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Rush kicked off its anticipated Fifty Something reunion tour on Sunday night at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.
The Canadian prog-rock legends’ big tour features Geddy Lee (bass, vocals) Alex Lifeson (guitar), Loren Gold (keyboards) and drummer Anika Nilles, filling in behind the kit for the late Neil Peart.
Those are big shoes fill, to say the least. Peart was a beloved and massively influential drummer with an incredibly precise method. Nilles’ addition to the roster for this reunion tour was intriguing, for sure, and based on the reception from Sunday night’s tour debut, she’s up to the task.
Here’s “Xanadu,” which opened the show and introduced this era:
Here’s fan video of “Tom Sawyer” from the Forum, shot from a great perspective to capture the performance (which began with an amusing South Park clip):
Here’s the classic Peart drum fill — notice the roar of the crowd after Nilles pulls it off:
Here’s the set list from the tour opener:
Xanadu
Limelight
Far Cry
Subdivisions
Freewill
Neil Peart Tribute Collage 1
Bravado
Caravan
La Villa Strangiato
Vital Signs
The Spirit of Radio
Set 2:
Countdown
2112 Part I: Overture
2112 Part II: The Temples of Syrinx
2112 Part VII: Grand Finale
Distant Early Warning
Red Barchetta
Dreamline
Bird-dy Lee Sketch
Natural Science
Neil Peart Tribute Collage 2
Time Stand Still (with Aimee Mann) (first time since 2011 and first time Aimee Mann sang her part with the band live)
Red Sector A
YYZ
The Garden
South Park Intro
Tom Sawyer
Encore:
By-Tor The Snow Dog
Working Man
Initial word of this reunion tour sparked intense interest in tickets — so much so that Rush has since extended the run into early 2027, with multiple shows in each major city of the tour.
Needless to say, the Fifty Something tour will be must-see experience for anyone who did not witness the Rush live spectacle at any point in the band’s vaunted history. There’s also no doubt these shows will be emotional experiences for all in the building without Peart behind the drum kit alongside Lee and Lifeson.
Gold, known for his work with The Who and Chicago, joined the live ensemble for this tour.
“We also have hired a keyboard player who’s going to be coming on the road with us,” Lee told Planet Rock. “He’s played with the Who for the last 12 years or more and also Chicago, and he’s a real veteran. So we’re excited to bring him on board and our first rehearsal with him starts very soon.”
The schedule:
Tue Jun 09 Los Angeles, CA Kia Forum SOLD OUT
Thu Jun 11 Los Angeles, CA Kia Forum SOLD OUT
Sat Jun 13 Los Angeles, CA Kia Forum SOLD OUT
Thu Jun 18 Mexico City, MX Palacio de los Deportes SOLD OUT
Sat Jun 20 Mexico City, MX Palacio de los Deportes
Wed Jun 24 Fort Worth, TX Dickies Arena SOLD OUT
Fri Jun 26 Fort Worth, TX Dickies Arena SOLD OUT
Sun Jun 28 Fort Worth, TX Dickies Arena SOLD OUT
Tue Jun 30 Fort Worth, TX Dickies Arena SOLD OUT
Thu Jul 16 Chicago, IL United Center SOLD OUT
Sat Jul 18 Chicago, IL United Center SOLD OUT
Mon Jul 20 Chicago, IL United Center SOLD OUT
Wed Jul 22 Chicago, IL United Center SOLD OUT
Tue Jul 28 New York, NY Madison Square Garden SOLD OUT
Thu Jul 30 New York, NY Madison Square Garden SOLD OUT
Sat Aug 01 New York, NY Madison Square Garden SOLD OUT
Mon Aug 03 New York, NY Madison Square Garden SOLD OUT
Fri Aug 07 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena SOLD OUT
Sun Aug 09 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena SOLD OUT
Tue Aug 11 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena SOLD OUT
Thu Aug 13 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena SOLD OUT
Fri Aug 21 Philadelphia, PA Xfinity Mobile Arena
Sun Aug 23 Philadelphia, PA Xfinity Mobile Arena
Wed Aug 26 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
Fri Aug 28 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
Wed Sept 2 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Fri Sept 4 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Sat Sept 12 Boston, MA TD Garden
Mon Sept 14 Boston, MA TD Garden
Thu Sep 17 Cleveland, OH Rocket Arena SOLD OUT
Sat Sep 19 Cleveland, OH Rocket Arena SOLD OUT
Wed Sept 23 San Antonio, TX Frost Bank Center
Fri Sept 25 San Antonio, TX Frost Bank Center
Mon Oct 5 Denver, CO Ball Arena
Wed Oct 7 Denver, CO Ball Arena
Sat Oct 10 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena
Mon Oct 12 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena
Thu Oct 15 San Jose, CA SAP Center
Sat Oct 17 San Jose, CA SAP Center
Sun Oct 25 Washington D.C. Capital One Arena
Tues Oct 27 Washington D.C. Capital One Arena
Fri Oct 30 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
Sun Nov 1 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
Thu Nov 5 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live
Sat Nov 7 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live
Mon Nov 9 Tampa, FL Benchmark International Arena
Wed Nov 11 Tampa, FL Benchmark International Arena
Fri Nov 20 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center
Sun Nov 22 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center
Wed Nov 25 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
Fri Nov 27 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
Tue Dec 1 Glendale, AZ Desert Diamond Arena
Thu Dec 3 Glendale, AZ Desert Diamond Arena
Thu Dec 10 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
Sat Dec 12 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
Tue Dec 15 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
Thu Dec 17 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
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Neil Peart of Rush: The World’s Audience (The Interview)
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