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Tue, Oct 21, 2025

Attention All Planets of the Solar Federation ...

Rush adds 17 MORE DATES to their Fifty Something tour, bringing the total to 40 shows in 24 cities! Details, ticket info, interviews, videos and more here
Alex Lifeson's Envy of None project signs with Anthem, releases The Thrill EP. Details and more here. 's new album Stygian Wavz now available for purchase. Details, available formats, videos, and more here.
Geddy Lee's new baseball book 72 Stories now available to purchase and Ged did a signing at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Oct. 11. Details, photos and more here.
The Rheostatics will be releasing their new album The Great Lakes Suite featuring Rush's Alex Lifeson on Nov. 21st, along with a pair of shows at TD Music Hall that same weekend. Details here.
Geddy Lee has releaseed a paperback edition of his 2023 memoir My Effin' Life including a new bonus chapter titled My Effin' Appendix. Details here.
Alex Lifeson sits in with Tom Morello's band in Toronto to perform Limelight. Details, video and more here.
Rush: The Albums - 2002-2012 7-LP box set now available for purchase. Details here.
RIAB now has an official YouTube channel, full of videos of Rush references, old interviews and live clips. Check it out and SUBSCRIBE here
Rush 50th anniversary compilation box set NOW AVAILABLE. Details, tracklist, photos, reviews and more here.
Neil Peart's Silver Surfers coffee table book now available for purchase. Details, cover and more here.
Mon, Oct 20, 2025@10:22AM | comments

UPDATE - 10/20@1:04PM: Ged/Al posted a little 2-minute video thanking everyone for the response to their tour thus far, and announcing the addition of the new dates:

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UPDATE - 10/20@10:42AM: Just like before, fans will need to sign up for the Artist pre-sale via this link by midnight Thursday in order to participate - you can choose up to 3 shows.

Due to overwhelming demand, Rush has added 17 more dates to their 2026 Fifty Something tour, bringing the total to 40 shows! Tickets for the initial 23 dates went on sale to the public this past Friday and ALL 22 US/Canadian dates have already SOLD OUT. Unlike the initial run of dates where the band played multiple shows in just a handful of cities, this new slate of dates consist of 17 new shows in 17 new cities across the US and Canada. Ticket sales and pre-sales will follow the same pattern as the initial slate of dates with CITI/AMEX pre-sales starting this coming Friday, and the Artist pre-sales next Monday, along with the general on-sale date on Friday, October 31st. Here are all the NEW shows:

Fri Aug 21 Philadelphia, PA Xfinity Mobile Arena
Wed Aug 26 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
Wed Sept 2 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Sat Sept 12 Boston, MA TD Garden
Wed Sept 23 San Antonio, TX Frost Bank Center
Mon Oct 5 Denver, CO Ball Arena
Sat Oct 10 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena
Thu Oct 15 San Jose, CA SAP Center
Sun Oct 25 Washington D.C. Capital One Arena
Fri Oct 30 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
Thu Nov 5 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live
Mon Nov 9 Tampa, FL Benchmark International Arena
Fri Nov 20 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center
Wed Nov 25 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
Tue Dec 1 Glendale, AZ Desert Diamond Arena
Thu Dec 10 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
Tue Dec 15 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena

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Fri, Oct 17, 2025@10:15AM | comments
Fifty Something tour - more datesFriday Rush updates! Rush's "Fifty Something" tour, Geddy hosts "72 Stories" book signing at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, The Rheostatics' "The Great Lakes Suite" featuring Alex Lifeson to release Nov. 21, "Envy of None" signs with Anthem, RIP Ace Frehley, RIP "RushFanForever", and more ...
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Thu, Oct 16, 2025@7:51PM | comments
Ace FrehleyLegendary KISS guitarist Ace Frehley passed away earlier today in Morristown, New Jersey at the age of 74 and Rush released the following statement ...
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Thu, Oct 16, 2025@7:16PM | comments
Envy of None and Anthem - photo courtesy Anthem Entertainment GroupBillboard announced earlier today that Alex Lifeson's "Envy of None" project with Andy Curran, guitarist Alfio Annibalini and vocalist Maiah Wynne have signed an exclusive worldwide co-publishing agreement with Anthem Music Publishing ...
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Thu, Oct 16, 2025@11:03AM | comments
Lerxst R50 CollectionAlex Lifeson and Mojotone are commemorating Rush's 50th anniversary with the release of the Lerxst R50 Collection, a trio of limited-edition products including the R50 CHI Combo Amp, R50 By-Tor Pedal, and R50 Blah Blah Wah Pedal ...
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Wed, Oct 15, 2025@10:02AM | comments
The Great Lakes Suite teamThe Rheostatics will be releasing their new album "The Great Lakes Suite" featuring Rush's Alex Lifeson on November 21st, along with a pair of shows at TD Music Hall that same weekend ...
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Sun, Oct 12, 2025@6:27PM | comments
Fifty Something tour - more datesRush's "Artist Pre-sale" kicks off TOMORROW at Noon local venue time for Rush's "Fifty Something" tour, and here's what fans need to know ...
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Sat, Oct 11, 2025@4:14PM | comments
Geddy Lee and Bob Kendrick at the 72 Stories book signingGeddy Lee's latest book "72 Stories from the Collection of Geddy Lee" released last Tuesday, and earlier today Geddy Lee visited the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City for a "72 Stories" signing event at the Museum ...
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Thu, Oct 9, 2025@10:39AM | comments
Fifty Something tour - more datesThe 1st round of pre-sales for Rush's "Fifty Something" tour kick off TOMORROW at 12PM local time, and RIAB has compiled all the info we have so far that fans will need to know to participate ...
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Wed, Oct 8, 2025@12:26PM | comments
Fifty Something tour - more datesRush has added an additional 11 dates to their upcoming "Fifty Something" tour, with 4 shows now in each of the stops in LA, Fort Worth, Toronto, Chicago, and New York - along with 2 in Cleveland, making a total of 23 ...
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