Clockwork Angels Tour

The Clockwork Angels Tour was a concert tour in support of the 2012 album, Clockwork Angels, by the Canadian rock band Rush. The tour included shows in Canada, the United States and throughout Europe. A nine-piece string ensemble accompanied the band during the second set of each performance, which highlighted songs from Clockwork Angels.

Clockwork Angels Tour
Tour by Rush
Promotional poster for the tour
Location
  • North America
  • Europe
Associated albumClockwork Angels
Start dateSeptember 7, 2012
End dateAugust 4, 2013
Legs2
No. of shows
  • 62 in North America
  • 10 in Europe
  • 72 in total
Rush concert chronology

Set list

Set One

  1. "Subdivisions"
  2. "The Big Money"
  3. "Force Ten"
  4. "Grand Designs"
  5. "The Body Electric" or "Middletown Dreams" or "Limelight"
  6. "Territories"
  7. "The Analog Kid"
  8. "Bravado" or "The Pass"
  9. "Where's My Thing? (Part IV, "Gangster of Boats" Trilogy)/Here It Is! (drum solo)"
  10. "Far Cry"

Set Two

  1. "Caravan"
  2. "Clockwork Angels"
  3. "The Anarchist"
  4. "Carnies"
  5. "The Wreckers"
  6. "Headlong Flight/Drumbastica"
  7. "Peke's Repose (guitar solo)/Halo Effect"
  8. "Seven Cities of Gold" or "Wish Them Well"
  9. "The Garden"
  10. "Manhattan Project" or "Dreamline"
  11. "Red Sector A"
  12. "YYZ"
  13. "The Spirit of Radio"

Encore

  1. "Tom Sawyer"
  2. "2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx/Grand Finale" or "Working Man"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueAttendance/Capacity/Gross
North America[1]
September 7, 2012ManchesterUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Arena8,137 / 8,137 / $608,383
September 9, 2012BristowJiffy Lube Live10,345 / 12,822 / $757,162
September 11, 2012PittsburghConsol Energy Center8,655 / 10,268 / $507,952
September 13, 2012IndianapolisBankers Life Fieldhouse7,303 / 10,899 / $489,034
September 15, 2012ChicagoUnited Center11,307 / 12,130 / $1,113,292
September 18, 2012Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills8,238 / 13,485 / $616,595
September 20, 2012ColumbusNationwide Arena8,611 / 10,204 / $587,173
September 22, 2012St. LouisScottrade Center10,772 / 10,942 / $790,134
September 24, 2012MinneapolisTarget Center8,013 / 10,652 / $561,972
September 26, 2012WinnipegCanadaMTS Centre
September 28, 2012SaskatoonCredit Union Centre
September 30, 2012EdmontonRexall Place
October 10, 2012BridgeportUnited StatesWebster Bank Arena7,339 / 7,339 / $650,355
October 12, 2012PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center11,885 / 12,810 / $943,272
October 14, 2012TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre
October 16, 2012
October 18, 2012MontrealCentre Bell
October 20, 2012NewarkUnited StatesPrudential Center12,139 / 12,139 / $1,022,913
October 22, 2012New York CityBarclays Center9,904 / 10,815 / $870,736
October 24, 2012BostonTD Garden9,861 / 10,031 / $841,953
October 26, 2012BuffaloFirst Niagara Center13,215 / 13,215 / $831,239
October 28, 2012ClevelandQuicken Loans Arena8,025 / 10,383 / $594,890
October 30, 2012CharlotteTime Warner Cable Arena7,523 / 10,095 / $541,143
November 1, 2012AlpharettaVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park12,086 / 12,086 / $926,850
November 3, 2012Tampa1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre10,567 / 11,542 / $720,653
November 13, 2012SeattleKeyArena9,793 / 10,199 / $823,060
November 15, 2012San JoseHP Pavilion at San Jose10,719 / 10,719 / $846,843
November 17, 2012AnaheimHonda Center9,065 / 10,102 / $761,265
November 19, 2012Los AngelesGibson Amphitheatre5,981 / 5,981 / $706,342
November 21, 2012San DiegoValley View Casino Center7,065 / 10,101 / $359,321
November 23, 2012Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena7,847 / 10,006 / $839,405
November 25, 2012PhoenixUS Airways Center8,858 / 10,121 / $604,667
November 28, 2012DallasAmerican Airlines Center10,509 / 10,509 / $764,483
November 30, 2012San AntonioAT&T Center9,396 / 10,150 / $742,544
December 2, 2012HoustonToyota Center11,091 / 11,091 / $904,931
Leg 2[2]
April 23, 2013AustinUnited StatesFrank Erwin Center5,974 / 10,278 / $483,924
April 26, 2013SunriseBankAtlantic Center6,245 / 7,552 / $549,795
April 28, 2013OrlandoAmway Center7,783 / 10,142 / $623,608
May 1, 2013NashvilleBridgestone Arena7,272 / 9,531/ $564,666
May 3, 2013RaleighPNC Arena7,902 / 8,583 / $607,010
May 5, 2013Virginia BeachFarm Bureau Live5,307 / 5,800 / $360,608
May 7, 2013Baltimore1st Mariner Arena6,570 / 12,848 / $539,231
May 9, 2013UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena5,258 / 5,556 / $480,268
May 11, 2013Atlantic CityEtess Arena4,500 / 4,823 / $566,630
Europe[3]
May 22, 2013ManchesterEnglandManchester Arena7,806 / 8,898 / $771,853
May 24, 2013LondonThe O2 Arena12,418 / 15,050 / $1,216,510
May 26, 2013BirminghamLG Arena
May 28, 2013SheffieldMotorpoint Arena Sheffield
May 30, 2013GlasgowScotlandScottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
June 2, 2013AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome
June 4, 2013CologneGermanyLanxess Arena
June 6, 2013BerlinO2 World Berlin
June 8, 2013[A]SölvesborgSwedenNorje Havsbad
June 10, 2013HelsinkiFinlandHartwall Arena
North America[4]
June 21, 2013HersheyUnited StatesGiant Center7,972 / 8,564 / $699,975
June 23, 2013WantaghNikon at Jones Beach Theater9,692 / 10,647 / $748,560
June 25, 2013Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts Center7,557 / 8,129 / $491,853
June 28, 2013Tinley ParkFirst Midwest Bank Amphitheatre7,626 / 8,382 / $657,505
June 30, 2013Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena8,786 / 9,726 / $612,081
July 2, 2013CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center9,965 / 10,445 / $487,860
July 4, 2013MilwaukeeSummerfest14,423 / 22,861 / $714,020
July 6, 2013HamiltonCanadaCopps Coliseum
July 8, 2013OttawaOttawa Bluesfest
July 10, 2013Quebec CityQuebec City Summer Festival
July 12, 2013HalifaxHalifax Metro Centre
July 14, 2013
July 24, 2013[B]CalgaryScotiabank Saddledome
July 24, 2013Red DeerENMAX Centrium
July 26, 2013VancouverRogers Arena
July 28, 2013RidgefieldUnited StatesSleep Country Amphitheater8,552 / 9,214 / $482,640
July 31, 2013West Valley CityUSANA Amphitheatre11,216 / 11,637 / $626,706
August 2, 2013DenverPepsi Center10,409 / 11,266 / $816,641
August 4, 2013Kansas CitySprint Center8,450 / 8,789 / $654,900
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of "Sweden Rock Festival"
B Concert moved to Red Deer due to a flood that damaged the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Success

  • Top 200 North American Tours 2012: Rush, #33[5]
  • Total Gross: US $27.2 million
  • Total Attendance: 340,766
  • No. of concerts: 35
  • Top 100 North American Mid Year Tours 2013: Rush, #69[6]
  • Total Gross: US $4.4 million
  • Total Attendance: 55,117
  • No. of concerts: 14
  • Top 100 Worldwide Mid Year Tours 2013: Rush, #69[7]
  • Total Gross: US $11.3 million
  • Total Attendance: 127,280
  • No. of concerts: 23
  • Top 100 Worldwide Tours 2013: Rush, #82[8]
  • Total Gross: US $21.2 million
  • Total Attendance: 268,252
  • No. of concerts: 34


  • In summary
  • Total Gross: US $48.4 million
  • Total Attendance: 609,018
  • No. of concerts: 69

References

Bibliography

  • Daly and Hansen. Rush: Wandering the Face of the Earth: The Official Touring History. Insight Editions, 2019. ISBN 978-1683834502