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Wed, Sep 27, 2023

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Geddy Lee announces In Conversation spoken word book tour for upcoming memoir My Effin' Life, due out Nov. 14 - pre-order here. Details, tour dates, tickets, and more here.
Alex Lifeson's Envy of None project's new EP That was Then, This is Now now available to purchase. Details, videos and more here.
Rush Signals 40th anniversary box set released, order it here. Signals Atmos Listening Experience event on May 31st in Toronto. Details here.
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson perform at Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in Los Angeles! Details, photos, video and more here.
Official Rush-branded beer now available from Henderson Brewing Company. Details, special promotions, videos and more here.
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson perform at London tribute concert for Taylor Hawkins. Details, videos, photos and more here.
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson perform Closer to the Heart with Primus and Matt Stone on drums at South Park 25th anniversary show. Details, video, photos here.
Clockwork Destiny - the final novel in Kevin J. Anderson and Neil Peart's Clockwork Angels trilogy - now available for purchase. Details here.
Property From the Archives of Alex Lifeson raises over $3 million at Julien's Music Icons auction. Details, photos and more here.
Stern Pinball and Rush have released an official, Rush-themed line of pinball machines. Details, photos, videos, interviews and how to purchase one here.
Neil Peart's Silver Surfers coffee table book coming soon. Details here.
Fri, Sep 22, 2023@12:45PM | comments

Geddy Lee's long-awaited memoir My Effin' Life will be released in just 2 months via Harper Collins, and is currently available for pre-order via Amazon and other retailers. Geddy Lee announced earlier today that he'll be conducting a spoken word In Conversation tour in support of the book starting this December in the UK with North American dates to follow. From the announcement:

... The evening promises to be an extraordinary experience, a once-in-a-life-time event. After the curtain rises, Geddy Lee will give his fans a peek into the very fabric of his life: from a deep reflection into his family and childhood, to a steep dive into the history of Rush; from the determined pursuit of music, to the personal memories of his life-long friends and band-mates Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart.

Joined on stage by a special guest interviewer, Geddy Lee will be reading key passages from his forthcoming book My Effin' Life; he will then share thoughts and stories taken from his experience. Fans will then have the chance to participate in a special Q&A, with Geddy Lee answering their questions directly.

"Writing this book has meant spending so much time living in the past. I've never lived my life looking anywhere but forward, which is why I resisted doing this kind of thing for so long. Being in a band all those years was reassuring because it was an ongoing thing. It felt like it was forever. There was always unfinished business: the next record, the next set design, the next tour. It's been the theme of my life. But you need a lot more determination to proceed in the world of music without the comfort of your bandmates, and I can only hope that finishing this book will release me to return to what I do and love best." - Geddy Lee ...

Geddy Lee's My Effin' LifeThe UK tour will kick off in Wolverhampton on Sunday, December 10th and end in London on December 18th, with tickets going on sale next week. Each UK ticket purchased will include a copy of the book via the tour partner Waterstones. For a full list of dates and ticket purchase information, visit Rush.com. The book is slated for release on November 14th, and will be available in hard cover, on kindle, and as an audiobook (CD version available).

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Fri, Sep 22, 2023@10:26AM | comments
Bubba Bash 2024Friday Rush updates! YYNOT​'s "Bubba Bash" charity concert honoring Neil Peart to return for 2024 with tix on sale NOW, Sabatini's Bottleshop and Bar in Exeter PA to host Rush-inspired food & beer dinner on October 23rd, Rushfans' "Rush Roundtable" celebrates its 200th episode, and more ...
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Thu, Sep 21, 2023@1:37PM | comments
An Evening of Rush at Sabatini's in Exeter, PA October 23rdSabatini's Bottleshop and Bar in Exeter, PA along with Instinctive Cooking will be hosting a Rush-themed event on Monday, October 23rd billed as "an interactive, Rush-inspired food & beer dinner", which will feature Rush trivia, an air-drum contest, Rush beer, and more ...
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Tue, Sep 19, 2023@5:56PM | comments
Bubba Bash 2024Rush tribute band YYNOT has announced the return of last year's "Bubba Bash" for 2024 on Saturday, January 6 at the Keswick Theatre outside Philly with all proceeds going to benefit Cedars Sinai Hospital. The show will be "In Celebration of Neil Peart", and feature YYNOT along with special guests Mike Portnoy, Frank Bello, Jason Bittner, Jon Dinklage, Joe Bergamini, John Wesley, and Seven Antonopoulos ...
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Fri, Sep 15, 2023@10:20AM | comments
Songs for Neil Volume 4Friday Rush updates! Remembering Neil Peart on his 71st birthday, Rush's Geddy Lee featured in new books "Rickenbacker Guitars: Pioneers of the Electric Guitar" and "The Singers Talk", and more ...
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Tue, Sep 12, 2023@4:58PM | comments
Rickenbacker GuitarsA new book titled "Rickenbacker Guitars: Pioneers of the Electric Guitar" releases this coming Friday, September 15, and chronicles the history of Rickenbacker guitars, with stunning photography and new interviews with legendary Rickenbacker players, including Rush's Geddy Lee ...
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Tue, Sep 12, 2023@9:12AM | comments
Songs for Neil Volume 4Today is a bittersweet day for Rush fans as we recognize our 4th September 12th without Neil Peart. Neil was taken from us on January 7th, 2020 after a long battle with glioblastoma. Today would have been his 71st birthday ...
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Fri, Sep 8, 2023@10:34AM | comments
Les Claypool and Geddy Lee at Barberian's Steakhouse in Toronto - photo courtesy @purplepachydermwines on IG.Friday Rush updates! Ged/Al and Les Claypool host Grapes for Humanity charity dinner at Barberian's Steakhouse in Toronto, "Songs for Neil: Volume 4", University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign marching band perform the music of Rush during halftime show, "Imperial Triumphant" cover Rush's "Jacob's Ladder", and more ...
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Tue, Sep 5, 2023@11:41AM | comments
Les Claypool and Geddy Lee at Barberian's Steakhouse in Toronto - photo courtesy @purplepachydermwines on IG.As part of their "Grapes for Climate Change" online fundraiser auction last October, Grapes for Humanity auctioned off a dinner for 8 at Barberian's Steak House in Toronto hosted by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson along with Les Claypool and his wife. The dinner took place last week, and Les Claypool posted several photos from the evening's festivities to his Purple Pachyderm social media channels ...
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Fri, Sep 1, 2023@10:55AM | comments
Etcetera with Kelly Barrett - Nancy Peart BurkholderFriday Rush updates! Neil Peart's sister Nancy opens up about keeping her brother's illness secret in new interview, Alex Lifeson turns 70, and more ...
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