Snakes & Arrows Tour
| World tour by Rush | |
Promotional poster for the tour | |
| Location |
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| Associated album | Snakes & Arrows |
| Start date | June 13, 2007 |
| End date | July 24, 2008 |
| Legs | 3 |
| No. of shows | 114 |
| Rush concert chronology | |
The Snakes & Arrows Tour was a concert tour by Canadian rock band Rush to promote the studio album Snakes & Arrows. The first leg of the tour began on June 13, 2007, in Atlanta and concluded on October 29, 2007, at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. The 2008 portion of the tour started on April 11, 2008, in San Juan, Puerto Rico at José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum and ended on July 24, 2008, in Noblesville, Indiana at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. The tour was Rush's most successful to date, grossing nearly $65 million. At 114 shows, it is Rush's second-longest tour, after the Hemispheres tour back in 1978 –79.
Rush released the double live album Snakes & Arrows Live on April 15, 2008, documenting the 2007 leg. It contains the entire 2007 setlist recorded over two days, October 16–17, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The album features the song "Distant Early Warning" in place of "Summertime Blues".
During this tour, Rush once again used their connections to add humor to their performances. "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)" featured an intro from SCTV's own Bob and Doug McKenzie, while "Tom Sawyer" was preceded by an intro from South Park characters Cartman, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny.