Presto tour


The Presto Tour was a concert tour by Canadian rock band Rush in support of their thirteenth studio album Presto.
The tour officially started on February 17, 1990 at Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, South Carolina and concluded on June 29, 1990 at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in Irvine, California. Opening bands that premiered in the tour included Mr. Big, Chalk Circle and Voivod.
Footage of performances from this tour was later included as a bonus feature on the home video release of Time Stand Still, a 2016 documentary about the band's R40 Live Tour.

Set list

  1. "Force Ten"
  2. "Freewill"
  3. "Distant Early Warning"
  4. "Time Stand Still"
  5. "Subdivisions"
  6. "Marathon"
  7. "Red Barchetta"
  8. "Superconductor"
  9. "Show Don't Tell"
  10. "The Pass"
  11. "Closer to the Heart"
  12. "Manhattan Project"
  13. "Xanadu"
  14. "YYZ"
  15. "The Rhythm Method"
  16. "Scars"
  17. "War Paint"
  18. "Mission"
  19. "Tom Sawyer"
Encore:
  1. "The Big Money"
  2. "2112 "
  3. "La Villa Strangiato"
  4. "In the Mood"
  5. "Wipeout!"

    Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
February 17, 1990GreenvilleUnited StatesGreenville Memorial Auditorium
February 19, 1990JacksonvilleUnited StatesJacksonville Memorial Coliseum
February 20, 1990St. PetersburgUnited StatesBayfront Center
February 22, 1990MiamiUnited StatesMiami Arena
February 23, 1990OrlandoUnited StatesOrlando Arena
February 25, 1990New OrleansUnited StatesLakefront Arena
February 26, 1990HoustonUnited StatesThe Summit
February 28, 1990San AntonioUnited StatesConvention Center Arena
March 1, 1990DallasUnited StatesReunion Arena
March 3, 1990Kansas CityUnited StatesKemper Arena
March 5, 1990St. LouisUnited StatesSt. Louis Arena
March 6, 1990CincinnatiUnited StatesRiverfront Coliseum
March 8, 1990Auburn HillsUnited StatesThe Palace of Auburn Hills
March 9, 1990Auburn HillsUnited StatesThe Palace of Auburn Hills
March 20, 1990EdmontonCanadaNorthlands Coliseum
March 21, 1990CalgaryCanadaScotiabank Saddledome
March 23, 1990VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum
March 24, 1990PortlandUnited StatesVeterans Memorial Coliseum
March 26, 1990SeattleUnited StatesSeattle Center Coliseum
March 28, 1990SacramentoUnited StatesARCO Arena
March 30, 1990OaklandUnited StatesOakland Coliseum
March 31, 1990OaklandUnited StatesOakland Coliseum
April 2, 1990InglewoodUnited StatesGreat Western Forum
April 3, 1990InglewoodUnited StatesGreat Western Forum
April 5, 1990San DiegoUnited StatesSan Diego Sports Arena
April 7, 1990Costa MesaUnited StatesPacific Amphitheatre
April 8, 1990PhoenixUnited StatesArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
April 20, 1990East RutherfordUnited StatesBrendan Byrne Arena
April 22, 1990UniondaleUnited StatesNassau Coliseum
April 24, 1990PhiladelphiaUnited StatesThe Spectrum
April 25, 1990East RutherfordUnited StatesBrendan Byrne Arena
April 27, 1990PhiladelphiaUnited StatesThe Spectrum
April 28, 1990RochesterUnited StatesWar Memorial Auditorium
May 1, 1990AtlantaUnited StatesThe Omni
May 2, 1990CharlotteUnited StatesCharlotte Coliseum
May 4, 1990RichmondUnited StatesRichmond Coliseum
May 5, 1990LargoUnited StatesCapital Centre
May 7, 1990ProvidenceUnited StatesCivic Center
May 8, 1990HartfordUnited StatesHartford Civic Center
May 10, 1990WorcesterUnited StatesThe Centrum
May 11, 1990WorcesterUnited StatesThe Centrum
May 13, 1990Quebec CityCanadaColisée Quebec City
May 14, 1990MontrealCanadaMontreal Forum
May 16, 1990TorontoCanadaMaple Leaf Gardens
May 17, 1990TorontoCanadaMaple Leaf Gardens
June 2, 1990AlbanyUnited StatesKnickerbocker Arena
June 4, 1990BaltimoreUnited StatesBaltimore Arena
June 5, 1990HamptonUnited StatesHampton Coliseum
June 7, 1990PittsburghUnited StatesCivic Arena
June 8, 1990RichfieldUnited StatesRichfield Coliseum
June 10, 1990Cuyahoga FallsUnited StatesBlossom Music Center
June 11, 1990CincinnatiUnited StatesRiverbend Music Center
June 13, 1990ColumbusUnited StatesCooper Stadium
June 14, 1990NoblesvilleUnited StatesDeer Creek Music Center
June 16, 1990East TroyUnited StatesAlpine Valley Music Theatre
June 17, 1990East TroyUnited StatesAlpine Valley Music Theatre
June 19, 1990BloomingtonUnited StatesMet Center
June 20, 1990OmahaUnited StatesOmaha Civic Auditorium
June 22, 1990EnglewoodUnited StatesFiddler's Green Amphitheatre
June 24, 1990Salt Lake CityUnited StatesSalt Palace
June 26, 1990SacramentoUnited StatesCal Expo Amphitheatre
June 27, 1990Mountain ViewUnited StatesShoreline Amphitheatre
June 29, 1990IrvineUnited StatesIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre