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Fri, Aug 21, 2026

Attention All Planets of the Solar Federation ...

Rush's Fifty Something is underway! Details, setlists, videos, photos, reviews and full coverage in the tour section.
Rush opens up the 2026 JUNO Awards with a performance of Finding My Way! Details, video, interviews and more here.
Rush's long-anticipated 40th anniversary Grace Under Pressure box set NOW AVAILABLE. Details 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
Fri, Aug 21, 2026@12:34PM | comments

Date/Time: Friday, August 21st @ 7:30PM
Show Number: 23
Venue: Xfinity Mobile Arena
Place: Philadelphia, PA
Setlist: View
Photos: TBD
Reviews: TBD

After reaching the quarter-pole of their Fifty Something tour last week in Toronto, and taking a much-deserved 8-day break, Rush is back at it and will play the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philly tonight, kicking off a 4-month run which will see them perform a pair of shows in 18 cities across North America before taking a break for the Holidays and picking things up in South America and Europe next year. Now that the band has all of their 4-show mini-residencies under their belt, it's not clear how the setlists will break down given that they'll only be doing 2 shows per city. The only info we have to go on at this point are the 2 Echo/E and Foxtrot/F setlists that were played in Mexico City. These 2 setlists included one show with 2112 in full and the other with Moving Pictures in full, and a good selection of songs spread out between the 2 nights. Every show thus far has started with Xanadu and ended with Working Man, so we don't expect that to change either, and we'll expect the Neil Peart Bravado and Time Stand Still tributes in each respective set. It's probably a good guess that the 2-night rotation will look something like those Echo/Foxtrot sets. Although they might pull out some totally new setlists, or they might just continue with the 4-setlist rotation and just spread it over 2 cities. We'll start to answer all those questions tonight in Philly. Rush's exclusive line of Philly merch is featured in this IG post, with early merch sales beginning at 4PM on the Broad Street side near the Team Store. Doors open at 6:30 and the show starts at 7:30 (ish). We'll be keeping a close eye on the setlist tonight, so follow along for updates. For everyone going tonight, have a blast!


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Fri, Aug 21, 2026@10:09AM | comments
Rush Rolling Stone Canada featureFriday Rush updates! Rush's "Fifty Something" tour picks back up tonight in Philly, extensive new Rolling Stone interview, Neil Peart doc coming next month, Neil Peart drum set scholarship award winner, and more ...
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Thu, Aug 20, 2026@5:38PM | comments
Live Nation: Fandemonium - RushLive Nation has posted a 6-minute mini-documentary on Rush's "Fifty Something" tour featuring fan footage from the LA shows as part of their "Fandemonium" documentary series ...
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Mon, Aug 17, 2026@8:34PM | comments
Mitch Seekins CBC interviewIn preparation for Rush's "Fifty Something" tour, Geddy Lee hired vocal coach Mitch Seekins to help him get his pipes in shape for the extensive tour, and it paid off, as Seekins tells the CBC in this new interview ...
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Fri, Aug 14, 2026@5:21PM | comments
Rush Rolling Stone interviewRolling Stone magazine has just posted a new, hour-long interview with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson where they discuss the band's Fifty Something tour ...
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Fri, Aug 14, 2026@10:50AM | comments
Rush Toronto August 7, 9, 11, 13Friday Rush updates! "Fifty Something" tour reaches the quarter pole after epic 4-show homecoming stint in Toronto, new interviews, Rush fan events, new vinyl reissues, Neil Peart doc coming next month, Alex Lifeson plays on Maiah Wynne's new album, and more ...
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Fri, Aug 14, 2026@10:00AM | comments
Maiah Wynne - Into the WavesRush's Alex Lifeson makes a guest appearance on his "Envy of None" bandmate Maiah Wynne's new solo album "Into the Waves", which is due out next month via Kscope Records ...
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Thu, Aug 13, 2026@3:34PM | comments
Rush Fifty Something tourRush closes out their 4-night hometown stint at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena on their "Fifty Something" tour tonight at 7:45PM. Follow along for updates, the setlist, reviews, photos/videos and more ...
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Wed, Aug 12, 2026@2:36PM | comments
Alex Lifeson - PRS Guitars - photo by Richard SibbaldThe PRS Guitars website has posted a new interview with featured artist Alex Lifeson, where Alex talks about his long history of using PRS Guitars along with Rush's "Fifty Something" tour ...
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Tue, Aug 11, 2026@12:39PM | comments
Rush Fifty Something tourRush plays the 3rd of 4 shows back in the hometown of Toronto on their "Fifty Something" tour tonight at 7:30PM. Follow along for updates, the setlist, reviews, photos/videos and more ...
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