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Rush's Test for Echo Tour was in support of the band's studio album Test for Echo . It was the band's first tour without an opening act, and was billed as "An Evening With Rush." The tour kicked off October 19, 1996 at the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York and culminated on July 4, 1997 at the Corel Centre in Ottawa, Ontario . This was the only concert tour in which Rush played the song "2112 " in its entirety.
Set list
Leg one
(-Intermission-)
(-Encore-)
Leg two
Intro (Thus Spoke Zarathustra)
"Dreamline"
"Limelight "
"Stick It Out"
"Driven"
"Half the World"
"Red Barchetta"
"Animate"
"Limbo"
"The Trees"
"Virtuality"
"Nobody's Hero"
"Closer to the Heart"
"2112" (complete)
(-Intermission-)
"Test for Echo"
"Freewill"
"Red Sector A"
"Roll the Bones"
"Resist"
"Leave That Thing Alone"
"The Rhythm Method" (drum solo)
"Natural Science"
"Force Ten"
"The Spirit of Radio"
"Tom Sawyer"
(-Encore-)
"YYZ"
"Cygnus X-1" (teaser)
Tour dates
Date
City
Country
Venue
Leg #1
October 19, 1996
Albany
United States
Knickerbocker Arena
October 20, 1996
Buffalo
Marine Midland Arena
October 22, 1996
Fairborn
Ervin J. Nutter Center
October 23, 1996
Grand Rapids
Van Andel Arena
October 25, 1996
Auburn Hills
The Palace of Auburn Hills
October 26, 1996
Rockford
Rockford Metro Center
October 28, 1996
Chicago
United Center
October 29, 1996
Minneapolis
Target Center
October 31, 1996
St. Louis
Kiel Center
November 1, 1996
Milwaukee
Bradley Center
November 3, 1996
Pittsburgh
Civic Arena
November 4, 1996
Cleveland
Gund Arena
November 6, 1996
Philadelphia
CoreStates Center
November 7, 1996
Landover
US Air Arena
November 9, 1996
Boston
FleetCenter
November 10, 1996
Hartford
Hartford Civic Center
November 20, 1996
San Jose
San Jose Arena
November 21, 1996
Sacramento
ARCO Arena
November 23, 1996
San Diego
San Diego Sports Arena
November 24, 1996
Paradise
Thomas & Mack Center
November 26, 1996
Inglewood
Great Western Forum
November 27, 1996
November 29, 1996
Phoenix
America West Arena
November 30, 1996
El Paso
Don Haskins Center
December 2, 1996
San Antonio
Alamodome
December 3, 1996
Dallas
Reunion Arena
December 5, 1996
Houston
The Summit
December 6, 1996
New Orleans
UNO Lakefront Arena
December 8, 1996
West Palm Beach
Coral Sky Amphitheater
December 9, 1996
Tampa
Ice Palace
December 11, 1996
Atlanta
The Omni
December 12, 1996
Charlotte
Charlotte Coliseum
December 14, 1996
Uniondale
Nassau Coliseum
December 15, 1996
East Rutherford
Continental Airlines Arena
December 18, 1996
Toronto
Canada
Phoenix Concert Theatre
Leg #2
May 7, 1997
San Diego
United States
Hospitality Point
May 8, 1997
Phoenix
Desert Sky Pavilion
May 10, 1997
Devore
Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion
May 11, 1997
Mountain View
Shoreline Amphitheatre
May 14, 1997
Portland
Rose Garden Arena
May 16, 1997
Vancouver
Canada
General Motors Place
May 17, 1997
George
United States
The Gorge Amphitheatre
May 19, 1997
Boise
BSU Pavilion
May 20, 1997
Salt Lake City
Delta Center
May 22, 1997
Greenwood Village
Fiddler's Green Amphitheater
May 24, 1997
Dallas
Starplex Amphitheater
May 25, 1997
The Woodlands
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 4, 1997
Cincinnati
Riverbend Music Center
June 5, 1997
Nashville
Starwood Amphitheatre
June 7, 1997
Bonner Springs
Sandstone Amphitheater
June 8, 1997
Maryland Heights
Riverport Amphitheater
June 10, 1997
Noblesville
Deer Creek Music Center
June 11, 1997
Burgettstown
Star Lake Amphitheater
June 13, 1997
Milwaukee
Marcus Amphitheater
June 14, 1997
Tinley Park
New World Music Theater
June 16, 1997
Columbus
Polaris Amphitheater
June 17, 1997
Clarkston
Pine Knob Music Theater
June 19, 1997
Holmdel
PNC Bank Arts Center
June 20, 1997
Bristow
Nissan Pavilion
June 22, 1997
Camden
Blockbuster-Sony E-Center
June 23, 1997
Mansfield
Great Woods Performing Arts Center
June 25, 1997
Wantagh
Jones Beach Amphitheater
June 26, 1997
Corfu
Darien Lake
June 28, 1997
Montreal
Canada
Molson Centre
June 30, 1997
Toronto
Molson Amphitheatre
July 2, 1997
July 3, 1997
Quebec City
Quebec Coliseum
July 4, 1997
Ottawa
Corel Centre
References
Rush: The Complete Tourbooks 1977-2004. 2006 Anthem Entertainment, Toronto, Ontario
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