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Mon, Aug 24, 2026

Attention All Planets of the Solar Federation ...

Rush's Fifty Something is underway! Details, setlists, videos, photos, reviews and full coverage in the tour section.
Rush opens up the 2026 JUNO Awards with a performance of Finding My Way! Details, video, interviews and more here.
Rush's long-anticipated 40th anniversary Grace Under Pressure box set NOW AVAILABLE. Details here.
The Rheostatics' featuring Rush's Alex Lifeson performed their new album The Great Lakes Suite at a pair of shows at TD Music Hall on 11/21-2. Details, videos, photos 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.
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.
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.
RIAB now has an official YouTube channel, full of videos of Rush references, old interviews and live clips. Check it out and SUBSCRIBE here
Sun, Aug 23, 2026@11:37AM | comments

UPDATE - 8/24@1:38PM: Mike Portnoy was at the show and hung out with Anika a bit, having great things to say about her and the tour in general:


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UPDATE - 8/24@9:46AM: Here is a gallery of photos courtesy Cygnus-X1.net, along with this IG post from photographer Brian Isely.

UPDATE - 8/23@10:47PM: That's a wrap for tonight's show and Rush's 2-night Philly run. They played a new version of the Charlie setlist that had the one small change of swapping out Anthem for A Farewell to Kings. Anika drew a sketch of Ged/Al for her end-of-show Working Man gag. Now it's on to Detroit for a pair of shows this coming Wednesday and Friday. Full setlist here.

UPDATE - 8/23@9:22PM: It's intermission time. They are following the C setlist from the photo. They once again dedicated The Spirit of Radio (Geddy actually introduced it as "The Spirit of THE Radio"), and Mike Portnoy is in attendance. Full setlist so far here.

UPDATE - 8/23@7:25PM: John from Cygnus-X1.net is at the show and managed to get a photo of the setlist, confirming it as a Charlie set. I've populated the setlist page with the set from the photo, and will finalize at the end of the show. This version swaps out Anthem for A Farewell to Kings (!!!) in the first set, but otherwise matches up with all the other Charlie sets. We'll call this one C-2, assuming it's accurate. Check out the full setlist here.

Date/Time: Sunday, August 23rd @ 7:30PM
Show Number: 24
Venue: Xfinity Mobile Arena
Place: Philadelphia, PA
Setlist: View
Photos: Cygnus-X1.net | Brian Isely
Reviews: TBD

Rush plays the second of a pair of shows at Philadelphia's Xfinity Mobile Arena tonight. They'll then take a 3-day break and pick things back up in the Motor City on Wednesday. The band continues to mix up the setlists, and unveiled yet another variation for Friday night's show, so it's tough to predict what Rush has in store for fans tonight. That said, since Friday's show included 2112 in full, it's likely tonight's will feature Moving Pictures in full. That would suggest a setlist along the lines of the Charlie shows, where they close out set 1 with The Spirit of Radio, open set 2 with Moving Pictures, and close set 2 with a truncated 2112. And of course, as every show on the tour has done so far, they'll open with Xanadu, close with Working Man, and include the Neil Peart Bravado and Time Stand Still tributes in each respective set. Rush's exclusive line of Philly merch is featured in this IG post, with early merch sales beginning at 4PM on the Broad Street side near the Team Store. Doors open at 6:30 and the show starts at 7:30 (ish). We'll be keeping a close eye on the setlist tonight, so follow along for updates. For everyone going tonight, have fun!!

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Fri, Aug 21, 2026@12:34PM | comments
Rush Fifty Something tourRush plays the first of a pair of shows at Philadelphia's Xfinity Mobile Arena on their "Fifty Something" tour tonight at 7:30PM. Follow along for updates, the setlist, reviews, photos/videos and more ...
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Fri, Aug 21, 2026@10:09AM | comments
Rush Rolling Stone Canada featureFriday Rush updates! Rush's "Fifty Something" tour picks back up tonight in Philly, extensive new Rolling Stone interview, Neil Peart doc coming next month, Neil Peart drum set scholarship award winner, and more ...
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Thu, Aug 20, 2026@5:38PM | comments
Live Nation: Fandemonium - RushLive Nation has posted a 6-minute mini-documentary on Rush's "Fifty Something" tour featuring fan footage from the LA shows as part of their "Fandemonium" documentary series ...
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Mon, Aug 17, 2026@8:34PM | comments
Mitch Seekins CBC interviewIn preparation for Rush's "Fifty Something" tour, Geddy Lee hired vocal coach Mitch Seekins to help him get his pipes in shape for the extensive tour, and it paid off, as Seekins tells the CBC in this new interview ...
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Fri, Aug 14, 2026@5:21PM | comments
Rush Rolling Stone interviewRolling Stone magazine has just posted a new, hour-long interview with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson where they discuss the band's Fifty Something tour ...
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Fri, Aug 14, 2026@10:50AM | comments
Rush Toronto August 7, 9, 11, 13Friday Rush updates! "Fifty Something" tour reaches the quarter pole after epic 4-show homecoming stint in Toronto, new interviews, Rush fan events, new vinyl reissues, Neil Peart doc coming next month, Alex Lifeson plays on Maiah Wynne's new album, and more ...
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Fri, Aug 14, 2026@10:00AM | comments
Maiah Wynne - Into the WavesRush's Alex Lifeson makes a guest appearance on his "Envy of None" bandmate Maiah Wynne's new solo album "Into the Waves", which is due out next month via Kscope Records ...
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Thu, Aug 13, 2026@3:34PM | comments
Rush Fifty Something tourRush closes out their 4-night hometown stint at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena on their "Fifty Something" tour tonight at 7:45PM. Follow along for updates, the setlist, reviews, photos/videos and more ...
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Wed, Aug 12, 2026@2:36PM | comments
Alex Lifeson - PRS Guitars - photo by Richard SibbaldThe PRS Guitars website has posted a new interview with featured artist Alex Lifeson, where Alex talks about his long history of using PRS Guitars along with Rush's "Fifty Something" tour ...
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