The R30: 30th Anniversary Tour celebrated the 30th anniversary of the band’s definitive formation in July 1974 after Neil Peart replaced original drummer John Rutsey. It was also in support of the cover EP Feedback. The tour launched at the Starwood Amphitheatre in Nashville, Tennessee on May 26, 2004, and ended at the Sportpaleis Ahoy in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on October 1 of that same year.
The tour resulted in the November 2005 R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour DVD which was recorded September 24, 2004 at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany. The tour was staged in amphitheaters in North America and arenas in Europe.
Tour Dates
| Date | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2004 | Antioch, Tennesee | Starwood Amphitheatre |
| May 28, 2004 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater |
| May 29, 2004 | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater |
| May 31, 2004 | Burgettstown, Pennsylvania | Post Gazette Pavilion |
| June 2, 2004 | Columbus, Ohio | Germain Amphitheater |
| June 4, 2004 | Noblesville, Indiana | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater |
| June 5, 2004 | Tinley Park, Illinois | Tweeter Center |
| June 7, 2004 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Marcus Amphitheater |
| June 8, 2004 | Clarkston, Michigan | DTE Energy Music Theatre |
| June 10, 2004 | Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio | Blossom Music Center |
| June 12, 2004 | Maryland Heights, Missouri | UMB Bank Pavilion |
| June 13, 2004 | Bonner Springs, Kansas | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater |
| June 23, 2004 | Dallas, Texas | Smirnoff Music Center |
| June 25, 2004 | San Antonio, Texas | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater |
| June 26, 2004 | Woodlands, Texas | C.W. Mitchell Pavilion |
| June 29, 2004 | Morrison, Colorado | Red Rocks Amphitheater |
| June 30, 2004 | West Valley City, Utah | USANA Amphitheater |
| July 2, 2004 | Auburn, Washington | White River Amphitheater |
| July 3, 2004 | Ridgefield, Washington | Clark County Amphitheater |
| July 6, 2004 | Hollywood, California | Hollywood Bowl |
| July 7, 2004 | Chula Vista, California | Coors Amphitheater |
| July 9, 2004 | Mountain View, California | Shoreline Amphitheater |
| July 10, 2004 | Concord, California | Chronicle Pavilion |
| July 12, 2004 | Marysville, California | Sleep Train Amphitheater |
| July 14, 2004 | Irvine, California | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater |
| July 16, 2004 | Phoenix, Arizona | Cricket Pavilion |
| July 17, 2004 | Las Vegas, Nevada | MGM Grand Garden Arena |
| July 29, 2004 | West Palm Beach, Florida | Sound Advice Amphitheater |
| July 30, 2004 | Tampa, Florida | Tampa Bay Amphitheater |
| August 1, 2004 | Atlanta, Georgia | Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheater |
| August 3, 2004 | Bristow, Virginia | Nissan Pavilion |
| August 4, 2004 | Camden, New Jersey | Tweeter Center |
| August 6, 2004 | Hartford, Connecticut | Meadows Music Theater |
| August 7, 2004 | Scranton, Pennsylvania | Montage Mountain |
| August 9, 2004 | Saratoga, New York | Saratoga PAC |
| August 11, 2004 | Wantagh, New York | Jones Beach |
| August 12, 2004 | Mansfield, Massachusettes | Tweeter Center |
| August 14, 2004 | Holmdel, New Jersey | PNC Bank Arts Center |
| August 15, 2004 | Buffalo, New York | Darien Lake |
| August 18, 2004 | New York City, New York | Radio City Music Hall |
| August 19, 2004 | New York City, New York | Radio City Music Hall |
| August 21, 2004 | Montreal, Quebec | Bell Centre |
| August 22, 2004 | Toronto, Ontario | Molson Amphitheater |
| September 8, 2004 | London, England | Wembley Arena |
| September 9, 2004 | London, England | Wembley Arena |
| September 11, 2004 | Birmingham, England | NEC Arena |
| September 12, 2004 | Manchester, England | Evening News Arena |
| September 14, 2004 | Glasgow, Scotland | SECC |
| September 15, 2004 | Birmingham, England | NEC Arena |
| September 17, 2004 | Oberhausen, Germany | Konig-Pilsner Arena |
| September 19, 2004 | Stuttgart, Germany | Schleyerhalle |
| September 21, 2004 | Milan, Italy | Mazda Palace |
| September 24, 2004 | Frankfurt, Germany | Festhalle |
| September 25, 2004 | Prague, Czech Republic | T-Mobile Arena |
| September 27, 2004 | Hamburg, Germany | Sporthalle |
| September 29, 2004 | Stockholm, Sweden | Globe Arena |
| October 1, 2004 | Rotterdam, Holland | Ahoy Sportpaleis |
| January 13, 2005 | [taped performance] | Canada For Asia television telethon |
Setlist
Set One
“R30 Overture” (instrumental medley of “Finding My Way”, “Anthem”, “Bastille Day”, “A Passage to Bangkok”, “Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage”, and “Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres”)
“The Spirit of Radio”)
“Force Ten”
“Animate”
“Subdivisions”
“Earthshine”
“Red Barchetta”
“Roll the Bones”
“Bravado”
“YYZ”
“The Trees” (“I Feel Fine” and “Day Tripper” ending.)
“The Seeker”
“One Little Victory”
Set two
“Tom Sawyer”
“Dreamline”
“Secret Touch”
“Between the Wheels”
“Mystic Rhythms”
“Red Sector A”
“Der Trommler” (drum solo)
“Resist” (acoustic)
“Heart Full of Soul” (Acoustic version with Peart on drums)
“2112” (I. “Overture”, II. “The Temples Of Syrinx”, VII. “Grand Finale”)
“La Villa Strangiato”
“By-Tor & The Snow Dog”
“Xanadu” (abbreviated)
“Working Man” (With reggae ending)
Encore
“Summertime Blues”
“Crossroads”
“Limelight”