Live CD To be Released in Apri

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Press release:

After a hugely successful 2007 tour, the fans have spoken and they want more. Rush officially announce dates for their extended 2008 Snakes & Arrows World Tour. The tour will kick off with their first ever appearance in San Juan, Puerto Rico April 11 and hit over 45 cities throughout the United States and Canada. For Rush fans this will be the first time in over a decade the band will make stops in Orlando, Oklahoma City, New Orleans, Reno, Moline, Boise, Austin, Jacksonville and Winnipeg to name a few. Also for the first time in years the band will play Albuquerque, Edmonton, Vancouver, Hershey and Manchester.

The 2008 tour dates and venues are listed below. Tickets for New Orleans, Reno, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver and Detroit go on sale SATURDAY JANUARY 26.

American Express Cardmembers will also have the opportunity to purchase advance tickets January 26th through February 1st for Rush performances in Boston; Chicago, Ft. Lauderdale, Holmdel, Wantagh and January 27th through February 2nd in Los Angeles and Irvine. In addition there will be a MUSICTODAY fan club presale for all Rush performances in conjunction with RUSH.COM starting January 22 through January 24.

A Snake and Arrows Live CD will be released sometime in April. Details are forthcoming. In addition, the track "Malignant Narcissism" from the band’s 2007 release “SNAKES & ARROWS” (Anthem/Atlantic) has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Rock Instrumental Performance.

Fans will experience the technical virtuosity and hard-rocking compositions they have come to expect from Rush members, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart. In addition the band will update their set list for the 2008 tour.

The Rush tour in North America is produced by Live Nation Global Touring and SRO/Anthem.

For complete tour & ticket information, fan club presales and more, visit: www.rush.com & www.livenation.com.

Confirmed Tour Dates:

• April 11 San Juan, PR – Coliseo de Puerto Rico
• April 13 Ft Lauderdale, FL - Bank Atlantic Center
• April 15 Orlando, FL - Amway Center
• April 17 Jacksonville FL – Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
• April 19 New Orleans, LA – Arena
• April 20 Houston TX - Woodlands Pavilion
• April 23 Austin TX – Frank Erwin Center
• April 25 Dallas TX – The Music Center at Fair Park
• April 26 Oklahoma City, OK – Ford Center
• April 29 Albuquerque, NM – Journal Pavilion
• May 1 Phoenix AZ – Cricket Pavilion
• May 3 Reno, NV – Reno Events Center
• May 4 Concord, CA – Sleep Train Pavilion
• May 6 Los Angeles, CA – Nokia Theatre
• May 10 Las Vegas, NV – Mandalay Bay Events Center
• May 11 Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
• May 20 Moline, IL – iWireless Center
• May 22 St Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
• May 24 Winnipeg, MB – MTS Center
• May 25 Regina, SK – Brandt Center
• May 27 Edmonton AB – Rexall Place
• May 29 Vancouver, BC – GM Place
• May 31 Seattle, WA- The Gorge Amphitheatre
• June 1 Portland, OR – Clark County Amphitheatre
• June 3 Boise ID – Idaho Center
• June 5 Denver, CO – Red Rocks
• June 7 Kansas City, MO- Starlight Theatre
• June 9 Chicago, IL – United Center
• June 10 Detroit, MI – Joe Louis Arena
• June 12 Montreal, QC – Bell Center
• June 14 Philadelphia, PA– Wachovia Center
• June 15 Boston, MA – Tweeter Center
• June 25 Indianapolis, IN – Verizon Amphitheatre
• June 27 Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
• June 28 St Louis, MO – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
• June 30 Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
• July 2 Pittsburgh, PA – Post Gazette Amphitheatre
• July 4 Atlantic City, NJ – Marc Etess Arena
• July 5 Saratoga, NY – SPAC
• July 7 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun
• July 9 Toronto, ON – The Molson Amphitheatre
• July 11 Manchester, MA – Verizon Arena
• July 12 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
• July 14 Wantagh, NY – Jones Beach
• July 17 Hershey, PA – Hershey Stadium
• July 19 Washington, DC – Nissan Pavilion
• July 20 Charlotte, NC – Amphitheatre
• July 22 Atlanta, GA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park