NEW YORK (Rush Official Website/Atlantic announcement) - Anthem/Atlantic recording group Rush has revealed details of their eagerly anticipated 30th Anniversary Tour. The legendary trio - Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart - will begin the celebration with a three-month series of shows across across North America. In September, the band will head to Europe, where they have not performed live in more than a decade.
"An Evening with Rush: 30th Anniversary Tour" will open on May 26th at the AmSouth Amphitheatre in Antioch, Tennessee (Nashville). The tour will then travel North America through an August 22nd homecoming concert at Toronto's Molson Amphitheatre. Following the conclusion of the North American trek, Rush will journey to the United Kingdom for a series of shows, beginning with a September 8th date at London's Wembley Arena. Up-to-the-minute on-sale information and further tour dates will be available at Rush's official web site, https://www.rush.com
Since releasing their self-titled debut album in 1974, Rush has been universally regarded as one of the most inventive and exciting groups in rock, famed for their virtuoso musicianship, epic soundscapes, and dramatic lyricism. Each of the band's 24 albums - including such acclaimed works as 1976's "2112," 1981's "Moving Pictures," 1996's "Test For Echo," and 2002's "Vapor trails" - have been certified gold-or-better by the RIAA. To date, Rush has achieved worldwide sales exceeding 35 million units.
Rush's most recent Anthem/Atlantic release is the RIAA gold "Rush In Rio," a three-disc live CD capturing Lee, Lifeson, and Peart performing in concert at the world famous Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on the final night of 2002's "Vapor Trails" tour. In addition, a two-disc "RUSH IN RIO" DVD was released recently. The latter set - Rush's first-ever live DVD collection - has proven a remarkable success, receiving triple-platinum certification by the RIAA.
An Evening With RUSH: 30th Anniversary Tour, 2004 Rush tour dates:
May
26 Antioch, TN (Nashville) AmSouth Amphitheatre
28 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
29 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
31 Burgettstown, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion
June
2 Columbus, OH Germain Amphitheatre
4 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
5 Tinley Park, IL Tweeter Center
7 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheatre
8 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
10 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
12 Maryland Heights, MO UMB Bank Pavilion
13 Bonner Springs, KS Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
23 Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Centre
25 Selma, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
26 The Woodlands, TX C.W. Mitchell Pavilion
29 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
30 West Valley City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
July
2 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre
3 Ridgefield, WA Amphitheatre At Clark County
6 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
7 Chula Vista, CA Coors Amphitheatre
9 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
10 Concord, CA Chronicle Pavilion
12 Marysville, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
14 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
16 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
17 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
29 West Palm Beach, FL Sound Advice Amphitheatre
30 Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Amphitheatre
August
1 Atlanta, GA HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
3 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion
4 Camden, NJ Tweeter Center At The Waterfront
6 Hartford, CT ctnow.com Meadows Music
7 Scranton, PA Montage Mountain Amphitheatre
9 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
11 Wantagh, NY Tommy Hilfiger At Jones Beach Theater
12 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center
14 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
15 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Six Flags P.A.C.
21 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
22 Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheatre
September
8 London, UK Wembley Arena
11 Birmingham, UK NEC Arena
12 Manchester, UK Manchester Evening News Arena
14 Glasgow, UK SECC
