Tour Supporting "PRESTO"

February 17th, 1990 through June 29th, 1990

Overall Tour Attendance: In excess of 650,000
Total Dates: 65 with 1 cancelation and 1 rescheduled date

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For the Presto Tour, Rush began incorporating more visual media into their production, kicking off the concert with the A Show of Hands introductory video. Musically, the set list reflected the band's gradual transition away from heavy sequencing toward a warmer, guitar-driven sound. While their 80s catalog still featured prominently early in the show, the band leaned into their new record with energetic performances of "Superconductor," "The Pass," "Scars," and "War Paint." As with previous runs, the band actively tinkered with the set list as the tour progressed, subtly shifting the running order of newer tracks like "Show Don't Tell" and completely swapping out encore openers, ultimately replacing "The Big Money" with "The Spirit of Radio." Following Neil Peart's "The Rhythm Method" solo, the night closed out with a massive nostalgia trip, firing through an encore of 70s heavy-hitters before surprising the audience with a playful, unexpected rendition of the surf-rock classic "Wipeout!"