KFIX Rock News: Rush Announce 40th Anniversary Tour; KC, Denver Dates Included

Rush will be back in the limelight this year: the band has announced plans to hit the road in celebration of its 40th anniversary.

The Rush: R40 Live Tour is scheduled to launch on May 8 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and is mapped out through an August 1 show in the Los Angeles area.

A total of 35 dates have been confirmed for the North American trek, which comes on the heels of the November 2014 release of the R40 collector’s box set, a multiple-disc video collection available on DVD and Blu-ray that features live footage from throughout Rush’s four-decade history.

Fans attending the R40 Live Tour can expect the Canadian power trio to deliver a career-spanning set to mark their 40th anniversary.

Tickets for the select concerts will go on sale to the general public starting January 30 via Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.

Pre-sale tickets to some shows will be available to Citi card members beginning this Tuesday, January 27; for more details, visit CitiPrivatePass.com. In addition, VIP tickets and packages are being sold at VIPNation.com.

As previously reported, Rush launched a special year-long reissue campaign in January, featuring the release of high-quality vinyl and high-resolution digital versions of 14 of the band’s albums, with at least one title arriving each month.

Here is the full list of dates for the Rush: R40 Live Tour:

5/8 — Tulsa, OK, BOK Center
5/10 — Lincoln, NE, Pinnacle Bank Arena
5/12 — St. Paul, MN, Xcel Energy Center
5/14 — St. Louis, MO, Scottrade Center
5/16 — Austin, TX, 360 Amphitheater
5/18 — Dallas, TX, American Airlines Center
5/20 — Houston, TX, Toyota Center
5/22 — New Orleans, LA, Smoothie King Arena
5/24 — Tampa, FL, Amalie Arena
5/26 — Atlanta, GA, Verizon Amphitheater
5/28 — Greensboro, NC, Greensboro Coliseum
5/30 — Bristow, VA, Jiffy Lube Live
6/8 — Columbus, OH, Nationwide Arena
6/10 — Buffalo, NY, First Niagara Center
6/12 — Chicago, IL, United Center
6/14 — Auburn Hills, MI, The Palace of Auburn Hills
6/17 — Toronto, ON, Canada, Air Canada Centre
6/19 — Toronto, ON, Canada, Air Canada Centre
6/21 — Montreal, QC, Canada, Bell Centre
6/23 — Boston, MA, TD Garden
6/25 — Philadelphia, PA, Wells Fargo Center
6/27 — Newark, NJ, Prudential Center
6/29 — New York, NY, Madison Square Garden
7/9 — Kansas City, MO, Sprint Center
7/11 — Denver, CO, Pepsi Center
7/13 — Salt Lake City, UT, Maverik Center
7/15 — Calgary, AB, Canada, Scotiabank Saddledome
7/17 — Vancouver, BC, Canada, Rogers Arena
7/19 — Seattle, WA, KeyArena
7/21 — Portland, OR, MODA Center
7/23 — San Jose, CA, SAP Center at San Jose
7/25 — Las Vegas, NV, MGM Grand Garden Arena
7/27 — Phoenix, AZ, US Airways Center
7/30 — Irvine Meadows, CA, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
8/1 — Inglewood, CA, The Forum

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