée Pepsi | |
October 22, 2002 | Toronto | Air Canada Centre | |
October 24, 2002 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden |
October 25, 2002 | Hershey | Giant Center | |
October 27, 2002 | Philadelphia | First Union Center | |
October 28, 2002 | Boston | FleetCenter | |
October 30, 2002 | Chicago | United Center | |
November 1, 2002 | Ames | Hilton Coliseum | |
November 2, 2002 | Minneapolis | Target Center | |
November 4, 2002 | Cleveland | Gund Arena | |
November 6, 2002 | East Rutherford | Continental Airlines Arena | |
November 8, 2002 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | |
November 10, 2002 | Manchester | Verizon Wireless Arena | |
November 20, 2002 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | Olympic Stadium |
November 22, 2002 | São Paulo | Morumbi Stadium | |
November 23, 2002 | Rio de Janeiro | Maracana Stadium |
References
- Rush: The Complete Tourbooks 1977–2004. 2006 Anthem Entertainment, Toronto
- Rush in Rio DVD