{{Short description|1991–1992 concert tour by Rush}} {{Infobox concert | concert_tour_name = Roll the Bones Tour | image = | type = | location = {{hlist|Europe|North America}} | album = ''[[Roll the Bones]]'' | artist = [[Rush (band)|Rush]] | start_date = October 25, 1991 | end_date = June 28, 1992 | number_of_legs = 3 | number_of_shows = 101 | last_tour = [[Presto tour|Presto Tour]] <br> (1990) | this_tour = '''Roll the Bones Tour''' <br> (1991–1992) | next_tour = [[Counterparts Tour]] <br> (1994) }} The '''Roll the Bones Tour''' was a concert tour by Canadian rock band [[Rush (band)|Rush]] in support of their fourteenth studio album ''[[Roll the Bones]]''.
==Background== The tour kicked off October 25, 1991 at [[Copps Coliseum]] in [[Hamilton, Ontario]] and culminated on June 28, 1992 at the [[World Music Theater]] in [[Tinley Park, Illinois]], estimated to have performed to more than 960,000 fans.{{sfn|Daly|Hansen|2019|pp=302; 304}} Guitarist [[Eric Johnson (guitarist, born 1954)|Eric Johnson]] was the initial opening act in the autumn of 1991,{{sfn|Popoff|2013|p=120}} following the band losing a Grammy nomination for "[[List of Rush instrumentals#Where's My Thing?|Where's My Thing?]]" to Johnson's "[[Cliffs of Dover (composition)|Cliffs of Dover]]".{{sfn|Rubin|2015}} American rock band [[Primus (band)|Primus]] were the opening act for Rush later on this tour when Johnson canceled his last two weeks on the first leg as an opening act,{{sfn|Popoff|2017|p=148}}{{sfn|Romano|2023|p=257}} as well as [[Vinnie Moore]] and [[Mr. Big (American band)|Mr. Big]].{{sfn|Popoff|2004|p=160}}<ref name="rushhendersonville">{{cite news |title=This Weekend: Rush and Mr. Big |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mjAaAAAAIBAJ&dq=rush+roll+the+bones+tour+tickets&pg=PA13&article_id=4910,2154329 |access-date=September 5, 2023 |work=The Times-News |date=June 12, 1992 |location=Hendersonville, North Carolina |page=6B |language=en}}</ref> Opening for the band's hometown show in Toronto, Ontario on December 16 was [[The Tragically Hip]],{{sfn|Popoff|2004|p=160}} which was set up as a benefit for [[United Way of Canada|United Way]], alongside the [[Daily Bread Food Bank]] - in which the audience had donated fifty thousand pounds of food.{{sfn|Popoff|2022|p=49}} The band included super-sized screens, laser lights and moving pictures throughout their performances.<ref name="rushhendersonville"/>
In Sacramento on January 27, 1992, the band performed what they had considered their worst show, as they performed to an unruly audience who threw objects at the band throughout the performance. Prior to the show, Rush refused to perform "general admission" performances due to rowdiness,{{sfn|Popoff|2022|p=48}} potential injury and death in the crowd, but was booked to perform the show and was unexpectedly general admission.{{sfn|Popoff|2004|p=160}}
==Reception== The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''{{'}}s John Hayes, reviewing the Pittsburgh performance on October 28, 1991, opined that Rush had found an effective formula that held the attention of rock fans after the release of twenty albums and a long history of successful concert tours, later stating that the shows are kept alive by the "sheer talent" of the band members. Notifying the ''Roll the Bones Tour'' as one of the biggest productions on the road, he acknowledged the stage's usage of lasers, lighting, special effects, a rotating drum platform during Peart's solo and inflatable rabbits throughout the show.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hayes |first1=John |title=Rush extravaganza throws fans a bone |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=odlRAAAAIBAJ&dq=rush+roll+the+bones+eric+johnson&pg=PA15&article_id=6729,8470632 |access-date=March 8, 2023 |issue=77 |publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=October 29, 1991 |page=28 |language=en}}</ref>
Reviewing the Burgettstown concert on June 21, 1992, Kurt Bruner of the ''Observer-Reporter'' opened that the trio pulled no punches and was a knockout, sending the audience who was predominantly late 20s to middle aged reeling. He expressed on the usage of special effects and lighting, praising its usage in highlighting the songs performed, as well as the choreographed lasers and lights during Peart's drum solo, which he also noted as "outstanding", "superb" and as one of the memorable aspects of the show. He acknowledged the band, stating that they looked to be enjoying themselves without exerting much effort - as well as praising the stage design as simple, with only a ramp featured around the band.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bruner |first1=Kurt |title=Rush 'Rolls the Bones' for fans at Star Lake |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bHJiAAAAIBAJ&dq=rush+concert+review+peart&pg=PA16&article_id=1480,7584182 |access-date=March 4, 2023 |publisher=Observer-Reporter |date=June 23, 1992 |location=Washington, Pennsylvania |page=B-4 |language=en}}</ref>
The ''Toledo Blade''{{'}}s Ralph Kisiel, reviewing the Toledo performance, stated that Rush still showed that they could do their performances with "intensity" and "imagination". Noting on the audience, Kisiel commented that the overwhelming responses and emotions of the audience were whipped up quickly when the band performed crowd favorites, and when the show was over, had left fans satisfied. Kisiel continued, saying the band "clearly illustatrated that they can rock and rattle your bones for more than two hours".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kiesiel |first1=Ralph |title=Veteran rockers Rush still have imagination |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gllPAAAAIBAJ&dq=rush+roll+the+bones+tour+tickets&pg=PA16&article_id=6626,4947481 |access-date=September 5, 2023 |publisher=Toledo Blade |date=November 18, 1991 |location=Toledo, Ohio |page=P-3 |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=306}} For the encore, the band performed a medley of older material, which would feature a minute of each song for the medley.{{sfn|Daly|Hansen|2019|pp=302; 304}} This was also the first and only Rush tour to not feature "[[YYZ (song)|YYZ]]" in the setlist since the song's release.
#"[[Force Ten (song)|Force Ten]]" #"[[Limelight (Rush song)|Limelight]]" #"[[Freewill (Rush song)|Freewill]]" #"[[Distant Early Warning (song)|Distant Early Warning]]" #"[[Time Stand Still (song)|Time Stand Still]]" #"[[Dreamline]]" #"Bravado" #"[[Roll the Bones (song)|Roll the Bones]]" #"[[Show Don't Tell]]" #"[[The Big Money]]" #"[[Ghost of a Chance (Rush song)|Ghost of a Chance]]" #"[[Subdivisions (song)|Subdivisions]]" #"[[The Pass (song)|The Pass]]" #"[[The Trees (Rush song)|The Trees]]" #"[[Rush Instrumentals#Where's My Thing?|Where's My Thing?]]" #"[[Rush Instrumentals#Neil Peart's drum solos|The Rhythm Method]]" <small>(drum solo)</small> #"[[Closer to the Heart]]" #"[[Xanadu (Rush song)|Xanadu]]" #"Superconductor" #"[[Tom Sawyer (song)|Tom Sawyer]]" #;Encore #"[[The Spirit of Radio]]" #Medley: "[[Rush instrumentals#2112 Overture|2112]]" (Overture) / "[[Finding My Way (song)|Finding My Way]]" / "[[Rush Instrumentals#La Villa Strangiato|La Villa Strangiato]]" / "Anthem" / "[[Red Barchetta]]" / "The Spirit of Radio" (reprise) #"[[Cygnus X-1 (song series)|Cygnus X-1]]" (teaser)
==Tour dates== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of 1991 concerts{{sfn|Daly|Hansen|2019|pp=306–319}}<ref name="rtbtourdates">{{cite web |title=Roll the Bones Tour |url=https://www.rush.com/tour/roll-the-bones/ |website=Rush.com |access-date=March 4, 2023 |language=en-CA}}</ref> ! style="width:220px;"|Date ! style="width:200px;"|City ! style="width:130px;"|Country ! style="width:300px;"|Venue |- |October 25, 1991||[[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]]||Canada||[[Copps Coliseum]] |- |October 26, 1991||[[Rochester, New York|Rochester]]||rowspan="16"|United States||[[Rochester Community War Memorial]] |- |October 28, 1991||[[Pittsburgh]]||[[Civic Arena (Pittsburgh)|Civic Arena]] |- |October 29, 1991||[[Cincinnati]]||[[Riverfront Coliseum]] |- |October 31, 1991||[[Indianapolis]]||[[Market Square Arena]] |- |November 1, 1991||[[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont]]||[[Rosemont Horizon]] |- |November 3, 1991||[[Minneapolis]]||[[Target Center]] |- |November 4, 1991||[[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]||[[Omaha Civic Auditorium]] |- |November 6, 1991||[[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]]||[[Landon Arena]] |- |November 7, 1991||[[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]]||[[St. Louis Arena]] |- |November 9, 1991||[[Normal, Illinois|Normal]]||[[Redbird Arena]] |- |November 10, 1991||[[Milwaukee]]||[[Bradley Center]] |- |November 13, 1991||rowspan="2"|[[Auburn Hills, Michigan|Auburn Hills]]||rowspan="2"|[[The Palace of Auburn Hills]] |- |November 14, 1991 |- |November 16, 1991|| [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]]||[[John F. Savage Hall]] |- |November 17, 1991||rowspan="2"|[[Richfield, Ohio|Richfield]]||rowspan="2"|[[Richfield Coliseum]] |- |November 18, 1991 |- |November 26, 1991||[[Ottawa]]||rowspan="3"|Canada||[[Ottawa Civic Centre]] |- |November 28, 1991||[[Montreal]]||[[Montreal Forum]] |- |November 29, 1991||[[Quebec City]]||[[Colisée de Québec]] |- |December 1, 1991||rowspan="2"|[[Philadelphia]]||rowspan="10"|United States||rowspan="2"|[[Spectrum (arena)|Spectrum]] |- |December 3, 1991 |- |December 4, 1991||[[Landover, Maryland|Landover]]||[[Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland)|Capital Centre]] |- |December 6, 1991||rowspan="2"|New York City||rowspan="2"|[[Madison Square Garden]] |- |December 7, 1991 |- |December 9, 1991||[[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]]||[[Providence Civic Center]] |- |December 10, 1991||[[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]]||[[Worcester Centrum]] |- |December 12, 1991||[[Albany, New York|Albany]]||[[Knickerbocker Arena]] |- |December 13, 1991||[[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]||[[Hartford Civic Center]] |- |December 15, 1991||[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]||[[Buffalo Memorial Auditorium]] |- |December 16, 1991||[[Toronto]]||Canada||[[Maple Leaf Gardens]] |}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of 1992 concerts{{sfn|Daly|Hansen|2019|pp=306–319}}<ref name="rtbtourdates"/><ref>Concert announcements: *{{cite news |title=Rush plays concert March 7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RQsyAAAAIBAJ&dq=rush+concert&pg=PA40&article_id=5112,5858758 |access-date=March 4, 2023 |publisher=Star-News |date=January 31, 1992 |location=Wilmington, North Carolina |page=5D |language=en}} *{{cite news |last1=Richard |first1=Alan |title=Rock trio Rush to hold concert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tjEfAAAAIBAJ&dq=rush+concert&pg=PA11&article_id=7111,3921634 |access-date=March 4, 2023 |publisher=Herald-Journal |date=February 28, 1992 |location=Spartanburg, South Carolina |page=B4 |language=en}}</ref> ! style="width:220px;"|Date ! style="width:200px;"|City ! style="width:130px;"|Country ! style="width:300px;"|Venue |- |January 18, 1992||[[Las Cruces, New Mexico|Las Cruces]]||rowspan="8"|United States||[[Pan American Center]] |- |January 20, 1992||[[San Diego]]||[[San Diego Sports Arena]] |- |January 22, 1992||rowspan="2"|[[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]||rowspan="2"|[[Great Western Forum]] |- |January 23, 1992 |- |January 25, 1992||[[Fresno, California|Fresno]]||[[Selland Arena]] |- |January 27, 1992||[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]||[[ARCO Arena]] |- |January 29, 1992||rowspan="2"|[[Oakland, California|Oakland]]||rowspan="2"|[[Oakland Arena]] |- |January 30, 1992 |- |February 2, 1992||[[Vancouver]]||Canada||[[Pacific Coliseum]] |- |February 4, 1992||[[Seattle]]||rowspan="20"|United States||[[Seattle Center Coliseum]] |- |February 5, 1992||[[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]||[[Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland)|Memorial Coliseum]] |- |February 15, 1992||[[San Antonio]]||[[HemisFair Arena]] |- |February 16, 1992||[[Dallas]]||[[Reunion Arena]] |- |February 18, 1992||[[Houston]]||[[The Summit (Houston)|The Summit]] |- |February 20, 1992||[[Austin, Texas|Austin]]||[[Frank Erwin Center]] |- |<s>February 22, 1992</s>||[[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]]||[[Hirsch Memorial Coliseum]] |- |February 23, 1992||[[New Orleans]]||[[Lakefront Arena]] |- |February 25, 1992||[[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]]||[[Pensacola Civic Center]] |- |February 26, 1992||[[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]]||[[Jacksonville Coliseum]] |- |February 28, 1992||[[Miami]]||[[Miami Arena]] |- |February 29, 1992||[[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]]||[[Florida Suncoast Dome]] |- |March 2, 1992||[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]||[[Orlando Arena]] |- |March 4, 1992||[[Atlanta]]||[[Omni Coliseum]] |- |March 5, 1992||[[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]]||[[Carolina Coliseum]] |- |March 7, 1992||[[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]]||[[Dean Smith Center]] |- |March 10, 1992|||[[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]||[[Richmond Coliseum]] |- |March 12, 1992||[[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]]||[[Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena]] |- |March 14, 1992||[[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]]||[[New Haven Coliseum]] |- |March 15, 1992||[[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale]]||[[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum]] |- |April 10, 1992||[[Sheffield]]||rowspan="3"|England||[[Sheffield Arena]] |- |April 12, 1992||rowspan="2"|[[Birmingham]]||rowspan="2"|[[National Exhibition Centre]] |- |April 13, 1992 |- |April 15, 1992||[[Glasgow]]||[[Scotland]]||[[Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre]] |- |April 17, 1992||rowspan="2"|London||rowspan="2"|England||rowspan="2"|[[Wembley Arena]] |- |April 18, 1992 |- |April 21, 1992||[[Hanover]]||rowspan="6"|Germany||[[Music Hall (Hanover)|Music Hall]] |- |April 23, 1992||[[Cologne]]||[[Sporthalle (Cologne)|Sporthalle]] |- |April 24, 1992||[[Frankfurt]]||[[Festhalle Frankfurt]] |- |April 27, 1992||[[Berlin]]||[[Eissporthalle an der Jafféstraße]] |- |April 28, 1992||[[Nuremberg]]||[[Frankenhalle]] |- |April 29, 1992||[[Stuttgart]]||[[Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle]] |- |May 1, 1992||[[Paris]]||France||[[Zénith de Paris|Le Zénith]] |- |May 3, 1992||[[Rotterdam]]||Netherlands||[[Rotterdam Ahoy]] |- |May 21, 1992||[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]||rowspan="27"|United States||[[Mid-South Coliseum]] |- |May 23, 1992||[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]]||[[Kemper Arena]] |- |May 24, 1992||[[Valley Center, Kansas|Valley Center]]||[[Kansas Coliseum]] |- |May 25, 1992||[[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]]||[[Myriad Convention Center]] |- |May 27, 1992||[[Greenwood Village, Colorado|Greenwood Village]]||[[Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre]] |- |May 29, 1992||[[Salt Lake City]]||[[Delta Center]] |- |May 31, 1992||[[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]]||[[Shoreline Amphitheatre]] |- |June 1, 1992||[[Reno, Nevada|Reno]]||[[Lawlor Events Center]] |- |June 3, 1992||rowspan="2"|[[Irvine, California|Irvine]]||rowspan="2"|[[Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre]] |- |June 4, 1992 |- |June 6, 1992||[[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]||[[Thomas & Mack Center]] |- |June 7, 1992||[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]||[[Desert Sky Pavilion]] |- |June 9, 1992||[[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]]||[[Tingley Coliseum]] |- |June 10, 1992||[[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]]||[[Lubbock Municipal Coliseum]] |- |June 12, 1992||[[Maryland Heights, Missouri|Maryland Heights]]||[[Riverport Amphitheatre]] |- |June 13, 1992||[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]||[[Starwood Amphitheatre]] |- |June 14, 1992||[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]||[[Blockbuster Pavilion Charlotte|Blockbuster Pavilion]] |- |June 16, 1992||[[Columbia, Maryland|Columbia]]||[[Merriweather Post Pavilion]] |- |June 17, 1992||[[Mansfield, Massachusetts|Mansfield]]||[[Tweeter Center Boston|Great Woods PAC]] |- |June 19, 1992||[[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]]||[[Brendan Byrne Arena]] |- |June 20, 1992||[[Wantagh, New York|Wantagh]]||[[Jones Beach Amphitheater]] |- |June 21, 1992||[[Burgettstown, Pennsylvania|Burgettstown]]||[[Star Lake Amphitheater]] |- |June 23, 1992||[[Fairborn, Ohio|Fairborn]]||[[Nutter Center]] |- |June 24, 1992||[[Noblesville, Indiana|Noblesville]]||[[Deer Creek Music Center]] |- |June 26, 1992||[[Clarkston, Michigan|Clarkston]]||[[Pine Knob Music Theater]] |- |June 27, 1992||[[East Troy, Wisconsin|East Troy]]||[[Alpine Valley Music Theatre]] |- |June 28, 1992||[[Tinley Park, Illinois|Tinley Park]]||[[New World Music Theater]] |}
=== 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>(1992) ! 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:3em;" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref(s)|References}} |- |June 3–4 |Irvine, United States |Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre |28,492 / 30,000 |$724,295 |<ref name="boxscorejuly181992">{{cite magazine |title=Amusement Business Boxscore |magazine=Billboard |date=July 18, 1992 |volume=104 |issue=29 |page=13 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lxAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=rush+arena&pg=PA13 |access-date=March 9, 2023 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> |- |June 6 |Las Vegas, United States |Thomas & Mack Center |8,993 / 10,500 |$206,198 |<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Amusement Business Boxscore |magazine=Billboard |date=June 20, 1992 |volume=104 |issue=25 |page=14 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qRAEAAAAMBAJ |access-date=March 4, 2023 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> |- |June 26 |Clarkston, United States |Pine Knob Music Theatre |14,977 / 14,977 |$325,965 |rowspan="2"|<ref name="boxscorejuly181992"/> |- |June 27 |East Troy, United States |Alpine Valley Music Theatre |21,474 / 35,000 |$359,932 |}
==Personnel== * [[Geddy Lee]] – vocals, bass, keyboards * [[Alex Lifeson]] – guitar, backing vocals * [[Neil Peart]] – drums
==References== ===Citations=== {{reflist}}
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