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Rush Time Machine Tour 2011 UK/Ireland pre-sales open thread

Mon, Nov 22, 2010@7:22PM | comments removed/disabled

UPDATE - 11/24@12:50PM: Just a reminder that the Planet Rock pre-sale for the 6 UK dates is going on right now. You can purchase tickets at this link.

UPDATE - 11/22@10:38PM: Here's the email (thanks Adrian):

Dear Rush fans,

As you may have heard, RUSH has decided to extend the Time Machine Tour into 2011!

The following dates are confirmed and special pre-sale links have been made for you before the general on-sale.

More dates still to be announced!

May 12 - Dublin @ O2
May 14 - Glasgow @ SECC
May 16 - Sheffield @ Motorpoint Arena
May 18 - Manchester @ MEN Arena
May 21 - Newcastle @ Metro Radio Arena
May 22 - Birmingham @ LG Arena
May 25 - London @ O2
May 29 - Frankfurt @ Festhalle

Please note, there will be no VIP packages in Europe.

PRE-SALE for Glasgow, Sheffield, Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham, & London shows:

As of 9AM GMT on Tuesday November 23rd, you can go to this link or call the number below - using the password "BU2B"

Pre-sale link: http://minisite.ticketline.co.uk
Pre-sale hotline: 0844 888 9991
Password: BU2B

Duration: Goes live Tuesday, November 23 @ 9AM GMT for 24 hours

PRE-SALE for Frankfurt:

Pre-sale Link: http://www.eventim.de
No password. Duration now through end of day 11/25.

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UPDATE - 11/22@9:02PM: According to lavilla the email did finally go out, the TicketLine mini-site is the one to use and BU2B is the password. It sounds like the pre-sale begins at 9AM. I haven't received the email myself yet (it may just be going out to UK subscribers) so if anyone has it please forward it to me or send along the online link.

Early Friday morning Rush announced that the band will be embarking on a 2nd leg of the Time Machine Tour next year which will run from March through July and include both North American and European dates. They confirmed 7 dates in the UK and Ireland in May and promised that more European dates would be announced very soon. From the Rush.com announcement:

... The following dates are confirmed, including Rush performing in Ireland for the first time ever. More additional European announcements to come.

Thursday, May 12th Dublin O2
Saturday, May 14th Glasgow SECC
Monday, May 16th Sheffield Motorpoint Arena
Thursday, May 19th Manchester MEN Arena
Saturday, May 21st Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
Sunday, May 22nd Birmingham LG Arena
Wednesday, May 25th London O2

Rush.com members will be receiving a pre-sale notification on Monday, November 22nd that begins on Tuesday, November 23rd.

Tickets for the Time Machine Tour in Ireland & UK general on sale will commence at 9AM GMT on Friday, November 26th, 2010. Ticket links and details will be posted shortly. ...

However, Monday came and went in the UK (it's now after midnight there) without any notification sent out from the Rush.com mailing list. Fans who have inquired with Rush's management at Anthem have been told that the fan pre-sale will indeed begin tomorrow and that notifications will be sent out in the morning. So if you aren't signed up already, make sure to sign up for the mailing list at Rush.net. Some of you may recall that this is very similar to what happened with the Music Today pre-sales on the 1st leg of the tour; the pre-sale site went live only 1 hour before the pre-sales began and several folks didn't receive the notification until after the pre-sales had already started. Let's hope that doesn't happen this time, but be prepared. From what we can tell, the UK pre-sale will be handled by TicketLine, who already has a Rush mini-site up and running. The site lists pre-sales for the 6 UK dates including a VIP option for which no details are given. It even looks like the password rush gets you passed the main screen, but you can't actually purchase anything yet. I'm not clear how the pre-sale will work for the Dublin date, although there is an O2 Priority pre-sale listed at Ticketmaster that begins on Wednesday at 9AM. There will also be a pre-sale sponsored by Planet Rock beginning Wednesday at 9AM. So that's where things stand currently. I've opened up this thread for general discussion of the pre-sales and to share information.