Hmm... this shines some doubt on the rumored tour kickoff date. The Starwood Amphitheater in Nashville, which was where Rush was supposed to kick off the tour, has been closed. All previously scheduled shows have been canceled. So I guess this means that the tour won't be kicking off at the Starwood. From the Tennessean.com:

Starwood Amphitheatre in Antioch has been closed by its parent company, Live Nation, in advance of a likely sale to an undisclosed buyer, a company spokesman confirmed today.

"We are in serious discussions with a buyer for the Starwood Amphitheatre. We have made the decision to close the amphitheatre pending the completion of the deal, which has resulted in the eliminations of several positions from the venue," Live Nation spokesman John Vlautin said in a statement.

The company also confirmed that the potential buyer is not an entertainment company, suggesting that the land will likely go to a real estate developer. Live Nation declined to identify who may be on the other end of the deal or an ageed-upon price for the site.
It's unclear who's buying the site or for what purpose. At this point the site is zoned for commercial use.

In closing the 65-acre outdoor venue, Live Nation effectively scrapped Starwood's 2007 concert season, reversing an earlier pledge from the company not to do so. ...

So does this mean that the tour will still kickoff in Nashville but at some other venue? Or somewhere else? If anybody has any insight, please share. Thanks to reader Dustin M and the Power Windows site for the news.

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