Rush, New tour this summer

[2112]

With a new album in the works too!

Tickets for Rush go on sale in select markets beginning April 16th at LiveNation.com


(Toronto – Thursday, April 8th 2010) - Rush – Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart – is without question one of the most inventive and compelling groups in rock history, equally famed for both its virtuoso musicianship and provocative songwriting.

Announced today, The Time Machine Tour is an evening with Rush, where they will perform their classics, give a taste of the future – and for the first time ever – feature the Moving Pictures album live in its entirety.

The band is currently working on their 20th studio album with producer Nick Raskulinecz (co-producer from 2007’s Snakes & Arrows) and in addition to their classics plan to showcase a few new tunes live this summer.

“We were off for a year and a half, and now it's just pouring. Everything is totally crazy and there's not a minute left in the day. We've got these half-dozen songs, and we'll probably go in the studio and work on a couple of them and see how it goes, perhaps release something – and I say perhaps – and then we plan on being on the road,” says guitarist, Alex Lifeson.

This summer’s Live Nation promoted tour will visit approximately 40 cities throughout North America beginning June 29th in Albuquerque, NM and finishing October 2nd in West Palm Beach, FL with stops along the way in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Holmdel, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Toronto, Washington, and more along the way (complete tour itinerary follows).

Rush has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and garnered untold legions of devoted and admiring fans. According to the RIAA, Rush's sales statistics place RUSH third after The Beatles and The Rolling Stones for the most consecutive gold or platinum studio albums by a rock band.

Released in 1981, Moving Pictures was their most successful album, certified 4x Platinum and features some of Rush’s most well known songs and perennial radio favourites Tom Sawyer, Limelight and the Grammy-nominated instrumental YYZ.

“Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage” a documentary created by filmmakers Scot McFadyen & Sam Dunn (whose filmography also includes: “Iron Maiden; Flight 666,’ “Metal, A Headbangers Journey” and “Global Metal”) will premiere at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival on April 24th followed by the Canadian premiere at Toronto’s Hot Docs festival on April 29th. The band was also recently showcased in the comedy “I Love You Man” where they play themselves in a concert scene featuring actors Paul Rudd and Jason Segal as ubra-fans, a performance which has exposed the band to a whole new generation.

Inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame this past March alongside Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, and the Guess Who, Rush has also been nominated for multiple Grammy awards and won a number of Juno Awards. They were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1994 and bestowed the Order of Canada in 1997. Consistently celebrated and respected worldwide, Rush is the most successful Canadian rock band of all time and they remain one of the biggest grossing arena rock bands ever.




Tickets for Rush Time Machine Tour will go on sale beginning April 16th in San Francisco, Uncasville, Saratoga Springs, Denver, Chicago, Wantagh, Seattle and Holmdel at Livenation.com. Tickets for performances in Milwaukee, Sarnia and Syracuse go on sale April 17th, check local listings for ticket information.


Citi® cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets through Citi's Private Pass® Program beginning April 13th in select markets. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.

For complete tour and ticket information, visit: www.rush.com

[Chris]

Pictures was a great album.

One of my favorites was their second to last tour where they did covers of songs that influenced them in their younger days.

Personally, I'd like to see them do the whole set list from ATWAS. That opening bass riff from Bastille Day...

[Buoy]

I'd love to see them again.
Will have to keep my eyes open when they will be out this way.

[rippem]

Right here!
Syracuse! State fair 9/2.
I will be there.
I saw the Moving Pictures tour in 1981, among others...
I'm thinking they'll do Moving Pictures in entirety right in the middle of the set...make you anticipate/wait for it
Kind of a chronilogical show would be cool hard early-showcasing MP in the middle and closing with the later/the new material.
Let the audience catch on to the chrono setlist as it develops...kinda interactive almost...
It's sure to be a helluva show I'm sure.

so much big sound for 3 guys
so much fantastic songwriting, political-social-historical-futuristic...

[2112]

I'd love to see them again.
Will have to keep my eyes open when they will be out this way.

They Have the shows listed at www.rush.com

Seems they don't have Arizona on the list ......yet, keep checking, things change.

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[2112]

Right here!
Syracuse! State fair 9/2.
I will be there.
I saw the Moving Pictures tour in 1981, among others...
I'm thinking they'll do Moving Pictures in entirety right in the middle of the set...make you anticipate/wait for it
Kind of a chronilogical show would be cool hard early-showcasing MP in the middle and closing with the later/the new material.
Let the audience catch on to the chrono setlist as it develops...kinda interactive almost...
It's sure to be a helluva show I'm sure.

so much big sound for 3 guys
so much fantastic songwriting, political-social-historical-futuristic...

Moving Pictures was my first tour. I have seen every one but Signals (they did not come up here) since.

Your my kind of music fan. Well, all the posters here are.

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[Knot 4 Me]

I'll be at the Chicago and St. Louis shows.

[dykstra]

Awesome news!!!!!!

[2112]

Unfortunately for me, Live Nation is running the production part. They always have the internet presale start at 10am. Um, guys, I have a JOB! I work at 10am, Why not 10 pm?

I show up at the show and see all the people who can work those sites (effectively) in the first 7-8 rows.

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