Presto tour

Presto Tour

Tour by Rush
Associated album	Presto
Start date	February 17, 1990
End date	June 29, 1990
Legs	1
No. of shows	64
Rush concert chronology

Rush's Presto Tour was in support of the band's 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.

Set list

• "Intro"
• "Force Ten"
• "Freewill"
• "Distant Early Warning"
• "Time Stand Still"
• "Subdivisions"
• "Marathon"
• "Red Barchetta"
• "Superconductor"
• "Show Don't Tell" (preceded "Superconductor" until February 22, 1990)
• "The Pass"
• "Closer To The Heart"
• "Manhattan Project"
• "Xanadu"
• "YYZ"
• "The Rhythm Method (Drum solo)"
• "Scars"
• "War Paint"
• "Mission"
• "Tom Sawyer"

Encore:

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

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
February 17, 1990	Greenville, South Carolina	United States	Greenville Memorial Auditorium
February 19, 1990	Jacksonville, Florida		Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum
February 20, 1990	St. Petersburg, Florida		Bayfront Center
February 22, 1990	Miami, Florida		Miami Arena
February 23, 1990	Orlando, Florida		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, Missouri		Kemper Arena
March 5, 1990	St. Louis		St. Louis Arena
March 6, 1990	Cincinnati		Riverfront Coliseum
March 8, 1990	Auburn Hills, Michigan		The Palace of Auburn Hills
March 9, 1990
March 20, 1990	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Canada	Northlands Coliseum
March 21, 1990	Calgary, Alberta, Canada		Scotiabank Saddledome
March 23, 1990	Vancouver		Pacific Coliseum
March 24, 1990	Portland, Oregon	United States	Veterans Memorial Coliseum
March 26, 1990	Seattle		Seattle Center Coliseum
March 28, 1990	Sacramento, California		ARCO Arena
March 30, 1990	Oakland, California		Oakland Coliseum
March 31, 1990
April 2, 1990	Inglewood, California		Great Western Forum
April 3, 1990
April 5, 1990	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
April 7, 1990	Costa Mesa, California		Pacific Amphitheatre
April 8, 1990	Phoenix, Arizona		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
April 20, 1990	East Rutherford, New Jersey		Brendan Byrne Arena
April 22, 1990	Uniondale, New York		Nassau Coliseum
April 24, 1990	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
April 25, 1990	East Rutherford, New Jersey		Brendan Byrne Arena
April 27, 1990	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
April 28, 1990	Rochester, New York		War Memorial Auditorium
May 1, 1990	Atlanta		The Omni
May 2, 1990	Charlotte, North Carolina		Charlotte Coliseum
May 4, 1990	Richmond, Virginia		Richmond Coliseum
May 5, 1990	Largo, Maryland		Capital Centre
May 7, 1990	Providence, Rhode Island		Civic Center
May 8, 1990	Hartford, Connecticut		Hartford Civic Center
May 9, 1990	Worcester, Massachusetts		The Centrum
May 10, 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 1, 1990	Old Orchard Beach, Maine	United States	Unknown Venue
June 2, 1990	Albany, New York		Knickerbocker Arena
June 4, 1990	Baltimore		Baltimore Arena
June 5, 1990	Hampton, Virginia		Hampton Coliseum
June 7, 1990	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		Civic Arena
June 8, 1990	Richfield, Ohio		Richfield Coliseum
June 10, 1990	Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio		Blossom Music Center
June 11, 1990	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
June 13, 1990	Columbus, Ohio		Cooper Stadium
June 14, 1990	Noblesville, Indiana		Deer Creek Music Center
June 16, 1990	East Troy, Wisconsin		Alpine Valley Music Theatre
June 17, 1990
June 19, 1990	Bloomington, Minnesota		Met Center
June 20, 1990	Omaha, Nebraska		Omaha Civic Auditorium
June 22, 1990	Englewood, California		Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
June 24, 1990	Salt Lake City		Salt Palace
June 26, 1990	Sacramento, California		Cal Expo Amphitheatre
June 27, 1990	Mountain View, California		Shoreline Amphitheatre
June 29, 1990	Irvine, California		Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre

References

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