Rush Sets Reunion Tour for 2026

[zrinkill]

70+ year old guys going on a Rock tour ....... crazy ....... that's my dads age.

 

[Cowboys5217]

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!!!

Everything has become insanely expensive. It's not going to hold much longer. We're going to get Great Depression 2: Electric Boogaloo in the near future, probably soon.

 

[triplets_93]

It's Summer now, and the Heat is on in Texas . . .

Ft. Worth Shows - the high temp. for each day of each show will be at or around 100F plus whatever Heat Index there is each day . . .

 

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[triplets_93]

Subdivisions - Great Camera angle ! !

 

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[Jimbo69]

Saw Rush in 78 at the Hammersmith Odeon. I had imported All the Worlds a Stage and 2112 and bought Farewell. Saw them on four successive nights at Hammersmith on the Hemispheres tour. Saw them up north in an agricultural barn.Last time I saw them was the 30 tour at Wembley, two days after my daughter was born.
I've thought about this tour but do you know what I'd rather have the memories.

 

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[ChuckA1]

Boy, Anika is one hellava drummer!

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Boy, Anika is one hellava drummer!

No argument here, very impressive

 

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