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Video of Anika's "nose and glasses" gag from last night's show in DC www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp3G...

No surprises in DC, where RUSH played the expected C setlist they've played on night 2 of all their 2-show runs in North America. For Anika's end-of-show gag, she donned a pair of nose and glasses and pointed at Geddy. 😆 Full coverage here www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/10...

Rush plays the second of a pair of shows at Washington DC's Capital One Arena on their "Fifty Something" tour tonight at 7:30PM. Follow along for updates, the setlist, reviews, photos/videos and more ... www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/10...

Rolling Stone Canada has posted a new video interview with RUSH drummer Anika Nilles from their huge Rush cover story this past summer where Anika chats with senior writer Brian Hiatt about conquering the toughest gig in rock; playing drums for Rush www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/10...

15 years ago yesterday, on October 25, 2011, the film Hunky Dory was released, featuring this epic cover of RUSH's "A Passage to Bangkok" by a highschool band www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSib...

That's all for night one in DC! They'll be back at it on Tuesday. Rush gave us yet another iteration of their B(ravo) setlist tonight, this one shifting around the typical order of things a bit in set 1. Full coverage here www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/10...

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Half way into the show and they played all the typical songs we see in set 1 of the B(ravo) set (plus a few rare ones), but with the order mixed up a bit. We expect them to bust into the full 2112 after the break. Full coverage here ... www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/10...

Rush makes their way to the US Capitol to play the first of a pair of shows at Washington DC's Capital One Arena on their "Fifty Something" tour tonight at 7:30PM. Follow along for updates, the setlist, reviews, photos/videos and more ... www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/10...

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Here's some video of "The Pass" from last night in Cincy, including Geddy Lee's 2-minute introductory monologue, paying tribute to the late Neil Peart ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb6O...

Big Al's hilarious "A Passage to Bangkok" intro from last night in Cincy www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VTZ...

"What the heck? That's Cincinnati out there!" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uomi...

That's a wrap on Cincy! RUSH treated fans to another version of their G(orgo) setlist; this one featuring The Trees and A Passage to Bangkok in set 1, along with the full 2112 and MP experience in set 2. They'll be back at it in just 2 days in DC. www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/10...

Rush plays the 3rd one-off show of their "Fifty Something" tour tonight at Cincinnati's Heritage Bank Center at 7:30PM. Follow along for updates, the setlist, reviews, photos/videos and more ... www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/10...

Friday Rush updates! Rush cancels San Jose show due to illness, plays 2nd one-off show of the tour in St. Louis with Cincy show tonight, drummer Gavin Harrison talks "No One's Disciple", new "Presto" demo tape transfer, and more ... www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/10...

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Rush gave us another version (G-3) of their G setlist last night, this one featuring DEW and AFtK in set 1 along with some other nice surprises. In set 2 they inserted CttH between the TSS tribute and the full Moving Pictures. www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/10...

Intermission! RUSH looks to be playing the expected G(orgo) setlist tonight, although a new variation. Set 1 is similar to the other 2 G shows in Fort Worth and Houston, but it had some nice surprises including DEW and AFtK. Full coverage here www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/10...

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Rush plays the 2nd one-off show of their "Fifty Something" tour tonight at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis at 7:30PM. Follow along for updates, the setlist, reviews, photos/videos and more ... www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/10...

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Anika Nilles just posted a photo of herself to her Instagram story looking healthy and ready to play some RUSH tunes. This is a great sign for the upcoming St. Louis and Cincy shows for anyone worried that they might cancel

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On this day back in 2005, the pilot episode of Adult Swim's Squidbillies aired ("This Show Is Called Squidbillies") and included a RUSH reference as seen in this clip. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERLg...

30 years ago today on October 18, 1996 - Neil Peart appeared on the Pamela Wallin Show on the CBC, to promote his book "The Masked Rider". www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXZR...

As many have already heard, tonight's show has been canceled due to Anika coming down with the flu. Alex Lifeson made the announcement via social media a couple of hours ago. The show has been rescheduled to December 6th www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/10...

Rush plays the second of a pair of shows at San Jose's SAP Center on their "Fifty Something" tour tonight at 7:30PM. Follow along for updates, the setlist, reviews, photos/videos and more ... www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/10...

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For Anika's end-of-show gag in San Jose, she put on a fake plastic thumb with a smiley face on it, and gave the boys a thumbs up as seen in this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk7m...

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Friday Rush updates! Rush's "Fifty Something" tour hits the US west coast, 2027 "Hold Your Fire" 40th anniversary wall calendar, RIP Michael Mosbach, Bubba Bash 2027, and more ... www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/10...

AN EVENING WITH HUGH SYME Featuring the Art of RUSH's "Fifty Something" Anniversary Tour. ao5gallery.com/pages/hugh-s...

Rush finally repeated one of their B(ravo) setlists last night, treating fans to the same B-9 set they played for Denver night 1. This is the first 2-night run to feature a repeated setlist. Full coverage here www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/10...

Rush makes their way to Northern California to play the first of a pair of shows at San Jose's SAP Center on their "Fifty Something" tour tonight at 7:30PM. Follow along for updates, the setlist, reviews, photos/videos and more ... www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/10...

Rush has released a new, official 2027 wall calendar celebrating the 40th anniversary of the release of the "Hold Your Fire" album ... www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/10...

Members of Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and others from the Seattle music scene attended the show as well as Saturday's. RUSH took some time out to post some photos to IG and a message of thanks www.instagram.com/p/DedTMzkjJw...

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Here's some video of last night's entire RUSH show. For Anika's end-of-show gag, she pulled out a flute and started playing www.youtube.com/watch?v=45vT...

Rush treated fans to the expected C-2 setlist last night in Seattle. Full coverage here www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/10...

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Rush plays the second of a pair of shows at Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena on their "Fifty Something" tour tonight at 7:30PM. Follow along for updates, the setlist, reviews, photos/videos and more ... www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/10...

I am very sad to report that Neil Peart's good friend, right-hand man and motorcycle riding partner Michael Mosbach has passed away after battling Glioblastoma - the same type of cancer that took Neil Peart and Neil's younger brother Danny ... www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/10...

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