{"id":2104288,"date":"2025-10-20T21:02:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T21:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2104288"},"modified":"2025-10-20T21:02:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T21:02:34","slug":"rush-expands-fifty-something-tour-to-17-new-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/rush-expands-fifty-something-tour-to-17-new-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Rush expands Fifty Something Tour to 17 new cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>Previously announced US and Canadian shows have sold out<\/h4>\n<p>Rush co-founders Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson announce 17 additional cities on their 2026 headline tour, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/themusicuniverse.com\/rush-reunion-tour-adds-more-dates\/\">Fifty Something<\/a>, due to incredible demand. The tour, in celebration of the band\u2019s music, legacy, and the life of late drummer and lyricist Neil Peart, has new dates in cities including Philadelphia, Boston, Montreal, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Edmonton, Seattle, Vancouver, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Presales for the newly added shows start on Monday, October 27th at noon local time, ahead of the general sale on Friday, October 31st.<\/p>\n<p>Rush invites fans to get closer than ever with three elevated offerings: an all-new VIP program, the first-ever 2112 Platform Experience, and curated Travel Packages for fans making a trip to see the show.<\/p>\n<p>Rush initially announced dates in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/themusicuniverse.com\/rush-announces-2026-tour\/\">seven major North American cities<\/a>, and all the dates in the US and Canada have sold out. These new dates have been added due to the incredible demand for tickets on those dates.<\/p>\n<p>The band shares in a new video, \u201cWe are blown away from the response to the announcement we made a few weeks ago that we\u2019re going back on tour. I cannot tell you how surprised and overwhelmed we are and the way you guys have welcomed Anika Nilles. It\u2019s been very heartwarming, and I know that she\u2019s very appreciative of that. We\u2019re even more excited to get back on stage and play with her and to go through the plethora of songs that we\u2019re planning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These shows mark the first time Lee and Lifeson have toured together in eleven years since the finale of Rush R40 Tour on August 1, 2015 at the Forum in Los Angeles, CA, bringing it full circle with a return to the Forum to embark upon these special shows.<\/p>\n<p>Rush will perform multiple shows in cities across Canada, the United States and Mexico, beginning June 7th at The Kia Forum in Los Angeles. These special \u201cevening with\u201d shows will find the band playing two sets each night. Each show will feature a distinct selection of songs and Rush will build each night\u2019s setlist from a catalogue of 35 songs including their greatest hits and fan favorites.<\/p>\n<p>For Fifty Something, Lee and Lifeson will be accompanied by German drummer, composer, and producer Anika Nilles, who has performed as Jeff Beck\u2019s drummer for over 60 shows and has released four solo albums.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Rush recently revealed the 50-track super deluxe anthology, <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/themusicuniverse.com\/rush-announces-career-spanning-50-track-anthology\/\">Rush 50<\/a><\/em>. The project is available in five distinct configurations, including the Super Deluxe Edition, Rush Store Exclusive Super Deluxe Edition, 7-LP Deluxe Edition, 4-CD Deluxe Edition, and Digital Edition. It represents breadth of their discography, beginning with the first-ever reissue of their 1973 debut single and concluding with a live recording the final song Lee, Lifeson, and Peart played together during the R40 Tour closer at The Forum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rush 2026 Fifty Something Tour Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>June 7 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum SOLD OUT<br \/>June 9 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum SOLD OUT<br \/>June 11 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum SOLD OUT<br \/>June 13 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum SOLD OUT<br \/>June 18 \u2013 Mexico City, MX @ Palacio de los Deportes<br \/>June 24 \u2013 Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena SOLD OUT<br \/>June 26 \u2013 Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena SOLD OUT<br \/>June 28 \u2013 Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena SOLD OUT<br \/>June 30 \u2013 Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena SOLD OUT<br \/>July 16 \u2013 Chicago, IL @ United Center SOLD OUT<br \/>July 18 \u2013 Chicago, IL @ United Center SOLD OUT<br \/>July 20 \u2013\u00a0Chicago, IL @ United Center SOLD OUT<br \/>July 22 \u2013 Chicago, IL @ United Center SOLD OUT<br \/>July 28 \u2013 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden SOLD OUT<br \/>July 30 \u2013 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden SOLD OUT<br \/>Aug 01 \u2013 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden SOLD OUT<br \/>Aug 03 \u2013 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden SOLD OUT<br \/>Aug 07 \u2013 Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena SOLD OUT<br \/>Aug 09 \u2013 Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena SOLD OUT<br \/>Aug 11 \u2013 Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena SOLD OUT<br \/>Aug 13 \u2013 Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena SOLD OUT<br \/>Aug 21 \u2013 Philadelphia, PA @ Xfinity Mobile Arena<br \/>Aug 26 \u2013 Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena<br \/>Sept 2 \u2013 Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre<br \/>Sept 12 \u2013 Boston, MA @ TD Garden<br \/>Sept 17 \u2013 Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Arena SOLD OUT<br \/>Sept 19 \u2013 Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Arena SOLD OUT<br \/>Sept 23 \u2013 San Antonio, @ TX Frost Bank Center<br \/>Oct 5 \u2013 Denver, CO @ Ball Arena<br \/>Oct 10 \u2013 Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena<br \/>Oct 15 \u2013 San Jose, CA @ SAP Center<br \/>Oct 25 \u2013 Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena<br \/>Oct 30 \u2013 Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena<br \/>Nov 5 \u2013 Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live<br \/>Nov 9 \u2013 Tampa, FL @ Benchmark International Arena<br \/>Nov 20 \u2013 Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center<br \/>Nov 25 \u2013 Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena<br \/>Dec 1 \u2013 Glendale, AZ @ Desert Diamond Arena<br \/>Dec 10 \u2013 Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place<br \/>Dec 15 \u2013 Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source themusicuniverse.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Previously announced US and Canadian shows have sold out Rush co-founders Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson announce 17 additional cities on their 2026 headline tour, Fifty Something, due to incredible demand. The tour, in celebration of the band\u2019s music, legacy, and the life of late drummer and lyricist Neil Peart, has new dates in cities [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2104289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[340343],"class_list":["post-2104288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-rush"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rush-expands-Fifty-Something-Tour-to-17-new-cities.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2104288"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2104290,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104288\/revisions\/2104290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2104289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2104288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2104288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2104288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}