Rush has added five shows to its Elevate From The Norm residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, bringing the run to 10 dates, the band announced on Instagram. The new performances are scheduled for June 15, 17, 19, 24 and 26, 2027, following five previously announced shows in May.
The band will use the Sphere’s advanced technology and visual capabilities for the residency. Geddy Lee discussed how the venue aligns with Rush’s longtime approach to live shows.
“When I first heard of Sphere, I thought to myself, ‘wow, what a shame that Rush is no longer touring, because this venue sounds tailor made for the kind of visual attitude with which we have always designed our shows,'” Lee said. “Normally we spend months designing the visual effects for our shows and this scenario seemed like the cherry on top of the ice cream for our design team. But life is nothing if not surprising and now, here we are, living and touring in the present tense and we are able to make that particular dream come true.”
The expanded residency extends Rush’s return to touring after years away from the stage.
Rush’s last concert before the reunion was on August 1, 2015. The band’s drummer and lyricist Neil Peart died on January 7, 2020, after a battle with brain cancer, which seemed to end any possibility of the remaining members performing together again. On October 6, 2025, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson announced they were reforming Rush for a tour called Fifty Something, which ran from June to December 2026, with Anika Nilles on drums.
Lee and Lifeson performed as Rush for the first time since 2015 at the Forum in Los Angeles in June 2026. On February 23, 2026, Rush announced that the international portion of the tour would take place from January to April 2027, beginning with their first live show in South America in seventeen years and followed by their first tour in Europe in fourteen years.
The group’s set lists include hits and fan favorites, as well as full-album performances of 2112 and Moving Pictures. The Las Vegas residency will feature Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Anika Nilles, and Loren Gold performing new visuals designed specifically for the Sphere. The residency’s name draws from Rush’s music, as “Elevate From the Norm” is a lyrical reference to the song “Vital Signs” from Moving Pictures.
