Rush announce first UK shows in 13 years as part of new 2027 world tour
Rush have confirmed their return to the UK for the first time in 13 years as part of their new world tour.
In October, Rush confirmed their initial plans to return for a North American tour, marking their first run of dates since 2015. Anika Nilles will act as their drummer for the reunion, following the death of Neil Peart in 2020.
Due to phenomenal demand, Rush extended their initial run of dates with stops added in 17 further cities across North America after previously confirming concerts in Los Angeles, Fort Worth, Mexico City, Chicago, New York, Toronto and Cleveland.
Then, a further 18 shows were later added, taking their total number of planned dates to more than 50 and keeping them on the road from June to December.
Now, the prog-rock icons have announced plans to take their reunion international. In January 2027, they will head to Argentina and Brazil for dates in Buenos Aires, Curitiba, São Paulo, Rio De Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, and Brasília.
Then, on February 19th, their European leg will begin in Paris, followed by stops in Berlin, Amsterdam, Munich, Cologne, Hamburg and Stuttgart.
Next up on their agenda is the UK, with shows planned in Glasgow and Manchester, as well as two nights at the O2 Arena in London to conclude the run.
Lastly, Rush will return to mainland Europe for shows in Kraków, Milan, Basel, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm and Helsinki.
In a new statement, the band’s Geddy Lee said, “We can’t wait to get back to all these cities we haven’t played in so long, as well as hitting some new places we’ve yet to play. Both Alex and I are loving the hours of rehearsal time we’re spending with Anika and now Loren, learning around 40 songs which will enable us to keep the shows evolving, playing some different songs on different nights.”
The bassist added, We are thrilled that many of our longstanding crew have come back to help us design the kind of Rush show that fans have grown accustomed to expect from us. We dearly hope you will come along and help us celebrate 50 years of Rush music, while giving Neil the long overdue tribute he so richly deserves.”
Tickets are set to go on sale at 10am local time on February 27th, the full list of dates can be viewed below.
Rush 2027 world tour dates:
January
- 15 – Buenos Aires, AR – Movistar Arena
- 22 – Curitiba, BR – Arena da Baixada
- 24 – Sao Paulo, BR – Allianz Parque
- 30 – Rio de Janeiro, BR – Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos (Engenhao)
February
- 01 – Belo Horizonte, BR – Estadio Mineirao
- 04 – Brasilia, BR – Arena BRB
- 19 – Paris, FR – La Defense Arena
- 21 – Berlin, DE – Uber Arena
- 23 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome
- 25 – Munich, DE – Olympiahalle
- 28 – Cologne, DE – LANXESS Arena
March
- 02 – Hamburg, DE – Barclays Arena
- 04 – Stuttgart, DE – Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
- 08 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
- 12 – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live
- 16 – London, UK – O2 Arena
- 18 – London, UK – O2 Arena
- 27 – Krakow, PL – TAURON Arena Krakow
- 30 – Milan, IT – Unipol Dome
April
- 01 – Basel, CH – St. Jakobshalle Basel
- 04 – Copenhagen, DK – Royal Arena
- 06 – Oslo, NO – Unity Arena
- 08 – Stockholm, SE – Avicii Arena
- 10 – Helsinki, FI – Veikkaus Arena
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