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Wed, Jun 24, 2026

Attention All Planets of the Solar Federation ...

ALERT! Due to issues at the border, Rush has been forced to cancel tonight's show in Fort Worth and reschedule to July 2nd. Details here.
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
Wed, Jun 24, 2026@11:17AM | comments

UPDATE - 6/24@12:51PM: Welp... tonight' show has been canceled and rescheduled to July 2nd due to issues at the border. Here's the official message from the band:

Due to unforeseen travel and border-related delays impacting our touring production following our recent Mexico City tour dates, tonight's show in Fort Worth at Dickies Arena has been rescheduled for Thursday, July 2.

All fans holding a ticket for tonight's June 24 show will be able to use that same ticket for the rescheduled performance on July 2 at Dickies Arena.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding given this circumstance out of our control.

Fans who are unable to attend the rescheduled date may request a refund through Ticketmaster if tickets were purchased there. For tickets purchased through other outlets, please contact your original point of purchase for assistance.

The Fifty Something tour will resume as scheduled for the remaining dates, and we look forward to seeing everyone starting this Friday!
Friday June 26 @ Dickies Arena
Sunday June 28 @ Dickies Arena
Tuesday June 30 @ Dickies Arena
** Original June 24** now rescheduled for Thursday July 2 @ Dickies Arena


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Date/Time: Wednesday, June 24th @ 7:30PM
Show Number: 7
Venue: Dickies Arena
Place: Fort Worth, TX
Setlist: View
Photos: TBD
Reviews: TBD

After their 4-night opening stint in LA, and a 2-show detour south of the border in Mexico City last week, Rush returns to the US this evening to kick off a 4-night mini-residency at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. Given the host of surprises we've witnessed over these first 6 shows, we're not going to even attempt to predict the setlist beyond saying there should be a similar distribution of songs over the 4 nights as there were in LA. Meaning that a couple of shows will likely include 2112 in full, at least one full performance of Moving Pictures, and we should see a repeat of Natural Science, A Farewell to Kings and others at some point. The only things likely to remain consistent with all the other shows is the Xanadu opener, the Working Man closer and the 2 Neil Peart tributes during Bravado and Time Stand Still. There's also the question of whether Aimee Mann or some other surprise guest might appear at some point (we're not expecting her at any of these shows, but you never know). On that note, Les Claypool's Claypool Gold tour (a show featuring Primus, Les Claypool's Frog Brigade, and The Claypool Lennon Delirium) played a show in Austin last night and will play Irving (between Dallas and Fort Worth) tomorrow night, with an off-day today (thanks Tom D). Could we see Les Claypool make an appearance on stage tonight? Might Geddy and/or Alex show up tomorrow night on their off night for Claypool's show? It's a long shot, but with all the surprises we've seen so far, I wouldn't discount the possibility. If you don't have tickets to tonight's show yet, there are plenty available on the re-sale market and via brokers. For everyone going to the show, have a blast! Rush posted the following message to social media in the lead up to this coming week's shows:


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