Vapor Trails Tour

Vapor Trails Tour

Tour by Rush
Associated album	Vapor Trails
Start date	June 28, 2002
End date	November 23, 2002
Legs	1
Number of shows	66
Rush concert chronology

The Vapor Trails Tour was a concert tour by Canadian rock band Rush in support of their album Vapor Trails. It marked the first tour in nearly five years after the band entered a hiatus due to personal tragedies in drummer Neil Peart's life. The tour kicked off June 28, 2002 at the Meadows Music Center in Hartford, Connecticut and culminated in a three show stint in Brazil, the last night of which was recorded November 23, 2002 at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The recording was released October 2003 as a triple CD and dual DVD entitled Rush in Rio . During this tour Rush played in front of the largest crowds of their career, the largest of which was a capacity of 60,000 in São Paulo. The show at Maracana Stadium represented the second largest attendance for a headlining Rush concert with 40,000 people.

Set list

Set one

• "Tom Sawyer" (with Three Stooges intro)
• "Distant Early Warning"
• "New World Man"
• "Roll the Bones"
• "Earthshine" (from Vapor Trails)
• "YYZ"
• "The Pass"
• "Bravado"
• "The Big Money"
• "Between Sun and Moon" or "The Trees" Alternated during Second Leg of Tour
• "Vital Signs" or "Freewill" Alternated during Second Leg of Tour
• "Closer to the Heart" (Only in Mexico City; Manchester, New Hampshire; and shows in Brazil)
• "Natural Science"

Set two

• (Dragon Intro)
• "One Little Victory" (from Vapor Trails)
• "Driven"
• "Ceiling Unlimited" or "Ghost Rider" (from Vapor Trails) Alternated during Second Leg of Tour
• "Secret Touch" (from Vapor Trails)
• "Dreamline"
• "Red Sector A"
• "Leave That Thing Alone"
• "O Baterista" (drum solo)
• "Resist" (acoustic)
• "2112" ("Overture"/"The Temples of Syrinx")
• "Limelight"
• "La Villa Strangiato"
• "The Spirit of Radio"

Encore

• "By-Tor and the Snow Dog" (abbreviated)
• "Cygnus X-1 (prologue)"
• "Working Man"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
June 28, 2002	Hartford	United States	Meadows Music Center
June 29, 2002	Scranton		Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
July 1, 2002	Charlotte		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 3, 2002	Virginia Beach		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 4, 2002	Raleigh		Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
July 6, 2002	Saratoga Springs		SPAC
July 7, 2002	Corfu		Darien Lake
July 9, 2002	Bristow		Nissan Pavilion
July 11, 2002	Holmdel		PNC Bank Arts Center
July 12, 2002	Mansfield		Tweeter Center
July 14, 2002	Camden		Tweeter Center
July 15, 2002	Wantagh		Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
July 17, 2002	Toronto	Canada	Molson Amphitheatre
July 19, 2002	Milwaukee	United States	Marcus Amphitheater
July 20, 2002	Tinley Park		Tweeter Center
August 1, 2002	Bonner Springs		Sandstone Amphitheater
August 2, 2002	Maryland Heights		UMB Bank Pavilion
August 4, 2002	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
August 6, 2002	Burgettstown		Post-Gazette Pavilion
August 8, 2002	Columbus		Polaris Amphitheater
August 9, 2002	Noblesville		Verizon Wireless Music Center
August 11, 2002	Clarkston		DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 12, 2002
August 14, 2002	Nashville		AmSouth Amphitheatre
August 16, 2002	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 17, 2002	San Antonio		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 19, 2002	Dallas		Smirnoff Music Center
August 21, 2002	Albuquerque		Journal Pavilion
August 23, 2002	Salt Lake City		Delta Center
August 24, 2002	Greenwood Village		Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
September 8, 2002	Vancouver	Canada	GM Place
September 10, 2002	Edmonton		Skyreach Centre
September 12, 2002	Calgary		Pengrowth Saddledome
September 14, 2002	George	United States	The Gorge
September 15, 2002	Portland		Rose Garden
September 17, 2002	Concord		Chronicle Pavilion
September 18, 2002	Sacramento		Autowest Amphitheater
September 20, 2002	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 21, 2002	Paradise		MGM Grand Garden Arena
September 23, 2002	Los Angeles		Staples Center
September 25, 2002	Chula Vista		Coors Amphitheater
September 27, 2002	Phoenix		Cricket Wireless Pavilion
September 28, 2002	Irvine		Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
October 5, 2002	Mexico City	Mexico	Foro Sol
October 10, 2002	Tampa	United States	Ice Palace
October 11, 2002	West Palm Beach		Mars Music Amphitheatre
October 13, 2002	Atlanta		Philips Arena
October 15, 2002	Baltimore		Baltimore Arena
October 16, 2002	Rochester		Blue Cross Arena
October 18, 2002	Montreal	Canada	Bell Centre
October 19, 2002	Quebec City		Colisée Pepsi
October 22, 2002	Toronto		Air Canada Centre
October 24, 2002	New York City	United States	Madison Square Garden
October 25, 2002	Hershey		Giant Center
October 27, 2002	Philadelphia		First Union Center
October 28, 2002	Boston		Fleet Center
October 30, 2002	Chicago		United Center
November 1, 2002	Ames		Hilton Coliseum
November 2, 2002	Minneapolis		Target Center
November 4, 2002	Cleveland		Gund Arena
November 6, 2002	East Rutherford		Continental Airlines Arena
November 8, 2002	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Casino
November 10, 2002	Manchester		Verizon Wireless Arena
November 20, 2002	Porto Alegre	Brazil	Olympic Stadium
November 22, 2002	São Paulo		Morumbi Stadium
November 23, 2002	Rio de Janeiro		Maracana Stadium

References

• Rush: The Complete Tourbooks 1977-2004. 2006 Anthem Entertainment, Toronto, Ontario
• Rush in Rio DVD