Rush Sets Reunion Tour for 2026

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This is so awesome, but I'm afraid the average fan is going to be priced out. Probably more of a supply and demand thing more than anything else.
 
JohnnyTheFox said:
This is so awesome, but I'm afraid the average fan is going to be priced out. Probably more of a supply and demand thing more than anything else.
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I actually had a different take. What is somewhat obvious; Rush is no longer Rush without Neil. Funny, but I've seen bands with different lineups but it is somehow different with Rush. Not sure if I'd see them even if I could afford the tickets. Weird?

She is talented but she certainly has her work cut out her.
 
pete026 said:
I actually had a different take. What is somewhat obvious; Rush is no longer Rush without Neil. Funny, but I've seen bands with different lineups but it is somehow different with Rush. Not sure if I'd see them even if I could afford the tickets. Weird?

She is talented but she certainly has her work cut out her.
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Most certainly not rush, but it's as close as you're going to get. Neil played with a lot of feel so it will be interesting to hear her do some of the longer pieces like La Villa strangiato Etc
 
Rush is not Rush without Neil Peart. If they decide to write new music, they will have to find a new lyricist. She can be the second coming as a drummer, and it won't be the same band.
 
My October 17th experience trying to get June 28th Ft. Worth tickets...

Spoiler Alert --- I did NOT opt for the $994.80 Official Platinum seat that was available in Section 123.

I was behind # 4,239 when I entered the queue at Noon. The "Waiting Room" had opened up about 14 minutes prior to Noon. I don't know how TM decides who to let into the Waiting Room when from the Lobby, as I tried at 11:30 and refreshed, but no dice until about 11:45. About 10 minutes after noon, a single ticket was available in Section 123, which is greyed out, because I was holding that only seat. Section 107 had a seat for the same price. :(

At 12:05 the message came up about tickets being extremely limited due to the pre-sales that had already taken place...

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Just for giggles, I just entered the queue for the June 30th show at 12:45pm.... Hilarity ensued. :p

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triplets_93 said:
My October 17th experience trying to get June 28th Ft. Worth tickets...

Spoiler Alert --- I did NOT opt for the $994.80 Official Platinum seat that was available in Section 123.

I was behind # 4,239 when I entered the queue at Noon. The "Waiting Room" had opened up about 14 minutes prior to Noon. I don't know how TM decides who to let into the Waiting Room when from the Lobby, as I tried at 11:30 and refreshed, but no dice until about 11:45. About 10 minutes after noon, a single ticket was available in Section 123, which is greyed out, because I was holding that only seat. Section 107 had a seat for the same price. :(

At 12:05 the message came up about tickets being extremely limited due to the pre-sales that had already taken place...

54861359415_1258427f89_z.jpg


54860199102_a74a0d0753_z.jpg


Just for giggles, I just entered the queue for the June 30th show at 12:45pm.... Hilarity ensued. :p

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I logged in last night to check that very same show, cheapest seat was around $875. No thank you
 
JohnnyTheFox said:
I logged in last night to check that very same show, cheapest seat was around $875. No thank you
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To contrast what it takes for a "working man" to go and see a concert now vs. then...

When I was a teenager 14-19 in the 70's, the Minimum wage jobs I had an average of $1.80/hr. Concert ticket prices in my teenage years ranged from $6 - $8.50 (including all taxes and fees!!!)
So going to a concert then meant paying out about a 1/2 of a days gross wages.

Today the federal Minimum Wage is a paltry $7.25/hr. Let's double that to $14.50, as many states have minimum wages now more than the Federal $7.25.

So a $300 ticket today is around 20 hours work, or 2.5 days gross pay.
But the $300 ticket would easily be a week's gross pay for anyone earning the $7.25 Federal Minimum wage.

And, the seniors today who knew of Rush in the 70's, who are living off of Social Security, could not afford a $300 or more ticket. The working man audience for the 70's, in many cases are now shut out from Rush. Who says you have to keep the same audience anyways!!!
 
pete026 said:
I actually had a different take. What is somewhat obvious; Rush is no longer Rush without Neil. Funny, but I've seen bands with different lineups but it is somehow different with Rush. Not sure if I'd see them even if I could afford the tickets. Weird?

She is talented but she certainly has her work cut out her.
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What I think is cool is that she’ll be the first woman to ever attend a Rush concert.
 
From Reddit:

With Gilmour, Waters, Hans Zimmer, and of course Swift concerts in theaters (I’m sure others I can’t recall, like Metallica ! !), I’m a believer that this tour will show up in Cinemas. They’ve filmed in Cleveland, Toronto and other countries. Maybe it’s MSGs turn for a concert film.
 
triplets_93 said:
From Reddit:

With Gilmour, Waters, Hans Zimmer, and of course Swift concerts in theaters (I’m sure others I can’t recall, like Metallica ! !), I’m a believer that this tour will show up in Cinemas. They’ve filmed in Cleveland, Toronto and other countries. Maybe it’s MSGs turn for a concert film.
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I'll definitely go to the theater to watch it. The Metallica one was awesome!
 
triplets_93 said:
To contrast what it takes for a "working man" to go and see a concert now vs. then...

When I was a teenager 14-19 in the 70's, the Minimum wage jobs I had an average of $1.80/hr. Concert ticket prices in my teenage years ranged from $6 - $8.50 (including all taxes and fees!!!)
So going to a concert then meant paying out about a 1/2 of a days gross wages.

Today the federal Minimum Wage is a paltry $7.25/hr. Let's double that to $14.50, as many states have minimum wages now more than the Federal $7.25.

So a $300 ticket today is around 20 hours work, or 2.5 days gross pay.
But the $300 ticket would easily be a week's gross pay for anyone earning the $7.25 Federal Minimum wage.

And, the seniors today who knew of Rush in the 70's, who are living off of Social Security, could not afford a $300 or more ticket. The working man audience for the 70's, in many cases are now shut out from Rush. Who says you have to keep the same audience anyways!!!
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I saw Rush's Moving Pictures tour in the spring of 1981 in Little Rock Arkansas. Going to college and working as a Pizza Hut cook for about $3 an hour and I was still able to afford a a ticket that was less than $15. An extra shift on a minimum wage job got you a concert ticket. 4 of us in a car and for $20 each we had enough for tickets, zig-zag rolling papers, a dime bag, and something left over for beer.
 
IMGumby said:
I saw Rush's Moving Pictures tour in the spring of 1981 in Little Rock Arkansas. Going to college and working as a Pizza Hut cook for about $3 an hour and I was still able to afford a a ticket that was less than $15. An extra shift on a minimum wage job got you a concert ticket. 4 of us in a car and for $20 each we had enough for tickets, zig-zag rolling papers, a dime bag, and something left over for beer.
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Haha, great times. I think the first time I saw Rush which was the permanent waves tour the ticket was around $9
 
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