NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - "SNAKES AND ARROWS," the acclaimed new album from Anthem/Atlantic recording group Rush, makes an impressive debut on the Billboard 200 this week, entering the chart in the No 3 spot. This marks Rush's highest chart debut since 1993, as well as the group's eleventh top ten album in the U.S. The renowned rock trio's first new collection of original material in nearly five years proves they still have what it takes to produce explosive and innovative music.
"SNAKES AND ARROWS" has also debuted at No 3 in the band's native Canada and at No 13 in the UK, which marks the band's highest British chart ranking in 16 years. In other international news, the album has premiered in the top ten in Sweden and Finland, and in the top twenty in Norway, the Netherlands, and Japan.
Rush - Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart - will trumpet the release of "SNAKES AND ARROWS" with a full-scale world tour, the band's first since 2004's "An Evening with Rush: 30th Anniversary Tour." The legendary trio will kick off the tour in June with a four-month trek across North America. In October, the band will head to Europe for a series of much-anticipated performances.
The triumphant debut of "SNAKES AND ARROWS" follows the recent premiere of the album's first single, "Far Cry." The track was the No 1 most-added song at rock radio and has hit the top five at mainstream rock outlets, with airplay on over 100 stations in the U.S. The single's companion video was directed by Chris Mills and can be seen at: https://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid824493256
Furthermore, Rush has been featured in a variety of national publications, highlighted by simultaneous cover stories on each member of the trio in Guitar One, Guitar World's Bass Guitar, and Drum!
Since releasing their self-titled debut album in 1974, Rush has been universally regarded as one of the most inventive and compelling groups in rock, famed for Lee, Lifeson, and Peart's virtuoso musicianship, epic soundscapes, and dramatic lyricism. The band's extraordinary body of work - which includes such acclaimed works as 1976's "2112," 1981's "MOVING PICTURES," 1996's "TEST FOR ECHO," and 2002's "VAPOR TRAILS" - has achieved worldwide sales exceeding 35 million units.
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TOUR ITINERARY - 2007
DATE CITY VENUE
13-June Atlanta, GA HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
15-June West Palm Beach, FL Sound Advice Amphitheatre
16-June Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
18-June Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
20-June Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
22-June Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
23-June Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion
25-June Pittsburgh, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion
27-June Boston, MA Tweeter Center
29-June Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
30-June Saratoga Springs, NY SPAC
2-July Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
4-July Buffalo, NY Darien Lake
6-July Camden, NJ Tweeter Center
8-July Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
9-July Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
18-July Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
20-July Seattle, WA White River Amphitheatre
21-July Portland, OR The Amphitheatre at Clark County
23-July Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
25-July Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
27-July Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
28-July Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
30-July San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheatre
1-Aug. San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
3-Aug. Concord, CA Sleep Train Pavilion
4-Aug. Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
6-Aug. Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
8-Aug. Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
11-Aug. Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Centre
12-Aug. San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
14-Aug. Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
23-Aug. Kansas City, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
24-Aug. St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
26-Aug. Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
28-Aug. Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
30-Aug. Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Centre
1-Sept. Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
2-Sept. Columbus, OH Germain Amphitheater
6-Sept. Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater
8-Sept. Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
9-Sept. St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
12-Sept London, ON John Labatt Centre
14-Sept. Quebec City, PQ Colisee de Quebec
15-Sept. Montreal, PQ Bell Centre
19-Sept. Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
21-Sept. Ottawa, ON ScotiaBank Place
22-Sept. Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
3-Oct. Glasgow, Scotland SECC
5-Oct. Newcastle, England Metro Radio Arena
6-Oct. Sheffield, England Hallam FM Arena
9-Oct. London, England Wembley Arena
10-Oct. London, England Wembley Arena
12-Oct. Birmingham, England NEC Arena
14-Oct. Manchester, England MEN Arena
16-Oct. Rotterdam, Netherlands Ahoy
17-Oct. Rotterdam, Netherlands Ahoy
19-Oct. Oberhausen, Germany Arena
21-Oct. Mannheim, Germany SAP Arena
23-Oct. Milan, Italy Forum Arena
26-Oct. Oslo, Norway Spektrum
27-Oct. Stockholm, Sweden Globe Arena
29-Oct. Helsinki, Finland Hartwell Arena
Check local listings for ticket information. Additional city and venue information to be announced.
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