Rush R40 Tour News and Reviews

Rush's R40 Tour visited 34 cities throughout North America from May 8 in Tulsa, Oklahoma through August 1 in Los Angeles, California.

At the final show in Los Angeles, Jonathan Dinklage joined in one final time on "Losing It." Other than that it could have been any other show on the R40 tour, until at the end of the show, between "Working Man" and "Garden Road", Geddy and Alex paused as Neil pulled out a camera and took a couple of photos. Then, after "Garden Road" Neil wrapped his arms around the shoulders of Geddy and Alex and joined them in an emotional bow before running of stage. 

Click here for the R40 Tour Archive, which includes details about the show setup, the setlists, the tour book transcript, and more. See below for the latest news and reviews from the road:

• You’re An Idiot If You Don’t Think Rush Is the Best Live Band in the World - Noisey, August 9, 2015
• Great expectations: Rush concerts attract cargo shorts, long man-hair, and really nice guys - Santa Maria Sun, August 5, 2015
• Rush at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre and The Forum - KLOS.com, August 4, 2015
• Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Tool & The Police Drummers Rock Out At Rush Show - Alternative Nation, August 3, 2015
• Rush at the end of the road - ClassicRock, August 2, 2015
• Star-Studded Crowd Toasts Rush at the Forum for Last (Ever?) Show - Hollywood Reporter, August 2, 2015
• For Rush's Geddy Lee, touring means training - LA Times, August 1, 2015
• Rush plays for hardcore fans in Irvine, possibly for the last time - OC Register, July 31, 2015
• Rush Entrances Audience at Irvine Meadows - OC Weekly, July 31, 2015
• Rush At The MGM Grand Garden Arena In Las Vegas July 25, 2015 - LA Metal Media, July 31, 2015
• A Timeless Wavelength: An Interview With Alex Lifeson of Rush - Spin.com, July 30, 2015
• Rush’s (possible) final Vegas show can’t quite match its greatest - Las Vegas Weekly, July 30, 2015
• Rush rocks the Valley on R40 tour - North Valley News, July 28, 2015
• Rush - US Airways Center - Phoenix New Times, July 28, 2015
• Rush R40 Tour crackles with life in Phoenix - Arizona Republic, July 28, 2015
• After 40 years, Rush could finally be leaving the Limelight - MetroNews Canada, July 27, 2015
• If this is it for Rush, they leave on a high note - Las Vegas Sun, July 26, 2015
• Rush brings 40th anniversary tour to MGM Grand Garden Arena (Photos) - Las Vegas Review Journal, July 26, 2015
• R40 on the Road: Webisode 4: Geddy's Basses #2 - Qello.com, July 24, 2015
• The Eddie Trunk Podcast with Alex Lifeson - podcastone.com, July 23, 2015
• Rush at Moda Center, 7/21 - Williamette Week, July 23, 2015
• Rush faithful complain over 'incoherent' Moda Center sound - The Oregonian, July 22, 2015
• Rush blasts through 40 glorious years in epic Portland show - The Oregonian, July 22, 2015
• Reconstructing History - Rush - Music Express, July 22, 2015
• The Deconstruction of Rush - PLSN.com, July 21, 2015
• Rush Celebrates 40 Years of Progressive Rock at KeyArena  - Seattle Music Insider, July 20, 2015
• Rush at 40: The geeky Canadian rockers are still at the top of their game - Geekwire.com, July 20, 2015
• R40 on the Road: Webisode 3: Geddy's Basses - Qello.com, July 20, 2015
• Rush delivers a riff-ready farewell in Vancouver (with photos) - Vancouver Sun, July 18, 2015
• Rush still hitting all the right notes after 40 years of metal - Vancouver Province, July 17, 2015
• Photos: Rush performs at Rogers Arenea - Vancouver Province, July 17, 2015
• Rush kicks the asses of ailments to deliver the goods in Vancouver - Georgia Strait, July 17, 2015
• 40 years on, Rush has reason to keep going - Vancouver Province, July 15, 2015
• Toronto rock legends Rush destroy Calgary's Saddledome in stellar Wednesday-evening show - Calgary Sun, July 15, 2015
•  A Review of Rush in Denver, Alex Lifeson Exclusive This Weekend - EddieTrunk.com, July 15, 2015
• Rush's reverse retrospective provides fitting farewell to kings - SLC Daily Herald, July 14, 2015
• Rush in West Valley City - Salt Lake Tribune, July 14, 2015
• Rush at the Pepsi Center in Denver - Heyreverb.com, July 12, 2015
• The Last Stop For Rush: Saying Farewell To Kings - Baeble.com, July 10, 2015
• Westboro Baptist Picketers Epically Trolled At Kansas City Rush Concert (IMAGES) - Addictinginfo.org, July 10, 2015
• Rush takes Sprint Center crowd on a long, nostalgic trip - Kansas City Star, July 10, 2015
• Rush at Sprint Center - St. Joseph News-Press, July 10, 2015
• R40 on the Road: Webisode 2: Jonathan Dinklage - Qello.com, July 10, 2015
• An Evening with Neil, Alex, & Geddy- Exposure.com, July 9, 2015
• Dave Grohl's Mom Rocks Out With Rush Singer Geddy Lee's Mom at Toronto Foo Fighters Concert - Billboard.com, July 9, 2015
• Secondary Tickets Available As Primary Moves Fast For Rush's 40th Anniversary Tour - Forbes.com, July 8, 2015
• R40 Tour: The Rush Grand Finale at Madison Square Garden - ANewDomain.net, July 1, 2015
• Still Modern Day Warriors, Rush Rocks Newark And MSG - CBS New York, July 1, 2015
• Rush’s R40 Tour: If It’s Their Last, They’re Going Out on Top - Radio.com, June 30, 2015
• 22 Things You Learn Hanging Out With Rush - RollingStone.com, June 30, 2015
• R40 on the Road: Webisode 1: Scott Appleton - Qello.com, June 29, 2015
• Rush performs 40-year music chronology in reverse at Prudential Center (PHOTOS) - NJ.com, June 29, 2015
• On 40th anniversary tour, Rush continues to make their joyful rock noise - Washington Times, June 28, 2015
• Rush Rocks Harder Than Ever at 40th Anniversary Tour Stop in New Jersey - Billboard.com, June 28, 2015
• Rush rushes its career in reverse at the Wells Fargo Center - Philadelphia Inquirer, June 26, 2015
• Rush plays its history in reverse at TD Garden - Boston Globe, June 25, 2015
• Rush turns the Bell Centre into a time machine - Montreal Gazette, June 22, 2015
• Hometown superstars Rush put on a show for the ages - Toronto Star, June 18, 2015
• Rush classy in career-spanning show at ACC 5 - Toronto Sun, June 18, 2015
• Rush: Perpetually closer to the hearts of their fans - Toronto Globe and Mail, June 17, 2015
• From Rush With Love; Is This The End Of The Road For The Geek-Rock Gods? - RollingStone.com, June 16, 2015
• Rush rocks The Palace with 40-plus years of music - Macomb Daily, June 15, 2015
• Alex Lifeson: R40 tour could be last big hurrah - Niagara Falls Review, June 12, 2015
• Rush's Geddy Lee: The Complete Conversation - Montreal Gazette, June 12, 2015
• Will Rush's R40 tour be a farewell to kings? - Montreal Gazette, June 12, 2015
• In the music spotlight: Rush - Chicago Sun Times, June 10, 2015
• Rush delivers 40 years of hits in thrilling ‘R40 Live’ show at First Niagara Center - The Buffalo News, June 10, 2015
• Rush: Band explores 40 years of music - Columbus Dispatch, June 9, 2015
• Rush to film R40 LIVE tour in YYZ - Rush.com, June 5, 2015
• Rush Celebrates 40 Years With R40 Tour @ Jiffy Lube Live - DCist.com, June 1, 2015
• Rush celebrates 40 Years - Baltimore Post-Examiner, June 1, 2015
• One final ‘Rush’ for Canadian music icons in Buffalo? - Niagara Gazette, May 29, 2015
• R40 Tour...for the generations - Atlanta Gwinnett Citizen, May 27, 2015
• Rush takes Tampa crowd on spirited 40-year tour - Tampa Tribune, May 25, 2015
• Rush turn back the clock on four decades of rock at Tampa's Amalie Arena - Tampa Bay Times, May 24, 2015
• Rush celebrates its 40th anniversary in Tampa - Bradenton Herald, May 24, 2015
• Rush, old and new, was on full display in New Orleans for R40 Live - New Orleans Advocate, May 23, 2015
• On Their Game: Randy Johnson and Geddy Lee - MLB.com, May 22, 2015
• Rush's R40 Live at New Orleans' Smoothie King Center: First look - New Orleans Advocate, May 22, 2015
• Rush rules: Art-rock band wins hearts, minds, air guitar followers - New Orleans Advocate, May 21, 2015
• Whither Rush beyond the band's 'R40 Live' 40th anniversary tour? - New Orleans Times-Picayune, May 21, 2015
• Confessions of female Rush fan: I’m a nerd - Greensboro News & Record, May 21, 2015
• Rush rumbles for rabid fans at Toyota Center - Houston Chronicle, May 21, 2015
• Exclusive: Rush Q&A - The Bonus Bits - ClassicRock.com, May 20, 2015
• Rush Said Thank You, Not Goodbye, at American Airlines Center Last Night - Dallas Observer, May 19, 2015
• Rush at American Airlines Center - DFW Star-Telegram, May 19, 2015
• "We're Coming Towards The End" - ClassicRock.com, May 15, 2015
• Rush hints at last hurrah at sold-out Scottrade show - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 15, 2015
• At the X, Rush was in no hurry to say goodbye - St. Paul Pioneer Press, May 12, 2015
• Rush presses on, hits the right buttons at Xcel Center - StarTribune.com, May 12, 2015
• DW Drums' "Not Tom Sawyer Contest"
• Rush R40 Lincoln - Progarchy.com, May 11, 2015
• Rush plays pieces from its 40-year career at anniversary show - Omaha World-Herald, May 11, 2015
• Rush rocks Pinnacle Bank Arena - Lincoln Journal Star, May 11, 2015
• Rush brings 40 years of iconic rock to the BOK Center - Tulsa World, May 9, 2015 
• Live It All Again by Neil Peart - R40 Tour Book
• Four decades of Rush - Omaha.com, May 7, 2015
• Long Distance: Rush embarks on last large-scale tour - Rochester postbulletin.com, May 7, 2015
• Pop culture: In the big-inning: Baseball precedes Rush tour launch in Tulsa - Tulsa World, May 7, 2015
• Google Map Route of the R40 Tour - May 7, 2015
• Rush set to open 40th anniversary tour in Tulsa Friday - Tulsa World, May 6, 2015
• Cover Rush to win $5,000, 2 Tickets and Meet & Greet with Rush at R40 Live in Los Angeles, CA and more! -  indabamusic.com, May 5, 2015
• What Makes Rush So Unique? - Fender.com, May 4, 2015
  
• Lifeson On Rush's Last Big Tour: Never Wants To Be 'Old And Barely Able To Move' - Canadian Press, April 28, 2015
• RUSH Announce R40 Live 40th Anniversary Tour - Rush.com, January 22, 2015