UPDATE - 6/8@12:20PM: There are literally 100s of videos of parts of the show on YouTube by now, so I won't try to share them all here. But here are a few of note:

Full side stage video of show opener.

Video of song with special guest on backing vocals.

The Neil Peart tribute video and song from the first set:

Tom Sawyer:

Full show drum cam video of Anika Nilles:

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UPDATE - 6/8@11:03AM: Here's a nice review from USA Today.

UPDATE - 6/8@10:16AM: Here's a review from Billboard where they highlight the evening's 5 best moments.

UPDATE - 6/8@10:14AM: Here's a review of sorts from Guitar.com.

UPDATE - 6/8@10:06AM: Here's a review along with some photos/vids from Ultimate Classic Rock.

UPDATE - 6/8@1:56AM: That's a wrap on opening night in LA! They ended up playing 2 sets of 10 songs and a 2-song encore. That's only 22 of the 38 songs the band say they'd been rehearsing for the tour, so we still have a LOT of Rush material to hear over the next few nights. Many thanks to RushCon for hosting the watch party!

UPDATE - 6/8@1:20AM: The 2nd set is staring to wind down. It looks like they are featuring one song in every set (2 sets per show) to pay tribute to Neil Peart, where they play a tribute video with a Neil Peart voiceover. Also of note, they brought out a surprising special guest for some backing vocals on one song in the 2nd set. This makes me think they may do more of that type of thing throughout the tour.

UPDATE - 6/8@12:30AM: The 2nd set has begun! There was no intermission video this go-around. Follow along for setlist updates here.

UPDATE - 6/8@12:03AM: It's intermission time! The first set ran about an hour and 15 minutes and included 10 songs. I'm guessing there will be a video introducing the 2nd set after intermission as well. Follow along for setlist updates here.

UPDATE - 6/7@11:02PM: A new video opened the show that included several characters from previous Rush videos... and it was really weird (as usual).... and the opening song has been revealed! Follow along with the setlist here.

UPDATE - 6/7@10:26PM: The show should start sometime in the next 20 minutes; it's scheduled for 7:30PM, but that usually means 7:45PM. Follow along with the setlist here.

UPDATE - 6/7@9:55PM: Here are a couple of shots of the pre-show stage setup from both the front and back courtesy the RushCon watch party feed. There's a huge video screen out front that lifts up and pulls away.

UPDATE - 6/7@9:20PM: The RushCon opening night watch party kicks off in 10 minutes! You can watch below or on YouTube:

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UPDATE - 6/7@9:04PM: John at Cygnus-X1.net is compiling a photo gallery of the evening's festivities which you can check out here. He'll be adding photos throughout the night.

UPDATE - 6/7@8:55PM: Here's a video of some of the merch available.

UPDATE - 6/7@5:03PM: Rush posted a sneak peak of the tour book to Instagram. These will be available today in just 2 hours from now at 4PM PST at the southwest side of the Forum in Lot H/J:

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Date/Time: Sunday, June 7th @ 7:30PM
Show Number: 1
Venue: KIA Forum
Place: Inglewood, CA
Setlist: View
Photos: Cygnus-X1.net | UCR
Reviews: UCR | Guitar.com | Billboard | USA Today

It seems like forever since Rush's October surprise announcement that they had decided to hit the road again, but the day is finally here! Rush will kick off their first tour in over a decade in just a few short hours from now at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, right where things ended back in 2015. That 2015 show was the band's 20th SOLD OUT show at the Forum, and tonight will be the 21st as Rush pointed out in this Instagram post from earlier today. If - like most of us - you won't be able to attend the show tonight ... No problem! RushCon has you covered. They'll be hosting a Rush Tour Opening Night Watch Party via their YouTube channel featuring Chaz N Schatz from the RushRash podcast.

Rush announced via their newsletter earlier this week that they'll be setting up outdoor merch stands at 4PM PST on show days for all the LA dates, located at the southwest side of the Forum in Lot H/J, where they'll be offering limited-edition event tees, lithos and tourbooks. They'll also be making available a new limited-edition version of Rush Golden Ale at select venues, as well as online at craftbeerclub.com. For those going, the Terrace opens at 5PM, doors open at 6:30PM and the show is slated to start at 7:30PM. After this first slate of LA shows, the band's Fifty Something tour will then make its way across North America, hitting 24 cities and 58 shows throughout 2026 before taking a break and heading to South America and Europe in 2027. Their South American tour will see them play 9 shows across Argentina, Brazil and Chile before heading across the pond to close out the tour with 21 dates throughout Europe. The social media landscape has changed drastically since Rush's last tour, and tour spoilers will be nearly impossible to avoid without complete radio silence. That said, RIAB will not be posting any tour spoilers directly to the home page or its social media channels, although we can't guarantee the same for the comments, re-posts, etc. Each show will have a separate setlist link that I'll be posting the set to, but that will require you to actively click on it to see any spoilers. RIAB also has a very loose definition of spoiler, so be warned. That's enough on that subject; now let the speculation begin. The band has been rehearsing close to 40 songs for the tour that they will rotate in over a 4-ish night stretch, with each show being around 2.5 hours, and including around 20-25 songs. There will be a portion of each show dedicated to the late Neil Peart, although details of what form that will take have not been revealed. It's also not clear whether they will include an intermission or not, although I believe their original plan was to not include one (although that may have changed).

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