The Exit... Stage Left Tour was a concert tour by Canadian rock band Rush, in support of the band's second live album Exit... Stage Left and its accompanying video.
Background The European leg of the tour was supported by Girlschool. Riot was the opening act for the band on the North American leg, performing in arenas.
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. The set list was similar to the setlist from the previous tour, but featured the song "Subdivisions" which would later be featured on the band's 1982 studio album Signals. "New World Man" and "Chemistry" were both performed only at the soundchecks before a show.
"2112: Overture/Temples of Syrinx" "Freewill" "Limelight" "Book II: Hemispheres – Prelude" "Beneath, Between and Behind" "Subdivisions" "The Camera Eye" "YYZ" "Broon's Bane" "The Trees" "Xanadu" "The Spirit of Radio" "Red Barchetta" "Closer to the Heart" "Tom Sawyer" "Vital Signs" "Working Man" "Book II: Hemispheres – Armageddon" "By-Tor and the Snow Dog" "In the End" "In the Mood" "2112: Grand Finale" Encore "La Villa Strangiato"
Tour dates + List of 1981 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening act(s) Date City Country Venue Opening Act(s) Attendance GrossOctober 29, 1981StaffordEnglandNew Bingley Hallrowspan="9" 16,000 / 16,000-October 30, 1981October 31, 1981QueensferryWalesDeeside Leisure Centre-November 2, 1981BrightonEnglandBrighton CentreNovember 4, 1981LondonWembley ArenaNovember 5, 1981November 6, 1981November 8, 1981InglistonScotlandRoyal Highland CentreNovember 9, 1981StaffordEnglandNew Bingley Hall8,000 / 8,000November 11, 1981HamburgWest GermanyMusikhalleGirlschool-November 12, 1981Neunkirchen am BrandHemmerleinhalleNovember 14, 1981RotterdamNetherlandsAhoy SportpaleisNovember 16, 1981MunichWest GermanyCircus KroneNovember 17, 1981Rüsselsheim am MainWalter-Köbel-HalleNovember 18, 1981BöblingenSporthalleNovember 19, 1981November 20, 1981KarlsruheSchwarzwaldhalleNovember 21, 1981EssenGrugahalleNovember 28, 1981Pembroke PinesUnited StatesHollywood SportatoriumRiot12,837 / 12,837$122,480November 29, 1981JacksonvilleJacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum9,467 / 11,628$88,673December 1, 1981BirminghamBirmingham-Jefferson Civic Center7,398 / 9,000$70,281December 2, 1981NashvilleNashville Municipal Auditorium9,900 / 9,900$83,742December 4, 1981CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum12,900 / 12,900$111,616December 5, 1981FayettevilleCumberland County Memorial Arena6,500 / 7,000-December 6, 1981GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum8,534 / 11,176$76,826December 8, 1981KnoxvilleKnoxville Civic Coliseum8,959 / 10,000$76,610December 9, 1981AtlantaThe Omni13,558 / 13,558-December 11, 1981GreenvilleGreenville Memorial Auditorium7,000 / 7,000$60,735December 12, 1981Johnson CityFreedom Hall Civic Center6,802 / 8,500$60,750December 13, 1981RoanokeRoanoke Civic Center Coliseum7,406 / 11,000$63,568December 15, 1981NorfolkScope Arena13,140 / 13,140-December 20, 1981HartfordHartford Civic Center12,385 / 12,385$128,825December 21, 1981East RutherfordBrendan Bryne Meadowlands Arena37,247 / 38,270$437,743December 22, 1981
Box office score data +List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, referencesDate(1981)CityVenueAttendanceGrossDecember 1Birmingham, United StatesBirmingham-Jefferson Civic Center7,398 / 9,000$70,281December 2Nashville, United StatesMunicipal Auditorium9,900$83,742December 4Charlotte, United StatesColiseum12,562$111,616December 6Greensboro, United StatesColiseum8,192 / 10,000$76,826December 11Greenville, United StatesMemorial Auditorium7,000$60,735
Personnel Geddy Lee – vocals, bass, keyboards Alex Lifeson – guitar, backing vocals Neil Peart – drums
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