RUSH's Snakes & Arrows tour kicked off June 3rd in Atlanta, Georgia, and came to a close October 29th, in Helsinki Finland. The 6th highest US tour gross of the summer with $21 million, third among rock acts, over 38 shows Rush had an attendance of 399,000 with 67% of seats filled according to USA Today. To commemorate the tour, the band filmed a live concert DVD in Rotterdam October 16th and 17th, likely to be released in time for the 2008 holiday season.

Although the tour is over, there have been rumors that Rush will tour again from April through July of 2008, hitting the east coast and areas in the south and southwest which were passed up on the first leg of the tour, as well as possible dates in South America and Asia. In a recent interview Alex Lifeson confirmed "we'll be touring this album until next summer, when I think we'll have done 110 shows." As the current tour included 64 dates over 6 months, this means that Rush may add up to 46 more dates spanning 4 months before the Snakes & Arrows tour is done.

Snakes & Arrows was released on CD May 1st, as a double album on June 19th, as well as the new MVI (Music Video Interactive) format on June 26th. In the UK, a "Special UK Tour Edition" was released September 3rd, essentially as a 2 disk counterpart to the MVI; both include 96kHz/24 bit hi-resolution stereo as well as 5.1 surround sound; Rush: The Game Of Snakes And Arrows 45-minute documentary on the making of the album; digital extras including wallpapers, buddy icons, screensavers, and more.

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