R40 Tour
| Promotional tour by Rush | |
| Start date | May 18, 2015 |
|---|---|
| End date | August 1, 2015 |
| Legs | 3 |
| No. of shows | 35 |
| Rush concert chronology | |
The R40 Live Tour was a 2015 concert tour by Canadian rock band Rush that commemorated the 40th anniversary of drummer Neil Peart joining the band in July 1974. The title hearkens back to Rush's 2004 R30: 30th Anniversary Tour that celebrated the 30 year anniversary of the band. The tour began on May 8 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and concluded in Inglewood, California on August 1. It is expected to be Rush's last tour. The shows performed on June 17 and 19, 2015 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto were filmed and released as the concert film R40 Live on November 20, 2015. The shows in Kansas City, Missouri on July 9, and Buffalo, New York on June 10 also were featured in part on the album.
"The World Is...The World Is" (video introduction)
"No Country for Old Hens" (video introduction)
"Mel's Rock Pile" starring Eugene Levy (video introduction)
"Exit Stage Left" (video outro)
†Clockwork Angels / The Wreckers were not played June 19th in Toronto, June 27 in Newark, New Jersey, June 29 in New York, New York, July 17 in Vancouver, BC and August 1 in Los Angeles, California. At those five shows, they were replaced by Losing It, which was played prior to Subdivisions.
The tour grossed US$37.8 million, with 442,337 tickets sold at 35 concerts.
Rush recorded two of their shows in June in Toronto for a live album released on November 20, 2015. They also recorded "The Wreckers" in Buffalo, NY at the show on June 10, 2015 for the album, as well as "The Camera Eye" at the show in Kansas City, MO on July 9, 2015. The live album reached number one on Billboard Top Rock Albums chart.
Neil Peart released a book about the tour titled Far And Wide: Bring That Horizon To Me! on September 13, 2015.
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