TORONTO, ONTARIO CANADA (Top40 Charts/ Live Nation) - After a hugely successful 2007 tour, the fans have spoken and they want more. Rush officially announce dates for their extended 2008 Snakes & Arrows World Tour. The tour will kick off with their first ever appearance in San Juan, Puerto Rico April 11 and hit over 45 cities throughout the United States and Canada. For Rush fans this will be the first time in over a decade the band will make stops in Orlando, Oklahoma City, New Orleans, Reno, Moline, Boise, Austin, Jacksonville and Winnipeg to name a few. Also for the first time in years the band will play Albuquerque, Edmonton, Vancouver, Hershey and Manchester.
The 2008 tour dates and venues are listed below. Tickets for New Orleans, Reno, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver and Detroit go on sale SATURDAY JANUARY 26.
American Express Cardmembers will also have the opportunity to purchase advance tickets January 26th through February 1st for Rush performances in Boston; Chicago, Ft. Lauderdale, Holmdel, Wantagh and January 27th through February 2nd in Los Angeles and Irvine. In addition there will be a MUSICTODAY fan club presale for all Rush performances in conjunction with RUSH.COM starting January 22 through January 24.
A SNAKES AND ARROWS LIVE CD will be released sometime in April. Details are forthcoming. In addition, the track "Malignant Narcissism" from the band's 2007 release "SNAKES & ARROWS" (Anthem/Atlantic) has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
Fans will experience the technical virtuosity and hard-rocking compositions they have come to expect from Rush members, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart. In addition the band will update their set list for the 2008 tour.
The Rush tour in North America is produced by Live Nation Global Touring and SRO/Anthem.
For complete tour & ticket information, fan club presales and more, visit: https://www.rush.com & https://www.livenation.com. ALL DATES LISTED BELOW
RUSH SNAKES AND ARROWS TOUR 2008
APRIL
April 11 San Juan, PR - Coliseo de Puerto Rico
April 13 Ft Lauderdale, FL - Bank Atlantic Center
April 15 Orlando, FL - Amway Center
April 17 Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
April 19 New Orleans, LA - Arena
April 20 Houston, TX - Woodlands Pavilion
April 23 Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
April 25 Dallas, TX - The Music Center at Fair Park
April 26 Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
April 29 Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
MAY
May 1 Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
May 3 Reno, NV - Reno Events Center
May 4 Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion
May 6 Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre
May 10 Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center
May 11 Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
May 20 Moline, IL - iWireless Center
May 22 St Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
May 24 Winnipeg, MB - MTS Center
May 25 Regina, SK - Brandt Center
May 27 Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
May 29 Vancouver, BC - GM Place
May 31 Seattle, WA- The Gorge Amphitheatre
JUNE
June 1 Portland, OR - Clark County Amphitheatre
June 3 Boise, ID, - Idaho Center
June 5 Denver, CO - Red Rocks
June 7 Kansas City, MO- Starlight Theatre
June 9 Chicago, IL - United Center
June 10 Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
June 12 Montreal, QC - Bell Center
June 14 Philadelphia, PA- Wachovia Center
June 15 Boston, MA - Tweeter Center
June 25 Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Amphitheatre
June 27 Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
June 28 St Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
June 30 Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
JULY
July 2 Pittsburgh, PA - Post Gazette Amphitheatre
July 4 Atlantic City, NJ - Marc Etess Arena
July 5 Saratoga, NY - SPAC
July 7 Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
July 9 Toronto, ON - The Molson Amphitheatre
July 11 Manchester, MA - Verizon Arena
July 12 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
July 14 Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach
July 17 Hershey, PA - Hershey Stadium
July 19 Washington, DC - Nissan Pavilion
July 20 Charlotte, NC - Amphitheatre
July 22 Atlanta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park
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