Rush Is Returning to the Limelight With a Reunion Tour

October 6, 2025
5:52 pm

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Here’s a time signature we can finally understand: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson are reuniting Rush and will embark on a 2026 tour, a celebration of both their 50 years together as a band and the memory of Neil Peart. The tour, which will hit seven cities across the country for 12 dates, is employing drummer Anika Nilles to fill in behind Peart’s notoriously virtuosic kit. In a social-media video, Lee and Lifeson said, as they have since Peart’s death, that they didn’t believe they would ever tour as Rush again. However, the duo began to shift their stance when they continued to have casual jam sessions in their studio. “The more we played our old songs for fun, the more fun it became,” Lee explained. “And so that’s put us in this terrible situation where we have to announce that we made a decision to go back on tour.” Each show will pull “35 or so” favorite songs from Rush’s catalogue to rotate on the set list from night to night, but each performance will be unified by a special tribute to honor Peart. “Our music is special — it really is special,” Lifeson added. “Being away from it for a while and revisiting it, I realized how difficult it is to play but how rich it is in its music and lyrics and everything that it represented.” If you want to secure some tickets, well, we suggest you rush and don’t procrastinate.

Below, Rush’s Fifty Something Tour dates:

June 7 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
June 9 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
June 18 – Mexico City, MX @ Palacio de los Deportes
June 24 – Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
June 26 – Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
July 16 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
July 18 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
July 28 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
July 30 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
August 7 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
August 9 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
September 17 – Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Arena