The YouTube channel “TapeheadToo” has posted drum-cam footage capturing the entirety of Rush‘s July 28 show at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was the opening night of four sold-out dates at the venue on the “Fifty Something” tour — the band’s first run with its reworked lineup, pairing longtime members Geddy Lee (vocals, bass) and Alex Lifeson (guitar) with Anika Nilles, the German drummer who backed guitar great Jeff Beck on the road in 2022, and new keyboardist Loren Gold, best known for his touring work with The Who and Chicago.
Alongside the upload, “TapeheadToo” shared a short set of notes explaining the angle and the edits: “Here’s another ‘Anika Cam’, from the other side. She continues to crush it. It’s such a fantastic time to be a Rush fan! Notes: I cut the intro film. Also, I chose not to film the screens for the various interludes–too awkward from my position–those portions are blacked out with audio intact.”
Featured songs with timestamps:
- 0:00:00 — “Xanadu”
- 0:12:37 — “Limelight”
- 0:17:13 — “Far Cry”
- 0:22:51 — “Subdivisions”
- 0:29:47 — “Freewill”
- 0:36:36 — “Bravado”
- 0:42:30 — “Caravan”
- 0:50:07 — “La Villa Strangiato”
- 1:01:08 — “Vital Signs”
- 1:07:01 — “The Spirit Of Radio”
- 1:13:17 — “2112 (Part 1: Overture / Part II: The Temples of Syrinx / Part VII Grand Finale)”
- 1:22:33 — “Distant Early Warning”
- 1:27:56 — “Red Barchetta”
- 1:34:50 — “Dreamline”
- 1:40:05 — “Natural Science”
- 1:49:32 — “Time Stand Still”
- 1:55:01 — “Red Sector A”
- 2:00:20 — “YYZ”
- 2:05:35 — “The Garden”
- 2:13:32 — “Tom Sawyer”
- 2:19:52 — “By-Tor & The Snow Dog”
- 2:24:39 — “Working Man”
The MSG run came shortly after a health setback. Rush got back on stage July 11 for the first time since Geddy Lee was diagnosed with laryngitis and bronchitis, an illness that forced the band to push back two dates on the “Fifty Something” trek. The tour had opened June 7 in Los Angeles and stands as the group’s first outing in more than a decade — and its first since the 2020 death of the band’s celebrated drummer Neil Peart.
Lee’s diagnosis led Rush to postpone its June 30 and July 2 shows at Dickies Arena. The July 2 date had itself been rescheduled from June 24 after “travel and border-related delays” threw off the band’s touring operation. Once the four-night Dickies Arena stand wrapped on July 13, the tour headed to Chicago for four more nights beginning July 16.
Each “Fifty Something” evening draws from a deep well of close to 40 Rush classics, with the band splitting every show into two sets built as a celebration of Peart‘s life and legacy.
The 2026 leg, running through Canada, the United States and Mexico, started as 22 dates that sold out at once, prompting a wave of additions. The run now sits at 58 shows across 24 cities, with more than half a million tickets sold for the year. In February, the band tacked on South America and European dates for early 2027, marking its first European shows since 2013 and its first trip to South America in 17 years.
Rush first appeared in public with Nilles at Canada’s Juno Awards in Hamilton, Ontario in late March, performing “Finding My Way” — the opening track from the band’s self-titled debut, and the only Rush album that doesn’t feature Peart. That Juno set was Lee and Lifeson‘s first as Rush since wrapping their 40th-anniversary tour in 2015, though the pair had taken the stage under their own names on occasion, including tributes to Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot and to Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters.
Peart died in January 2020 following a three-year battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. He was 67. The band held the news for three days before announcing it, a revelation that sent shockwaves through the music world and prompted an outpouring of grief from fans and fellow musicians everywhere.
Rush “Fifty Something” 2026 Tour Dates:
- July 30, Aug 1, 3 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
- Aug 7, 9, 11, 13 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
- Aug 21 – Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena
- Aug 23 – Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena
- Aug 26 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
- Aug 28 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
- Sep 2 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
- Sep 4 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
- Sep 12 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
- Sep 14 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
- Sep 17, 19 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Arena
- Sep 23 – San Antonio, TX – Frost Bank Center
- Sep 25 – San Antonio, TX – Frost Bank Center
- Oct 5 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
- Oct 7 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
- Oct 10 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
- Oct 12 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
- Oct 15 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center
- Oct 17 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center
- Oct 25 – Washington D.C. – Capital One Arena
- Oct 27 – Washington D.C. – Capital One Arena
- Oct 30 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
- Nov 1 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
- Nov 5 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live
- Nov 7 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live
- Nov 9 – Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena
- Nov 11 – Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena
- Nov 20 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
- Nov 22 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
- Nov 25 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
- Nov 27 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
- Dec 1 – Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena
- Dec 3 – Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena
- Dec 10 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
- Dec 12 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
- Dec 15 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
- Dec 17 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Rush “Fifty Something” 2027 UK And European Tour:
- Feb 19: Paris, FRA – La Défense Arena
- Feb 21: Berlin, GER – Uber Arena
- Feb 23: Amsterdam, NED – Ziggo Dome
- Feb 25: Munich, GER – Olympiahalle
- Feb 28: Cologne, GER – LANXESS Arena
- Mar 2: Hamburg, GER – Barclays Arena
- Mar 4: Stuttgart, GER – Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
- Mar 8: Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
- Mar 12: Manchester, UK – Co-op Live
- Mar 16: London, UK – The O2 Arena
- Mar 18: London, UK – The O2 Arena
- Mar 27: Kraków, POL – Arena Kraków
- Mar 30: Milan, ITA – Unipol Dome
- Apr 1: Basel, SWI – St. Jakobshalle
- Apr 4: Copenhagen, DEN – Royal Arena
- Apr 6: Oslo, NOR – Unity Arena
- Apr 8: Stockholm, SWE – Avicii Arena
- Apr 10: Helsinki, FIN – Veikkaus Arena
Rush “Fifty Something” 2027 South America Dates:
- Jan 15: Buenos Aires, AR
- Jan 22: Curitiba, BR
- Jan 24: São Paulo, BR
- Jan 30: Rio De Janeiro, BR
- Feb 01: Belo Horizonte, BR
- Feb 04: Brasília, BR
