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Mon, Mar 2, 2026

Attention All Planets of the Solar Federation ...

Rush extends their Fifty Something tour to Europe and South America in 2027. Details, ticket info, and more here.
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.
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
Mon, Mar 2, 2026@11:33AM | comments

UPDATE - 3/2@1:30PM: They have also added a second show at the Allianz Parque in Sao Paulo, Brazil for January 26th to pair with the January 24th show. Pre-sales are already underway using code R50 (RUSHBACKSTAGE also works), with general on-sales this coming Friday.

Rush continues to expand their Fifty Something European tour, and have added a 3rd date at London's O2 for March 21, 2027 to join with the original March 16th and 18th dates. The artist pre-sale for the show will kick off tomorrow at 10AM local venue time, with general on-sales this coming Friday. Last Monday Rush announced that they'd be extending their upcoming Fifty Something into South America, UK and Europe in 2027, hitting 24 shows in 13 countries. Since that original announcement, they've added second shows in Manchester, Glasgow and now London, bringing the total to 27 shows in 2027, on top of the already 58 shows on the 2026 leg. You can get all the details and ticket links via Rush.com. Here are all the 2027 tour dates:

RUSH 2027 Fifty Something Tour Dates:

15 Jan - Buenos Aires, AR - Movistar Arena
22 Jan - Curitiba, BR - Arena da Baixada
24 Jan - São Paulo, BR - Allianz Parque
30 Jan - Rio de Janeiro, BR - Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos (Engenhão)
01 Feb - Belo Horizonte, BR - Estádio Mineirão
04 Feb - Brasília, BR - Arena BRB Mané Garrincha
19 Feb - Paris, FR - La Défense Arena
21 Feb - Berlin, DE - Uber Arena
23 Feb - Amsterdam, NL - Ziggo Dome
25 Feb - Munich, DE - Olympiahalle
28 Feb - Cologne, DE - LANXESS Arena
02 Mar - Hamburg, DE - Barclays Arena
04 Mar - Stuttgart, DE - Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
08 Mar - Glasgow, UK - OVO Hydro
10 Mar - Glasgow, UK - OVO Hydro
12 Mar - Manchester, UK - Co-op Live
14 Mar - Manchester, UK - Co-op Live
16 Mar - London, UK - O2 Arena
18 Mar - London, UK - O2 Arena
21 Mar - London, UK - O2 Arena
27 Mar - Kraków, PL - TAURON Arena Kraków
30 Mar - Milan, IT - Unipol Dome
01 Apr - Basel, CH - St. Jakobshalle
04 Apr - Copenhagen, DK - Royal Arena
06 Apr - Oslo, NO - Unity Arena
08 Apr - Stockholm, SE - Avicii Arena
10 Apr - Helsinki, FI - Veikkaus Arena

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