We already were informed of the fan pre-sale information for this week last Thursday, but here is the official announcement from Music Today along with all the details about the Snakes & Arrows Live pre-order promotion, and the t-shirt giveaway contest specifically for RUSH is a Band readers. I should also note that the Snakes & Arrows Live CD is being given a release date of April 8th according to Amazon.com (thanks Mark).

Tickets for the following RUSH concerts are going on sale through the RUSH ticket Pre-Sale on Tuesday, February 5th at 10AM. Click here to purchase tickets.

04/20/08 Houston, TX Woodlands Pavilion
04/23/08 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
04/25/08 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
04/26/08 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center
05/04/08 Concord, CA Sleep Train Pavilion
05/20/08 Moline IL iwireless Ctr (formerly Mark of The Quad)
05/31/08 Seattle, WA The Gorge Amphitheatre
06/01/08 Portland, OR Clark County Ampitheatre
06/03/08 Boise, ID Idaho Center
06/14/08 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
06/25/08 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Amphitheater
06/30/08 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
07/02/08 Pittsburgh PA Post Gazette Amphitheater
07/04/08 Atlantic City, NJ TRUMP TAJ MAHAL/TAJ ARENA
07/05/08 Saratoga, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
07/17/08 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium

Don't fret if your city's ticket Pre-Sale is not listed above - please stay tuned to "RUSH Is A Band" for additional RUSH Pre-Sale ticket announcements!!! More ticket Pre-Sales will be announced for RUSH's 2008 tour over the next few weeks - please keep checking "RUSH Is A Band" frequently for the latest Pre-Sale ticket information!!!

Direct Link to the current RUSH Pre-Sale Tour Itinerary - please click here

RUSH Presale Registration Instructions

1. Visit the RUSH Presale Website and enter your email address in the box where it says "Enter Email Address"

2. You will receive an e-mail from Tix@musictoday.com entitled "Rush Fan Community Email Validation." Open this e-mail and visit the validation link included in the e-mail.

3. You will then be redirected from the validation e-mail link back to the RUSH Presale Website. The registration for presale tickets is now complete (Note: You will have to enter your e-mail address again during a later step in the process to purchase tickets.)

All fans who purchase RUSH pre-sale TICKETS in addition to pre-ordering the CD OR t-shirt combo will be entered into the RUSH Snakes & Arrows Contest!!!

* Grand prize winners will receive a Meet-and-Greet opportunity for the winner and one guest in the city where tickets were purchased. Every city will have one meet and greet winner!

* 5 First Prize winners will receive a HARD COVER TOUR BOOK, comprising of every RUSH tour program from 1977-2004. The book will be personally autographed to the winners by the band. In addition, each of these 5 winners will receive a Meet-and-Greet opportunity for the winner and one guest in the city where tickets were purchased.

More Prizes

Three lucky "RUSH Is A Band" fans will be randomly picked to receive a Limited-Edition RUSH T Shirt. To enter the "RUSH Is A Band" T Shirt Giveaway, email the following information to riabbiggestfanzz@aol.com:

* First and Last Name
* T Shirt Size
* Age
* Mailing Address
* Phone Number

Email entries will be accepted until Friday, February 29th. Winners will be picked and notified by Musictoday the week of March 4th - March 8th.

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