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Rush documentary coming to VH1 on June 26th

Mon, Apr 19, 2010@2:53PM | comments removed/disabled

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The long-anticipated Rush documentary Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage will have its US and world premier this coming weekend at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City while the Canadian premiere will occur at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto next Thursday, April 29th. Last week a couple of preview clips from the film appeared online. And a few days after that the official movie poster was released via Rush.com along with promises of a trailer, more premieres, theater runs and more coming soon! Now according to a press release from earlier today, the documentary will get its television premiere on VH1 and VH1 Classic on June 26th, just a few days before the start of Rush's Time Machine Tour:

RUSH: Beyond the Lighted Stage � Premieres on VH1/VH1 Classic, June 26

This world premiere gives a comprehensive exploration of the history of legendary Canadian power trio Rush � from their early days growing up in Toronto, through each of their landmark albums, to the present day. With a career spanning four decades, RUSH (Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neal Peart) is one of the most successful bands in the history of popular music, but despite their remarkable career achievements, they have never been critics' darlings. Directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn interview the band's admirers and contemporaries, including Gene Simmons, Billy Corgan, Sebastian Bach, Jack Black, and others and also deliver rare backstage and concert footage.

Thanks to Mike L for the heads up.