Yesterday the fantastic Rush fan blog, rushisaband.com posted some leaked tour dates for this fall. The word on the street is that the official tour date announcement is going to be tomorrow, along with the release to radio of the next single, "Headlong Flight". For critical Rush fanatics like me though, tomorrow is just too long a wait, so last night Jen and I started fantasizing about which shows to see. The first leaked date is in September and it is at the Verizon in Manchester, NH. There is also a Boston show in October at the Garden. Those two are definite must sees. What about a road trip though? last tour we went to New York and Hershey, PA. In the past we've gone to Milwaukee, WI, and Saratoga Springs, NY, and Uncasville, CT, as well as more shows in New York and Manchester.
What about Las Vegas on 11/23 and Phoenix on 11/25?
What about going to Buffalo, NY on 10/26, two days after the Boston Garden show, and visiting Niagara Falls while we're there? I need a passport to visit the Canadian side though, so there is prep work to be done there.
Well... if we're already discussing getting a passport... why not start thinking of Toronto on 10/14? Toronto... the band's home town... Of all the places in the world to go see Rush, that is the place. I don't care how successful a band is, or how long they've been playing together, the home show is always a great show.
October 14th at the Air Canada Center in Toronto...
I'll print up a passport application right now.
Here are the leaked tour dates as posted on rushisaband.com:
Sept 7: Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
Sept 9: Washington, DC - Jiffy Lube Live
Sept 11: Pittsburgh, PA - CONSOL Energy Center
Sept 13: Indianapolis, IN - Klipsch Music Center
Sept 15: Chicago, IL - United Center
Sept 18: Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
Sept 20: Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
Sept 22: St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
Sept 24: Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
Sept 26: Winnipeg, MB - MTS Center
Sept 28: Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Center
Sept 30: Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
Oct 10: Bridgeport, CT - Webster Bank Arena
Oct 12: Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
Oct 14: Toronto, ON - Air Canada Center
Oct 18: Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
Oct 20: Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
Oct 22: Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center
Oct 24: Boston, MA - TD Garden
Oct 26: Buffalo, NY - First Niagra Center
Oct 28: Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
Oct 30: Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena
Nov 1: Atlanta, GA - Verizon Wireless Ampitheater
Nov 3: Tampa, FL - 1-800-ASK-GARY Ampitheater
Nov 13: Seattle, WA - Key Arena
Nov 15: San Jose, CA - HP Pavillion
Nov 17: Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
Nov 18: Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Ampitheater
Nov 23: Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand
Nov 25: Phoeniz, AZ - US Airways Center
Nov 28: Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
Nov 30: San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
Dec 2: Houston, TX - Toyota Center
You can't really say it is a crock of anything yet. These are just rumors that rushisaband claims have been heard from multiple sources. Wait until the official announcement comes, hopefully tomorrow, before you start getting pissed off. None of these dates could be accurate.
ReplyDeletePatience, my anonymous friend. Patience.