Test for Echo Tour

Test for Echo Tour
Tour by Rush
Associated album	Test for Echo
Start date	October 19, 1996
End date	July 4, 1997
Legs	2
Shows	68
Rush tour chronology
Counterparts Tour (1994) Test for Echo Tour (1996-1997) Vapor Trails Tour (2002)

Rush's Test for Echo Tour was in support of the band's studio album Test for Echo. It was the band's first tour without an opening act, and was billed as "An Evening With Rush." The tour kicked off October 19, 1996 at the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York and culminated on July 4, 1997 at the Corel Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. This was the only concert tour in which Rush played the song "2112" in its entirety. Just after the culmination of the tour, drummer Neil Peart's daughter was killed in a car crash.

Contents 1 Set list 1.1 Leg one 1.2 Leg two 2 Tour dates 3 References

Set list

Leg one

• Intro (Thus Spoke Zarathustra)
• "Dreamline"
• "The Big Money"/"Wipe Out"
• "Driven" (from Test for Echo)
• "Half the World" (from Test for Echo)
• "Red Barchetta"
• "Animate"
• "Limbo" (from Test for Echo)
• "The Trees"
• "Red Sector A"
• "Virtuality" (from Test for Echo)
• "Nobody's Hero"
• "Closer to the Heart"
• "2112" (complete)

(-Intermission-)

• "Test for Echo" (from Test for Echo)
• "Subdivisions"
• "Freewill"
• "Roll the Bones"
• "Resist" (dropped 10/23,26,29/96 and 11/1,4,7/96)
• "Leave That Thing Alone"
• "The Rhythm Method" (drum solo)
• "Natural Science"
• "Force Ten"
• "Time and Motion" (from Test for Echo) (10/19-20, followed "Roll the Bones" on 10/23,26,29 and 11/1,4,7/96; completely dropped 11/9/96)
• "The Spirit of Radio"
• "Tom Sawyer"

(-Encore-)

• "YYZ"
• "Cygnus X-1" (teaser)

Leg two

• Intro (Thus Spoke Zarathustra)
• "Dreamline"
• "Limelight"
• "Stick It Out"
• "Driven"
• "Half the World"
• "Red Barchetta"
• "Animate"
• "Limbo"
• "The Trees"
• "Virtuality"
• "Nobody's Hero"
• "Closer to the Heart"
• "2112" (complete)

(-Intermission-)

• "Test for Echo"
• "Freewill"
• "Red Sector A"
• "Roll the Bones"
• "Resist"
• "Leave That Thing Alone"
• "The Rhythm Method" (drum solo)
• "Natural Science"
• "Force Ten"
• "The Spirit of Radio"
• "Tom Sawyer"
• Encore: "YYZ"
• "Cygnus X-1" (teaser)

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Leg #1
October 19, 1996	Albany	United States	Knickerbocker Arena
October 20, 1996	Buffalo		Marine Midland Arena
October 22, 1996	Fairborn		Ervin J. Nutter Center
October 23, 1996	Grand Rapids		Van Andel Arena
October 25, 1996	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
October 26, 1996	Rockford		Rockford Metro Center
October 29, 1996	Minneapolis		Target Center
October 31, 1996	St. Louis		Kiel Center
November 1, 1996	Milwaukee		Bradley Center
November 3, 1996	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
November 4, 1996	Cleveland		Gund Arena
November 6, 1996	Philadelphia		CoreStates Center
November 7, 1996	Landover		US Air Arena
November 9, 1996	Boston		FleetCenter
November 10, 1996	Hartford		Hartford Civic Center
November 20, 1996	San Jose		San Jose Arena
November 21, 1996	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
November 23, 1996	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
November 24, 1996	Paradise		Thomas & Mack Center
November 26, 1996	Inglewood		Great Western Forum
November 27, 1996
November 29, 1996	Phoenix		America West Arena
November 30, 1996	El Paso		Don Haskins Center
December 2, 1996	San Antonio		Alamodome
December 3, 1996	Dallas		Reunion Arena
December 5, 1996	Houston		The Summit
December 6, 1996	New Orleans		UNO Lakefront Arena
December 8, 1996	West Palm Beach		Coral Sky Amphitheater
December 9, 1996	Tampa		Ice Palace
December 11, 1996	Atlanta		The Omni
December 12, 1996	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
December 14, 1996	Uniondale		Nassau Coliseum
December 15, 1996	East Rutherford		Continental Airlines Arena
December 18, 1996	Toronto	Canada	Phoenix Concert Theatre
Leg #2
May 7, 1997	San Diego	United States	Hospitality Point
May 8, 1997	Phoenix		Desert Sky Pavilion
May 10, 1997	Devore		Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion
May 11, 1997	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
May 14, 1997	Portland		Rose Garden Arena
May 16, 1997	Vancouver	Canada	General Motors Place
May 17, 1997	George	United States	The Gorge Amphitheatre
May 19, 1997	Boise		BSU Pavilion
May 20, 1997	Salt Lake City		Delta Center
May 22, 1997	Greenwood Village		Fiddler's Green Amphitheater
May 24, 1997	Dallas		Starplex Amphitheater
May 25, 1997	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 4, 1997	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
June 5, 1997	Nashville		Starwood Amphitheatre
June 7, 1997	Bonner Springs		Sandstone Amphitheater
June 8, 1997	Maryland Heights		Riverport Amphitheater
June 10, 1997	Noblesville		Deer Creek Music Center
June 11, 1997	Burgettstown		Star Lake Amphitheater
June 13, 1997	Milwaukee		Marcus Amphitheater
June 14, 1997	Tinley Park		New World Music Theater
June 16, 1997	Columbus		Polaris Amphitheater
June 17, 1997	Clarkston		Pine Knob Music Theater
June 19, 1997	Holmdel		PNC Bank Arts Center
June 20, 1997	Bristow		Nissan Pavilion
June 22, 1997	Camden		Blockbuster-Sony E-Center
June 23, 1997	Mansfield		Great Woods Performing Arts Center
June 25, 1997	Wantagh		Jones Beach Amphitheater
June 26, 1997	Corfu		Darien Lake
June 28, 1997	Montreal	Canada	Molson Centre
June 30, 1997	Toronto		Molson Amphitheatre
July 2, 1997
July 3, 1997	Quebec City		Quebec Coliseum
July 4, 1997	Ottawa		Corel Centre

References

• Rush: The Complete Tourbooks 1977-2004. 2006 Anthem Entertainment, Toronto, Ontario

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