{{Short description|1994 concert tour by Rush}} {{Infobox concert | concert_tour_name = Counterparts Tour | image = | type = | location = North America | album = ''[[Counterparts (Rush album)|Counterparts]]'' | artist = [[Rush (band)|Rush]] | start_date = January 22, 1994 | end_date = May 7, 1994 | number_of_legs = | number_of_shows = 54 | last_tour = [[Roll the Bones Tour]] <br> (1991–1992) | this_tour = '''Counterparts Tour''' <br> (1994) | next_tour = [[Test for Echo Tour]] <br> (1996–1997) }}
The '''Counterparts Tour''' was a concert tour by Canadian rock band [[Rush (band)|Rush]] in support of their fifteenth studio album, ''[[Counterparts (Rush album)|Counterparts]],'' and marked the members' 20th anniversary as a band.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shuster |first1=Fred |title=Rush celebrates 20 years in music industry |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V7wfAAAAIBAJ&dq=rush+20+years+peart&pg=PA9&article_id=1173,2367852 |access-date=February 23, 2023 |issue=293 |publisher=Gadsden Times |date=April 21, 1994 |location=Gadsden, Alabama |page=C2 |language=en}}</ref>{{sfn|Daly|Hansen|2019|p=320}}
==Background== The tour kicked off January 22, 1994 at the [[Pensacola Civic Center|Civic Center]] in [[Pensacola, Florida]] and culminated on May 7, 1994 at [[Maple Leaf Gardens]] in [[Toronto]],{{sfn|Daly|Hansen|2019|p=322}} estimated to have performed to 589,137 fans.{{sfn|Daly|Hansen|2019|p=320}} Some recordings from the tour were featured on the 1998 live album ''[[Different Stages (Rush album)|Different Stages]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Morse |first1=Steve |date=November 19, 1998 |title=Rush's new live CD best one yet |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YGpeAAAAIBAJ&dq=rush+counterparts+tour+different+stages&pg=PA16&article_id=2840,640470 |access-date=February 21, 2023 |publisher=Observer-Reporter |page=B6 |language=en}}</ref>
This was the band's last tour to have any opening acts. These opening acts were [[Candlebox]], [[The Melvins]], [[Primus (band)|Primus]], [[Doughboys (Canadian band)|The Doughboys]], and [[I Mother Earth]].{{sfn|Popoff|2017|p=148}}
==Reception== ''The New York Times''{{'}}s John Pareles, reviewing one of the two Madison Square Garden shows in March, opened that the band performed for two hours amid film clips and special effects such as smoke, psychedelic patterned lights, and spark showers. He continued, stating that Rush flaunted music proficiency with "speeding guitar scales, hard-hitting drumming and earnest vocals" to "melodic hooks of pop tunes" similar to The Police. Noting on the audience, Pareles acknowledged that the band counted on many fans during the show to sing along to every song performed. The only criticism Pareles gave was the change in sound in songs when Lifeson went from acoustic to electric, proceeding the music at one "unvarying" volume, also noting that Rush lacked a rudimentary sense of dynamics.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pareles |first1=John |title=Rush delivery: a breakneck set in NYC |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NiRjAAAAIBAJ&dq=rush+counterparts+concert&pg=PA57&article_id=1330,5927426 |access-date=February 22, 2023 |publisher=Observer-Reporter |date=April 17, 1994 |location=New York City, New York |page=F3 |language=en}}</ref>
Reviewing the May 3, 1994 performance at Albany's Knickerbocker Arena, Michael Hochanadel from ''The Sunday Gazette'', praised the band's sound, stating that it sounded like it had settled into a sound similar to Pink Floyd and The Police and had become a genre themselves "through sheer sound and style", adding that the special effects and fireworks have elevated the band's music. Commenting on the interaction with Rush and their fans, Hochanadel noted when Lee had advanced closer towards the audience during the song "Closer to the Heart", stating that he matched movement to words as well as adding that Peart's drum solo had a tip-off when his drum riser was used.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hochanadel |first1=Michael |title=Special effects lift Rush's music from familiar to classic-looking |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RWdGAAAAIBAJ&dq=rush+counterparts+tour&pg=PA12&article_id=1283,1099349 |access-date=February 22, 2023 |publisher=The Sunday Gazette |date=May 4, 1994 |location=Schenectady, New York |page=B10 |language=en}}</ref>
Despite the positive reception from many critics and audiences, Ed Masley from the ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'' who attended the April 20, 1994 performance in Pittsburgh, had opened that Rush did not know how to put on a 'real' rock show, stating that Peart did not know anything about that - calling him a "drag". He noted on the special effects the band used in their performance, stating that the band were still boring, noting on how the images on the screen behind the band had drawn more applause than the musicians performing.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Masley |first1=Ed |title=After two decades, Rush still doesn't know rock |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jIRIAAAAIBAJ&dq=rush+20+years+peart&pg=PA16&article_id=5744,3362425 |access-date=February 23, 2023 |issue=264 |publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=April 21, 1994 |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |page=C-4 |language=en}}</ref>
Kelley Crowley from the ''Observer-Reporter'', whom also criticized the band's performance in a negative light claimed that Geddy Lee's vocals were possessed by the spirit of a mouse and in an "electronic frenzy", also criticizing the "muddy and distorted" sound the band had presented, and the mistakes Lifeson was making on his guitar solo in "The Spirit of Radio". Crowley also acknowledged the complaints of fans on their expectations of hearing the old material at the show. However though, Crowley stated that with the use of the video screen, special effects and lights, it was described as a "sensory experience".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Crowley |first1=Kelley |title=Don't hurry to see Rush |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oKtdAAAAIBAJ&dq=rush+20+years+peart&pg=PA110&article_id=1301,3884180 |access-date=February 23, 2023 |publisher=Observer-Reporter |date=April 19, 1994 |page=B2 |language=en}}</ref>
==Set list== This is an example set list adapted from ''Rush: 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.{{sfn|Daly|Hansen|2019|p=324}} The Counterparts Tour was also the first and only Rush tour to not feature any portion(s) of 2112 in the set list since the song's release. #"[[Dreamline]]" #"[[The Spirit of Radio]]" #"[[The Analog Kid]]" #"[[Cold Fire (song)|Cold Fire]]" #"[[Time Stand Still (song)|Time Stand Still]]" #"[[Nobody's Hero (song)|Nobody's Hero]]" #"[[Roll the Bones (song)|Roll the Bones]]" #"[[Animate (song)|Animate]]" #"[[Stick It Out (Rush song)|Stick It Out]]" #"Double Agent" #"[[Limelight (Rush song)|Limelight]]" #"Bravado" #"[[Mystic Rhythms]]" #"[[Closer to the Heart]]" #"[[Show Don't Tell]]" #"[[Rush Instrumentals#Leave That Thing Alone|Leave That Thing Alone]]" #"[[Rush Instrumentals#Neil Peart's drum solos|The Rhythm Method]]" <small>(drum solo)</small> #"[[The Trees (Rush song)|The Trees]]" #"[[Xanadu (Rush song)|Xanadu]]" #"[[Cygnus X-1 (song series)|Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres – Prelude]]" #"[[Tom Sawyer (song)|Tom Sawyer]]" #;Encore: # "[[Force Ten (song)|Force Ten]]" # "[[YYZ (instrumental)|YYZ]]" # "[[Cygnus X-1 (song series)|Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage]]" (teaser)
==Tour dates== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of 1994 concerts{{sfn|Daly|Hansen|2019|pp=324–331}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Counterparts Tour |url=https://www.rush.com/tour/counterparts/ |website=Rush.com |access-date=February 22, 2023 |language=en-CA}}</ref> ! width="220" |Date ! width="220" |City ! width="220" |Country ! width="300" |Venue |- |January 22, 1994||[[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]]|| rowspan="52" |United States||[[Pensacola Civic Center]] |- |January 23, 1994||[[New Orleans]]||[[Lakefront Arena]] |- |January 25, 1994||[[Austin, Texas|Austin]]||[[Frank Erwin Center]] |- |January 26, 1994||[[Houston]]||[[The Summit (Houston)|The Summit]] |- |January 28, 1994||[[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]]||[[Reunion Arena]] |- |January 29, 1994||[[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]]||[[HemisFair Arena]] |- |January 31, 1994||[[Las Cruces, New Mexico|Las Cruces]]||[[Pan American Center]] |- |February 1, 1994||[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]||[[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum|Veterans Memorial Coliseum]] |- |February 3, 1994||[[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]||[[Great Western Forum]] |- |February 5, 1994||[[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]]||[[Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim]] |- |February 7, 1994||[[San Diego, California|San Diego]]||[[San Diego Sports Arena]] |- |February 8, 1994||[[Fresno, California|Fresno]]||[[Selland Arena]] |- |February 10, 1994||[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]||[[ARCO Arena]] |- |February 11, 1994||[[Daly City, California|Daly City]]||[[Cow Palace]] |- |February 12, 1994||[[San Jose, California|San Jose]]||[[San Jose Arena]] |- |February 23, 1994||[[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro]]||[[Murphy Center]] |- |February 24, 1994||[[Atlanta]]||[[Omni Coliseum]] |- |February 25, 1994||[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]||[[Charlotte Coliseum]] |- |February 27, 1994||[[Miami, Florida|Miami]]||[[Miami Arena]] |- |March 1, 1994||[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]||[[Amway Arena]] |- |March 2, 1994||[[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]]||[[Jacksonville Coliseum]] |- |March 4, 1994||[[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]]||[[Tropicana Field|Thunderdome]] |- |March 6, 1994||[[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]]||[[Dean Smith Center]] |- |March 8, 1994|| rowspan="2" |[[New York City, New York|New York City]]|| rowspan="2" |[[Madison Square Garden]] |- |March 9, 1994 |- |March 11, 1994|| rowspan="2" |[[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]]|| rowspan="2" |[[Worcester Centrum]] |- |March 12, 1994 |- |March 22, 1994||[[Auburn Hills, Michigan|Auburn Hills]]||[[The Palace of Auburn Hills]] |- |March 23, 1994||[[Richfield, Ohio|Richfield]]||[[Richfield Coliseum]] |- |March 25, 1994||[[Cincinnati]]||[[Riverfront Coliseum]] |- |March 26, 1994||[[Indianapolis]]||[[Market Square Arena]] |- |March 27, 1994||Auburn Hills||The Palace of Auburn Hills |- |March 29, 1994|| rowspan="2" |[[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont]]|| rowspan="2" |[[Rosemont Horizon]] |- |March 30, 1994 |- |April 1, 1994||[[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]]||[[Peoria Civic Center]] |- |April 2, 1994||[[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]]||[[Dane County Coliseum]] |- |April 4, 1994||[[St. Louis]]||[[St. Louis Arena]] |- |April 5, 1994||[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]]||[[Kemper Arena]] |- |April 7, 1994||[[Milwaukee]]||[[Bradley Center]] |- |April 8, 1994||[[Minneapolis]]||[[Target Center]] |- |April 9, 1994||[[Moline, Illinois|Moline]]||[[MARK of the Quad Cities]] |- |April 18, 1994||[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]||[[Buffalo Memorial Auditorium]] |- |April 20, 1994||[[Pittsburgh]]||[[Civic Arena (Pittsburgh)|Civic Arena]] |- |April 22, 1994||[[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]]||[[Meadowlands Arena|Brendan Byrne Arena]] |- |April 23, 1994||[[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale]]||[[Nassau Coliseum]] |- |April 24, 1994||[[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]||[[Hartford Civic Center]] |- |April 26, 1994||[[Landover, Maryland|Landover]]||[[USAir Arena]] |- |April 29, 1994|| rowspan="2" |[[Philadelphia]]|| rowspan="2" |[[Spectrum (arena)|The Spectrum]] |- |April 30, 1994 |- |May 1, 1994||[[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]]||[[Providence Civic Center]] |- |May 3, 1994||[[Albany, New York|Albany]]||[[Knickerbocker Arena]] |- |May 4, 1994||[[Rochester, New York|Rochester]]||[[Rochester War Memorial Arena|War Memorial Arena]] |- |May 6, 1994||[[Montreal]]|| rowspan="2" |Canada||[[Montreal Forum]] |- |May 7, 1994||[[Toronto]]||[[Maple Leaf Gardens]] |}
=== Box office score data === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references ! scope="col" style="width:9em;" |Date<br>(1994) ! scope="col" style="width:13em;" |City ! scope="col" style="width:19em;" |Venue ! scope="col" style="width:9em;" |Attendance ! scope="col" style="width:7em;" |Gross ! scope="col" style="width:5em;" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref(s)|References}} |- |January 22 |Pensacola, United States |Civic Center |8,422 / 8,422 |$176,550 | rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Amusement Business Boxscore |magazine=Billboard |date=February 5, 1994 |volume=106 |issue=6 |page=14 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IwgEAAAAMBAJ |access-date=February 22, 2023 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> |- |January 23 |New Orleans, United States |Lakefront Arena |7,432 / 7,432 |$180,302 |- |February 5 |Anaheim, United States |Arrowhead Pond |13,460 / 13,460 |$333,647 |<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Amusement Business Boxscore |magazine=Billboard |date=February 19, 1994 |volume=106 |issue=8 |page=14 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KQgEAAAAMBAJ |access-date=February 22, 2023 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> |- |February 7 |San Diego, United States |Sports Arena |11,242 / 11,668 |$226,598 |<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Amusement Business Boxscore |magazine=Billboard |date=March 5, 1994 |volume=106 |issue=10 |page=20 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LQgEAAAAMBAJ |access-date=February 22, 2023 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> |- |March 11–12 |Worcester, United States |Centrum |22,127 / 25,008 |$535,570 |<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Amusement Business Boxscore |magazine=Billboard |date=March 26, 1994 |volume=106 |issue=13 |page=24 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NQgEAAAAMBAJ |access-date=February 22, 2023 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> |- |March 23 |Richfield, United States |Coliseum |14,717 / 14,717 |$360,270 | rowspan="3" |<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Amusement Business Boxscore |magazine=Billboard |date=April 16, 1994 |volume=106 |issue=16 |page=19 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QggEAAAAMBAJ |access-date=February 22, 2023 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> |- |March 29–30 |Rosemont, United States |Rosemont Horizon |21,665 / 21,665 |$528,363 |- |April 4 |St. Louis, United States |Arena |13,570 / 13,570 |$322,305 |- |April 20 |Pittsburgh, United States |Civic Arena |11,062 / 12,000 |$267,991 |<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Amusement Business Boxscore |magazine=Billboard |date=May 7, 1994 |volume=106 |issue=19 |page=16 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SAgEAAAAMBAJ |access-date=February 23, 2023 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> |- |April 22 |East Rutherford, United States |Meadowlands Arena |14,083 / 14,083 |$365,829 | rowspan="3" |<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Amusement Business Boxscore |magazine=Billboard |date=May 14, 1994 |volume=106 |issue=20 |page=24 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SggEAAAAMBAJ |access-date=February 23, 2023 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> |- |April 23 |Uniondale, United States |Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |11,585 / 11,585 |$313,287 |- |April 29–30 |Philadelphia, United States |Spectrum |23,979 / 27,090 |$586,134 |- |May 6 |Montreal, Canada |Forum |12,913 / 12,913 |$291,306 |<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Amusement Business Boxscore |magazine=Billboard |date=May 28, 1994 |volume=106 |issue=22 |page=13 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TwgEAAAAMBAJ |access-date=February 23, 2023 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> |}
==Personnel== * [[Geddy Lee]] – vocals, bass, keyboards * [[Alex Lifeson]] – guitar, backing vocals * [[Neil Peart]] – drums
==References== ===Citations=== {{reflist}}
===Sources=== * {{cite book |last1=Popoff |first1=Martin |title=Rush: Album by Album |date=2017 |publisher=Voyageur Press |isbn=978-0-7603-5220-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KfA8DgAAQBAJ |language=en}} * {{cite book |last1=Daly|first1=Skip|last2=Hansen|first2=Eric|title=Rush: Wandering the Face of the Earth – The Official Touring History|year=2019|publisher=Insight Editions|isbn=978-1-68383-450-2}}
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