RUSH: Fifty Something Tour

Rush's Fifty Something Tour brings the Canadian hard rock band to Co-op Live in Manchester. The evening is also credited to Premium Experiences.

Rush is a Canadian hard rock band from Toronto, formed in 1968 around bassist and singer Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson and drummer Neil Peart. Across the 1970s and 1980s the trio built a reputation for extended compositions, shifting time signatures and dense instrumental writing. Two of their best-known records are 2112, released in 1976, and Moving Pictures, from 1981, which contains the song Tom Sawyer.

The Fifty Something Tour takes its name from the band's long career, and this stop places the group's catalogue in a large arena setting. Premium Experiences is also credited with the evening, alongside the band itself. The programme follows the tour's own plan, so fans of the band's records will recognise the core of the material, from the early albums through to later work.

Co-op Live is a concert and performance venue in the Sports City area of Manchester. The night suits listeners who follow hard rock and the band's own sound, whether they know the classic albums closely or are coming to the music for the first time.