RUSH: Clockwork Angels Tour: Additional Dates Announced Including Cities Not Played In Over A Decade

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Live Nation announced today that the RUSH Clockwork Angels Tour will visit an additional 15 cities from June to August across North America, following the previously announced spring dates. The second leg will begin in Hershey on June 21st and complete in Kansas City on August 4th.  Tickets for the newly announced dates will go on sale starting February 22nd in select markets at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.

Entering the charts at #1 in their native Canada and #2 in the U.S., Clockwork Angels has spawned three top 5 hits at Classic Rock radio with "The Wreckers" going to #3, "Caravan" peaking at #2, and "Headlong Flight" topping the chart at #1.  Additionally, a fourth single "BU2B" scored top 10 success at the format.  Rush's latest single "The Anarchist" is being serviced to radio outlets now.  At the end of 2012, Rush won both the Band of the Year and Album of the Year awards at the Classic Rock Awards in London, UK. This year, to the delight of patient Rush fans worldwide, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame at the momentous ceremony in Los Angeles on April 18th.

At the end of 2012, Rush won both the Band of the Year and Album of the Year awards at the Classic Rock Awards in London, UK. This year, to the delight of patient Rush fans worldwide, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame at the momentous ceremony in Los Angeles on April 18^th.

Rush kick off their Clockwork Angels North American Tour 2013 on April 23^rd in Austin, TX and will visit Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, Nashville, Raleigh, Virginia Beach, Baltimore, Uncasville, and Atlantic City this spring.  After returning from their European dates, a second leg will begin in June which will include stops in Hershey, Wantagh, Saratoga, Chicago, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Calgary, Vancouver, Portland, Salt Lake City, Denver, Kansas City, Hamilton, and will finally return to Grand Rapids and Halifax for the first time in decades.

Citi® cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets through Citi's Private Pass® Program beginning February 20th in select markets. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.

Exclusive Rush ticket packages are also available. Visit: http://vipnation.com for package details.

Itinerary subject to change.

For Rush VIP packages, fan club memberships and complete tour and ticket information, visit: www.rush.com, www.ticketmaster.com and www.livenation.com            

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SOURCE Live Nation