Rush stopped touring eleven years ago on a warm August night in Los Angeles — the R40 finale at the Kia Forum on August 1, 2015 — and the way it ended, quietly and deliberately, felt like a door closing for good. What audiences didn’t fully know then was what Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson already understood: Neil Peart was carrying the diagnosis that would take his life in January 2020. The shows that summer were, in ways that couldn’t be spoken about openly, a farewell inside a farewell.
That weight is present in every conversation Lee and Lifeson have given since announcing the Fifty Something tour. “After all that has gone down since that last show,” Lee told Rolling Stone, “Alex and I have done some serious soul searching.” The tour they arrived at is neither a nostalgia lap nor a pretense that nothing has changed. It is a celebration of fifty-plus years of music — the name says it plainly — and a direct tribute to the man who was the band’s drummer, lyricist, and philosophical engine for four decades.
The Fifty Something tour arrives at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, doors at 6:30 PM, showtime at 7:30 PM. Demand prompted a second date: Friday, September 25, same venue, same format.
About Rush — and What “Fifty Something” Actually Means
Rush — Geddy Lee on bass, vocals, and keyboards; Alex Lifeson on guitar — are Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees, and have sold over 45 million albums worldwide. Their catalog runs from the hard-driving early records through the progressive architecture of the early-’80s peak, into the more layered productions of the later catalog. No two consecutive eras sound quite alike, which creates a challenge in 2026 that Lee and Lifeson have met with a touring band that includes Loren Gold on keyboards — known for his work with The Who and Roger Daltrey — and drummer Anika Nilles, a German composer and player who toured with Jeff Beck for more than sixty shows and has released four solo albums.
The choice of Nilles deserves a moment. Peart’s widow, Carrie Nuttall-Peart, and daughter Olivia issued a joint statement saying they were “thrilled to support the Fifty Something tour,” describing his musicianship as “singular” and “irreplaceable” — and they are right about that. Lee has been honest about what this means: “No matter who the drummer is, they all have their own perception of what it’s like to play a Rush song.” Nilles brings her own. Reports out of the tour’s June 7 opening at the Kia Forum — the same Los Angeles venue where the R40 finale closed in 2015, a deliberate choice — suggest the chemistry holds. “We were laughing so hard, and we were enjoying it so much,” Lee told Variety, describing the private rehearsals. Lifeson, characteristically direct: “To be challenged with that again was really, really exciting.”
Each night runs as two full sets drawn from a rotating 35-song catalog spanning the band’s catalog from greatest hits to fan favorites. Setlists vary nightly.
Frost Bank Center
Frost Bank Center sits at 1 AT&T Center Parkway in San Antonio — the arena was renamed from AT&T Center in 2023 after Cullen/Frost Bankers acquired the naming rights, and longtime Spurs fans may still reach for the old name out of habit. It is San Antonio’s primary arena and home of the NBA’s Spurs, built for exactly this scale of show at approximately 19,000 capacity in concert configuration. The venue is cashless (cards and digital wallets only); bags must be 12″ × 12″ × 6″ or smaller. Parking opens at 4:30 PM.
Tickets
Tickets for the September 23 show are available via Ticketmaster. Ticket prices were not publicly listed on the venue or artist site at time of publication. VIP packages — including options for both San Antonio dates — are available at wearesuper.co/rushvip and superfan.live/rushvip.