Exit... Stage Left Tour
| Tour by Rush | |
| Location |
|
|---|---|
| Associated album | Exit... Stage Left |
| Start date | October 29, 1981 |
| End date | December 22, 1981 |
| Legs | 2 |
| No. of shows | 34 |
| Rush concert chronology | |
The Exit... Stage Left Tour was a concert tour by Canadian rock band Rush, in support of the band's second live album Exit... Stage Left and its accompanying video.
Background[edit]
The European leg of the tour was supported by Girlschool.[1] Riot was the opening act for the band on the North American leg, performing in arenas.[2]
Setlist[edit]
This is an example setlist adapted from Rush: Wandering the Face of the Earth – The Official Touring History of what were performed during the tour, but may not represent the majority of the shows.[3] The setlist was similar to the setlist from the previous tour, but featured the song "Subdivisions" which would later be featured on the band's 1982 studio album Signals. "New World Man" and "Chemistry" were both performed only at the soundchecks before a show.[4][5]
- "2112: Overture/Temples of Syrinx"
- "Freewill"
- "Limelight"
- "Book II: Hemispheres – Prelude"
- "Beneath, Between and Behind"
- "Subdivisions"
- "The Camera Eye"
- "YYZ"
- "Broon's Bane"
- "The Trees"
- "Xanadu"
- "The Spirit of Radio"
- "Red Barchetta"
- "Closer to the Heart"
- "Tom Sawyer"
- "Vital Signs"
- "Working Man"
- "Book II: Hemispheres – Armageddon"
- "By-Tor and the Snow Dog"
- "In the End"
- "In the Mood"
- "2112: Grand Finale"
Encore
Tour dates[edit]
| Date[6][7] | City | Country | Venue | Opening Act(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | ||||
| October 29, 1981 | Stafford | England | New Bingley Hall | — |
| October 30, 1981 | ||||
| October 31, 1981 | Queensferry | Wales | Deeside Leisure Centre | |
| November 2, 1981 | Brighton | England | Brighton Centre | |
| November 4, 1981 | London | Wembley Arena | ||
| November 5, 1981 | ||||
| November 6, 1981 | ||||
| November 8, 1981 | Ingliston | Scotland | Royal Highland Centre | |
| November 9, 1981 | Stafford | England | New Bingley Hall | |
| November 11, 1981 | Hamburg | West Germany | Musikhalle | Girlschool |
| November 12, 1981 | Neunkirchen am Brand | Hemmerleinhalle | ||
| November 14, 1981 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ahoy Sportpaleis | |
| November 16, 1981 | Munich | West Germany | Circus Krone | |
| November 17, 1981 | Rüsselsheim am Main | Walter-Köbel-Halle | ||
| November 18, 1981 | Böblingen | Sporthalle | ||
| November 19, 1981 | ||||
| November 20, 1981 | Karlsruhe | Schwarzwaldhalle | ||
| November 21, 1981 | Essen | Grugahalle | ||
| North America | ||||
| November 28, 1981 | Pembroke Pines | United States | Hollywood Sportatorium | Riot |
| November 29, 1981[8] | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum | ||
| December 1, 1981 | Birmingham | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center | ||
| December 2, 1981 | Nashville | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | ||
| December 4, 1981 | Charlotte | Charlotte Coliseum | ||
| December 5, 1981 | Fayetteville | Cumberland County Memorial Arena | ||
| December 6, 1981 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | ||
| December 8, 1981 | Knoxville | Knoxville Civic Coliseum | ||
| December 9, 1981 | Atlanta | The Omni | ||
| December 11, 1981 | Greenville | Greenville Memorial Auditorium | ||
| December 12, 1981 | Johnson City | Freedom Hall Civic Center | ||
| December 13, 1981 | Roanoke | Roanoke Civic Center Coliseum | ||
| December 15, 1981 | Norfolk | Scope Arena | ||
| December 20, 1981 | Hartford | Hartford Civic Center | ||
| December 21, 1981 | East Rutherford | Brendan Bryne Meadowlands Arena | ||
| December 22, 1981 | ||||
Box office score data[edit]
| Date (1981) |
City | Venue | Attendance | Gross | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | Birmingham, United States | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center | 7,398 / 9,000 | $70,281 | [9] |
| December 2 | Nashville, United States | Municipal Auditorium | 9,900 | $83,742 | |
| December 4 | Charlotte, United States | Coliseum | 12,562 | $111,616 | |
| December 6 | Greensboro, United States | Coliseum | 8,192 / 10,000 | $76,826 | |
| December 11 | Greenville, United States | Memorial Auditorium | 7,000 | $60,735 | [10] |
Personnel[edit]
- Geddy Lee – vocals, bass, keyboards
- Alex Lifeson – guitar, backing vocals
- Neil Peart – drums
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ Popoff 2013, p. 74.
- ^ Popoff 2021, pp. 101–102.
- ^ Daly & Hansen 2019, p. 218.
- ^ Popoff 2021, p. 101.
- ^ Daly & Hansen 2019, p. 214.
- ^ Daly & Hansen 2019, pp. 218–221.
- ^ "Exit... Stage Left Tour". Rush.com. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Dead-Brothers Concert Turns Out to Be Turkey". No. 38. Ocala, Florida: Ocala Star-Banner. November 26, 1981. p. 4B. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
Rush, a group of Canadian rockers, is scheduled to play at 8 p.m. Sunday in the Jacksonville Coliseum
- ^ "Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 93, no. 50. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 19, 1981. p. 29. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 93, no. 51. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 26, 1981. p. 44. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
Sources[edit]
- Popoff, Martin (2013). Rush: The Illustrated History. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-1-61058-726-6.
- Daly, Skip; Hansen, Eric (2019). Rush: Wandering the Face of the Earth – The Official Touring History. Insight Editions. ISBN 978-1-68383-450-2.
- Popoff, Martin (2021). Limelight: Rush in the '80s. Toronto, Canada: ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-77041-569-0.
