Opening night of Rush's Fifty Something tour is just 10 short days away! Can't be there in person? 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 (I was a guest on their show back in 2024). From the announcement:
RUSHCON PRESENTS: THE RUSH TOUR OPENING NIGHT FAN WATCH PARTY
Rush is back, and the tour kicks off Sunday, June 7th at The Forum in Los Angeles.
✨ Can't be there in person? GET SPOILED WITH US INSTEAD!✨
RushCon is hosting a live online fan watch party for everyone following opening night from home. Here's what you'll get:
Live updates from the Forum
Real-time fan reactions
The setlist, as it happens
Photos from insideOur on-the-ground correspondents will be feeding us everything as it unfolds, and our hosts will be live the whole night, breaking it all down with you. It's the next best thing to being there: the community, the hype, the FOMO, all in one place.
Featuring Chaz N Schatz from the RushRash podcast. 🤘
Watch live: youtube.com/@RushCon - Sunday, June 7th , 6:30pm PT / 9:30pm ET
📣 At the show? Be our eyes and ears. We'd love your photos, your reviews, your point of view from inside the Forum. Message us here on Facebook or email info@rushcon.org.
Set a reminder, subscribe to the channel, and get spoiled with us!
Also if you weren't aware, just like the band themselves, RushCon is returning for 2026 after a decade-long hiatus. RushCon 2026 will take place in its traditional home of Toronto later this summer over the weekend of August 7-9, coinciding with the band's hometown tour stops. The festivities will begin Friday evening with a welcome party and pre-show hangout at The Loose Moose. The main event will take place on Saturday at The El Mocambo with games, contests, guest speakers, and more, along with a Sunset Boat Cruise in the Toronto Harbor in the evening. Sunday will include a closing party and pre-show hangout at Henderson Brewing. You can get all the details and purchase tickets at RushCon.org. This won't be the only RushCon event on the tour however; they'll also be hosting a Madison Square Garden pre-show party on Saturday August 1st - the day of the 3rd of 4 MSG shows - with tickets available here. The event will take place at The Rutherford with exact timing TBD.
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