The Power Windows Tour was a concert tour by Canadian rock band Rush, in support of the band's eleventh studio album Power Windows.

Background Prior to the tour's start, the band embarked on a short warm-up tour of four shows in Florida which the band called the "Spring Training" tour. The tour officially started on December 4, 1985, at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine, and concluded on May 26, 1986, at the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, California. Select songs at the two East Rutherford, New Jersey, shows were recorded for the 1989 live album A Show of Hands. Opening bands on the tour included Steve Morse, Marillion, FM, Blue Öyster Cult, The Fabulous Thunderbirds and Kick Axe.

Reception Ethlie Ann Vare from Billboard opened their review of the band's performance in Inglewood, noting the band as an anomaly in arena rock, stating that the band drew the same crowd as Van Halen or Mötley Crüe and delivered a jazz-based, laid-back sophisticated performance, yet continued to excite the sold out audience of fans attending the show. The only criticisms that were given was Geddy Lee's vocals which were considered "cruel and unusual punishment to some", as well as stating the band can be boring. However Ann Vare stated that it was refreshing to see a band in the heavy rock genre that satisfies its fans without pandering to them.

Greg Barr from the Ottawa Citizen gave the Ottawa performance he attended a positive review. He opened his review, stating that the band had reached a pinnacle of technical and musical prowess, being compared to familiar acts like Van Halen and Bruce Springsteen. He praised the visuals and music, noting on the show as well-paced and choreographed, noting on the inclusion of lasers, a laser-holograph generator, a 35mm rear screen movie projector and a group of masked native dancers on the film screen behind the band. Regarding the effects and visuals, Barr stated that it would have the audience talking about it for some time. He praised Peart's drum solo which has praised as "spell-binding", noting on him using two different drum sets that swiveled around like gun-turrets on the deck of a battleship.

Set list These are example set lists 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.

Warm Up leg "The Spirit of Radio" "Subdivisions" "The Body Electric" "The Enemy Within" "The Weapon" "Witch Hunt" "The Big Money" "New World Man" "Between the Wheels" "Red Barchetta" "Distant Early Warning" "Red Sector A" "Closer to the Heart" "Middletown Dreams" "YYZ" "2112 Part II: The Temples of Syrinx" "Tom Sawyer" Encore "Red Lenses" (with drum solo) "Vital Signs" "Finding My Way" "In the Mood"

North American leg "The Spirit of Radio" "Limelight" "The Big Money" "New World Man" "Subdivisions" "Manhattan Project" "Middletown Dreams" "Witch Hunt" "Red Sector A" "Closer to the Heart" "Marathon" "The Trees" "Mystic Rhythms" "Distant Early Warning" "Territories" "YYZ" (with drum solo) "Red Lenses" "Tom Sawyer" Encore "2112 Parts I & II: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx" "Grand Designs" "In the Mood"

Tour dates + List of 1985 concertsDateCityCountryVenueAttendanceGrossMarch 11, 1985LakelandUnited StatesLakeland Civic Center16,875 / 20,000$232,890March 12, 1985March 14, 1985Fort MyersLee County Civic Center4,375 / 4,500$56,875March 15, 1985Pembroke PinesHollywood Sportatorium11,211 / 11,500$144,885December 4, 1985PortlandCumberland County Civic Center6,114 / 9,500December 5, 1985ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center10,792 / 10,792$155,020December 7, 1985New HavenNew Haven Coliseum7,099 / 11,000 rowspan="2" December 8, 1985HartfordHartford Civic Center10,595 / 16,500December 10, 1985RochesterRochester Community War Memorial10,048 / 10,048$135,176December 12, 1985WorcesterCentrum in Worcester21,050 / 21,050$300,816December 13, 1985December 15, 1985RichmondRichmond Coliseum7,829 / 11,000December 16, 1985LandoverCapital Centre16,040 / 16,500$232,580December 18, 1985PittsburghPittsburgh Civic Arena10,782 / 17,500$148,353December 19, 1985RichfieldRichfield Coliseum14,880 / 18,000

+ List of 1986 concertsDateCityCountryVenueAttendanceGrossJanuary 9, 1986PensacolaUnited StatesPensacola Civic Center5,426 / 7,000$78,677January 10, 1986LafayetteCajundome8,151 / 12,000January 12, 1986DallasReunion Arena24,697 / 26,450$371,182January 13, 1986January 15, 1986HoustonThe Summit18,175 / 21,836$284,382January 16, 1986January 18, 1986AustinFrank Erwin Center13,671 / 13,671$199,154January 19, 1986San AntonioHemisfair Arena9,397 / 10,500$135,486January 30, 1986Daly CityCow Palace11,034 / 11,034$165,510January 31, 1986OaklandOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena13,711 / 13,711$219,376February 2, 1986Las VegasThomas & Mack Center4,340 / 6,650$65,100February 3, 1986San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena10,817 / 10,817$154,344February 6, 1986InglewoodThe Forum30,006 / 30,006$425,309February 7, 1986February 8, 1986PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum13,755 / 13,755$191,325February 10, 1986TucsonTucson Community Center5,002 / 8,600 rowspan="2" February 12, 1986AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum3,345 / 11,500February 14, 1986DenverMcNichols Sports Arena11,474 / 18,590$173,562February 27, 1986BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium11,258 / 14,605 rowspan="2" February 28, 1986HamiltonCanadaCopps Coliseum6,797 / 19,000March 1, 1986OttawaOttawa Civic Centre7,421 / 8,000$129,868March 3, 1986Quebec CityColisee de Quebec13,059 / 13,059$228,532March 4, 1986MontrealMontreal Forum14,618 / 14,618$283,481March 6, 1986TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens22,145 / 24,000$431,827March 7, 1986March 20, 1986IndianapolisUnited StatesMarket Square Arena10,100 / 11,500$146,450March 21, 1986RosemontRosemont Horizon26,447 / 26,982 rowspan="2" March 22, 1986March 24, 1986MilwaukeeMECCA Arena8,883 / 11,000$127,615March 25, 1986St. PaulSt. Paul Civic Center8,917 / 15,406$133,755March 28, 1986DetroitJoe Louis Arena15,036 / 15,036$232,230March 29, 1986CincinnatiRiverfront Coliseum11,378 / 17,500March 31, 1986East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena30,949 / 42,000$438,016April 1, 1986April 3, 1986SpringfieldSpringfield Civic Center8,460 / 9,000April 4, 1986UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum15,531 / 15,531$254,211April 13, 1986BinghamtonBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena7,061 / 8,000$102,754April 14, 1986PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum30,386 / 30,386$452,382April 16, 1986April 17, 1986BaltimoreBaltimore Civic Center10,036 / 13,641$145,522April 19, 1986HamptonHampton Coliseum11,466 / 11,500 rowspan="4" April 20, 1986CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum6,998 / 9,500April 22, 1986GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum6,918 / 10,000April 23, 1986AugustaAugusta-Richmond County Civic Center3,364 / 9,000April 25, 1986AtlantaThe Omni Coliseum12,806 / 12,806$192,090April 26, 1986BirminghamBJCC Coliseum5,454 / 10,000April 28, 1986St. LouisSt. Louis Arena11,369 / 11,369$170,535April 29, 1986Kansas CityKemper Arena11,236 / 12,000$162,922May 1, 1986Oklahoma CityMyriad Convention Center7,719 / 11,000 rowspan="3" May 2, 1986Valley CenterBritt Brown Arena6,537 / 10,000May 12, 1986Salt Lake CitySalt Palace7,495 / 13,000May 15, 1986CalgaryCanadaOlympic Saddledome7,770 / 10,000$134,914May 17, 1986VancouverPacific Coliseum8,354 / 9,000$151,617May 19, 1986PortlandUnited StatesPortland Memorial Coliseum6,882 / 12,888 rowspan="2" May 21, 1986SeattleSeattle Center Coliseum10,640 / 17,500May 24, 1986SacramentoCal Expo Amphitheatre12,200 / 12,200$201,300May 25, 1986Costa MesaPacific Amphitheatre21,533 / 32,000 rowspan="2" May 26, 1986

Personnel Geddy Lee – vocals, bass, keyboards Alex Lifeson – guitar, backing vocals Neil Peart – drums

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