Rush to celebrate 40th Anniversary Tour at Prudential Center

NEWARK — Celebrating 40 years, Rush and Live Nation confirmed that the R40 LIVE Tour will visit 34 cities throughout North America this summer beginning May 8 in Tulsa, Okla. and finishing Aug. 1 in Los Angeles, Cali. The tour will stop locally at the Prudential Center in Newark on June 27. These concerts will highlight four decades of the band’s music.

Tickets for the RUSH: R40 LIVE TOUR will go on sale starting Jan. 30 in select markets at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.

Over the course of their career, Rush has lived a lifetime together, providing a soundtrack to many of their fans’ lives. Some have been with them since the start, while others have discovered them along the way and delved into their body of work.

After 40 years together and 20 gold and platinum studio albums – Rush is ready to celebrate with the most loyal fans in the world by embarking on their 21st tour, one which will most likely be their last major tour of this magnitude. Celebrate four decades of music with three musicians — all in one night.

Rush’s vast catalogue includes such classics as 1974’s self-titled debut, 1976’s "2112," 1981’s "Moving Pictures," 1996’s "Test For Echo," and 2002’s "Vapor Trails." Rush released their 20th studio album, "Clockwork Angels" in 2012 via Anthem/Roadrunner Records. The critically acclaimed collection marked their first studio recording since 2007’s "Snakes & Arrows," and debuted at number one in Canada and number two on the Billboard 200 matching the highest chart debut of the band’s career.

Known for their energetic live shows, the most recent Rush release was the R40 collector’s boxset including live footage spanning all four decades of the trio’s career, including more than two hours of unreleased material and a rare performance of the seven-part version of “2112” packaged in an impressive 52-page hardcover book.

Rush has been recognized with eight Juno Awards, seven Grammy nominations, including one for the acclaimed documentary “Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage” that also won the Audience Award at the Tribeca Film Festival. The band members were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1994, made Officers of the Order of Canada in 1996 and inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010. They have received a star on both Canada’s Walk of Fame (1999) and Hollywood Walk of Fame (2010). In 2012, Rush were bestowed with the highest artistic honour in Canada when receiving the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award. To the elation of their fans, Rush were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.

Tickets for the RUSH: R40 LIVE TOUR will go on sale starting Jan. 30 in select markets at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.

Exclusive Rush ticket packages are available; visit http://vipnation.com for package details.

For complete tour and ticket information, visit: www.rush.com & www.livenation.com.