The Time Machine Tour was a concert tour by the Canadian rock band Rush that began on June 29, 2010 in Albuquerque, New Mexico and ended July 2, 2011 at The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington. The tour was notable for featuring the album Moving Pictures played in its entirety for the first time live, as well as material from the band's then upcoming studio album Clockwork Angels (i.e. the songs "Caravan" and "BU2B", which had been released as a single in early June 2010).Official Rush websiteAlex Lifeson Interview This tour is one of three where the setlist has been consistent throughout the entire tour, the others being the 1987 Hold Your Fire tour and the 2004 R30: 30th Anniversary Tour. This is also the first Rush tour to not include any songs from Roll the Bones in the set list since that album was released in 1991.

As a tribute to the city that first played their music on the radio, the Cleveland performance at Quicken Loans Arena on April 15, 2011 was recorded/filmed and released as a DVD, Blu-ray, and double CD titled Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland. This is the first official full-length live performance filming of Rush in the United States.

Set list Set 1 "The Spirit of Radio" "Time Stand Still" "Presto" "Stick It Out" "Workin' Them Angels" "Leave That Thing Alone" "Faithless" "BU2B" "Freewill" "Marathon" "Subdivisions"

Set 2

"Tom Sawyer" "Red Barchetta" "YYZ" "Limelight" "The Camera Eye" "Witch Hunt" "Vital Signs" "Caravan" "Moto Perpetuo/Love for Sale" (Neil Peart drum solo) "O'Malley's Break" (Twelve-string guitar solo) "Closer to the Heart" "2112"I: "Overture"II: "The Temples of Syrinx" "Far Cry"

Encore:

"La Villa Strangiato" (with polka intro) "Working Man" (with reggae intro and "Cygnus X-1: Book I" outro)

Post Show:

Post-show video depicting the characters Peter Klaven and Sydney Fife (played respectively by Paul Rudd and Jason Segel) from the 2009 film I Love You, Man annoying the band members after the gig.

Tour dates + List of 2010 concertsDateCityCountryVenueCapacity/Attendance/GrossJune 29, 2010AlbuquerqueUnited StatesThe Pavilion8,516 / 6,624 / $384,086July 1, 2010Kansas CityStarlight Theatre7,733 / 6,042 / $428,754July 3, 2010MilwaukeeMarcus Amphitheater (Summerfest)22,895 / 14,521 / $669,185July 5, 2010ChicagoCharter One Pavilion 7,068 / 6,247 / $568,858July 9, 2010SarniaCanadaSarnia Bayfest20,000 / 19,546 / $1,220,000July 11, 2010OttawaCisco Ottawa Bluesfest35,000 / 31,298 / $1,970,000July 13, 2010TorontoMolson Amphitheatre14,528 / 12,453 / $813,868July 15, 2010Quebec CityQuebec City Summer Festival100,000 / 88,550 / $3,860,000July 17, 2010TorontoAir Canada Centre12,191 / 12,191 / $1,258,740July 19, 2010UncasvilleUnited StatesMohegan Sun Arena7,627 / 5,291 / $452,430July 21, 2010CamdenSusquehanna Bank Center14,880 / 9,760 / $696,214July 23, 2010Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts Center13,977 / 8,297 / $575,493July 24, 2010WantaghNikon at Jones Beach Theatre14,090 / 13,586 / $1,022,344August 5, 2010West Valley CityUSANA Amphitheatre14,500 / 8,660 / $558,868August 7, 2010AuburnWhite River Amphitheatre15,865 / 11,742 / $855,997August 9, 2010Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre14,852 / 13,994 / $695,844August 11, 2010Los AngelesGibson Amphitheatre5,954 / 5,455 / $705,455August 13, 2010IrvineVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre14,956 / 12,403 / $870,119August 14, 2010ParadiseMGM Grand Garden Arena10,258 / 9,591 / $993,351August 16, 2010MorrisonRed Rocks Amphitheatre8,660 / 8,188 / $750,685August 18, 20108,660 / 8,188 / $750,685August 20, 2010WichitaIntrust Bank Arena6,676 / 5,119 / $382,710August 22, 2010Maryland HeightsVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre13,000 / 11,008 / $614,821August 23, 2010ChicagoCharter One Pavilion7,068 / 6,247 / $568,858August 25, 2010OmahaQwest Center Omaha7,461 / 6,236 / $479,519August 27, 2010Saint PaulMinnesota State Fair13,248 / 12,882 / $779,606August 29, 2010ColumbusNationwide Arena12,354 / 11,402 / $831,186August 31, 2010AllentownGreat Allentown Fair9,694 / 9,622 / $706,830September 2, 2010SyracuseNew York State Fair17,367 / 12,364 / $710,980September 3, 2010HolmdelPNC Bank Arts Center14,000 / 10,974 / $784,117September 14, 2010BostonTD Garden11,903 / 11,331 / $948,004September 16, 2010PittsburghConsol Energy Center11,487 / 11,053 / $687,691September 18, 2010BristowJiffy Lube Live16,639 / 13,999 / $866,704September 21, 2010TulsaBOK Center10,027 / 7,110 / $577,753September 23, 2010San AntonioAT&T Center11,326 / 9,289 / $731,550September 25, 2010The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion15,858 / 15,225 / $897,778September 26, 2010DallasSuperpages.com Center13,715 / 11,420 / $723,024September 29, 2010AlpharettaVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park12,086 / 11,437 / $745,988October 1, 2010Tampa1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre19,508 / 11,418 / $728,923October 2, 2010West Palm BeachCruzan Amphitheatre15,116 / 10,647 / $611,647October 8, 2010São PauloBrazilMorumbi Stadium50,600 / 26,015 / $3,337,130October 10, 2010Rio de JaneiroPraça da Apoteose32,400 / 10,308 / $1,049,950October 15, 2010Buenos AiresArgentinaG.E.B.A18,392 / 8,528 / $655,162October 17, 2010SantiagoChileEstadio Nacional de Chile51,000 / 36,840 / $3,720,293

+ List of 2011 concertsDateCityCountryVenueCapacity/Attendance/GrossMarch 30, 2011Fort LauderdaleUnited StatesBankAtlantic Center7,671 / 7,671 / $599,150April 2, 2011GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum11,304 / 10,183 / $704,352April 3, 2011NashvilleBridgestone Arena11,122 / 10,093 / $651,738April 5, 2011LouisvilleKFC Yum! Center8,358 / 8,139 / $545,149April 8, 2011HersheyGiant Center9,158 / 9,158 / $744,298April 10, 2011New York CityMadison Square Garden13,207 / 13,207 / $1,276,798April 12, 2011ChicagoUnited Center12,178 / 11,670 / $1,009,885April 13, 2011ToledoHuntington Center5,969 / 5,736 / $370,004April 15, 2011ClevelandQuicken Loans Arena14,970 / 14,970 / $958,727April 17, 2011Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills9,987 / 9,987 / 826,549April 19, 2011HamiltonCanadaCopps Coliseum13,500 / 13,500 / $1,009,495April 20, 2011MontrealBell Centre11,590 / 11,590 / $1,008,250April 22, 2011BaltimoreUnited States1st Mariner Arena11,006 / 11,006 / $821,493May 4, 2011HelsinkiFinlandHartwall AreenaN/AMay 6, 2011StockholmSwedenEricsson Globe10,764 / 5,637 / $456,028May 8, 2011MalmöMalmö ArenaN/AMay 12, 2011DublinIrelandThe O27,000 / 6,278 / $602,861May 14, 2011GlasgowScotlandS.E.C.C. ArenaN/AMay 16, 2011SheffieldEnglandMotorpoint ArenaN/AMay 19, 2011ManchesterManchester Evening News Arena10,285 / 9,115 / $861,850May 21, 2011NewcastleMetro Radio Arena6,508 / 5,151 / $505,613May 22, 2011BirminghamLG Arena12,628 / 11,287 / $1,092,646May 25, 2011LondonThe O2 Arena13,517 / 12,984 / $1,221,530May 27, 2011RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam AhoyN/AMay 29, 2011FrankfurtGermanyFesthalle FrankfurtN/AJune 8, 2011GreenvilleUnited StatesBi-Lo Center10,422 / 8,027 / $503,228June 10, 2011New OrleansNew Orleans Arena9,804 / 9,804 / $671,618June 12, 2011AustinFrank Erwin Center10,525 / 10,525 / $693,912June 14, 2011El PasoDon Haskins Center6,338 / 6,338 / $428,500June 16, 2011PhoenixU.S. Airways Center12,472 / 10,777 / $713,851June 18, 2011San DiegoCricket Wireless Amphitheatre11,183 / 9,912 / $606,918June 20, 2011Los AngelesGibson Amphitheatre5,801 / 5,697 / $644,724June 22, 20115,801 / 5,697 / $644,724June 24, 2011ParadiseMGM Grand Garden ArenaN/AJune 26, 2011ConcordSleep Train PavilionN/AJune 28, 2011RidgefieldSleep Country Amphitheatre9,356 / 9,356 / $417,903June 30, 2011VancouverCanadaRogers ArenaN/AJuly 2, 2011GeorgeUnited StatesGorge Amphitheatre12,206 / 11,911 / $748,934

Cancellations/postponements The show on July 7, 2010 in Chicago at the Charter One Pavilion was postponed due to inclement weather. It was rescheduled for August 23, 2010. Fans attending the August 23, 2010 makeup show received an embroidered Rush baseball cap with "The Rain Date – Chicago 2010" on the back. Prior to kicking off the second leg of the tour, the band announced that they would be postponing the April 1, 2011 Greensboro, North Carolina show a day later and as a result, they would move the April 6, 2011 show in Toledo, Ohio to April 13, 2011.SoundSpike.com, "Rush shuffles two dates ahead of tour launch" http://www.soundspike.com/news/tour/1847-rush_tour_rush_shuffles_two_dates.html

References

Bibliography Daly and Hansen. Rush: Wandering the Face of the Earth: The Official Touring History. Insight Editions, 2019.