# Hold Your Fire Tour > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hold_Your_Fire_Tour > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hold_Your_Fire_Tour.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hold_Your_Fire_Tour > Source revision: 1340810219 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1987–1988 concert tour by Rush Hold Your Fire Tour Tour by Rush Location Europe North America Associated album Hold Your Fire Start date October 29, 1987 End date May 5, 1988 Legs 2 No. of shows 78 Rush concert chronology Power Windows Tour (1985–1986) Hold Your Fire Tour (1987–1988) Presto Tour (1990) The **Hold Your Fire Tour** was a concert tour by Canadian rock band [Rush](/source/Rush_(band)), in support of the band's twelfth studio album *[Hold Your Fire](/source/Hold_Your_Fire)*. ## Background The band continued the trend of their usage of synthesizers, sequencers and onstage automation which continued from their [Power Windows Tour](/source/Power_Windows_Tour),[1] also featuring a laser system with red and green beams as well as a video screen that had animated segments of the three red orbs from the cover of *Hold Your Fire*.[2] Opening bands on the North American leg included [Chalk Circle](/source/Chalk_Circle_(Canadian_band)),[3] the [McAuley Schenker Group](/source/McAuley_Schenker_Group), and [Tommy Shaw](/source/Tommy_Shaw).[4] [Wishbone Ash](/source/Wishbone_Ash) was the support act for the band's performances in Europe.[5] The first three European performances at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England were recorded for the band's live album and video, *[A Show of Hands](/source/A_Show_of_Hands)*.[4] ## Reception Reviewing the Lakeland concert on February 15, 1988, Philip Booth of the Lakeland Ledger who had given the concert a 'poor' review, criticized the band's performance, stating that the band "defined itself by self absorption to the max", referring to their music as "hollow" despite the state-of-the-art equipment they had, as well as calling their music "numbingly loud" and "repetitive". He closed his review, stating that the visuals and music couldn't compensate for Rush's musical substance, concluding that they were "overcooked".[2] Jane E. Stephenson, a reader who had attended the performance, later sent a response to Booth to criticize him, defending the band's performance with a rebuttal that there were "ten thousand screaming fans" who were moved from the concert.[6] ## Set list This is an example set list adapted from *Rush: Wandering the Face of the Earth – The Official Touring History* of what was performed during the tour, but may not represent the majority of the shows.[7] 1. "[The Big Money](/source/The_Big_Money)" 1. "[Subdivisions](/source/Subdivisions_(song))" 1. "[Limelight](/source/Limelight_(Rush_song))" 1. "[Marathon](/source/Marathon_(Rush_song))" 1. "Turn the Page" 1. "Prime Mover" 1. "[Manhattan Project](/source/Manhattan_Project_(song))" 1. "[Closer to the Heart](/source/Closer_to_the_Heart)" 1. "[Red Sector A](/source/Red_Sector_A)" 1. "[Force Ten](/source/Force_Ten_(song))" 1. "[Time Stand Still](/source/Time_Stand_Still_(song))" 1. "[Distant Early Warning](/source/Distant_Early_Warning_(song))" 1. "[Lock and Key](/source/Lock_and_Key_(Rush_song))" 1. "[Mission](/source/Mission_(song))" 1. "Territories" 1. "[YYZ](/source/YYZ_(instrumental))" 1. "The Rhythm Method" (drum solo) 1. "[Red Lenses](/source/Red_Lenses)" (abridged) 1. "[The Spirit of Radio](/source/The_Spirit_of_Radio)" 1. "[Tom Sawyer](/source/Tom_Sawyer_(song))" **Encore** 1. "[2112 Parts I & II: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx](/source/2112_(song))" 1. "[La Villa Strangiato](/source/List_of_Rush_instrumentals#La_Villa_Strangiato)" 1. "[In the Mood](/source/In_the_Mood_(Rush_song))" ## Tour dates List of 1987 concerts[8][9] Date City Country Venue October 29, 1987 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada Memorial Stadium October 30, 1987 November 1, 1987 Sydney, Nova Scotia Centre 200 November 2, 1987 Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax Metro Centre November 4, 1987 Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton Coliseum November 6, 1987 Providence, Rhode Island United States Providence Civic Center November 7, 1987 November 9, 1987 Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield Civic Center November 10, 1987 Utica, New York Utica Memorial Auditorium November 12, 1987 Troy, New York RPI Fieldhouse November 13, 1987 Binghamton, New York Broome County War Memorial Arena November 14, 1987 Buffalo, New York Buffalo Memorial Auditorium November 24, 1987 Johnson City, Tennessee Freedom Hall Civic Center November 25, 1987 Atlanta, Georgia The Omni November 27, 1987 Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Coliseum November 30, 1987 Landover, Maryland Capital Centre December 2, 1987 Worcester, Massachusetts The Centrum December 3, 1987 December 5, 1987 New Haven, Connecticut New Haven Coliseum December 7, 1987 East Rutherford, New Jersey Meadowlands Arena December 9, 1987 Uniondale, New York Nassau Coliseum December 11, 1987 New York City, New York Madison Square Garden December 13, 1987 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Spectrum December 14, 1987 December 16, 1987 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Civic Arena December 17, 1987 Richfield, Ohio Richfield Coliseum List of 1988 concerts[9][10] Date City Country Venue January 14, 1988 Hampton, Virginia United States Hampton Coliseum January 15, 1988 Raleigh, North Carolina Reynolds Coliseum January 17, 1988 Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Coliseum January 18, 1988 Jackson, Mississippi Mississippi Coliseum January 20, 1988 Dallas, Texas Reunion Arena January 21, 1988 San Antonio, Texas Convention Center Arena January 23, 1988 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Myriad Arena January 24, 1988 Shreveport, Louisiana Hirsch Memorial Coliseum January 26, 1988 Little Rock, Arkansas Barton Coliseum January 27, 1988 New Orleans, Louisiana UNO Lakefront Arena January 29, 1988 Houston, Texas The Summit January 30, 1988 Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center February 1, 1988 Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum February 3, 1988 San Diego, California San Diego Sports Arena February 4, 1988 Inglewood, California The Forum February 5, 1988 February 15, 1988 Lakeland, Florida Lakeland Civic Center February 16, 1988 Pembroke Pines, Florida Hollywood Sportatorium February 18, 1988 Jacksonville, Florida Veterans Memorial Coliseum February 19, 1988 Pensacola, Florida Pensacola Civic Center February 21, 1988 Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum February 22, 1988 Nashville, Tennessee Nashville Municipal Auditorium February 23, 1988 Cincinnati, Ohio Riverfront Coliseum February 25, 1988 Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Horizon February 26, 1988 February 28, 1988 Peoria, Illinois Peoria Civic Center March 1, 1988 St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Arena March 2, 1988 Indianapolis, Indiana Market Square Arena March 4, 1988 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena March 5, 1988 March 7, 1988 Toronto, Ontario Canada Maple Leaf Gardens March 8, 1988 March 10, 1988 Montreal, Quebec Montreal Forum March 11, 1988 Quebec City, Quebec Colisee de Quebec March 12, 1988 Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Civic Centre April 2, 1988 Omaha, Nebraska United States Omaha Civic Auditorium April 4, 1988 Bloomington, Minnesota Met Center April 5, 1988 Milwaukee, Wisconsin MECCA Arena April 7, 1988 Kansas City, Missouri Kemper Arena April 9, 1988 Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Gardens April 10, 1988 Dayton, Ohio Hara Arena April 21, 1988 Birmingham England National Exhibition Centre Arena April 23, 1988 April 24, 1988 April 26, 1988 Glasgow Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre April 28, 1988 London England Wembley Arena April 29, 1988 April 30, 1988 May 2, 1988 Rotterdam Netherlands Ahoy Sportpaleis May 4, 1988 Frankfurt West Germany Festhalle May 5, 1988 Stuttgart Schleyer-Halle ### Box office score data List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references Date City Venue Attendance Gross Ref(s) December 7, 1987 East Rutherford, United States Meadowlands Arena 14,483 / 17,963 $272,503 [11] ## Personnel - [Geddy Lee](/source/Geddy_Lee) – vocals, bass, keyboards - [Alex Lifeson](/source/Alex_Lifeson) – guitar, backing vocals - [Neil Peart](/source/Neil_Peart) – drums ## References ### Citations 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDalyHansen2019278_1-0)** [Daly & Hansen 2019](#CITEREFDalyHansen2019), p. 278. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-boothreview1988_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-boothreview1988_2-1) Booth, Philip (17 February 1988). ["Rock loses its way with Rush: Laser show offsets general monotomy of Rush concert"](https://books.google.com/books?id=RoIwAAAAIBAJ&dq=rush+concert&pg=PA15&article_id=1153,397104). No. 118. Lakeland, Florida: Lakeland Ledger. pp. 1C, 6C. Retrieved 15 January 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPopoff2021241–242_3-0)** [Popoff 2021](#CITEREFPopoff2021), pp. 241–242. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDalyHansen2019280_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDalyHansen2019280_4-1) [Daly & Hansen 2019](#CITEREFDalyHansen2019), p. 280. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPopoff2021242_5-0)** [Popoff 2021](#CITEREFPopoff2021), p. 242. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Stephenson, Jane E. (February 28, 1988). ["Letters to the Editor: Bummed Rush"](https://books.google.com/books?id=UIIwAAAAIBAJ&dq=rush+concert&pg=PA6&article_id=5447,5189690). No. 129. Lakeland, Florida: Lakeland Ledger. p. 10A. Retrieved January 16, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDalyHansen2019281_7-0)** [Daly & Hansen 2019](#CITEREFDalyHansen2019), p. 281. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDalyHansen2019281–284_8-0)** [Daly & Hansen 2019](#CITEREFDalyHansen2019), pp. 281–284. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-hyftour_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-hyftour_9-1) ["Hold Your Fire Tour"](https://www.rush.com/tour/hold-your-fire/). *Rush.com*. Retrieved 16 January 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDalyHansen2019284–289_10-0)** [Daly & Hansen 2019](#CITEREFDalyHansen2019), pp. 284–289. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses"](https://books.google.com/books?id=JCgEAAAAMBAJ). *Billboard*. Vol. 99, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 26, 1987. p. 42. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0006-2510](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0006-2510). Retrieved January 14, 2025. ### Sources - Daly, Skip; Hansen, Eric (2019). *Rush: Wandering the Face of the Earth – The Official Touring History*. Insight Editions. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-68383-450-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-68383-450-2). - Popoff, Martin (2021). *Limelight: Rush in the '80s*. Toronto, Canada: ECW Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-77041-569-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-77041-569-0). v t e Rush Alex Lifeson Geddy Lee Jeff Jones John Rutsey Neil Peart Studio albums Rush (1974) Fly by Night (1975) Caress of Steel (1975) 2112 (1976) A Farewell to Kings (1977) Hemispheres (1978) Permanent Waves (1980) Moving Pictures (1981) Signals (1982) Grace Under Pressure (1984) Power Windows (1985) Hold Your Fire (1987) Presto (1989) Roll the Bones (1991) Counterparts (1993) Test for Echo (1996) Vapor Trails (2002) Snakes & Arrows (2007) Clockwork Angels (2012) Live albums All the World's a Stage (1976) Exit... Stage Left (1981) A Show of Hands (1989) Different Stages (1998) Rush in Rio (2003) R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour (2005) Snakes & Arrows Live (2008) Grace Under Pressure Tour (2009) Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland (2011) Clockwork Angels Tour (2013) R40 Live (2015) Live videos Exit... Stage Left (1982) Grace Under Pressure Tour (1986) A Show of Hands (1989) Rush in Rio (2003) R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour (2005) Rush Replay X 3 (2006) Snakes & Arrows Live (2008) Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland (2011) Clockwork Angels Tour (2013) R40 Live (2015) Compilations Rush Through Time (1979) Chronicles (1990) Retrospective I (1997) Retrospective II (1997) The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987 (2003) Gold (2006) Retrospective III: 1989–2008 (2009) Working Men (2009) Video compilations Through the Camera Eye (1985) Chronicles (1990) Box sets The Studio Albums 1989–2007 (2013) Extended plays Feedback (2004) Cygnus X-1 (2017) Singles "In the Mood" "Fly by Night" "Lakeside Park" "The Twilight Zone" "Making Memories" "Closer to the Heart" "Circumstances" "The Trees" "The Spirit of Radio" "Entre Nous" "Limelight" "Tom Sawyer" "Vital Signs" "New World Man" "Subdivisions" "Countdown" "Red Sector A" "Afterimage" "The Big Money" "Mystic Rhythms" "Time Stand Still" "Show Don't Tell" "The Pass" "Dreamline" "Roll the Bones" "Ghost of a Chance" "Stick It Out" "Nobody's Hero" "Test for Echo" "Half the World" "Driven" "One Little Victory" "Secret Touch" "Summertime Blues" "Far Cry" "Caravan" "Headlong Flight" Other songs "Working Man" "Before" and "After" I. "Into the Darkness" "Didacts and Narpets" "2112" "A Passage to Bangkok" "Tears" "Xanadu" "Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres" (II. "Apollo Bringer of Wisdom" and III. "Dionysus Bringer of Love" IV. "Armageddon The Battle of Heart and Mind" VI. "The Sphere A Kind of Dream") "Freewill" "Red Barchetta" "YYZ" "Witch Hunt" "The Analog Kid" "Between the Wheels" "Marathon" "Manhattan Project" "Force Ten" "Mission" "Lock and Key" "Second Nature" "Heresy" "Animate" "Cold Fire" "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)" Tours Hemispheres Tour (1978–1979) Moving Pictures Tour (1980–1981) Exit... Stage Left Tour (1981) Power Windows Tour (1985–1986) Hold Your Fire Tour (1987–1988) Presto Tour (1990) Roll the Bones Tour (1991–1992) Counterparts Tour (1994) Test for Echo Tour (1996–1997) Snakes & Arrows Tour (2007–2008) Time Machine Tour (2010–2011) Clockwork Angels Tour (2012–2013) R40 Live Tour (2015) Fifty Something Tour (2026–2027) Related articles Discography Songs Awards Instrumentals Victor My Favourite Headache A Work in Progress Anatomy of a Drum Solo Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road Hugh Syme Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage Working Man – A Tribute to Rush Category --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hold Your Fire Tour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hold_Your_Fire_Tour) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hold_Your_Fire_Tour?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.