Presto tour

Presto Tour

Tour by Rush
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Associated album	Presto
Start date	February 17, 1990
End date	June 29, 1990
Legs	1
No. of shows	63
Rush concert chronology

The Presto Tour was a concert tour by Canadian rock band Rush in support of their thirteenth studio album Presto.

The tour officially started on February 17, 1990 at Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, South Carolina and concluded on June 29, 1990 at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in Irvine, California. Opening bands that premiered in the tour included Mr. Big, Chalk Circle and Voivod.

Footage of performances from this tour was later included as a bonus feature on the home video release of Time Stand Still, a 2016 documentary about the band's R40 Live Tour.

Set list

1. "Force Ten"
2. "Freewill"
3. "Distant Early Warning"
4. "Time Stand Still"
5. "Subdivisions"
6. "Marathon"
7. "Red Barchetta"
8. "Superconductor"
9. "Show Don't Tell" (preceded "Superconductor" until February 22, 1990)
10. "The Pass"
11. "Closer to the Heart"
12. "Manhattan Project"
13. "Xanadu"
14. "YYZ"
15. "The Rhythm Method" (drum solo)
16. "Scars"
17. "War Paint"
18. "Mission"
19. "Tom Sawyer"

Encore:

1. "The Big Money" (replaced by "The Spirit of Radio" on April 2, 1990.)
2. "2112 (Overture)"
3. "La Villa Strangiato"
4. "In the Mood"
5. "Wipeout!"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
February 17, 1990	Greenville	United States	Greenville Memorial Auditorium
February 19, 1990	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum
February 20, 1990	St. Petersburg		Bayfront Center
February 22, 1990	Miami		Miami Arena
February 23, 1990	Orlando		Orlando Arena
February 25, 1990	New Orleans		Lakefront Arena
February 26, 1990	Houston		The Summit
February 28, 1990	San Antonio		Convention Center Arena
March 1, 1990	Dallas		Reunion Arena
March 3, 1990	Kansas City		Kemper Arena
March 5, 1990	St. Louis		St. Louis Arena
March 6, 1990	Cincinnati		Riverfront Coliseum
March 8, 1990	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
March 9, 1990
March 20, 1990	Edmonton	Canada	Northlands Coliseum
March 21, 1990	Calgary		Scotiabank Saddledome
March 23, 1990	Vancouver		Pacific Coliseum
March 24, 1990	Portland	United States	Veterans Memorial Coliseum
March 26, 1990	Seattle		Seattle Center Coliseum
March 28, 1990	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
March 30, 1990	Oakland		Oakland Coliseum
March 31, 1990
April 2, 1990	Inglewood		Great Western Forum
April 3, 1990
April 5, 1990	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
April 7, 1990	Costa Mesa		Pacific Amphitheatre
April 8, 1990	Phoenix		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
April 20, 1990	East Rutherford		Brendan Byrne Arena
April 22, 1990	Uniondale		Nassau Coliseum
April 24, 1990	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
April 25, 1990	East Rutherford		Brendan Byrne Arena
April 27, 1990	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
April 28, 1990	Rochester		War Memorial Auditorium
May 1, 1990	Atlanta		The Omni
May 2, 1990	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
May 4, 1990	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum
May 5, 1990	Largo		Capital Centre
May 7, 1990	Providence		Civic Center
May 8, 1990	Hartford		Hartford Civic Center
May 10, 1990	Worcester		The Centrum
May 11, 1990
May 13, 1990	Quebec City	Canada	Colisée Quebec City
May 14, 1990	Montreal		Montreal Forum
May 16, 1990	Toronto		Maple Leaf Gardens
May 17, 1990
June 2, 1990	Albany	United States	Knickerbocker Arena
June 4, 1990	Baltimore		Baltimore Arena
June 5, 1990	Hampton		Hampton Coliseum
June 7, 1990	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
June 8, 1990	Richfield		Richfield Coliseum
June 10, 1990	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center
June 11, 1990	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
June 13, 1990	Columbus		Cooper Stadium
June 14, 1990	Noblesville		Deer Creek Music Center
June 16, 1990	East Troy		Alpine Valley Music Theatre
June 17, 1990
June 19, 1990	Bloomington		Met Center
June 20, 1990	Omaha		Omaha Civic Auditorium
June 22, 1990	Englewood		Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
June 24, 1990	Salt Lake City		Salt Palace
June 26, 1990	Sacramento		Cal Expo Amphitheatre
June 27, 1990	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
June 29, 1990	Irvine		Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre

References

• Rush: The Complete Tourbooks 1977–2004. 2006 Anthem Entertainment, Toronto
• http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/tourdates.php#PRESTO