RUSH: 2008 North American Tour Dates Announced

January 18, 2008

2008 will see RUSH tour in over 40 cities throughout the United States and Canada making stops in many where they haven't performed in well over a decade, including Orlando, Oklahoma City, New Orleans, Austin, Jacksonville and Winnipeg, to name a few. Along the way, RUSH will play new venues in Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia and Seattle and will revisit some familiar ones in Boston, Washington and Charlotte amongst others.

RUSH newly confirmed tour dates:

Apr. 11 - San Juan, PR - Coliseo de Puerto Rico
Apr. 13 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Bank Atlantic Center
Apr. 15 - Orlando, FL - Amway Center
Apr. 17 - Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Apr. 19 - New Orleans, LA - Arena
Apr. 20 - Houston, TX - Woodlands Pavilion
Apr. 23 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
Apr. 25 - Dallas, TX - The Music Center at Fair Park
Apr. 26 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
Apr. 29 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
May 01 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
May 03 - Reno, NV - Reno Events Center
May 04 - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion
May 06 - Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre
May 10 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center
May 11 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
May 20 - Moline, IL - iWireless Center
May 22 - St Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
May 24 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Center
May 25 - Regina, SK - Brandt Center
May 27 - Edmonton AB - Rexall Place
May 29 - Vancouver, BC - GM Place
May 31 - Seattle, WA - The Gorge Amphitheatre
Jun. 01 - Portland, OR - Clark County Amphitheatre
Jun. 03 - Boise, ID - Idaho Center
Jun. 05 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks
Jun. 07 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
Jun. 09 - Chicago, IL - United Center
Jun. 10 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
Jun. 12 - Montreal, QC - Bell Center
Jun. 14 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
Jun. 15 - Boston, MA - Tweeter Center
Jun. 25 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Amphitheatre
Jun. 27 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
Jun. 28 - St Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jun. 30 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
Jul. 02 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post Gazette Amphitheatre
Jul. 04 - Atlantic City, NJ - Marc Etess Arena
Jul. 05 - Saratoga, NY - SPAC
Jul. 07 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
Jul. 09 - Toronto, ON - The Molson Amphitheatre
Jul. 11 - Manchester, MA - Verizon Arena
Jul. 12 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
Jul. 14 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach
Jul. 17 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Stadium
Jul. 19 - Washington, DC - Nissan Pavilion
Jul. 20 - Charlotte, NC - Amphitheatre
Jul. 22 - Atlanta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park

Due to the overwhelming response of their fans in North America, the "Snakes & Arrows" tour has been RUSH's highest grossing tour ever and the best attended in many years. "Snakes & Arrows" (Anthem/Atlantic Records) was recorded in the fall of 2006 with Grammy Award winner Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, VELVET REVOLVER) with RUSH co-producing. Their first album of original material in nearly five years, "Snakes & Arrows" debuted at #3 on The Billboard 200. In addition, the track "Malignant Narcissism" has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Rock Instrumental Performance.

Since releasing its self-titled debut album in 1974, RUSH has been universally regarded as one of the most inventive and exciting groups in rock, famed for virtuoso musicianship, epic soundscapes, and dramatic lyricism. The band's extraordinary body of work — which includes such acclaimed works as 1976's "2112", 1981's "Moving Pictures", 1996's "Test For Echo", and 2002's "Vapor Trails" — has achieved worldwide sales exceeding 35 million units.

Fans will experience the technical virtuosity and hard-rocking compositions they have come to expect from RUSH members Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart.

Watch fan-filmed video footage of RUSH perfoming live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in September 2007:

(Thanks: Dean)

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