Fifty Something Tour

2026 concert tour by Rush From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Fifty Something Tour is a concert tour by the Canadian rock band Rush. The tour began on June 7, 2026 in Inglewood, California, and is currently set to conclude in Helsinki, Finland on April 10, 2027.[1] It is Rush's first tour in 11 years, and their first live outing without drummer Neil Peart in 52 years, following his death in 2020,[2] with Anika Nilles filling in for him.[3] On February 23, 2026, Rush announced that Loren Gold would be the keyboardist for the tour, making it the first time the band has toured with more than three main musicians.[4][5]

Location
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
Start dateJune 7, 2026 (2026-06-07)
End dateApril 10, 2027 (2027-04-10)
Legs2
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Fifty Something
Tour by Rush
Location
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
Start dateJune 7, 2026 (2026-06-07)
End dateApril 10, 2027 (2027-04-10)
Legs2
No. of shows88
Rush concert chronology
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Background

On October 6, 2025, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson announced that they were reforming Rush for a tour called Fifty Something which was scheduled from June to December 2026, with Anika Nilles on drums. Lee suggested that the tour would include up to two more musicians, including a backing keyboardist. Lee and Lifeson also stated that 35 songs would be performed on the tour, with the intention of varying their setlist at each show.[6][7][8]

Lee said that he and Lifeson began thinking more seriously about a reunion tour after they travelled to a health spa in Austria.[9] Two years prior, Lifeson had undergone a surgery that left him with gastroparesis. Lee said when they returned home, both felt willing and able to consider a small number of tour dates in limited North American cities.[9] What started as 12 dates quickly grew into 58 shows with more cities added.[9] When asked in an interview with The Globe and Mail if the tour would include dates outside of North America, Lee said, "We're wrestling with extending the tour into 2027. I really don't know. We'll see how that all shakes down."[10] On February 23, 2026, Rush announced that their first tour outside of North America is set to take place from January to April 2027, starting with their first live dates in South America in seventeen years, followed by the band's first tour in Europe in fourteen years.[11] Rush added former Chicago keyboardist Loren Gold as a touring musician in late February 2026; his arrival to the band marked the first time since second guitarist Mitch Bossi's departure from Rush in 1972 that they have performed together as a quartet rather than a trio.[12][13]

Set list

The following set list was performed on June 7, 2026 at Inglewood, California.[14] It is not intended to represent a majority of the performances throughout the tour.

Set list alterations

  • June 9, 2026 – "The Analog Kid", "Leave That Thing Alone", "The Trees", "Headlong Flight", "2112"[a], "Animate", "Closer to the Heart", "A Passage to Bangkok", "Anthem", "Witch Hunt", "Finding My Way"[15]

Tour dates

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List of 2026 concerts[16][17][18][19]
Date City Country Venue
June 7 Inglewood[b] United States Kia Forum
June 9
June 11
June 13
June 18 Mexico City Mexico Palacio de los Deportes
June 20
June 24 Fort Worth United States Dickies Arena
June 26
June 28
June 30
July 16 Chicago United Center
July 18
July 20
July 22
July 28 New York City Madison Square Garden
July 30
August 1
August 3
August 7 Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena
August 9
August 11
August 13
August 21 Philadelphia United States Xfinity Mobile Arena
August 23
August 26 Detroit Little Caesars Arena
August 28
September 2 Montreal Canada Bell Centre
September 4
September 12 Boston United States TD Garden
September 14
September 17 Cleveland Rocket Arena
September 19
September 23 San Antonio Frost Bank Center
September 25
October 5 Denver Ball Arena
October 7
October 10 Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
October 12
October 15 San Jose SAP Center
October 17
October 25 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena
October 27
October 30 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
November 1
November 5 Hollywood Hard Rock Live
November 7
November 9 Tampa Benchmark International Arena
November 11
November 20 Charlotte Spectrum Center
November 22
November 25 Atlanta State Farm Arena
November 27
December 1 Glendale Desert Diamond Arena
December 3
December 10 Edmonton Canada Rogers Place
December 12
December 15 Vancouver Rogers Arena
December 17
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Personnel

Rush

Additional musicians

Notes

  1. Performed in its entirety.
  2. Labeled as Los Angeles in promotional material.

References

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