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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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Exit...Stage Left
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Clockwork Angels
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Tour Supporting "COUNTERPARTS"
Overall Tour Attendance: 589,137
Total Dates: 55 with 1 cancelation
The Counterparts Tour kicked off with a playful animated video set to "Also Sprach Zarathustra," signaling the band's confident return to a heavier, guitar-driven sound. The set list heavily promoted their acclaimed new album, unleashing aggressive modern tracks like "Animate," "Nobody's Hero," "Double Agent," and the Grammy-nominated instrumental "Leave That Thing Alone." This tour prominently highlighted guitarist Alex Lifeson's growing comedic stage presence, featuring him delivering a humorous country-twang intro for "Cold Fire," a spoken prelude to "Stick It Out," and playful band member introductions during "Closer to the Heart." The show featured a fluid running order that saw "Dreamline" elevated to the opening slot and mid-run adjustments like the spring addition of "Bravado." Following Neil Peart's "The Rhythm Method" drum solo, the main set climaxed with a potent nostalgic trio of "The Trees," "Xanadu," and the "Hemispheres Prelude," before concluding with the requisite "Tom Sawyer." The night then wrapped up with a high-energy encore of "Force Ten", "YYZ," and a returning instrumental tease of "Cygnus X-1."
Main Performance
- ●Dreamline
- ●The Spirit of Radio
- ●The Analog Kid
- ●Cold Fire
- ●Time Stand Still
- ●Nobody's Hero
- ●Roll The Bones
- ●Animate
- ●Stick It Out
- ●Double Agent
- ●Limelight
- ○Bravado
- ●Mystic Rhythms
- ●Closer To The Heart
- ●Show Don't Tell
- ●Leave That Thing Alone
- ●The Rhythm Method (Drum Solo)
- ●The Trees
- ●Xanadu
- ●Cygnus X-1: Book II: Hemispheres (“Prelude”)
- ●Tom Sawyer
Encore
- ●Force Ten
- ●YYZ
- ●Cygnus X-1: Book I: The Voyage (teaser)
● Core — 90%+ of shows ● Heavy Rotation — 50% to 89% of shows ○ Light Rotation — < 50% of shows
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COUNTERPARTS TOUR - PROGRESS & VARIATIONS
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Set List Variations
Counterparts Tour
Primary Set List
Played at 42 shows
Main Performance
- Dreamline
- The Spirit of Radio
- The Analog Kid
- Cold Fire - song performed with a country music intro
- Time Stand Still
- Nobody's Hero
- Roll The Bones
- Animate
- Stick It Out - with an intro by Alex
- Double Agent
- Limelight
- Mystic Rhythms
- Closer To The Heart - with a band member introductions by Alex
- Show Don't Tell
- Leave That Thing Alone
- The Rhythm Method - (Drum Solo)
- The Trees
- Xanadu
- Cygnus X-1: Book II: Hemispheres - (“Prelude”)
- Tom Sawyer
Encore
- Force Ten
- YYZ
- Cygnus X-1: Book I: The Voyage - (teaser)
Counterparts Tour
Secondary Set List
(Final weeks of tour)
Apr 20, Apr 22, Apr 23, Apr 24, Apr 29, Apr 30, May 1, May 3, May 4, May 6, May 7
Main Performance
- Dreamline
- The Spirit of Radio
- The Analog Kid
- Cold Fire - song performed with a country music intro
- Time Stand Still
- Nobody's Hero
- Roll The Bones
- Animate
- Stick It Out - with an intro by Alex
- Double Agent
- Limelight
- Bravado
- Mystic Rhythms
- Closer To The Heart - with a band member introductions by Alex
- Show Don't Tell
- Leave That Thing Alone
- The Rhythm Method - (Drum Solo)
- The Trees
- Xanadu
- Cygnus X-1: Book II: Hemispheres - (“Prelude”)
- Tom Sawyer
Encore
- Force Ten
- YYZ
- Cygnus X-1: Book I: The Voyage - (teaser)
Counterparts Tour
Secondary Set List (Variation #1)
(excl. Force 10 from encore)
Apr 26
Main Performance
- Dreamline
- The Spirit of Radio
- The Analog Kid
- Cold Fire - song performed with a country music intro
- Time Stand Still
- Nobody's Hero
- Roll The Bones
- Animate
- Stick It Out - with an intro by Alex
- Double Agent
- Limelight
- Bravado
- Mystic Rhythms
- Closer To The Heart - with a band member introductions by Alex
- Show Don't Tell
- Leave That Thing Alone
- The Rhythm Method - (Drum Solo)
- The Trees
- Xanadu
- Cygnus X-1: Book II: Hemispheres - (“Prelude”)
- Tom Sawyer
Encore
- YYZ
- Cygnus X-1: Book I: The Voyage - (teaser)
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.