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Neil Peart, Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson

Thu, Jan 29, 2026

Attention All Planets of the Solar Federation ...

Rush has announced the release of their long-anticipated 40th anniversary Grace Under Pressure box set on March 13th with pre-orders now available. Details here.
Rush's 2026 Fifty Something tour will consist of 58 shows in 24 cities! Look to extend to Europe, South America and Asia in 2027. Details, ticket info, and more here.
Alex Lifeson's Envy of None project signs with Anthem, releases The Thrill EP. Details and more here. 's new album Stygian Wavz now available for purchase. Details, available formats, videos, and more here.
The Rheostatics' featuring Rush's Alex Lifeson performed their new album The Great Lakes Suite at a pair of shows at TD Music Hall on 11/21-2. Details, videos, photos and more here.
Geddy Lee's new baseball book 72 Stories now available to purchase and Ged did a signing at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Oct. 11. Details, photos and more here.
Geddy Lee has releaseed a paperback edition of his 2023 memoir My Effin' Life including a new bonus chapter titled My Effin' Appendix. Details here.
Alex Lifeson sits in with Tom Morello's band in Toronto to perform Limelight. Details, video and more here.
Rush: The Albums - 2002-2012 7-LP box set now available for purchase. Details here.
Rush 50th anniversary compilation box set NOW AVAILABLE. Details, tracklist, photos, reviews and more here.
Neil Peart's Silver Surfers coffee table book now available for purchase. Details, cover and more here.
RIAB now has an official YouTube channel, full of videos of Rush references, old interviews and live clips. Check it out and SUBSCRIBE here
Wed, Jan 28, 2026@2:47PM | comments

The 2026 NAMM show took place last week in Anaheim, and Gibson unveiled a new batch of Epiphone guitars including a new ICG (Inspired by Gibson Custom Guitars) Alex Lifeson 1976 ES-355 reissue. Premier Guitars met up with Gibson's VP of Product, Mat Koehler, at the show, who gave a rundown of the guitar and its features which you can check out below or in this YouTube video (thanks Jeff K). The guitar will retail for just under $1500, but no word on a release date yet. Stay tuned.

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Fri, Jan 23, 2026@1:34PM | comments
GUP 40th anniv. box setFriday Rush updates! Geddy Lee on Rush's "Fifty Something" tour in new interview, "Grace Under Pressure" 40th anniversary Super Deluxe box set coming in March, Alex Lifeson and Morley introduce the all-new "Lerxst ATWAS WAH/Volume Pedal", Rush on "Jeopardy!" again, and more ...
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Thu, Jan 22, 2026@10:44AM | comments
Drummer Anika Nilles with RushGeddy Lee recently sat down with Music Radar to discuss preparations for the band's upcoming "Fifty Something" tour, and spoke about the possibility of new Rush material ...
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Thu, Jan 22, 2026@9:42AM | comments
Lerxst ATWAS – All The World’s A Stage Wah - Volume Pedal 2026 - ChromeAlex Lifeson and Morley have teamed up to introduce a new dual wah and volume pedal in celebration of 50 years of Rush's All the World's a Stage live album ...
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Wed, Jan 21, 2026@8:55AM | comments
Rush on Jeopardy!There was yet another Rush reference on the popular American quiz show Jeopardy! yesterday evening ...
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Tue, Jan 20, 2026@10:21AM | comments
GUP 40th anniv. box setRush has announced the release of their long-anticipated 40th anniversary "Grace Under Pressure" box set on March 13th with pre-orders now available ...
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Fri, Jan 16, 2026@10:41AM | comments
RushCon 2026Friday Rush updates! Rush producer Nick Raskulinecz to be featured speaker at RushCon this summer, Bubba Bash 2026 in the books, new book "Rush And 2112: 50 Years" coming in March, happy 30th anniversary to "Victor", and more ...
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Sun, Jan 11, 2026@1:11PM | comments
RushCon 2026RushCon announces that Rush producer Nick Raskulinecz will be the featured speaker at RushCon this summer in Toronto ...
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Fri, Jan 9, 2026@11:01AM | comments
Lorne Wheaton dusting off the old Rush box. Photo by Ross Halfin via @lornewheaton on IGFriday Rush updates! Rush gathering up its road crew for their "Fifty Something" tour, RushCon MSG pre-show party announced, "Bubba Bash" Neil Peart tribute show this weekend, Rush on vinyl, new book "Rush And 2112: 50 Years" coming in March, and more ...
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Thu, Jan 8, 2026@6:33PM | comments
Rush and 2112Author Daniel Bukszpan will be following up his 2024 book "Rush at 50" with a new Rush book celebrating the 50th anniversary of Rush's 2112 titleed "Rush And 2112: 50 Years" with pre-orders now available ...
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