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Welcome Olivia Louise Peart
Rush.com just posted an official announcement about the birth of Neil Peart and Carrie Nuttall's daughter: The RUSH family congratulates Neil and his wife Carrie on the birth of their healthy, beautiful daughter Olivia Louise Peart. Congratulations, Neil and Carrie! Thanks to Rushisaband for the head's up. Labels: Rush.com
posted by AndyO @ 8:11 PM
Rush Tour 2008 - Dates, cities and venues confirmed
Rush.com announced the 2008 Snakes & Arrows tour dates today, and also announced that a live Snakes & Arrows CD will be released sometime in April. Here are all the details: Press Release: TORONTO, ON - January 18, 2008:
After a hugely successful 2007 tour, the fans have spoken and they want more. Rush officially announce dates for their extended 2008 Snakes & Arrows World Tour. The tour will kick off with their first ever appearance in San Juan, Puerto Rico April 11 and hit over 45 cities throughout the United States and Canada. For Rush fans this will be the first time in over a decade the band will make stops in Orlando, Oklahoma City, New Orleans, Reno, Moline, Boise, Austin, Jacksonville and Winnipeg to name a few. Also for the first time in years the band will play Albuquerque, Edmonton, Vancouver, Hershey and Manchester. The 2008 tour dates and venues are listed below. Tickets for New Orleans, Reno, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver and Detroit go on sale SATURDAY JANUARY 26. American Express Cardmembers will also have the opportunity to purchase advance tickets January 26th through February 1st for Rush performances in Boston; Chicago, Ft. Lauderdale, Holmdel, Wantagh and January 27th through February 2nd in Los Angeles and Irvine. In addition there will be a MUSICTODAY fan club presale for all Rush performances in conjunction with RUSH.COM starting January 22 through January 24. A SNAKES AND ARROWS LIVE CD will be released sometime in April. Details are forthcoming. In addition, the track "Malignant Narcissism" from the band's 2007 release "SNAKES & ARROWS" (Anthem/Atlantic) has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Rock Instrumental Performance. 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. In addition the band will update their set list for the 2008 tour.
The Rush tour in North America is produced by Live Nation Global Touring and SRO/Anthem. For complete tour & ticket information, fan club presales and more, visit: www.rush.com & www.livenation.com Tour dates: APRIL 2008 11th San Juan, PR Coliseo de Puerto Rico
13th Ft Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center
15th Orlando, FL Amway Center
17th Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
19th New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
20th Houston, TX Woodlands Pavilion
23rd Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
25th Dallas, TX The Music Center at Fair Park
26th Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center
29th Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion MAY 2008 1st Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
3rd Reno, NV Reno Events Center
4th Concord, CA Sleep Train Pavilion
6th Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre
10th Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center
11th Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
20th Moline, IL iWireless Center
22nd St Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
24th Winnipeg, MB MTS Center
25th Regina, SK Brandt Center
27th Edmonton AB Rexall Place
29th Vancouver, BC GM Place
31st Seattle, WA The Gorge Amphitheatre JUNE 2008 1st Portland, OR Clark County Amphitheatre
3rd Boise, ID Idaho Center
5th Denver, CO Red Rocks
7th Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
9th Chicago, IL United Center
10th Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
12th Montreal, QC Bell Center
14th Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
15rd Boston, MA Tweeter Center
25th Indianapolis, IN Verizon Amphitheater
27th Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
28th St Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
30th Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center JULY 2008 2nd Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Amphitheatre
4th Atlantic City, NJ Marc Etess Arena
5th Saratoga, NY SPAC
7th Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun
9th Toronto, ON The Molson Amphitheatre
11th Manchester, MA Verizon Arena
12th Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
14th Wantagh, NY Jones Beach
17th Hershey, PA Hershey Stadium
19th Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion
20th Charlotte, NC Amphitheatre
22nd Atlanta, GA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park Labels: press release, Rush SnakesArrows, Rush.com
posted by AndyO @ 6:27 PM
Video interview with drum tech Lorne Wheaton
Rush.com has added a video interview with Lorne "Gump" Wheaton, Neil's drum tech. In the video, Lorne goes over the entire setup, including the backstage area. To watch the video, go to Rush.com and click Multimedia. The interview with Lorne is listed on the right side as Rush Backstage - Welcome to Bubba Gump. See screenshot below for more information. 
Labels: cymbals, drums, Rush.com, Sabian, videos
posted by AndyO @ 12:44 PM
Rush filming DVD in Rotterdam, NL, and fan questions
Update - 10/18/07 - 12:36: Go to this Rushisaband post for an update on the Rotterdam shows. ------------------------------ There are a couple of news items that were released on 10/15/07. Rotterdam DVD Rush is filming both shows in Rotterdam, Netherlands, according to a Rush.com Newsletter sent on 10/15/07. Here is the information: RUSH will be filming a LIVE concert DVD in Rotterdam October 16th and 17th. For more information on this project, stay tuned to the Rush.com email blasts and the website. Ask Rush If you've always wanted to ask Rush a question, here's your chance. The deadline is 10/18/07. Here are the details: Is there something that you have always wanted to ask RUSH? Well, here is your opportunity! Fans may now submit questions that they would like the band to answer from Monday, October 15th through Thursday October 18th. Please be creative, because the band will only be choosing the BEST questions to answer. Visit http://www.rush.com/fanquestions to submit your question. Labels: contests, Rush SnakesArrows, Rush.com
posted by AndyO @ 1:39 PM
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