# Snakes & Arrows Tour

The Snakes & Arrows Tour was a concert tour by Canadian rock band Rush to promote the studio album Snakes & Arrows. The first leg of the tour began on June 13, 2007, in Atlanta and concluded on October 29, 2007, at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. The 2008 portion of the tour started on April 11, 2008, in San Juan, Puerto Rico at José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum and ended on July 24, 2008, in Noblesville, Indiana at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. The tour was Rush's most successful to date, grossing nearly $65 million. At 114 shows, it is Rush's second-longest tour, after the Hemispheres tour back in 1978 –79.
Rush released the double live album Snakes & Arrows Live on April 15, 2008, documenting the 2007 leg. It contains the entire 2007 setlist recorded over two days, October 16–17, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The album features the song "Distant Early Warning" in place of "Summertime Blues".
During this tour, Rush once again used their connections to add humor to their performances. "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)" featured an intro from SCTV's own Bob and Doug McKenzie, while "Tom Sawyer" was preceded by an intro from South Park characters Cartman, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny.

## Performance changes

This tour differed from previous Rush tours in an increase of new material played (nine songs compared to the more usual four or five) and the reintroduction of songs that have not been played for decades (for example "Circumstances", last played when the band was touring for 1978's Hemispheres, and "A Passage to Bangkok", which was last played in its entirety on the Moving Pictures Warm-Up tour and included as a cut on 1981's double-live album Exit... Stage Left). The first leg also marked the first time "Entre Nous" from Permanent Waves was performed live. Some of the older songs (e.g. "Digital Man" from Signals) were shortened.
Neil Peart's drum solo underwent changes. The big band ending, which on previous tours featured Peart's performance of "One O'Clock Jump" by Count Basie, instead incorporated a portion of "Cotton Tail", a song he recorded with the Buddy Rich Band on the tribute Burning For Buddy, Vol. 1. The marimba section from "Pieces of Eight" and the tribal excerpt piece from "Scars" were also dropped.

## 2007 leg setlist
### Set 1

* "Limelight"
* "Digital Man"
* "Entre Nous"
* "Mission"
* "Freewill"
* "The Main Monkey Business"
* "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)"
* "Secret Touch"
* "Circumstances"
* "Between the Wheels"
* "Dreamline"
Set 2
* "Far Cry"
* "Workin' Them Angels"
* "Armor and Sword"
* "Spindrift"
* "The Way the Wind Blows"
* "Subdivisions"
* "Natural Science"
* "Witch Hunt"
* "Malignant Narcissism"
* "De Slagwerker" (Neil Peart drum solo)
* "Hope"
* "Summertime Blues" or "Distant Early Warning" (alternated starting on July 4, 2007, and permanently added to the setlist for the entire European leg)
* "The Spirit of Radio"
* "Tom Sawyer"
Encore:
* "One Little Victory"
* "A Passage to Bangkok"
* "YYZ"

## 2008 leg setlist
### Set 1

* "Limelight"
* "Digital Man"
* "Ghost of a Chance"
* "Mission"
* "Freewill"
* "The Main Monkey Business"
* "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)"
* "Red Barchetta"
* "The Trees"
* "Between the Wheels"
* "Dreamline"
Set 2:
* "Far Cry"
* "Workin' Them Angels"
* "Armor and Sword"
* "Spindrift"
* "The Way the Wind Blows"
* "Subdivisions"
* "Natural Science"
* "Witch Hunt"
* "Malignant Narcissism"
* "De Slagwerker" (Neil Peart drum solo)
* "Hope"
* "The Spirit of Radio"
* "2112" I."Overture" II."The Temples of Syrinx"
* "Tom Sawyer"
Encore:
* "One Little Victory"
* "A Passage to Bangkok"
* "YYZ"

## Tour dates

List of 2007 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Capacity/Attendance/Gross |
| June 13, 2007 | Atlanta | United States | HiFi Buys Amphitheatre | 15,949 / 8,998 / $505,255 |
| June 15, 2007 | West Palm Beach | United States | Sound Advice Amphitheater | 19,238 / 9,432 / $492,908 |
| June 16, 2007 | Tampa | United States | Ford Amphitheater | 19,508 / 13,434 / $605,896 |
| June 18, 2007 | Charlotte | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | 18,700 / 8,287 / $408,908 |
| June 20, 2007 | Raleigh | United States | Walnut Creek Amphitheater | 20,036 / 8,085 / $348,592 |
| June 22, 2007 | Virginia Beach | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | ??? / ??? / ??? |
| June 23, 2007 | Bristow | United States | Nissan Pavilion | 22,661 / 12,203 / $708,378 |
| June 25, 2007 | Burgettstown | United States | Post-Gazette Pavilion | 23,070 / 9,257 / $380,157 |
| June 27, 2007 | Mansfield | United States | Tweeter Center | 14,245 / 12,358 / $689,995 |
| June 29, 2007 | Scranton | United States | Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain | 17,161 / 8,482 / $405,990 |
| June 30, 2007 | Saratoga Springs | United States | SPAC | 25,240 / 10,847 / $525,626 |
| July 2, 2007 | Wantagh | United States | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater | 13,851 / 12,300 / $860,671 |
| July 4, 2007 | Corfu | United States | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center | 21,800 / 7,624 / $429,109 |
| July 6, 2007 | Camden | United States | Tweeter Center | 24,956 / 12,180 / $662,267 |
| July 8, 2007 | Holmdel | United States | PNC Bank Arts Center | 16,996 / 12,014 / $628,792 |
| July 9, 2007 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena | 7,793 / 7,793 / $452,900 |
| July 18, 2007 | Calgary | Canada | Pengrowth Saddledome | 12,026 / 11,006 / $808,041 |
| July 20, 2007 | Auburn | United States | White River Amphitheatre | 15,552 / 13,689 / $638,462 |
| July 21, 2007 | Ridgefield | United States | The Amphitheater at Clark County | 13,188 / 10,986 / $581,898 |
| July 23, 2007 | Hollywood | United States | Hollywood Bowl | 17,563 / 14,696 / $1,074,586 |
| July 25, 2007 | Irvine | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | 11,563 / 10,347 / $682,819 |
| July 27, 2007 | Phoenix | United States | Cricket Wireless Pavilion | 16,066 / 12,276 / $485,795 |
| July 28, 2007 | Paradise | United States | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 11,034 / 10,002 / $922,675 |
| July 30, 2007 | Chula Vista | United States | Coors Amphitheater | 9,831 / 8,959 / $412,235 |
| August 1, 2007 | Mountain View | United States | Shoreline Amphitheatre | 11,000 / 9,101 / $507,546 |
| August 3, 2007 | Concord | United States | Sleep Train Pavilion | 10,916 / 9,775 / $529,150 |
| August 4, 2007 | Wheatland | United States | Sleep Train Amphitheatre | 9,000 / 8,428 / $409,880 |
| August 6, 2007 | West Valley City | United States | USANA Amphitheatre | 14,500 / 10,971 / $492,950 |
| August 8, 2007 | Morrison | United States | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | 8,753 / 8,753 / $674,504 |
| August 11, 2007 | Dallas | United States | Smirnoff Music Centre | 16,500 / 13,366 / $690,086 |
| August 12, 2007 | Selma | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | 15,155 / 11,469 / $527,568 |
| August 14, 2007 | The Woodlands | United States | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | 14,490 / 11,904 / $646,748 |
| August 23, 2007 | Bonner Springs | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | 12,500 / 8,104 / $406,416 |
| August 24, 2007 | Maryland Heights | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | 16,500 / 12,135 / $490,721 |
| August 26, 2007 | Noblesville | United States | Verizon Wireless Music Center | 12,500 / 9,599 / $424,449 |
| August 28, 2007 | Clarkston | United States | DTE Energy Music Theatre | 13,213 / 11,384 / $602,300 |
| August 30, 2007 | Cuyahoga Falls | United States | Blossom Music Center | 13,491 / 10,527 / $449,578 |
| September 1, 2007 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverbend Music Center | 16,435 / 10,776 / $479,040 |
| September 2, 2007 | Columbus | United States | Germain Amphitheater | 12,891 / 10,241 / $463,661 |
| September 6, 2007 | Milwaukee | United States | Marcus Amphitheater | 13,299 / 12,100 / $516,155 |
| September 8, 2007 | Tinley Park | United States | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre | 18,174 / 16,613 / $847,695 |
| September 9, 2007 | Saint Paul | United States | Xcel Energy Center | 14,956 / 11,402 / $752,618 |
| September 12, 2007 | London | Canada | John Labatt Centre | 8,936 / 8,608 / $627,749 |
| September 14, 2007 | Quebec City | Canada | Colisée de Québec | 7,000 / 6,604 / $489,689 |
| September 15, 2007 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre | 12,000 / 11,662 / $967,692 |
| September 17, 2007 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | 12,125 / 11,786 / $1,022,675 |
| September 19, 2007 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 11,950 / 11,950 / $605,304 |
| September 21, 2007 | Ottawa | Canada | Scotiabank Place | 16,500 / 10,870 / $594,490 |
| September 22, 2007 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 11,950 / 10,304 / $592,306 |
| October 3, 2007 | Glasgow | Scotland | SECC | 9000 / 7,820 / $485,330 |
| October 5, 2007 | Newcastle | England | Metro Radio Arena | 9000 / 6,989 / $427,560 |
| October 6, 2007 | Sheffield | England | Hallam FM Arena | 11,000 / 10,102 / $455,403 |
| October 9, 2007 | London | England | Wembley Arena | 9,890 / 9,890 / $710,000 |
| October 10, 2007 | London | England | Wembley Arena | 9,890 / 9,130 / $687,330 |
| October 12, 2007 | Birmingham | England | NEC Arena | 12,643 / 12,643 / $875,300 |
| October 14, 2007 | Manchester | England | MEN Arena | 15,552 / 15,552 / $977,290 |
| October 16, 2007 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ahoy | 5,800 / 5,800 / $377,000 |
| October 17, 2007 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ahoy | 5,800 / 5,800 / $377,000 |
| October 19, 2007 | Oberhausen | Germany | König Pilsener Arena | 10,000 / 6,550 / $398,995 |
| October 21, 2007 | Mannheim | Germany | SAP Arena | 12,500 / 9,170 / $567,540 |
| October 23, 2007 | Milan | Italy | Forum Arena | 9,000 / 5,020 / $362,020 |
| October 26, 2007 | Oslo | Norway | Spektrum | 7,300 / 7,300 / 458,000 |
| October 27, 2007 | Stockholm | Sweden | Globen Arena | 12,000 / 10,886 / $496,405 |
| October 29, 2007 | Helsinki | Finland | Hartwall Arena | 11,200 / 11,200 / $577,347 |
List of 2008 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Capacity/Attendance/Gross |
| April 11, 2008 | San Juan | Puerto Rico | Coliseo de Puerto Rico | 9,598 / 6,855 / $740,155 |
| April 13, 2008 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | BankAtlantic Center | 8,432 / 8,432 / $568,067 |
| April 15, 2008 | Orlando | United States | Amway Arena | 8,517 / 7,612 / $513,348 |
| April 17, 2008 | Jacksonville | United States | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 12,234 / 6,271 / $341,025 |
| April 19, 2008 | The Woodlands | United States | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | 11,033 / 7,653 / $507,265 |
| April 20, 2008 | New Orleans | United States | New Orleans Arena | 12,987 / 10,529 / $663,000 |
| April 23, 2008 | Austin | United States | Frank Erwin Center | 7,836 / 7,049 / $417,260 |
| April 25, 2008 | Dallas | United States | Gexa Energy Pavilion | 11,500 / 8,496 / $546,048 |
| April 26, 2008 | Oklahoma City | United States | Ford Center | 8,497 / 7,953 / $477,831 |
| April 29, 2008 | Albuquerque | United States | Journal Pavilion | 11,496 / 7,653 / $345,952 |
| May 1, 2008 | Phoenix | United States | Cricket Wireless Pavilion | 12,000 / 8,531 / $420,818 |
| May 3, 2008 | Reno | United States | Reno Events Center | 6,114 / 6,114 / $468,486 |
| May 4, 2008 | Concord | United States | Sleep Train Pavilion | 11,500 / 9,451 / $469,767 |
| May 6, 2008 | Los Angeles | United States | Nokia Theater | 6,308 / 4,930 / $592,788 |
| May 8, 2008 | Los Angeles | United States | Nokia Theater | 6,308 / 4,930 / $592,788 |
| May 10, 2008 | Paradise | United States | Mandalay Bay Events Center | 8,449 / 7,762 / $680,901 |
| May 11, 2008 | Irvine | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | 12,298 / 9,488 / $615,582 |
| May 20, 2008 | Moline | United States | iWireless Center | 6,526 / 5,789 / $298,153 |
| May 22, 2008 | Saint Paul | United States | Xcel Energy Center | 12,440 / 7,901 / $494,340 |
| May 24, 2008 | Winnipeg | Canada | MTS Centre | 10,333 / 7,802 / $419,459 |
| May 25, 2008 | Regina | Canada | Brandt Centre | 6,186 / 5,548 / $375,778 |
| May 27, 2008 | Edmonton | Canada | Rexall Place | 11,250 / 8,779 / $496,569 |
| May 29, 2008 | Vancouver | Canada | GM Place | 14,000 / 10,150 / $589,540 |
| May 31, 2008 | George | United States | The Gorge | 14,482 / 10,450 / $638,211 |
| June 1, 2008 | Ridgefield | United States | The Amphitheater at Clark County | 10,790 / 8,157 / $449,155 |
| June 3, 2008 | Nampa | United States | Idaho Center | 6,160 / 5,568 / $330,479 |
| June 5, 2008 | Morrison | United States | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Postponed to June 25, 2008, due to severe weather |
| June 7, 2008 | Kansas City | United States | Starlight Theater | 7,733 / 6,339 / $373,564 |
| June 9, 2008 | Chicago | United States | United Center | 10,863 / 10,600 / $802,843 |
| June 10, 2008 | Detroit | United States | Joe Louis Arena | 13,835 / 8,744 / 571,309 |
| June 12, 2008 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre | 9,468 / 7,575 / $655,450 |
| June 14, 2008 | Philadelphia | United States | Wachovia Center | 12,017 / 9,801 / $662,621 |
| June 15, 2008 | Mansfield | United States | Comcast Center | 10,734 / 8,263 / $617,859 |
| June 25, 2008 | Morrison | United States | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | 8,412 / 8,412 / $672,514 |
| June 27, 2008 | Milwaukee | United States | Marcus Amphitheater | 25,000 / 11,272 / $787,005 |
| June 28, 2008 | Maryland Heights | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | 12,000 / 9,744 / $443,455 |
| June 30, 2008 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverbend Music Center | 10,000 / 7,894 / $419,600 |
| July 2, 2008 | Burgettstown | United States | Post-Gazette Pavilion | 12,500 / 8,190 / $329,076 |
| July 4, 2008 | Atlantic City | United States | Mark Etess Arena | 5,256 / 4,327 / $365,252 |
| July 5, 2008 | Saratoga Springs | United States | SPAC | 13,633 / 9,202 / $490,540 |
| July 7, 2008 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena | 7,514 / 6,619 / $455,230 |
| July 9, 2008 | Toronto | Canada | Molson Amphitheatre | 15,949 / 15,949 / 900,480 |
| July 11, 2008 | Manchester | United States | Verizon Wireless Arena | 8,679 / 7,989 / $496,740 |
| July 12, 2008 | Holmdel | United States | PNC Bank Arts Center | 12,700 / 9,641 / $638,247 |
| July 14, 2008 | Wantagh | United States | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater | 10,829 / 9,070 / $733,035 |
| July 17, 2008 | Hershey | United States | Hersheypark Stadium | 13,153 / 9,597 / $631,050 |
| July 19, 2008 | Bristow | United States | Nissan Pavilion | 14,500 / 10,784 / $684,385 |
| July 20, 2008 | Charlotte | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | 12,517 / 8,997 / $399,279 |
| July 22, 2008 | Alpharetta | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park | 12,000 / 10,559 / $701,025 |
| July 24, 2008 | Noblesville | United States | Verizon Wireless Music Center | 24,000 / 9,987 / $445,652 |