Release - RUSH 'Fifty Something Tour' is coming to Tampa in 2026
October 20, 2025
Contact: Kelsey Coary (813.301.6651, kcoary@viniksportsgroup.com)
RUSH ‘FIFTY SOMETHING TOUR’ IS COMING TO TAMPA IN 2026
Tickets go on sale Friday, Oct. 31 at noon
TAMPA, FL – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame® Inductees, GRAMMY® Award-nominated icons and RUSH Co-Founders Geddy Lee [bass, keys, vocals] and Alex Lifeson [guitar, vocals] today announce 17 additional cities on their 2026 headline tour, Fifty Something, due to incredible demand. The tour, in celebration of RUSH’s music, legacy and the life of late drummer and lyricist Neil Peart, will stop at Tampa’s Benchmark International Arena on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Fans will be able to participate in the RUSH artist presale for the newly added shows by signing up at livemu.sc/rush by Thursday, Oct. 23 at 11:59 p.m. No code is needed, and access is tied to your account. The artist presale begins on Monday, Oct. 27 at noon. Citi is the official card of the RUSH 2026 tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Friday, Oct. 24 at noon until Sunday, Oct. 26 at 11:59pm through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.
RUSH invites fans to get closer than ever with three elevated offerings: an all-new VIP program, the first-ever 2112 Platform Experience and curated Travel Packages for fans making a trip to see the show.
For VIP: wearesuper.co/rushvip
For Travel: wearesuper.co/rushtravel
RUSH initially announced dates in seven major North American cities, and all the dates in the U.S. and Canada have sold out. These new dates have been added due to the incredible demand for tickets on those dates. The band shares in a new video, “we are blown away from the response to the announcement we made a few weeks ago that we’re going back on tour. I cannot tell you how surprising and overwhelmed we are and the way you guys have welcomed Anika Nilles. It’s been very heartwarming, and I know that she’s very appreciative of that. We’re even more excited to get back on stage and play with her and to go through the plethora of songs that we’re planning.” These shows mark the first time Lee and Lifeson have toured together in 11 years since the finale of RUSH’s R40 Tour on Aug. 1, 2015 at the Forum in Los Angeles, bringing it full circle with a return to The Forum to embark upon these special shows. For Fifty Something, Lee and Lifeson will be accompanied by German drummer, composer and producer Anika Nilles, who has performed as Jeff Beck’s drummer for over 60 shows and has released four solo albums.
Additionally, RUSH just revealed the 50-track super deluxe anthology, RUSH 50, that Rolling Stone called “an epic saga, that functions equally well as an introduction for the uninitiated or a companion piece for the super fan.” RUSH 50 is available in five distinct configurations, including the Super Deluxe Edition, RUSH Store Exclusive Super Deluxe Edition, 7-LP Deluxe Edition, 4-CD Deluxe Edition and Digital Edition. It represents breadth of their discography, beginning with the first-ever reissue of their 1973 debut single and concluding with a live recording the final song Lee, Lifeson and Peart played together during the R40 Tour closer at The Forum. Purchase HERE.
ABOUT RUSH
RUSH took rock music into uncharted territory and to unmatched heights fueled by the once-in-a-lifetime interplay of Geddy Lee [bass, keys, vocals], Alex Lifeson [guitar, vocals] and the late Neil Peart [drums, lyrics]. Selling over 45 million albums worldwide, garnering seven GRAMMY® Award nominations, tallying billions of streams and earning induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame® and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, the pioneering trio’s incalculable influence has spanned generations, attracting one of the most ardent audiences in history. These musicians effectively reimagined and redefined rock without boundaries, striking a balance between elite instrumentation, anthemic vocals, provocative lyricism and timeless storytelling both sonically and thematically. RUSH notably achieved “the third most consecutive gold/platinum studio albums by a rock a band behind only the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.” Furthermore, their accolades have included becoming Officers of the Order of Canada in 1996, achieving the Canadian Governor General’s Performing Arts Award in 2012, and receiving recognition with both a star on the Canada Walk of Fame and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The world tragically said goodbye to Peart on Jan. 7, 2020 following his battle with brain cancer. Honoring Peart and the legacy the band had forged together, Lee and Lifeson celebrate RUSH on tour in 2026. It’s a moment for new listeners to finally experience this music live in all of its glory and another chance for the group’s faithful fanbase to rally again.
TICKETS: Tickets for this event go on sale Friday, Oct. 31 at noon. at Ticketmaster.com. Advanced parking passes are available at ParkWhiz.com. Visit benchmarkintlarena.com or call 813.301.2500 for more information.
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