1985–1986 concert tour by Rush
Power Windows Tour Tour byRush Location North America Associated album Power Windows Start date December 4, 1985 End date May 26, 1986 Legs 2 No. of shows 70 Rush concert chronology
ThePower Windows Tour was a concert tour by Canadian rock bandRush , in support of the band's eleventh studio albumPower Windows
Prior to the tour's start, the band embarked on a short warm-up tour of four shows in Florida which the band called the "Spring Training" tour.[ 1] [ 2] Cumberland County Civic Center inPortland, Maine , and concluded on May 26, 1986, at thePacific Amphitheatre inCosta Mesa, California .[ 3] East Rutherford, New Jersey , shows were recorded for the 1989 live albumA Show of Hands [ 4] Steve Morse ,Marillion ,FM ,Blue Öyster Cult ,The Fabulous Thunderbirds andKick Axe .[ 5]
Ethlie Ann Vare fromBillboard opened their review of the band's performance in Inglewood, noting the band as an anomaly in arena rock, stating that the band drew the same crowd asVan Halen orMötley Crüe and delivered a jazz-based, laid-back sophisticated performance, yet continued to excite the sold out audience of fans attending the show. The only criticisms that were given was Geddy Lee's vocals which were considered "cruel and unusual punishment to some", as well as stating the band can be boring. However Ann Vare stated that it was refreshing to see a band in the heavy rock genre that satisfies its fans without pandering to them.[ 6]
Greg Barr from the Ottawa Citizen gave the Ottawa performance he attended a positive review. He opened his review, stating that the band had reached a pinnacle of technical and musical prowess, being compared to familiar acts like Van Halen and Bruce Springsteen. He praised the visuals and music, noting on the show as well-paced and choreographed, noting on the inclusion of lasers, a laser-holograph generator, a 35mm rear screen movie projector and a group of masked native dancers on the film screen behind the band. Regarding the effects and visuals, Barr stated that it would have the audience talking about it for some time. He praised Peart's drum solo which has praised as "spell-binding", noting on him using two different drum sets that swiveled around like gun-turrets on the deck of a battleship.[ 7]
These are example set lists adapted fromRush: Wandering the Face of the Earth – The Official Touring History of what were performed during the tour, but may not represent the majority of the shows.[ 8]
List of 1985 concerts[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 5] Date City Country Venue March 11, 1985[ 13] Lakeland United States Lakeland Civic Center March 12, 1985[ 13] March 14, 1985[ 14] Fort Myers Lee County Civic Center March 15, 1985 Pembroke Pines Hollywood Sportatorium December 4, 1985 Portland Cumberland County Civic Center December 5, 1985 Providence Providence Civic Center December 7, 1985 New Haven New Haven Coliseum December 8, 1985 Hartford Hartford Civic Center December 10, 1985 Rochester Rochester Community War Memorial December 12, 1985 Worcester Centrum in Worcester December 13, 1985 December 15, 1985 Richmond Richmond Coliseum December 16, 1985 Landover Capital Centre December 18, 1985 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Civic Arena December 19, 1985 Richfield Richfield Coliseum
List of 1986 concerts[ 11] [ 12] [ 5] Date City Country Venue January 9, 1986 Pensacola United States Pensacola Civic Center January 10, 1986 Lafayette Cajundome January 12, 1986 Dallas Reunion Arena January 13, 1986 January 15, 1986 Houston The Summit January 16, 1986 January 18, 1986 Austin Frank Erwin Center January 19, 1986 San Antonio Hemisfair Arena January 30, 1986 Daly City Cow Palace January 31, 1986 Oakland Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena February 2, 1986 Las Vegas Thomas & Mack Center February 3, 1986 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena February 6, 1986 Inglewood The Forum February 7, 1986 February 8, 1986 Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum February 10, 1986 Tucson Tucson Community Center February 12, 1986 Albuquerque Tingley Coliseum February 14, 1986 Denver McNichols Sports Arena February 27, 1986 Buffalo Buffalo Memorial Auditorium February 28, 1986 Hamilton Canada Copps Coliseum March 1, 1986 Ottawa Ottawa Civic Centre March 3, 1986 Quebec City Colisee de Quebec March 4, 1986 Montreal Montreal Forum March 6, 1986 Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens March 7, 1986 March 20, 1986 Indianapolis United States Market Square Arena March 21, 1986 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon March 22, 1986 March 24, 1986 Milwaukee MECCA Arena March 25, 1986 St. Paul St. Paul Civic Center March 28, 1986 Detroit Joe Louis Arena March 29, 1986 Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum March 31, 1986 East Rutherford Brendan Byrne Arena April 1, 1986 April 3, 1986 Springfield Springfield Civic Center April 4, 1986 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum April 13, 1986 Binghamton Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena April 14, 1986 Philadelphia The Spectrum April 16, 1986 April 17, 1986 Baltimore Baltimore Civic Center April 19, 1986 Hampton Hampton Coliseum April 20, 1986 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum April 22, 1986 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum April 23, 1986 Augusta Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center April 25, 1986 Atlanta The Omni Coliseum April 26, 1986 Birmingham BJCC Coliseum April 28, 1986 St. Louis St. Louis Arena April 29, 1986 Kansas City Kemper Arena May 1, 1986 Oklahoma City Myriad Convention Center May 2, 1986 Valley Center Britt Brown Arena May 11, 1986 Winnipeg Canada Winnipeg Arena May 12, 1986 Salt Lake City United States Salt Palace May 15, 1986 Calgary Canada Olympic Saddledome May 17, 1986 Vancouver Pacific Coliseum May 19, 1986 Portland United States Portland Memorial Coliseum May 21, 1986 Seattle Seattle Center Coliseum May 24, 1986 Sacramento Cal Expo Amphitheatre May 25, 1986 Costa Mesa Pacific Amphitheatre May 26, 1986
Box office score data [ edit ] List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references Date City Venue Attendance Gross Ref(s) March 11–12, 1985 Lakeland, United States Civic Center 16,875 / 20,000 $232,890 [ 15] March 14, 1985 Fort Myers, United States Lee County Arena 4,375 / 4,500 $56,875 March 15, 1985 Pembroke Pines, United States Hollywood Sportatorium 11,211 / 11,500 $144,885 [ 16] December 10, 1985 Rochester, United States War Memorial 10,200 $135,716 [ 17] January 9, 1986 Pensacola, United States Civic Center 5,813 / 7,000 $78,677 [ 18] January 15–16, 1986 Houston, United States The Summit 18,803 / 20,000 $284,382 [ 19] January 18, 1986 Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center 14,055 $199,154 [ 20] January 19, 1986 San Antonio, United States Convention Center 9,331 / 10,500 $135,486 January 30, 1986 San Francisco, United States Cow Palace 11,034 $165,510 January 31, 1986 Oakland, United States Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13,711 $219,376 February 3, 1986 San Diego, United States Sports Arena 11,121 $154,344 [ 6] February 5–6, 1986 Inglewood, United States The Forum 30,005 $425,789 March 1, 1986 Ottawa, Canada Civic Center 7,421 / 8,000 $103,893 [ 21] March 6–7, 1986 Toronto, Canada Maple Leaf Gardens 22,145 / 24,000 $345,461 April 4, 1986 Uniondale, United States Nassau Coliseum 15,931 $254,211 [ 22] May 15, 1986 Calgary, Canada Olympic Saddledome 8,036 / 14,000 $107,931 [ 23] May 24, 1986 Sacramento, United States Cal Expo Amphitheatre 12,200 $201,300
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