Roll the Bones Tour

Roll the Bones Tour
Tour by Rush
Location
  • Europe
  • North America
Associated albumRoll the Bones
Start dateOctober 25, 1991
End dateJune 28, 1992
Legs3
No. of shows101
Rush concert chronology

The Roll the Bones Tour was a concert tour by Canadian rock band Rush in support of their fourteenth studio album Roll the Bones.

Background

The tour kicked off October 25, 1991 at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario and culminated on June 28, 1992 at the World Music Theater in Tinley Park, Illinois, estimated to have performed to more than 960,000 fans.[1] Guitarist Eric Johnson was the initial opening act in the autumn of 1991,[2] following the band losing a Grammy nomination for "Where's My Thing?" to Johnson's "Cliffs of Dover".[3] American rock band Primus were the opening act for Rush later on this tour when Johnson canceled his last two weeks on the first leg as an opening act,[4][5] as well as Vinnie Moore and Mr. Big.[6][7] Opening for the band's hometown show in Toronto, Ontario on December 16 was The Tragically Hip,[6] which was set up as a benefit for United Way, alongside the Daily Bread Food Bank - in which the audience had donated fifty thousand pounds of food.[8] The band included super-sized screens, laser lights and moving pictures throughout their performances.[7]

In Sacramento on January 27, 1992, the band performed what they had considered their worst show, as they performed to an unruly audience who threw objects at the band throughout the performance. Prior to the show, Rush refused to perform "general admission" performances due to rowdiness,[9] potential injury and death in the crowd, but was booked to perform the show and was unexpectedly general admission.[6]

Reception

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's John Hayes, reviewing the Pittsburgh performance on October 28, 1991, opined that Rush had found an effective formula that held the attention of rock fans after the release of twenty albums and a long history of successful concert tours, later stating that the shows are kept alive by the "sheer talent" of the band members. Notifying the Roll the Bones Tour as one of the biggest productions on the road, he acknowledged the stage's usage of lasers, lighting, special effects, a rotating drum platform during Peart's solo and inflatable rabbits throughout the show.[10]

Reviewing the Burgettstown concert on June 21, 1992, Kurt Bruner of the Observer-Reporter opened that the trio pulled no punches and was a knockout, sending the audience who was predominantly late 20s to middle aged reeling. He expressed on the usage of special effects and lighting, praising its usage in highlighting the songs performed, as well as the choreographed lasers and lights during Peart's drum solo, which he also noted as "outstanding", "superb" and as one of the memorable aspects of the show. He acknowledged the band, stating that they looked to be enjoying themselves without exerting much effort - as well as praising the stage design as simple, with only a ramp featured around the band.[11]

The Toledo Blade's Ralph Kisiel, reviewing the Toledo performance, stated that Rush still showed that they could do their performances with "intensity" and "imagination". Noting on the audience, Kisiel commented that the overwhelming responses and emotions of the audience were whipped up quickly when the band performed crowd favorites, and when the show was over, had left fans satisfied. Kisiel continued, saying the band "clearly illustatrated that they can rock and rattle your bones for more than two hours".[12]

Set list

This is an example set list 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.[13] For the encore, the band performed a medley of older material, which would feature a minute of each song for the medley.[1] This was also the first and only Rush tour to not feature "YYZ" in the setlist since the song's release.

  1. "Force Ten"
  2. "Limelight"
  3. "Freewill"
  4. "Distant Early Warning"
  5. "Time Stand Still"
  6. "Dreamline"
  7. "Bravado"
  8. "Roll the Bones"
  9. "Show Don't Tell"
  10. "The Big Money"
  11. "Ghost of a Chance"
  12. "Subdivisions"
  13. "The Pass"
  14. "The Trees"
  15. "Where's My Thing?"
  16. "The Rhythm Method" (drum solo)
  17. "Closer to the Heart"
  18. "Xanadu"
  19. "Superconductor"
  20. "Tom Sawyer"
    Encore
  21. "The Spirit of Radio"
  22. Medley: "2112" (Overture) / "Finding My Way" / "La Villa Strangiato" / "Anthem" / "Red Barchetta" / "The Spirit of Radio" (reprise)
  23. "Cygnus X-1" (teaser)

Tour dates

List of 1991 concerts[14][15]
Date City Country Venue Attendance Gross
October 25, 1991HamiltonCanadaCopps Coliseum 12,315 / 12,315 $301,718
October 26, 1991RochesterUnited StatesRochester Community War Memorial 8,404 / 8,404 $168,060
October 28, 1991PittsburghCivic Arena 11,956 / 12,479 $239,597
October 29, 1991CincinnatiRiverfront Coliseum 10,601 / 12,904 $206,720
October 31, 1991IndianapolisMarket Square Arena 9,243 / 12,000 $180,238
November 1, 1991RosemontRosemont Horizon 14,815 / 14,815 $343,478
November 3, 1991MinneapolisTarget Center 10,435 / 12,500 $219,135
November 4, 1991OmahaOmaha Civic Auditorium 5,995 / 6,700 $116,903
November 6, 1991TopekaLandon Arena 6,436 / 7,000 $125,502
November 7, 1991St. LouisSt. Louis Arena 11,492 / 13,000 $224,094
November 9, 1991NormalRedbird Arena 8,666 / 8,666 $168,987
November 10, 1991MilwaukeeBradley Center 12,813 / 15,500 $247,248
November 13, 1991Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills 22,454 / 26,000 $521,955
November 14, 1991
November 16, 1991ToledoJohn F. Savage Hall 5,647 / 7,000 $119,510
November 17, 1991RichfieldRichfield Coliseum 21,367 / 25,000 $430,443
November 18, 1991
November 26, 1991OttawaCanadaOttawa Civic Centre -
November 28, 1991MontrealMontreal Forum
November 29, 1991Quebec CityColisée de Québec
December 1, 1991PhiladelphiaUnited StatesSpectrum 24,397 / 28,058 $491,422
December 3, 1991
December 4, 1991LandoverCapital Centre 14,070 / 15,565 $321,543
December 6, 1991New York CityMadison Square Garden 31,000 / 31,000 $776,190
December 7, 1991
December 9, 1991ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center 9,431 / 11,500 $183,904
December 10, 1991WorcesterWorcester Centrum 12,266 / 12,266 $249,347
December 12, 1991AlbanyKnickerbocker Arena 10,614 / 13,690 $210,794
December 13, 1991HartfordHartford Civic Center 12,263 / 13,805 $256,934
December 15, 1991BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium 12,703 / 14,605 $278,905
December 16, 1991TorontoCanadaMaple Leaf Gardens 11,906 / 11,906 $337,767
List of 1992 concerts[14][15][16]
Date City Country Venue Attendance Gross
January 18, 1992Las CrucesUnited StatesPan American Center 9,803 / 9,803 $196,060
January 20, 1992San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena 11,607 / 12,068 $241,317
January 22, 1992InglewoodGreat Western Forum 29,316 / 29,316 $653,664
January 23, 1992
January 25, 1992FresnoSelland Arena 9,011 / 9,011 $156,640
January 27, 1992SacramentoARCO Arena 11,067 / 12,000 $250,710
January 29, 1992OaklandOakland Arena 25,254 / 25,254 $571,940
January 30, 1992
February 2, 1992VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum -
February 4, 1992SeattleUnited StatesSeattle Center Coliseum 12,453 / 12,453 $274,610
February 5, 1992PortlandMemorial Coliseum 8,826 / 9,500 $203,429
February 15, 1992San AntonioHemisFair Arena 11,491 / 14,518 $212,438
February 16, 1992DallasReunion Arena 14,690 / 14,690 $317,466
February 18, 1992HoustonThe Summit 11,784 / 13,608 $274,431
February 20, 1992AustinFrank Erwin Center 9,222 / 12,589 $190,314
February 22, 1992ShreveportHirsch Memorial Coliseum -
February 23, 1992New OrleansLakefront Arena 7,495 / 7,495 $160,904
February 25, 1992PensacolaPensacola Civic Center 6,190 / 7,500 $129,990
February 26, 1992JacksonvilleJacksonville Coliseum 5,166 / 6,000 $116,235
February 28, 1992MiamiMiami Arena 12,364 / 12,364 $295,428
February 29, 1992St. PetersburgFlorida Suncoast Dome 12,075 / 12,500 $271,688
March 2, 1992OrlandoOrlando Arena 10,859 / 10,859 $244,328
March 4, 1992AtlantaOmni Coliseum 13,966 / 13,966 $309,569
March 5, 1992ColumbiaCarolina Coliseum 5,616 / 8,712 $115,128
March 7, 1992Chapel HillDean Smith Center 11,039 / 13,114 $226,300
March 10, 1992RichmondRichmond Coliseum 7,653 / 9,880 $149,234
March 12, 1992BinghamtonBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena 5,627 / 5,800 $139,112
March 14, 1992New HavenNew Haven Coliseum 8,881 / 9,500 $197,850
March 15, 1992UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15,290 / 15,503 $347,855
April 10, 1992SheffieldEnglandSheffield Arena -
April 12, 1992BirminghamNational Exhibition Centre
April 13, 1992
April 15, 1992GlasgowScotlandScottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
April 17, 1992LondonEnglandWembley Arena
April 18, 1992
April 21, 1992HanoverGermanyMusic Hall
April 23, 1992CologneSporthalle
April 24, 1992FrankfurtFesthalle Frankfurt
April 27, 1992BerlinEissporthalle an der Jafféstraße
April 28, 1992NurembergFrankenhalle
April 29, 1992StuttgartHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
May 1, 1992ParisFranceLe Zénith
May 3, 1992RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam Ahoy
May 21, 1992MemphisUnited StatesMid-South Coliseum 6,503 / 8,500 $120,306
May 23, 1992Kansas CityKemper Arena 9,544 / 16,871 $194,682
May 24, 1992Valley CenterKansas Coliseum 5,541 / 9,237 $110,820
May 25, 1992Oklahoma CityMyriad Convention Center 6,796 / 10,500 $140,843
May 27, 1992Greenwood VillageFiddler's Green Amphitheatre 16,212 / 17,990 $277,806
May 29, 1992Salt Lake CityDelta Center 11,046 / 14,000 $221,998
May 31, 1992Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre 15,691 / 20,000 $306,356
June 1, 1992RenoLawlor Events Center 4,236 / 8,500 $95,310
June 3, 1992IrvineIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre 28,492 / 30,000 $724,294
June 4, 1992
June 6, 1992Las VegasThomas & Mack Center 8,993 / 10,500 $206,198
June 7, 1992PhoenixDesert Sky Pavilion 14,523 / 19,945 $294,957
June 9, 1992AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum 5,916 / 7,500 $115,974
June 10, 1992LubbockLubbock Municipal Coliseum 7,199 / 7,199 $140,746
June 12, 1992Maryland HeightsRiverport Amphitheatre 13,955 / 19,861 $254,910
June 13, 1992NashvilleStarwood Amphitheatre 8,426 / 17,128 $122,247
June 14, 1992CharlotteBlockbuster Pavilion 6,440 / 18,728 $129,839
June 16, 1992ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion 11,600 / 15,772 $239,770
June 17, 1992MansfieldGreat Woods PAC 14,978 / 14,978 $299,997
June 19, 1992East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena 15,634 / 18,650 $335,081
June 20, 1992WantaghJones Beach Amphitheater 10,700 / 10,700 $279,365
June 21, 1992BurgettstownStar Lake Amphitheater 13,129 / 20,131 $184,752
June 23, 1992FairbornNutter Center 9,026 / 9,324 $180,520
June 24, 1992NoblesvilleDeer Creek Music Center 9,120 / 12,000 $168,230
June 26, 1992ClarkstonPine Knob Music Theater 14,977 / 14,977 $325,965
June 27, 1992East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theatre 21,474 / 35,000 $359,932
June 28, 1992Tinley ParkNew World Music Theater 11,944 / 15,000 $288,410

Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references
Date
(1992)		 City Venue Attendance Gross Ref(s)
June 3–4 Irvine, United States Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre 28,492 / 30,000 $724,295 [17]
June 6 Las Vegas, United States Thomas & Mack Center 8,993 / 10,500 $206,198 [18]
June 26 Clarkston, United States Pine Knob Music Theatre 14,977 / 14,977 $325,965 [17]
June 27 East Troy, United States Alpine Valley Music Theatre 21,474 / 35,000 $359,932

Personnel

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Daly & Hansen 2019, pp. 302, 304.
  2. ↑ Popoff 2013, p. 120.
  3. ↑ Rubin 2015.
  4. ↑ Popoff 2017, p. 148.
  5. ↑ Romano 2023, p. 257.
  6. 1 2 3 Popoff 2004, p. 160.
  7. 1 2 "This Weekend: Rush and Mr. Big". The Times-News. Hendersonville, North Carolina. June 12, 1992. p. 6B. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  8. ↑ Popoff 2022, p. 49.
  9. ↑ Popoff 2022, p. 48.
  10. ↑ Hayes, John (October 29, 1991). "Rush extravaganza throws fans a bone". No. 77. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 28. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  11. ↑ Bruner, Kurt (June 23, 1992). "Rush 'Rolls the Bones' for fans at Star Lake". Washington, Pennsylvania: Observer-Reporter. p. B-4. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  12. ↑ Kiesiel, Ralph (November 18, 1991). "Veteran rockers Rush still have imagination". Toledo, Ohio: Toledo Blade. p. P-3. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  13. ↑ Daly & Hansen 2019, p. 306.
  14. 1 2 Daly & Hansen 2019, pp. 306–319.
  15. 1 2 "Roll the Bones Tour". Rush.com. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  16. ↑ Concert announcements:
  17. 1 2 "Amusement Business Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 29. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 18, 1992. p. 13. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Amusement Business Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 25. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 20, 1992. p. 14. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

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