Hemispheres Tour Date Listing

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----------------Hemispheres Tour----------------​

Dates: October 14, 1978 - June 4, 1979​

Recording Key: Audio | Video
Other Performers Key: Support | Cobill
Audio Statistics:

Total Recorded: 33/135 (24% of tour)​

Video Statistics:

Total Recorded: 2/135 (1% of tour)​

Date​	Venue​	Location​	Other Performers​	Notes​
October 14, 1978	Kingston Memorial Centre Arena	Kingston, Ontario	Aerial
October 15, 1978	Guelph Memorial Gardens	Guelph, Ontario	Aerial
October 17, 1978	Memorial Gardens	North Bay, Ontario	Aerial
October 18, 1978	Sudbury Community Arena	Sudbury, Ontario	Aerial
October 20, 1978	Fort William Gardens	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Streetheart
October 21, 1978	Winnipeg Arena	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Streetheart
October 22, 1978	Keystone Centre Arena	Brandon, Manitoba	Streetheart
October 24, 1978	Agridome	Regina, Saskatchewan	Streetheart
October 25, 1978	Saskatoon Arena	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Streetheart
October 27, 1978	Northlands Coliseum	Edmonton, Alberta	Streetheart
October 28, 1978	Stampede Corral	Calgary, Alberta	Streetheart
October 29, 1978	Lethbridge Sportsplex	Lethbridge, Alberta	Streetheart
October 31, 1978	K. X. A. Auditorium	Kamloops, British Columbia	Streetheart
November 2, 1978	Victoria Memorial Arena	Victoria, British Columbia	Streetheart
November 3, 1978	Frank Crane Arena	Nanaimo, British Columbia	Streetheart
November 4, 1978	Pacific Coliseum	Vancouver, British Columbia	Streetheart
November 6, 1978	Memorial Coliseum	Portland, Oregon	Pat Travers Band
November 7, 1978	Seattle Center Coliseum	Seattle, Washington	Pat Travers Band
November 8, 1978	Spokane Coliseum	Spokane, Washington	Pat Travers Band
November 10, 1978	Memorial Auditorium	Sacramento, California	Pat Travers Band
November 11, 1978	Centennial Coliseum	Reno, Nevada	Pat Travers Band
November 13, 1978	San Diego Sports Arena	San Diego, California	Pat Travers Band
November 14, 1978	Long Beach Arena	Long Beach, California	Pat Travers Band
November 15, 1978	Warnors Theatre	Fresno, California	Pat Travers Band
November 16, 1978	Cow Palace	San Francisco, California	Pat Travers Band
November 18, 1978	Swing Auditorium	San Bernardino, California	Pat Travers Band
November 19, 1978	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Phoenix, Arizona	Ambrosia
November 20, 1978	Tucson Community Center Arena	Tucson, Arizona	Ambrosia	Recorded by Ian Grandy, Rush's original sound engineer.
November 21, 1978	Albuquerque Civic Auditorium	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Ambrosia
November 30, 1978	Market Square Arena	Indianapolis, Indiana	UFO
December 1, 1978	Hara Arena	Dayton, Ohio	UFO
December 2, 1978	Cobo Hall Arena	Detroit, Michigan	Golden Earring	Assumedly recorded by Ian Grandy, Rush's original sound engineer.
December 3, 1978	Toledo Sport Arena	Toledo, Ohio	Golden Earring
December 5, 1978	Palmer Alumni Auditorium	Davenport, Iowa	Golden Earring
December 7, 1978	MECCA Arena	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Golden Earring
December 8, 1978	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena	Green Bay, Wisconsin	Golden Earring
December 9, 1978	St. Paul Civic Center	St. Paul, Minnesota	Golden Earring
December 10, 1978	Veterans Memorial Auditorium	Des Moines, Iowa	Golden Earring
December 11, 1978	Municipal Auditorium Arena	Kansas City, Missouri	Golden Earring
December 13, 1978	The Checkerdome	St. Louis, Missouri	Golden Earring
December 14, 1978	International Amphitheatre	Chicago, Illinois	Starz
December 15, 1978	International Amphitheatre	Chicago, Illinois	Starz
December 16, 1978	International Amphitheatre	Chicago, Illinois	Starz
December 17, 1978	Dane County Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Madison, Wisconsin	Missouri
December 19, 1978	London Gardens	London, Ontario	Wireless
December 20, 1978	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium	Kitchener, Ontario	Wireless	Ian Grandy surprises the band by playing the "Death To The Peasants" intro tape from 1974 instead of the usual "Nights Winters Years".
December 21, 1978	Ottawa Civic Centre	Ottawa, Ontario	Wireless	Rush allegedly jams a bit of "The First Noel" near the end of the concert.
December 27, 1978	Montreal Forum	Montreal, Quebec	Wireless
December 28, 1978	Maple Leaf Gardens	Toronto, Ontario	Wireless
December 29, 1978	Maple Leaf Gardens	Toronto, Ontario	Wireless
December 30, 1978	Peterborough Memorial Centre	Peterborough, Ontario	Wireless	Cancelled.
December 31, 1978	Maple Leaf Gardens	Toronto, Ontario	Max Webster
January 11, 1979	Music Hall	Boston, Massachusetts	Starz
January 12, 1979	Springfield Civic Center	Springfield, Massachusetts	Starz
January 13, 1979	The Palladium	New York City, New York	Starz
January 14, 1979	The Palladium	New York City, New York	Starz
January 16, 1979	Palace Theatre	Albany, New York	Starz
January 17, 1979	Capitol Theatre	Passaic, New Jersey	Starz
January 19, 1979	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Starz
January 20, 1979	Baltimore Civic Center	Baltimore, Maryland	Stillwater
January 21, 1979	The Spectrum	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Blondie	Blondie booed off stage.
January 23, 1979	Palace Theatre	Albany, New York	Starz
January 24, 1979	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	Buffalo, New York	Starz
January 26, 1979	Riverfront Coliseum	Cincinnati, Ohio	Starz
January 27, 1979	Von Braun Civic Center	Huntsville, Alabama	Starz
January 28, 1979	Mid-South Coliseum	Memphis, Tennessee	Starz
January 30, 1979	Louisville Gardens	Louisville, Kentucky	Toto
January 31, 1979	I. U. Auditorium	Bloomington, Indiana	The Boyzz
February 1, 1979	St. John's Arena at Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	April Wine
February 2, 1979	Wendler Arena at Saginaw Civic Center	Saginaw, Michigan	April Wine
February 3, 1979	Richfield Coliseum	Richfield, Ohio	April Wine
February 15, 1979	Township Auditorium	Columbia, South Carolina	Head East
February 16, 1979	Civic Center	Asheville, North Carolina	Head East
February 17, 1979	Cumberland County Memorial Arena	Fayetteville, North Carolina	Head East
February 20, 1979	Knoxville Civic Coliseum	Knoxville, Tennessee	Head East
February 22, 1979	T.H. Barton Coliseum	Little Rock, Arkansas	April Wine
February 23, 1979	Hirsch Memorial Coliseum	Shreveport, Louisiana	April Wine
February 24, 1979	State Fair Arena	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	April Wine
February 25, 1979	Municipal Auditorium	Austin, Texas	April Wine
February 27, 1979	Memorial Coliseum	Corpus Christi, Texas	April Wine
March 1, 1979	Sam Houston Coliseum	Houston, Texas	April Wine
March 2, 1979	Dallas Convention Center	Dallas, Texas	April Wine
March 3, 1979	Convention Center Arena	San Antonio, Texas	April Wine
March 4, 1979	Fair Park Coliseum	Beaumont, Texas	April Wine
March 6, 1979	Municipal Auditorium	New Orleans, Louisiana	April Wine
March 8, 1979	Expo Hall	Mobile, Alabama	April Wine
March 9, 1979	Civic Auditorium	Jacksonville, Florida	UFO
March 10, 1979	Hollywood Sportatorium	Hollywood, Florida	UFO
March 11, 1979	Curtis Hixon Convention Hall	Tampa, Florida	UFO
March 13, 1979	Boutwell Memorial Auditorium	Birmingham, Alabama	UFO
March 15, 1979	Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium	Chattanooga, Tennessee	Molly Hatchet
March 16, 1979	Nashville Municipal Auditorium	Nashville, Tennessee	Molly Hatchet
March 17, 1979	Freedom Hall Civic Center	Johnson City, Tennessee	Raggedy Anne
March 18, 1979	Wheeling Civic Center	Wheeling, West Virginia	Sad Cafe
March 27, 1979	Salt Palace	Salt Lake City, Utah	April Wine
March 28, 1979	Auditorium Arena	Denver, Colorado	Wireless
March 29, 1979	Pershing Memorial Auditorium	Lincoln, Nebraska	Kickin'
March 30, 1979	Topeka Municipal Auditorium	Topeka, Kansas	Granmax
April 2, 1979	Onongada County War Memorial Auditorium	Syracuse, New York	Horslips	Allegedly rescheduled from January 22.
April 3, 1979	Mair Hall at Mid-Hudson Civic Center	Poughkeepsie, New York	Falcon Eddie
April 4, 1979	Rochester War Memorial Auditorium	Rochester, New York	Madcats
April 6, 1979	Nassau County Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Uniondale, New York	The Good Rats
April 7, 1979	New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum	New Haven, Connecticut	The Good Rats
April 8, 1979	Providence Civic Center	Providence, Rhode Island	The Good Rats
April 10, 1979	Salem Civic Center	Salem, Virginia	Blackfoot
April 11, 1979	Hampton Coliseum	Hampton, Virginia	Blackfoot
April 12, 1979	Charlotte Park Center	Charlotte, North Carolina	Nantucket UFO	Originally scheduled for February 18.
April 13, 1979	Fox Theatre	Atlanta, Georgia	Raggedy Anne
April 14, 1979	Greensboro Coliseum	Greensboro, North Carolina	Molly Hatchet
April 23, 1979	Newcastle City Hall	Newcastle Upon Tyne, England	Max Webster
April 24, 1979	Newcastle City Hall	Newcastle Upon Tyne, England	Max Webster
April 25, 1979	The Apollo	Glasgow, Scotland	Max Webster
April 26, 1979	The Apollo	Glasgow, Scotland	Max Webster
April 28, 1979	Odeon Theatre	Edinburgh, Scotland	Max Webster
April 29, 1979	Manchester Apollo	Manchester, England	Max Webster
April 30, 1979	Manchester Apollo	Manchester, England	Max Webster
May 1, 1979	Liverpool Empire	Liverpool, England	Max Webster
May 2, 1979	Liverpool Empire	Liverpool, England	Max Webster
May 4, 1979	Hammersmith Odeon	London, England	Max Webster	Several of these London concerts were also allegedly recorded and filmed by the band for a scrapped "Live In England" live album and home video release.
May 5, 1979	Hammersmith Odeon	London, England	Max Webster
May 6, 1979	Hammersmith Odeon	London, England	Max Webster
May 7, 1979	Hammersmith Odeon	London, England	Max Webster
May 9, 1979	Coventry Theatre	Coventry, England	Max Webster
May 10, 1979	Birmingham Odeon	Birmingham, England	Max Webster
May 11, 1979	Birmingham Odeon	Birmingham, England	Max Webster
May 13, 1979	Gaumont Theatre	Southampton, England	Max Webster
May 14, 1979	Colston Hall	Bristol, England	Max Webster
May 15, 1979	Colston Hall	Bristol, England	Max Webster
May 17, 1979	Le Stadium	Paris, France	none​	Cancelled due to venue fire the day before.
May 18, 1979	Maeke Blyde (Maekeblijde)	Poperinge, Belgium	Max Webster
May 23, 1979	Gothenburg Concert Hall (Goteborg Konserthuset)	Gothenburg, Sweden	Max Webster
May 24, 1979	Chateau Neuf	Oslo, Norway	Max Webster
May 25, 1979	Gröna Lund Tivoli (Green Grove Amusement Park)	Stockholm, Sweden	none​	Despite having no opening act, Rush was limited to a very abbreviated setlist, akin to the PinkPop Festival set.
May 27, 1979	Stadthalle Erlangen	Erlangen, Germany	Max Webster
May 28, 1979	Stadthalle Offenbach	Offenbach, Germany	Max Webster	Recorded by Ian Grandy, Rush's original sound engineer.
May 29, 1979	Musikhalle Hamburg	Hamburg, Germany	Max Webster
May 31, 1979	Mannheimer Rosengarten	Mannheim, Germany	Max Webster	Cancelled due to Alex's smashed finger.
June 1, 1979	Volkshaus	Zurich, Switzerland	Max Webster	Cancelled due to Alex's smashed finger.
June 2, 1979	Circus Krone Building	Munich, Germany	Max Webster	Cancelled due to Alex's smashed finger.
June 4, 1979	PinkPop Festival at Burgemeester Damen Sportpark	Geleen, Netherlands	The Police Peter Tosh Elvis Costello and the Attractions Dire Straits Average White Band Massada	Unofficial recording later sourced by the band for the "Hemispheres 40th Anniversary" release.

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