Rush fans still recovering from the shock of learning that the band will be back on the road next year for the first time since the death of drummer/lyricist Neil Peart may have to adjust their 2026 plans once again: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson announced today that they’re doubling the length of their Fifty Something tour in the face of “incredible demand,” adding 11 new shows.
The expansion adds two shows each in Los Angeles, Fort Worth, Chicago, New York, and Toronto, plus one additional date in Cleveland. Mexico City remains a single show. The five major U.S. and Canadian markets now get four shows apiece, while Cleveland gets two. The tour marks Lee and Lifeson’s first full shows together since winding down Rush’s last tour in 2015, and will feature German virtuoso Anika Nilles