Hemispheres Tour

Hemispheres Tour
	Promotional tour by Rush
Associated album	Hemispheres
Start date	October 14, 1978
End date	June 4, 1979
Legs	North America (1); United States (5); • Canada (2); -> North America (6); Europe (1); • United Kingdom (1); • Europe (1); -> Europe (2); Total: 9; Overall: 2 Major Legs
No. of shows	North America (105); • United States (82); • Canada (23); Europe (27); • United Kingdom (19); • Germany (3); • Sweden (2); • Norway (1); • Netherlands (1); • Belgium (1); Total: 132; Cancelled (5); Overall Total: 137
Rush concert chronology
	; A Farewell to Kings Tour; (1977–1978); ; Hemispheres Tour; (1978–1979); ; Permanent Waves Tour; (1979–1980);

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Overview[edit]

Background[edit]

North America Leg[edit]

Europe Leg[edit]

Personnel[edit]

Geddy Lee – Lead Vocals, Bass, & Keyboards
Alex Lifeson – Guitar & Background Vocals
Neil Peart – Drums

Setlist[edit]

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"Anthem"
"A Passage to Bangkok"
"By-Tor & the Snow Dog"
"Xanadu"
"Something For Nothing"
"The Trees"
"Cygnus X-1"
1. "The Voyage"
2. "Hemispheres"
"Closer to the Heart"
"Circumstances"
"A Farewell to Kings"
"La Villa Strangiato"
"2112"
1. "Overture"
2. "The Temples of Syrinx"
3. "Discovery"
4. "Presentation"
5. "Soliloquy"
6. "Grand Finale"
"Working Man"
[Encore]
"Bastille Day"
"In the Mood" [+ "Neil Peart Drum Solo"]

Tour Dates[edit]

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Date	City	Country	Venue
1978
NORTH AMERICA LEG
North America (1st Leg)
Canada (1st Leg)
October 14, 1978	Kingston	Canada	Kingston Memorial Arena
October 15, 1978	Guelph		Guelph War Memorial Hall
October 17, 1978	North Bay		North Bay Memorial Gardens
October 18, 1978	Sudbury		Sudbury Community Arena
October 20, 1978	Thunder Bay		Fort Williams Gardens
October 21, 1978	Winnipeg		Winnipeg Arena
October 22, 1978	Brandon		"The Keystone" Arena
October 24, 1978	Regina		The Agridome
October 25, 1978	Saskatoon		Saskatoon Arena
October 27, 1978	Edmonton		Northlands Coliseum
October 28, 1978	Calgary		"Stampede Corral" Arena
October 29, 1978	Lethbridge		Canada Games Sportsplex Arena
October 31, 1978	Kamloops		K.X.A. Auditorium
November 2, 1978	Victoria		Victoria Memorial Arena
November 3, 1978	Nanaimo		Beban Park Arena
November 4, 1978	Vancouver		Pacific Coliseum
United States (1st Leg)
November 6, 1978	Portland	United States	Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum
November 7, 1978	Seattle		Seattle Center Coliseum
November 8, 1978	Spokane		Spokane Coliseum
November 10, 1978	Sacramento		Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
November 11, 1978	Reno		Centennial Coliseum
November 13, 1978	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
November 14, 1978	Long Beach		Long Beach Arena
November 15, 1978	Fresno		Warnors Theater
November 16, 1978	Daly City		"The Cow Palace" Arena
November 18, 1978	San Bernardino		Swing Auditorium
November 19, 1978	Phoenix		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
November 20, 1978	Tucson		Tucson Community Center Arena
North America (2nd Leg)
United States (2nd Leg)
November 30, 1978	Indianapolis	United States	Market Square Arena
December 1, 1978	Trotwood		Hara Arena
December 2, 1978	Detroit		Cobo Arena
December 3, 1978	Toledo		Toledo Sports Arena
December 5, 1978	Davenport		Palmer Alumni Auditorium
December 7, 1978	Milwaukee		Mecca Arena
December 8, 1978	Ashwaubenon		Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
December 9, 1978	St. Paul		St. Paul Civic Auditorium
December 10, 1978	Des Moines		Des Moines Veterans Memorial Auditorium
December 11, 1978	Kansas City		Kansas City Municipal Arena
December 13, 1978	St. Louis		The Checkerdome
December 14, 1978	Chicago		Chicago International Amphitheater
December 15, 1978
December 16, 1978
December 17, 1978	Madison		Dane County Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Canada (2nd Leg)
December 19, 1978	London	Canada	London Gardens
December 20, 1978	Kitchener		Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
December 21, 1978	Ottawa		Ottawa Civic Arena
December 27, 1978	Montreal		Montreal Forum
December 28, 1978	Toronto		Maple Leaf Gardens
December 29, 1978	Toronto		Maple Leaf Gardens
~~December 30, 1978~~	~~Peterborough~~		~~Peterborough Memorial Arena~~
December 31, 1978	Toronto		Maple Leaf Gardens
1979
United States (3rd Leg)
January 11, 1979	Boston	United States	Boston Music Hall
January 12, 1978	Springfield		Springfield Civic Arena
January 13, 1979	New York City		The Palladium
January 14, 1979	New York City		The Palladium
January 16, 1979	Bethlehem		Stabler Arena
January 17, 1979	Passaic		The Capitol Theater
January 19, 1979	Pittsburgh		Pittsburgh Civic Arena
January 20, 1979	Baltimore		Baltimore Civic Arena
January 21, 1979	Philadelphia		"The Spectrum" Arena
January 23, 1979	Albany		Albany Palace Theater
January 24, 1979	Buffalo		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
January 26, 1979	Cincinnati		Riverfront Coliseum
January 27, 1979	Huntsville		Von Braun Civic Arena
January 28, 1979	Memphis		Mid-South Coliseum
January 30, 1979	Louisville		Louisville Gardens
January 31, 1979	Bloomington		Indiana University Auditorium
February 1, 1979	Columbus		St. John Arena
February 2, 1979	Saginaw		Wendler Arena
February 3, 1979	Richfield		Richfield Coliseum
United States (4th Leg)
February 15, 1979	Columbia	United States	Columbia Township Auditorium
February 17, 1979	Fayetteville		Cumberland County Memorial Arena
February 19, 1979	Asheville		Asheville Civic Arena
February 20, 1979	Knoxville		Knoxville Civic Coliseum
February 22, 1979	Little Rock		Barton Coliseum
February 23, 1979	Shreveport		Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
February 24, 1979	Oklahoma City		Oklahoma State Fair Arena
February 25, 1979	Austin		Austin Municipal Auditorium
February 27, 1979	Corpus Christi		Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum
March 1, 1979	Houston		Sam Houston Coliseum
March 2, 1979	Dallas		Dallas Convention Center Arena
March 3, 1979	San Antonio		San Antonio Convention Center Arena
March 4, 1979	Beaumont		Beaumont Fair Park Coliseum
March 6, 1979	New Orleans		New Orleans Municipal Auditorium
March 8, 1979	Mobile		Mobile Expo Hall
March 9, 1979	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Civic Auditorium
March 10, 1979	Pembroke Pines		Hollywood Sportatorium
March 11, 1979	Tampa		Curtis Hixon Hall
March 13, 1979	Birmingham		Boutwell Memorial Auditorium
March 15, 1979	Chattanooga		Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium
March 16, 1979	Nashville		Nashville Municipal Auditorium
March 17, 1979	Johnson City		Freedom Hall
March 18, 1979	Wheeling		Wheeling Civic Arena
United States (Final Leg)
March 27, 1979	Salt Lake City	United States	"The Salt Palace" Arena
March 28, 1979	Denver		Denver Arena
March 29, 1979	Lincoln		Pershing Memorial Auditorium
March 30, 1979	Topeka		Topeka Municipal Auditorium
April 3, 1979	Poughkeepsie		Mid-Hudson Civic Center (Mair Hall)
April 4, 1979	Rochester		Rochester Community War Memorial Arena
April 6, 1979	Hempstead		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
April 7, 1979	New Haven		New Haven Coliseum
April 8, 1979	Providence		Providence Civic Arena
April 10, 1979	Salem		Salem Civic Arena
April 11, 1979	Hampton		Hampton Coliseum
April 13, 1979	Atlanta		The Fox Theater
April 14, 1978	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
EUROPE LEG
United Kingdom Leg
April 23, 1979	Newcastle	England	Newcastle City Hall
April 24, 1979	Newcastle	England	Newcastle City Hall
April 25, 1979	Glasgow	Scotland	"Glasgow Apollo" Theatre
April 26, 1979	Glasgow		"Glasgow Apollo" Theatre
April 28, 1979	Edinburgh		"Edinburgh Odeon" Theatre
April 29, 1979	Manchester	England	"Manchester Apollo" Theatre
April 30, 1979	Manchester		"Manchester Apollo" Theatre
May 1, 1979	Liverpool		The Empire Theatre
May 2, 1979	Liverpool		The Empire Theatre
May 4, 1979	London		"Hammersmith Odeon" Theatre
May 5, 1979
May 6, 1979
May 7, 1979
May 9, 1979	Coventry		Coventry Theatre
May 10, 1979	Birmingham		"Birmingham Odeon" Theatre
May 11, 1979	Birmingham		"Birmingham Odeon" Theatre
May 13, 1979	Southampton		Southampton Gaumont Theatre
May 14, 1979	Bristol		Colston Hall
May 15, 1979	Bristol		Colston Hall
Europe Leg
~~May 17, 1979~~	~~Paris~~	~~France~~	~~Paris Stadium~~
May 18, 1979	Poperinge	Belgium	The Joyful Makeover Salon
May 22, 1979	Oslo	Norway	"The New Castle" Arena
May 23, 1979	Gothenburg	Sweden	Gothenburg Concert Hall
May 25, 1979	Stockholm	Sweden	The Green Grove
May 27, 1979	Erlangen	Germany	Grudge Hall
May 28, 1979	Offenbach		Offenbach City Hall
May 29, 1979	Hamburg		Hamburg Music Hall
~~May 31, 1979~~	~~Mannheim~~		~~Mannheim Rose Garden~~
~~June 1, 1979~~	~~Zurich~~	~~Switzerland~~	~~The People's Home~~
~~June 2, 1979~~	~~Munich~~	~~Germany~~	~~Crown Circus Building~~
PINKPOP FESTIVAL (1979)
June 4, 1979	Geleen	Netherlands	Better Women's Sports Park

References[edit]

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[2] ttp://www.rushtrader.com/hemispheres.htm

[3] ttp://rushbootlegtrading.blogspot.com/2008/09/hemispheres-dates.htm

[4] ttp://www.rush.com/tour/hemispheres/

[5] ttp://www.2112.net/powerwindows/tours/Tours.htm

[6] ttp://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/tourdates.php

[7] ttp://www.test4echo.net/rush_tour_dates.htm

[8] ttp://reocities.com/SunsetStrip/Amphitheatre/2740/hemtour.html

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Geddy Lee Alex Lifeson Neil Peart John Rutsey Jeff Jones
Studio albums	Rush (1974) Fly by Night (1975) Caress of Steel (1975) 2112 (1976) A Farewell to Kings (1977) Hemispheres (1978) Permanent Waves (1980) Moving Pictures (1981) Signals (1982) Grace Under Pressure (1984) Power Windows (1985) Hold Your Fire (1987) Presto (1989) Roll the Bones (1991) Counterparts (1993) Test for Echo (1996) Vapor Trails (2002) Snakes & Arrows (2007) Clockwork Angels (2012)
Extended play	Feedback (2004) Cygnus X-1 (2017)
Live albums	All the World's a Stage (1976) Exit...Stage Left (1981) A Show of Hands (1989) Different Stages (1998) Rush in Rio (2003) R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour (2005) Snakes & Arrows Live (2008) Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland (2011) Clockwork Angels Tour (2013) R40 Live (2015)
Songs	"Not Fade Away" "Finding My Way" "In the Mood" "Fly by Night" "Return of the Prince" "Lakeside Park" "The Twilight Zone" "2112" "A Passage to Bangkok" "Closer to the Heart" "Cinderella Man" "The Trees" "Circumstances" "The Spirit of Radio" "Freewill" "Entre Nous" "Limelight" "Tom Sawyer" "Vital Signs" "New World Man" "Subdivisions" "Countdown" "Distant Early Warning" "Red Sector A" "Afterimage" "The Big Money" "Manhattan Project" "Mystic Rhythms" "Marathon" "Time Stand Still" "Mission" "Show Don't Tell" "The Pass" "Dreamline" "Roll the Bones" "Heresy" "Ghost of a Chance" "Stick It Out" "Nobody's Hero" "Cold Fire" "Test for Echo" "Half the World" "Driven" "Virtuality" "One Little Victory" "Secret Touch" "Summertime Blues" "Far Cry" "Spindrift" "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)" "Caravan" "Headlong Flight" "The Wreckers"
Live videos	Exit...Stage Left (1982) Grace Under Pressure Tour (1986) A Show of Hands (1989) Rush in Rio (2003) R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour (2005) Rush Replay X 3 (2006) Snakes & Arrows Live (2008) Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland (2011) Clockwork Angels Tour (2013) R40 Live (2015)
Compilations	Archives (1978) Rush Through Time (1981) Chronicles (1990) Retrospective I (1997) Retrospective II (1997) The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987 (2003) Gold (2006) Retrospective III: 1989–2008 (2009) Working Men (2009) The Studio Albums 1989–2007 (2013)
Video compilations	Through the Camera Eye (1985) Chronicles (1990)
Tours	Rush Tour Fly by Night Tour Caress of Steel Tour 2112 Tour All the World's a Stage Tour A Farewell to Kings Tour Hemispheres Tour Permanent Waves Tour Moving Pictures Tour Exit...Stage Left Tour Signals Tour Grace Under Pressure Tour Power Windows Tour Hold Your Fire Tour Presto Tour Roll the Bones Tour Counterparts Tour Test for Echo Tour Vapor Trails Tour R30: 30th Anniversary Tour Snakes & Arrows Tour Time Machine Tour Clockwork Angels Tour R40 Live Tour
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