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Overall Tour Attendance: In excess of 15,042,112
Total Confirmed Dates: 2,566 (with 42 cancelations and 4 rescheduled dates)
Total Number of Songs Performed: 46,640 [estimate]

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Pre-Tour Supporting "MOVING PICTURES"

The Fall 1980 Tour
September 11th, 1980 through October 1st 1980

Overall 'Moving Pictures' Tour Attendance: 1,000,000 (approximate)
Total Dates: 95

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The strategy of beta-testing new material on the road continued with the Fall 1980 Tour, giving fans an exclusive first listen to pre-release versions of future megahits "Tom Sawyer" and "Limelight." By the time the official Moving Pictures Tour launched, the set list had undergone a massive overhaul to accommodate the bulk of their watershed album. Standouts like "Red Barchetta," "Vital Signs," and the sprawling "The Camera Eye" took center stage, while the instrumental "YYZ" became the new home for Neil Peart's legendary drum solo. The band also introduced the acoustic guitar piece "Broon's Bane" as an atmospheric prelude to "The Trees." To make room for this modern material, Rush ruthlessly dismantled their 70s epics to create a highly segmented, career-spanning closing medley, seamlessly weaving "Working Man" and "By-Tor & the Snow Dog" with fragments of "Cygnus X-1" and "In The End," before using "2112: Grand Finale" as the explosive climax.

Main Performance

2112 (“Overture” and “The Temples of Syrinx”)
Freewill
By-Tor & the Snow Dog (abridged)
Xanadu
Limelight (pre-release version)
The Trees
Cygnus X-1: Book II: Hemispheres (“Prelude”)
The Spirit of Radio
Closer To The Heart
Beneath, Between, & Behind
Tom Sawyer (pre-release version)
Jacob's Ladder
A Passage To Bangkok
Natural Science
Working Man (with reggae intro)
Finding My Way (abridged)
Anthem (abridged)
Bastille Day (abridged)
In the Mood (abridged)
Drum Solo

Encore

La Villa Strangiato (with electric guitar intro)

Disclaimer: The tour dates and set list variations presented here have been rigorously researched and validated using a wide variety of sources, including published biographies, historical tour advertisements, online databases, and direct fan input.

While we have done our absolute best to make this archive as complete and accurate as possible, unrecorded set list changes and historical discrepancies do happen. Mistakes and omissions are always possible. If you notice any inaccuracies and have a verified source to help correct the record, please let us know so we can continue to improve the archive.