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Tue, Feb 10, 2026

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Rush has announced the release of their long-anticipated 40th anniversary Grace Under Pressure box set on March 13th with pre-orders now available. Details here.
Rush's 2026 Fifty Something tour will consist of 58 shows in 24 cities! Look to extend to Europe, South America and Asia in 2027. Details, ticket info, 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.
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
Tue, Feb 10, 2026@11:07AM | comments

As mentioned in a Rush updates post from just after the New Year, Prog Magazine published a special, year-end edition (Prog #166) of the magazine early last month with a cover feature reading The Ultimate Review of 2025. The special issue looks back on prog rock's biggest stories, concerts, and music from the past year, including Rush's surprise announcement of their Fifty Something tour in October. Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson are one the several artists pictured on the cover, with a tagline reading, RUSH: The upcoming tour. Why it's happening and what we can expect. The issue includes a short article written by Philip Wilding where he talks about how - if 2025 is remembered for one thing - it would "most likely will be Rush announcing they were going back out on the road, with German drummer Anika Nilles, for their R50 shows". However, there are no new interview segments or new information regarding the tour itself, with Wilding making reference to a couple of past conversations he had with Geddy, and talking about fan complaints of ticket prices. John at Cygnus-X1.net has transcribed the entire article and made it available online here.

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Fri, Feb 6, 2026@10:07AM | comments
More shows added to Rush's Fifty Something tourFriday Rush updates! Rush "Fifty Something" tour, "Grace Under Pressure" 40th anniversary box set, Alex Lifeson dines with David Barrett and Stephen Bennett in Toronto, Sebastian Bach talks Rush on the "Something for Nothing" podcast, and more ...
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Fri, Jan 30, 2026@10:54AM | comments
More shows added to Rush's Fifty Something tourFriday Rush updates! Rush to donate a portion of tour proceeds to the "Neil Peart Memorial at Lakeside Park", Rush's "Grace Under Presure" 40th anniversary box set, Gibson and Epiphone unveil new Alex Lifeson ICG 1976 ES-355 reissue, Geddy Lee recognizes "Holocaust Remembrance Day" in IG post, and more ...
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Wed, Jan 28, 2026@2:47PM | comments
ICG Alex Lifeson 1976 ES-355 reissue at NAMM 2026The 2026 NAMM show took place last week in Anaheim, and Gibson unveiled a new batch of Epiphone guitars including a new ICG Alex Lifeson 1976 ES-355 reissue ...
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Fri, Jan 23, 2026@1:34PM | comments
GUP 40th anniv. box setFriday Rush updates! Geddy Lee on Rush's "Fifty Something" tour in new interview, "Grace Under Pressure" 40th anniversary Super Deluxe box set coming in March, Alex Lifeson and Morley introduce the all-new "Lerxst ATWAS WAH/Volume Pedal", Rush on "Jeopardy!" again, and more ...
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Thu, Jan 22, 2026@10:44AM | comments
Drummer Anika Nilles with RushGeddy Lee recently sat down with Music Radar to discuss preparations for the band's upcoming "Fifty Something" tour, and spoke about the possibility of new Rush material ...
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Thu, Jan 22, 2026@9:42AM | comments
Lerxst ATWAS – All The World’s A Stage Wah - Volume Pedal 2026 - ChromeAlex Lifeson and Morley have teamed up to introduce a new dual wah and volume pedal in celebration of 50 years of Rush's All the World's a Stage live album ...
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Wed, Jan 21, 2026@8:55AM | comments
Rush on Jeopardy!There was yet another Rush reference on the popular American quiz show Jeopardy! yesterday evening ...
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Tue, Jan 20, 2026@10:21AM | comments
GUP 40th anniv. box setRush has announced the release of their long-anticipated 40th anniversary "Grace Under Pressure" box set on March 13th with pre-orders now available ...
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Fri, Jan 16, 2026@10:41AM | comments
RushCon 2026Friday Rush updates! Rush producer Nick Raskulinecz to be featured speaker at RushCon this summer, Bubba Bash 2026 in the books, new book "Rush And 2112: 50 Years" coming in March, happy 30th anniversary to "Victor", and more ...
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