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Rock icons Rush add Houston to extended 50th anniversary tour

Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee are bringing their Fifty Something tour to Houston.

Photo by Richard Sibbald

The legendary rock band Rush has added Houston to its ongoing Fifty Something 50th anniversary celebration tour with a stop at Toyota Center on October 1, 2026. Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Cincinnati are three other most recent additions to the tour, which began in June 2025.

It's the first time that the band has toured since their 2015 R40 Live Tour, and also the first time that co-founders Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have gone on the road since the death of drummer Neil Peart in 2020.

Initially, the band announced a small, seven-city tour with Fort Worth as its only Texas stop. Since then, it has grown to dates across America, Canada, South America, and Europe.

“When we initially booked this tour we didn’t know how well we would hold up to the rigours of the road — so we played it safe with lots of days off to recover — but life is nothing if not surprising and we’re doing fine and having a blast — so why not try to hit a few more of the cities that have always treated us so well,” Lee and Lifeson said in a statement.

The band will play two sets each night, with each show featuring a distinct selection of songs. Rush will build each night’s setlist from a catalogue of 35 songs, including their greatest hits and fan favorites.

The band is fudging their 50th anniversary slightly, as it released its debut album in 1974. But the tour gives Rush an excuse to celebrate its long history with its fans, as well as honoring the life of Peart.

“It’s been over 10 years since Alex and I have performed the music of Rush alongside our fallen bandmate and friend Neil," Lee said when the band announced the first tour dates in 2025. "Alex and I have done some serious soul searching and come to the decision that we f---ing miss it, and that it’s time for a celebration of 50-something years of Rush music."

For the tour, Lee and Lifeson will be accompanied by German drummer, composer, and producer Anika Nilles, who has performed as Jeff Beck’s drummer for over 60 shows and has released four solo albums.

There will also be a presale for Citi cardmembers from Tuesday, September 1 at 10 am until Thursday, September 3 at 10 pm.

The general onsale begins on Friday, September 4 at 10 am at rush.com.

Rush Tour Dates

September 2, 2026 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
September 4, 2026 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
September 12, 2026 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
September 14, 2026 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
September 17, 2026 - Cleveland, OH - Rocket Arena
September 19, 2026 - Cleveland, OH - Rocket Arena
September 23, 2026 - San Antonio, TX - Frost Bank Center
September 25, 2026 - San Antonio, TX - Frost Bank Center
October 1, 2026 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
October 5, 2026 - Denver, CO - Ball Arena
October 7, 2026 - Denver, CO - Ball Arena
October 10, 2026 - Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena
October 12, 2026 - Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena
October 15, 2026 - San Jose, CA - SAP Center
October 17, 2026 - San Jose, CA - SAP Center
October 21, 2026 - St Louis, MO - Enterprise Center
October 23, 2026 - Cincinnati, OH - Heritage Bank Center
October 25, 2026 - Washington D.C. - Capital One Arena
October 27, 2026 - Washington D.C. - Capital One Arena
October 30, 2026 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
November 1, 2026 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
November 5, 2026 - Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Live
November 7, 2026 - Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Live
November 9, 2026 - Tampa, FL - Benchmark International Arena
November 11, 2026 - Tampa, FL - Benchmark International Arena
November 15, 2026 - Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Paints Arena
November 20, 2026 - Charlotte, NC - Spectrum Center
November 22, 2026 - Charlotte, NC - Spectrum Center
November 25, 2026 - Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena
November 27, 2026 - Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena
December 1, 2026 - Glendale, AZ - Desert Diamond Arena
December 3, 2026 - Glendale, AZ - Desert Diamond Arena
December 10, 2026 - Edmonton, AB - Rogers Place
December 12, 2026 - Edmonton, AB - Rogers Place
December 15, 2026 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
December 17, 2026 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
January 15, 2027 - Buenos Aires, AR - Movistar Arena
January 17, 2027 - Santiago, CL - Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida
January 19, 2027 - Santiago, CL - Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida
January 22, 2027 - Curitiba, BR - Arena da Baixada
January 24, 2027 - São Paulo, BR - Allianz Parque
January 26, 2027 - São Paulo, BR - Allianz Parque
January 30, 2027 - Rio de Janeiro, BR - Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos (Engenhão)
February 1, 2027 - Belo Horizonte, BR - Estádio Mineirão
February 4, 2027 - Brasília, BR - Arena BRB Mané Garrincha
February 19, 2027 - Paris, FR - Plenitude Arena
February 21, 2027 - Berlin, DE - Uber Arena
February 23, 2027 - Amsterdam, NL - Ziggo Dome
February 25, 2027 - Munich, DE - Olympiahalle
February 28, 2027 - Cologne, DE - LANXESS Arena
March 2, 2027 - Hamburg, DE - Barclays Arena
March 4, 2027 - Stuttgart, DE - Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
March 8, 2027 - Glasgow, UK - OVO Hydro
March 10, 2027 - Glasgow, UK - OVO Hydro
March 12, 2027 - Manchester, UK - Co-op Live
March 14, 2027 - Manchester, UK - Co-op Live
March 16, 2027 - London, UK - O2 Arena
March 18, 2027 - London, UK - O2 Arena
March 21, 2027 - London, UK - O2 Arena
March 27, 2027 - Kraków, PL - TAURON Arena Kraków
March 30, 2027 - Milan, IT - Unipol Dome
April 1, 2027 - Basel, CH - St. Jakobshalle Basel
April 4, 2027 - Copenhagen, DK - Royal Arena
April 6, 2027 - Oslo, NO - Unity Arena
April 8, 2027 - Stockholm, SE - Avicii Arena
April 10, 2027 - Helsinki, FI - Veikkaus Arena

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Movie Review

Onslaught's brutal mix of horror, action, comedy can't find its footing

Photo courtesy of A24

Adria Arjona in Onslaught.

The most important thing for any movie to establish early on is its tone. No matter the genre, a film needs to make its audience understand how they should feel as the story unfolds so that they’re willing to go along with whatever transpires on screen. A film that doesn't do that, such as the new Onslaught, runs the risk of failing to connect with viewers even if it has some interesting or fun elements to offer.

One of the biggest issues for the movie is that it fails to fully invest in its main character, Celeste (Adriana Arjona). She’s a military veteran who now lives in and manages a desert trailer park, which is filled with a motley crew of offbeat people. She also has a contentious relationship with her ex, who unexpectedly drops off their daughter, Daisy (Blake Kennedy), soon after the film begins.

Celeste has a stash of high-powered weapons, showing she hasn’t left her former career fully behind. Her expertise comes in handy when something goes wrong at a nearby military contractor facility run by Hans Kemmler (Dan Stevens), and a trio of super soldiers escapes into the wild. Trained to kill everyone in their path, it’s not long before they set their glowing eyes on the trailer park.

Directed by Adam Wingard and written by Simon Barrett, the film has elements of horror, action, and comedy, but the filmmakers struggle in finding the right combination of the three. Wingard and Barrett divide the film’s focus between the trailer park and the military facility for a long time at the beginning of the film, and the quirkiness of people at the former mixed with the bold weirdness of the people at the latter keep viewers off balance in a bad way.

Once they finally settle into the main part of the story where the super soldiers go on a rampage, the filmmakers overpromise and underdeliver. The showdown between a seemingly unstoppable group and an angry woman and her band of misfits seems destined to be highly entertaining, but comes off as underwhelming. The sequence is filled with brutality with no meaning and heroics that feel more accidental than purposeful.

The ham-fisted way in which the story plays out is disappointing since the film has a bunch of characters who could have been great if used properly. The trauma of Celeste’s military career and personal life are hinted at, but don’t come into play as much as expected. Hans and his wife Hanna (Rebecca Hall) are completely off-the-wall, but their eccentricities seem to be apropos of nothing. The super soldiers are initially intimidating, but the climactic sequence undercuts them significantly.

Arjona has yet to fully break out despite some good roles in Hit Man and the Disney+ show Andor. She makes for a good lead here, embodying the toughness of a military veteran while still being relatable. Stevens and Hall go all in with their bonkers characters, but the story doesn’t serve them well. Comic relief comes in the form of Reginald VelJohnson and Eric Wareheim, and they do a great job in smaller roles.

A movie like Onslaught is typically one where the audience just turns off their brains and enjoys the carnage. But Wingard and Barrett try a little too hard by throwing in oddball characters that don’t add much to the story, forgetting to pay enough attention to the mechanics of the plot in the process.

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Onslaught opens in theaters on September 4.

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