Rush! New Music, New Tour
Date: Friday, May 07 @ 23:00:00 UTC
Topic: Band News (tours, comings/goings, etc)


Posted to e-Prog on April 7: According to New Jersey's Star Ledger, Canadian rock trio Rush will perform at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on September 3. Tickets went on sale April 17. Rush will also perform at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York on July 24. Both shows will be part of the band's Time Machine Tour.

Rush has started pre-production at Cherry Beach Sound in Toronto, Canada, according to RushIsABand.com. Guitarist Alex Lifeson is engineering the sessions for the Canadian trio's first new music since its 2007 album Snakes & Arrows. What form that music will take, however, is still a matter of debate. Drummer Neil Peart told the Canadian Press that the band was going to work on two songs, adding, "If they turn out well, we'll maybe even release them (on their own). We're saying, what if we do a little songwriting and then a little touring to play those songs, and then get back to the songwriting again? It would be an interesting way to shake up our usual way."



Bassist/singer Geddy Lee told The Pulse Of Radio a while back that he's the one who usually gets the writing and recording process started. "I think it's usually me, because I have more Jewish guilt than the other guys do. And even though I have no problem completely disregarding my responsibilities for at least a year, after a year and a couple of months I start feeling a bit like I should really probably do something that's less indulgent than collecting wine or going to ball games or playing tennis."

Peart also told the Winnipeg Press earlier in the year, "We feel very much liberated from the album format in a way right now, because in the three years since our last album, suddenly albums don't mean anything."

After the pre-production work is done in Toronto, it's rumored that Rush may finish up in Nashville, possibly with Snakes & Arrows co-producer Nick Raskulinecz.

The very next day, April 8, the official Rush newsletter reported the following: Rush ? Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart ? is without question one of the most inventive and compelling groups in rock history, equally famed for both its virtuoso musicianship and provocative songwriting.

Announced today, The Time Machine Tour is an evening with Rush, where they will perform their classics, give a taste of the future ? and for the first time ever ? feature the Moving Pictures album live in its entirety.

The band is currently working on their 20th studio album with producer Nick Raskulinecz (co-producer from 2007?s Snakes & Arrows) and in addition to their classics plan to showcase a few new tunes live this summer.

?We were off for a year and a half, and now it's just pouring. Everything is totally crazy and there's not a minute left in the day. We've got these half-dozen songs, and we'll probably go in the studio and work on a couple of them and see how it goes, perhaps release something ? and I say perhaps ? and then we plan on being on the road,? says guitarist, Alex Lifeson.

This summer?s Live Nation promoted tour will visit approximately 40 cities throughout North America beginning June 29th in Albuquerque, NM and finishing October 2nd in West Palm Beach, FL with stops along the way in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Holmdel, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Toronto, Washington, and more along the way.

Rush has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and garnered untold legions of devoted and admiring fans. According to the RIAA, Rush's sales statistics place Rush third after The Beatles and The Rolling Stones for the most consecutive gold or platinum studio albums by a rock band.

Released in 1981, Moving Pictures was their most successful album, certified 4x Platinum and features some of Rush?s most well known songs and perennial radio favourites "Tom Sawyer," "Limelight" and the Grammy-nominated instrumental "YYZ."

Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage, a documentary created by filmmakers Scot McFadyen & Sam Dunn (whose filmography also includes: Iron Maiden; Flight 666, Metal, A Headbangers Journey and Global Metal) premiered at New York?s Tribeca Film Festival on April 24th followed by the Canadian premiere at Toronto?s Hot Docs festival on April 29th. The band was also recently showcased in the comedy I Love You Man where they play themselves in a concert scene featuring actors Paul Rudd and Jason Segal as ubra-fans, a performance which has exposed the band to a whole new generation.

Inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame this past March alongside Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen and Gordon Lightfoot, Rush has also been nominated for multiple Grammy awards and won a number of Juno Awards. They were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1994 and bestowed the Order of Canada in 1997. Consistently celebrated and respected worldwide, Rush is the most successful Canadian rock band of all time and they remain one of the biggest grossing arena rock bands ever.

Tickets for Rush Time Machine Tour went on sale beginning April 16th in San Francisco, Uncasville, Saratoga Springs, Denver, Chicago, Wantagh, Seattle and Holmdel at Livenation.com. Tickets for performances in Milwaukee, Sarnia and Syracuse went on sale April 17th. Check local listings for ticket information.

[Source: via e-Prog, Rush newsletter]







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