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Rush dives into world tour
Rush will hit the stage tonight (6/13) in Atlanta, GA, to kick off its Snakes & Arrows World Tour, which is set to cross North America and Europe into late October.
The Canadian prog-rock trio recently added a Sept. 17 stop at New York City's Madison Square Garden to close out the US portion of the trek. Details for the North American run--Rush's first since its 30th anniversary tour in 2004--are listed below. The European leg, which launches Oct. 3 in Glasgow, Scotland, is detailed at the group's website.
Rush is supporting last month's "Snakes & Arrows," which debuted at No. 3 on The Billboard 200 chart. The album is the band's first set of new material since 2002's "Vapor Trails." The first single from the new record, "Far Cry," made the Top 10 on rock-radio charts and the second single, "Spindrift," is currently making the rounds.
A limited-edition vinyl version of the album is expected June 19. Only 5,000 copies of the two-LP set will be made available.
"Snakes & Arrows" will also be released later this month as one of the first albums in the new MVI format. MVI (Music Video Interactive) is a DVD-based product that plays in all DVD players, computers and video-game consoles with DVD drives, according to a press release. The MVI release will have the record in hi-resolution stereo and 5.1 surround sound, and include a 45-minute documentary on the making of the album.
"Snakes & Arrows" is Rush's 11th Top 10 album in the US. In its more than three-decade career, the band has sold more than 35 million records worldwide, according to a press release.
