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Rush: Xanadu (R40 Live)
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Rush: Xanadu (R40 Live)

Rush hit the road this year for their “R40” tour – celebrating 40 years as a band. Each concert was a major production too: elaborate sets and the band starting with their newest work – Clockwork Angels – and moving back in time through their catalog. As they worked back, sets and equipment changed to match the time. Now they’ve...

Rush’s “Exit… Stage Left” Released in Vinyl Reissue Series
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Rush’s “Exit… Stage Left” Released in Vinyl Reissue Series

The year of Rush vinyl reissues from the trio’s Mercury Records era continues with the two-LP live album from 1981, Exit… Stage Left. The album, recorded during the Moving Pictures tour, is an impressive live package from bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee, drummer/lyricist Neil Peart, and guitarist Alex Lifeson, featuring “The Spirit of Radio,” “Closer to the Heart,” “The Trees,” “Freewill,” “Tom...

Geddy Lee’s R40 Tour Gear Rundown
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Geddy Lee’s R40 Tour Gear Rundown

Prepare to geek out. Our friend Christopher Buttner got a special tour of Geddy Lee‘s gear during the Tampa, Florida show of Rush’s R40 tour. Lucky for the rest of us, he recorded it. From the plethora of basses to the amps and even the signal chain, Buttner got the scoop on the whole rig. Take a peek behind the...

Rush: Red Barchetta (Live, 1980)
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Rush: Red Barchetta (Live, 1980)

In honor of Geddy Lee’s birthday today, here’s a great clip of Rush performing “Red Barchetta”, live in 1980. Happy birthday, Geddy!

Rush: 2112 (1976 Live Performance)
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Rush: 2112 (1976 Live Performance)

Here’s one for your throwback Thursday files: Rush performing “2112” on December 10th, 1976 at Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey. I love how Geddy Lee says they don’t have a lot of time, so they’ll play “2112”.

Rush To Celebrate Album Art in Upcoming Book
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Rush To Celebrate Album Art in Upcoming Book

If you love the artwork on Rush albums almost as much as you love the music made by the Canadian trio, you’re in luck: you can pre-order The Art of Rush, a coffee table book detailing how artist Hugh Syme designed the group’s album art. In the early days, Syme carefully hand-crafted elements for album art. Today, he can use...

Two 1976 Rush Albums Reissued in Remastered Vinyl Editions
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Two 1976 Rush Albums Reissued in Remastered Vinyl Editions

The year’s vinyl releases of remastered Rush albums continues with the double live album All the World’s a Stage and the legendary 2112, both from 1976. Both albums from the prog-rock trio of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart were remastered at Abbey Road Studios using the Direct to Metal Mastering process and pressed on 200-gram vinyl. As a...

Rush’s “Caress of Steel” Reissued on High-Quality Vinyl
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Rush’s “Caress of Steel” Reissued on High-Quality Vinyl

1975 was quite a year for Rush, which released two albums, both of which have been newly remastered and re-released this year on vinyl. The first, Fly By Night, was reissued in January, and now the second album from 1975, Caress of Steel, has been given the star treatment. The original analog masters of the album from the Canadian trio...

Rush Celebrates a Career Spanning Four Decades with North American Tour
Concerts & Tours

Rush Celebrates a Career Spanning Four Decades with North American Tour

A whole slew of Rush albums are being reissued vinyl in commemoration of the band’s more than four decades of music making, and now the Canadian trio featuring bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee will continue the celebrations with the R40 Live Tour. The tour, which begins May 8, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will visit 34 North American cities. The tour came together despite...

Year’s Worth of Rush Vinyl Reissues Begins with “Fly by Night”
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Year’s Worth of Rush Vinyl Reissues Begins with “Fly by Night”

This promises to be a good year for vinyl-record loving and/or audiophile Rush fans. Universal Music Enterprises is reissuing the majority — 14 albums — of the trio’s Mercury releases throughout the year, beginning this month with 1975’s Fly By Night, which was the first record to feature Neil Peart on drums. Bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson founded...

Rush Releases “R40” Commemorative Live Video Set Featuring Rare Footage
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Rush Releases “R40” Commemorative Live Video Set Featuring Rare Footage

If you love Rush and don’t own many on the legendary Canadian trio’s live performance videos, the could be up your alley. The deluxe collector’s set celebrates the 40th anniversary of Rush’s (bassist/singer Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer Neil Peart) recording career in a 6 Blu-ray or 10 DVD box set. It includes “Rush In Rio”, “R30”, “Snakes...

Rush to Release 40th Anniversary DVD Collector’s Set
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Rush to Release 40th Anniversary DVD Collector’s Set

If you can’t get enough of watching Geddy Lee and Rush play live, then a DVD collector’s set of the trio’s performances being released on Nov. 11 should inspire extraordinary glee as it collects some of the legendary band’s best live moments in one place. The R40 – 40th Anniversary Collector’s Box Set features live performances from all four decades...