Black and white portrait of Geddy Lee (left), with long hair and glasses, and Alex Lifeson (right), with short light hair, of the band Rush. Both men are smiling and wearing dark jackets, with Lifeson's arm around Lee's shoulder.
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Credit: Richard Sibbald

The surviving members of Rush announced another wave of dates for their reunion tour this morning, and there’s a Tampa show locked in for next November.

The soon-to-be-even-shittier 2020 started with the January death of Neil Peart. Bassist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson stayed slightly constant in the public eye though, performing at the South Park 25th Anniversary concert in Colorado three years ago, and also joining forces with Henderson Brewing Company to put out official Rush beer.

Earlier this month, after a seemingly endless amount of mixed feelings among fans and themselves, the Canadian icons announced a North American “Fifty Something” tour, which was originally set to hit seven cities across the U.S. and Canada.

Filling Peart’s massive shoes on this tour will be German drummer Anika Nilles, who got her start on YouTube and ended up drumming for Jeff Beck at some of his final shows before his own 2023 passing.

Tickets to see Rush play Tampa’s Benchmark International Arena on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026 go on sale next Friday at noon. Ticket prices have yet to be announced.

Rush

Time Mon., Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m.

Location Benchmark International Arena, 401 E Channelside Dr., Tampa

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This article appears in Oct. 16 – 22, 2025.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in...