2010–2011 concert tour by Rush
Time Machine Tour Promotional poster for the tour
Location Europe North America South America Start date June 29, 2010 End date July 2, 2011 Legs 2 No. of shows81
The Time Machine Tour was a concert tour by the Canadian rock band Rush that began on June 29, 2010 in Albuquerque , New Mexico and ended July 2, 2011 at The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington . The tour was notable for featuring the album Moving Pictures played in its entirety for the first time live, as well as material from the band's then upcoming studio album Clockwork Angels (i.e. the songs "Caravan " and "BU2B", which had been released as a single in early June 2010).[ 1] [ 2] This tour is one of three where the setlist has been consistent throughout the entire tour, the others being the 1987 Hold Your Fire tour and the 2004 R30: 30th Anniversary Tour . This is also the first Rush tour to not include any songs from Roll the Bones in the set list since that album was released in 1991.
As a tribute to the city that first played their music on the radio, the Cleveland performance at Quicken Loans Arena on April 15, 2011 was recorded/filmed and released as a DVD, Blu-ray, and double CD titled Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland . This is the first official full-length live performance filming of Rush in the United States.[ 3] [ 4]
Set list
Set 1
"The Spirit of Radio "
"Time Stand Still "
"Presto"
"Stick It Out "
"Workin' Them Angels "
"Leave That Thing Alone "
"Faithless"
"BU2B "
"Freewill "
"Marathon "
"Subdivisions "
Set 2
"Tom Sawyer "
"Red Barchetta "
"YYZ "
"Limelight "
"The Camera Eye "
"Witch Hunt "
"Vital Signs "
"Caravan "
"Moto Perpetuo /Love for Sale " (Neil Peart drum solo)
"O'Malley's Break " (Twelve-string guitar solo)
"Closer to the Heart "
"2112 " I: "Overture " II: "The Temples of Syrinx"
"Far Cry "
Encore:
"La Villa Strangiato " (with polka intro)
"Working Man " (with reggae intro and "Cygnus X-1: Book I " outro)
Post Show:
Post-show video depicting the characters Peter Klaven and Sydney Fife (played respectively by Paul Rudd and Jason Segel ) from the 2009 film I Love You, Man annoying the band members after the gig.
Tour dates
List of 2010 concerts
Date
City
Country
Venue
Capacity/Attendance/Gross
June 29, 2010
Albuquerque
United States
The Pavilion
8,516 / 6,624 / $384,086
July 1, 2010
Kansas City
Starlight Theatre
7,733 / 6,042 / $428,754
July 3, 2010
Milwaukee
Marcus Amphitheater (Summerfest )
22,895 / 14,521 / $669,185
July 5, 2010
Chicago
Charter One Pavilion
7,068 / 6,247 / $568,858
July 9, 2010
Sarnia
Canada
Sarnia Bayfest
20,000 / 19,546 / $1,220,000
July 11, 2010
Ottawa
Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest
35,000 / 31,298 / $1,970,000
July 13, 2010
Toronto
Molson Amphitheatre
14,528 / 12,453 / $813,868
July 15, 2010
Quebec City
Quebec City Summer Festival
100,000 / 88,550 / $3,860,000
July 17, 2010
Toronto
Air Canada Centre
12,191 / 12,191 / $1,258,740
July 19, 2010
Uncasville
United States
Mohegan Sun Arena
7,627 / 5,291 / $452,430
July 21, 2010
Camden
Susquehanna Bank Center
14,880 / 9,760 / $696,214
July 23, 2010
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
13,977 / 8,297 / $575,493
July 24, 2010
Wantagh
Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre
14,090 / 13,586 / $1,022,344
August 5, 2010
West Valley City
USANA Amphitheatre
14,500 / 8,660 / $558,868
August 7, 2010
Auburn
White River Amphitheatre
15,865 / 11,742 / $855,997
August 9, 2010
Mountain View
Shoreline Amphitheatre
14,852 / 13,994 / $695,844
August 11, 2010
Los Angeles
Gibson Amphitheatre
5,954 / 5,455 / $705,455
August 13, 2010
Irvine
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
14,956 / 12,403 / $870,119
August 14, 2010
Paradise
MGM Grand Garden Arena
10,258 / 9,591 / $993,351
August 16, 2010
Morrison
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
8,660 / 8,188 / $750,685
August 18, 2010
8,660 / 8,188 / $750,685
August 20, 2010
Wichita
Intrust Bank Arena
6,676 / 5,119 / $382,710
August 22, 2010
Maryland Heights
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
13,000 / 11,008 / $614,821
August 23, 2010
Chicago
Charter One Pavilion
7,068 / 6,247 / $568,858
August 25, 2010
Omaha
Qwest Center Omaha
7,461 / 6,236 / $479,519
August 27, 2010
Saint Paul
Minnesota State Fair
13,248 / 12,882 / $779,606
August 29, 2010
Columbus
Nationwide Arena
12,354 / 11,402 / $831,186
August 31, 2010
Allentown
Great Allentown Fair
9,694 / 9,622 / $706,830
September 2, 2010
Syracuse
New York State Fair
17,367 / 12,364 / $710,980
September 3, 2010
Holmdel
PNC Bank Arts Center
14,000 / 10,974 / $784,117
September 14, 2010
Boston
TD Garden
11,903 / 11,331 / $948,004
September 16, 2010
Pittsburgh
Consol Energy Center
11,487 / 11,053 / $687,691
September 18, 2010
Bristow
Jiffy Lube Live
16,639 / 13,999 / $866,704
September 21, 2010
Tulsa
BOK Center
10,027 / 7,110 / $577,753
September 23, 2010
San Antonio
AT&T Center
11,326 / 9,289 / $731,550
September 25, 2010
The Woodlands
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
15,858 / 15,225 / $897,778
September 26, 2010
Dallas
Superpages.com Center
13,715 / 11,420 / $723,024
September 29, 2010
Alpharetta
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park
12,086 / 11,437 / $745,988
October 1, 2010
Tampa
1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
19,508 / 11,418 / $728,923
October 2, 2010
West Palm Beach
Cruzan Amphitheatre
15,116 / 10,647 / $611,647
October 8, 2010
São Paulo
Brazil
Morumbi Stadium
50,600 / 26,015 / $3,337,130
October 10, 2010
Rio de Janeiro
Praça da Apoteose
32,400 / 10,308 / $1,049,950
October 15, 2010
Buenos Aires
Argentina
G.E.B.A
18,392 / 8,528 / $655,162
October 17, 2010
Santiago
Chile
Estadio Nacional de Chile
51,000 / 36,840 / $3,720,293
List of 2011 concerts
Date
City
Country
Venue
Capacity/Attendance/Gross
March 30, 2011
Fort Lauderdale
United States
BankAtlantic Center
7,671 / 7,671 / $599,150
April 2, 2011
Greensboro
Greensboro Coliseum
11,304 / 10,183 / $704,352
April 3, 2011
Nashville
Bridgestone Arena
11,122 / 10,093 / $651,738
April 5, 2011
Louisville
KFC Yum! Center
8,358 / 8,139 / $545,149
April 8, 2011
Hershey
Giant Center
9,158 / 9,158 / $744,298
April 10, 2011
New York City
Madison Square Garden
13,207 / 13,207 / $1,276,798
April 12, 2011
Chicago
United Center
12,178 / 11,670 / $1,009,885
April 13, 2011
Toledo
Huntington Center
5,969 / 5,736 / $370,004
April 15, 2011
Cleveland
Quicken Loans Arena
14,970 / 14,970 / $958,727
April 17, 2011
Auburn Hills
The Palace of Auburn Hills
9,987 / 9,987 / 826,549
April 19, 2011
Hamilton
Canada
Copps Coliseum
13,500 / 13,500 / $1,009,495
April 20, 2011
Montreal
Bell Centre
11,590 / 11,590 / $1,008,250
April 22, 2011
Baltimore
United States
1st Mariner Arena
11,006 / 11,006 / $821,493
May 4, 2011
Helsinki
Finland
Hartwall Areena
N/A
May 6, 2011
Stockholm
Sweden
Ericsson Globe
10,764 / 5,637 / $456,028
May 8, 2011
Malmö
Malmö Arena
N/A
May 12, 2011
Dublin
Ireland
The O2
7,000 / 6,278 / $602,861
May 14, 2011
Glasgow
Scotland
S.E.C.C. Arena
N/A
May 16, 2011
Sheffield
England
Motorpoint Arena
N/A
May 19, 2011
Manchester
Manchester Evening News Arena
10,285 / 9,115 / $861,850
May 21, 2011
Newcastle
Metro Radio Arena
6,508 / 5,151 / $505,613
May 22, 2011
Birmingham
LG Arena
12,628 / 11,287 / $1,092,646
May 25, 2011
London
The O2 Arena
13,517 / 12,984 / $1,221,530
May 27, 2011
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Rotterdam Ahoy
N/A
May 29, 2011
Frankfurt
Germany
Festhalle Frankfurt
N/A
June 8, 2011
Greenville
United States
Bi-Lo Center
10,422 / 8,027 / $503,228
June 10, 2011
New Orleans
New Orleans Arena
9,804 / 9,804 / $671,618
June 12, 2011
Austin
Frank Erwin Center
10,525 / 10,525 / $693,912
June 14, 2011
El Paso
Don Haskins Center
6,338 / 6,338 / $428,500
June 16, 2011
Phoenix
U.S. Airways Center
12,472 / 10,777 / $713,851
June 18, 2011
San Diego
Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
11,183 / 9,912 / $606,918
June 20, 2011
Los Angeles
Gibson Amphitheatre
5,801 / 5,697 / $644,724
June 22, 2011
5,801 / 5,697 / $644,724
June 24, 2011
Paradise
MGM Grand Garden Arena
N/A
June 26, 2011
Concord
Sleep Train Pavilion
N/A
June 28, 2011
Ridgefield
Sleep Country Amphitheatre
9,356 / 9,356 / $417,903
June 30, 2011
Vancouver
Canada
Rogers Arena
N/A
July 2, 2011
George
United States
Gorge Amphitheatre
12,206 / 11,911 / $748,934
Cancellations/postponements
The show on July 7, 2010 in Chicago at the Charter One Pavilion was postponed due to inclement weather. It was rescheduled for August 23, 2010. Fans attending the August 23, 2010 makeup show received an embroidered Rush baseball cap with "The Rain Date – Chicago 2010" on the back. Prior to kicking off the second leg of the tour, the band announced that they would be postponing the April 1, 2011 Greensboro, North Carolina show a day later and as a result, they would move the April 6, 2011 show in Toledo, Ohio to April 13, 2011.[ 5]
References
Bibliography
Daly and Hansen. Rush: Wandering the Face of the Earth: The Official Touring History . Insight Editions, 2019. ISBN 978-1683834502
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