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Geddy Lee Brings His Big Beautiful Book of Bass Signing Tour to Europe

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Geddy Lee and Rush.Com have just announced the European leg of his ongoing Big Beautiful Book of Bass Signing Tour. From the announcement: For all our fans based in Europe, we finally have some good news to share with GEDDY LEE book signings starting next week in UK, Netherlands & Germany! Geddy will be visiting the following cities beginning next week: London, UK - June 8th Manchester, UK - June 10th Glasgow, UK - June 12th Amsterdam, NL - June 13th Hamburg, DE - June 15th. For more information including a complete list of cities and venues, plus ticket ordering instructions, please visit Rush.com/geddylee .

The 2020 Rush 'Presto" Wall Calendar Coming July 1st. Pre-Ordering Now Available

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Ever since their 30th anniversary in 2004, Rush has officially released at least one wall calendar each year; many of which celebrated a milestone anniversary of one of their albums. For 2020, Rush decided to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their lucky 13th studio album Presto . From the Amazon listing: 2020 marks the 30th anniversary of Rush's platinum-certified album, Presto. This official, 16-month calendar features images highlighting the complete Presto album and tour cycles, as well as complete 1990 tour dates, among other notable events from that year! This calendar also includes a four-month (SeptemberDecember) 2019 planner page, so get yours early! Calendar includes holidays, moon phases, image captions with locations and other information, the highest quality photography, and more! The 16-month calendar can be pre-ordered at Amazon.Com for $11.12. It is scheduled to be released on July 1st. Interested in Rush's older wall calendars? They may be difficult t

Alex Lifeson Lends His Voice to Netflix's Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series

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While Alex Lifeson is clearly best known for his virtuoso guitar work over his storied career, he's also dipped his toe more than once into the world of acting. In fact IMDB lists 45 different acting credits to his name. Now, Alex will be lending is voice acting skills to the new Netflix animated series Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series , which premiered back on March 31st. From the Netflix listing: Nova Scotia’s favorite miscreants have always been super sketchy. Now, carrying on from the Season 12 finale, the boys have become complete cartoons. Alex will make his guest voice appearance in 2 episodes of the 10-episode season. In Satan's Bastards , the seventh episode, Alex plays the part of Big Chunk , utilizing a very heavy accent. In Episode 10, titled Trailerstock , he plays the voice of the manager of Queens of the Stone Age. For more information on the series, please visit the official Netflix Page . Thanks to Eric from Power Windows for the news.

Season Finale of The Goldbergs Features Johnny Atkins Following Rush Around Canada in His 2112 Van

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ABC's hit comedy The Goldbergs will be airing another significant Rush reference during its Season 6 finale on Wednesday, May 8th. In an episode titled Breakin' , the recurring Rush-fan character of Johnny Atkins (portrayed by actor Sean Marquette) announces that he will be travelling to Canada to follow Rush on tour in his 2112 Starman van. Atkins is known for typically wearing a Rush t-shirt when he appears in an episode of the ABC comedy. Earlier this year, he wore eleven different Rush t-shirts in a single episode. Additionally, back in Season 3 , an entire episode aptly titled "Rush" centered around the formation of a female Rush cover band who perform Tom Sawyer in a Battle-of-the-Bands competition ( Click for Video ) You can watch a preview clip of the Season 6 finale below. Your browser does not support the video tag. Watch The Goldbergs on the ABC Network, via their Online Streaming Service or on Hulu . Thanks to Ed from RushIsABand for shari

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