Power Windows Tour

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Power Windows Tour
Tour by Rush
LocationNorth America
Associated albumPower Windows
Start dateDecember 4, 1985
End dateMay 26, 1986
Legs2
No. of shows70
Rush concert chronology
  • Grace Under Pressure Tour
    (1984)
  • Power Windows Tour
    (1985–1986)
  • Hold Your Fire Tour
    (1987–1988)

The Power Windows Tour was a concert tour by Canadian rock band Rush, in support of the band's eleventh studio album Power Windows.

Background

Prior to the tour's start, the band embarked on a short warm-up tour of four shows in Florida which the band called the "Spring Training" tour.[1][2] The tour officially started on December 4, 1985, at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine, and concluded on May 26, 1986, at the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, California.[3] Select songs at the two East Rutherford, New Jersey, shows were recorded for the 1989 live album A Show of Hands.[4] Opening bands on the tour included Steve Morse, Marillion, FM, Blue Öyster Cult, The Fabulous Thunderbirds and Kick Axe.[5]

Reception

Ethlie Ann Vare from Billboard opened their review of the band's performance in Inglewood, noting the band as an anomaly in arena rock, stating that the band drew the same crowd as Van Halen or Mötley Crüe and delivered a jazz-based, laid-back sophisticated performance, yet continued to excite the sold out audience of fans attending the show. The only criticisms that were given was Geddy Lee's vocals which were considered "cruel and unusual punishment to some", as well as stating the band can be boring. However Ann Vare stated that it was refreshing to see a band in the heavy rock genre that satisfies its fans without pandering to them.[6]

Greg Barr from the Ottawa Citizen gave the Ottawa performance he attended a positive review. He opened his review, stating that the band had reached a pinnacle of technical and musical prowess, being compared to familiar acts like Van Halen and Bruce Springsteen. He praised the visuals and music, noting on the show as well-paced and choreographed, noting on the inclusion of lasers, a laser-holograph generator, a 35mm rear screen movie projector and a group of masked native dancers on the film screen behind the band. Regarding the effects and visuals, Barr stated that it would have the audience talking about it for some time. He praised Peart's drum solo which has praised as "spell-binding", noting on him using two different drum sets that swiveled around like gun-turrets on the deck of a battleship.[7]

Set list

These are example set lists 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.[8]

Tour dates

List of 1985 concerts[9][10][11][12][5]
Date City Country Venue Attendance / Capacity / Gross
March 11, 1985[13]LakelandUnited StatesLakeland Civic Center 16,875 / 20,000 / $232,890
March 12, 1985[13]
March 14, 1985[14]Fort MyersLee County Civic Center 4,375 / 4,500 / $56,875
March 15, 1985Pembroke PinesHollywood Sportatorium 11,211 / 11,500 / $144,885
December 4, 1985PortlandCumberland County Civic Center 6,114 / 9,500 / $82,539
December 5, 1985ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center 10,792 / 10,792 / $155,020
December 7, 1985New HavenNew Haven Coliseum 7,099 / 10,000 / $95,837
December 8, 1985HartfordHartford Civic Center 10,595 / 14,500 / $143,033
December 10, 1985RochesterRochester Community War Memorial 10,048 / 10,048 / $135,716
December 12, 1985WorcesterCentrum in Worcester 21,250 / 21,250 / $271,432
December 13, 1985
December 15, 1985RichmondRichmond Coliseum 7,829 / 11,500 / $105,692
December 16, 1985LandoverCapital Centre 16,040 / 16,500 / $232,580
December 18, 1985PittsburghPittsburgh Civic Arena 10,782 / 17,500 / $148,353
December 19, 1985RichfieldRichfield Coliseum 14,880 / 18,000 / $223,200
List of 1986 concerts[11][12][5]
Date City Country Venue Attendance / Capacity / Gross
January 9, 1986PensacolaUnited StatesPensacola Civic Center 5,426 / 7,000 / $78,677
January 10, 1986LafayetteCajundome 8,151 / 12,500 / $118,190
January 12, 1986DallasReunion Arena 24,697 / 26,706 / $371,182
January 13, 1986
January 15, 1986HoustonThe Summit 18,175 / 21,836 / $284,382
January 16, 1986
January 18, 1986AustinFrank Erwin Center 13,671 / 13,671 / $199,154
January 19, 1986San AntonioHemisfair Arena 9,397 / 10,500 / $135,486
January 30, 1986Daly CityCow Palace 11,034 / 11,034 / $165,510
January 31, 1986OaklandOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13,711 / 13,711 / $219,376
February 2, 1986Las VegasThomas & Mack Center 4,340 / 6,650 / $65,100
February 3, 1986San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena 10,817 / 10,817 / $154,344
February 6, 1986InglewoodThe Forum 30,006 / 30,006 / $425,309
February 7, 1986
February 8, 1986PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,755 / 13,755 / $191,325
February 10, 1986TucsonTucson Community Center 5,002 / 8,600 / $72,529
February 12, 1986AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum 3,345 / 11,000 / $45,994
February 14, 1986DenverMcNichols Sports Arena 11,474 / 18,590 / $173,562
February 27, 1986BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium 11,258 / 14,605 / $157,612
February 28, 1986HamiltonCanadaCopps Coliseum 6,797 / 12,500 / $125,745
March 1, 1986OttawaOttawa Civic Centre 7,421 / 8,000 / $129,868
March 3, 1986Quebec CityColisee de Quebec 13,059 / 13,059 / $228,532
March 4, 1986MontrealMontreal Forum 14,168 / 14,168 / $283,481
March 6, 1986TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens 22,145 / 24,000 / $431,827
March 7, 1986
March 20, 1986IndianapolisUnited StatesMarket Square Arena 10,100 / 11,500 / $146,450
March 21, 1986RosemontRosemont Horizon 26,447 / 26,982 / $409,929
March 22, 1986
March 24, 1986MilwaukeeMECCA Arena 8,883 / 11,000 / $127,615
March 25, 1986St. PaulSt. Paul Civic Center 8,917 / 15,406 / $133,755
March 28, 1986DetroitJoe Louis Arena 15,036 / 15,036 / $232,230
March 29, 1986CincinnatiRiverfront Coliseum 11,378 / 12,500 / $170,670
March 31, 1986East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena 31,009 / 42,000 / $438,016
April 1, 1986
April 3, 1986SpringfieldSpringfield Civic Center 8,460 / 8,460 / $122,670
April 4, 1986UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15,531 / 15,531 / $254,211
April 13, 1986BinghamtonBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena 7,061 / 8,000 / $102,754
April 14, 1986PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum 30,386 / 30,386 / $452,382
April 16, 1986
April 17, 1986BaltimoreBaltimore Civic Center 10,036 / 13,641 / $145,522
April 19, 1986HamptonHampton Coliseum 11,466 / 11,466 / $160,524
April 20, 1986CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum 6,998 / 10,000 / $104,970
April 22, 1986GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum 6,918 / 12,500 / $103,770
April 23, 1986AugustaAugusta-Richmond County Civic Center 3,364 / 9,000 / $50,460
April 25, 1986AtlantaThe Omni Coliseum 12,806 / 12,806 / $192,090
April 26, 1986BirminghamBJCC Coliseum 5,454 / 12,500 / $76,356
April 28, 1986St. LouisSt. Louis Arena 11,369 / 11,369 / $170,535
April 29, 1986Kansas CityKemper Arena 11,236 / 12,200 / $162,922
May 1, 1986Oklahoma CityMyriad Convention Center 7,719 / 10,000 / $111,926
May 2, 1986Valley CenterBritt Brown Arena 6,357 / 12,500 / $95,355
May 11, 1986WinnipegCanadaWinnipeg Arena -
May 12, 1986Salt Lake CityUnited StatesSalt Palace 7,495 / 13,000 / $112,425
May 15, 1986CalgaryCanadaOlympic Saddledome 7,770 / 10,000 / $134,914
May 17, 1986VancouverPacific Coliseum 8,354 / 9,000 / $151,617
May 19, 1986PortlandUnited StatesPortland Memorial Coliseum 6,882 / 9,500 / $113,553
May 21, 1986SeattleSeattle Center Coliseum 10,640 / 14,500 / $175,560
May 24, 1986SacramentoCal Expo Amphitheatre 12,200 / 12,200 / $201,300
May 25, 1986Costa MesaPacific Amphitheatre 21,533 / 36,000 / $322,995
May 26, 1986

Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references
Date City Venue Attendance Gross Ref(s)
March 11–12, 1985 Lakeland, United States Civic Center 16,875 / 20,000 $232,890 [15]
March 14, 1985 Fort Myers, United States Lee County Arena 4,375 / 4,500 $56,875
March 15, 1985 Pembroke Pines, United States Hollywood Sportatorium 11,211 / 11,500 $144,885 [16]
December 10, 1985 Rochester, United States War Memorial 10,200 $135,716 [17]
January 9, 1986 Pensacola, United States Civic Center 5,813 / 7,000 $78,677 [18]
January 15–16, 1986 Houston, United States The Summit 18,803 / 20,000 $284,382 [19]
January 18, 1986 Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center 14,055 $199,154 [20]
January 19, 1986 San Antonio, United States Convention Center 9,331 / 10,500 $135,486
January 30, 1986 San Francisco, United States Cow Palace 11,034 $165,510
January 31, 1986 Oakland, United States Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13,711 $219,376
February 3, 1986 San Diego, United States Sports Arena 11,121 $154,344 [6]
February 5–6, 1986 Inglewood, United States The Forum 30,005 $425,789
March 1, 1986 Ottawa, Canada Civic Center 7,421 / 8,000 $103,893 [21]
March 6–7, 1986 Toronto, Canada Maple Leaf Gardens 22,145 / 24,000 $345,461
April 4, 1986 Uniondale, United States Nassau Coliseum 15,931 $254,211 [22]
May 15, 1986 Calgary, Canada Olympic Saddledome 8,036 / 14,000 $107,931 [23]
May 24, 1986 Sacramento, United States Cal Expo Amphitheatre 12,200 $201,300

Personnel

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Daly & Hansen 2019, p. 261.
  2. ↑ Popoff 2021, p. 183.
  3. ↑ Popoff 2021, p. 204.
  4. ↑ Giles, Jeff (January 9, 2016). "Why 'A Show of Hands' Found Rush at an '80s-era Crossroads". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 Daly & Hansen 2019, pp. 269–277.
  6. 1 2 "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 8. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 22, 1986. p. 46. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  7. ↑ Barr, Greg (March 3, 1986). "Rush powers to pyrotechnical peak in long-awaited show". Ottawa, Ontario: Ottawa Citizen. p. A18. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  8. ↑ Daly & Hansen 2019, pp. 263, 269.
  9. ↑ "Rush Concert Tour Dates Listing".
  10. ↑ "TRC".
  11. 1 2 "Power Windows Tour". Rush.com. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  12. 1 2 Daly & Hansen 2019, p. 263.
  13. 1 2 "This Ledger's March Calendar of Events". No. 130. Lakeland, Florida: Lakeland Ledger. March 1, 1985. p. 1C. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Weekend Billboard: Coming Up". No. 148. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. March 1, 1985. p. 2D. Retrieved June 4, 2022. Rush, Lee Civic Center, Fort Myers, 8 p.m., March 14
  15. ↑ "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 13. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 30, 1985. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 14. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 6, 1985. p. 43. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 28, 1985. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 4. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 25, 1986. p. 39. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 6. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 8, 1986. p. 37. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 7. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 15, 1986. p. 48. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 12. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 22, 1986. p. 51. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 16. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 19, 1986. p. 25. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 23. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 19, 1986. p. 23. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2022.

Sources

  • 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.