{"id":12583,"date":"2026-07-21T13:16:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T08:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12583"},"modified":"2026-07-21T13:16:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T08:16:59","slug":"rush-rumored-to-play-las-vegas-sphere-residency-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12583","title":{"rendered":"RUSH Rumored to Play Las Vegas Sphere Residency in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1612657\" data-title=\"RUSH Rumored to Play Las Vegas Sphere Residency in 2027\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/rush-las-vegas-sphere-residency-2027-report\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/rush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RUSH<\/a> are rumored to play a residency at the Las Vegas Sphere in 2027, based on comments from radio host Eddie Trunk and a report by <em>The Sun<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>With RUSH having launched the North American leg of their <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2025\/10\/rush-2026-north-american-tour-how-to-get-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cFifty Something\u201d reunion tour<\/a>, and an overseas leg slated for the first half of next year, a late 2027 residency would be most likely. Adding to the weight of the rumors is the conspicuous lack of Las Vegas dates on the band\u2019s current tour itinerary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vivid-seats.pxf.io\/c\/1882189\/952533\/12730?subId1=rush%2Asphere-rumor-button&amp;subId2=&amp;subId3=&amp;sharedid=&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vividseats.com%2Frush-tickets%2Fperformer%2F745\" class=\"button button-ticket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Shop for RUSH Tickets Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The rumor was first reported by perennial industry insider Trunk on his SiriusXM show, during which he mentioned that he had heard the band planned on 16-18 shows at Sphere, and that it was more or less a \u201cdone deal\u201d (as reported by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rushisaband.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/17\/6518\/Rush-in-talks-for-a-Las-Vegas-Sphere-residency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">RUSH Is a Band blog<\/a>). He later emphasized on X\/Twitter, however, that while he had heard the rumor from trusted sources, it was as-yet unconfirmed in any official capacity, while also noting that when he previously asked Alex Lifeson directly about his thoughts on playing a Sphere residency, the RUSH guitarist was not into the idea, although he was not into the idea of touring at all at that point either.<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rushisaband.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/17\/6518\/Rush-in-talks-for-a-Las-Vegas-Sphere-residency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><em>The Sun<\/em><\/a> posted a similar report, with a source telling the newspaper, \u201cRUSH has an enormous audience across North America. Even though they are Canadian, their music and success has been huge in the US. Their hits, history and live performances make them an attractive proposition. Talks have been secretly going for now for a while, but the word is that contracts could be locked down in the next couple of weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Given the lengths of Las Vegas Sphere residencies, with <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2023\/09\/u2-sphere-las-vegas-setlist-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U2 opening the venue<\/a> with a staggering 40-date run and Metallica preparing a 24-date run for their <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/02\/metallica-2026-las-vegas-sphere-how-to-get-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cLife Burns Faster\u201d residency<\/a> due to begin in October 2026 until March 2027, the rumored window makes sense, coming after both Metallica\u2019s run as well as the international tour dates for RUSH\u2019s own \u201cFifty Something\u201d tour.<\/p>\n<p>Another legendary progressive act that has been rumored to be playing Sphere is Tool, with guitarist Adam Jones saying that the band was <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/05\/adam-jones-tool-sphere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in talks to be the first act to play the venue<\/a> before U2 ultimately got the gig.<\/p>\n<p>RUSH are currently in the midst of their ongoing reunion tour, with a North American leg scheduled through December, and a European leg set to conclude in April 10th, 2027, in Helsinki. We named the outing one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/list\/hard-rock-metal-tours-summer-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 must-see hard rock and metal tours of the summer<\/a>, a choice validated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/geddy-lee-rush-return-to-stage-following-laryngitis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">continuing excellence of the performances<\/a>. <a style=\"display: inline !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/vivid-seats.pxf.io\/c\/1882189\/952533\/12730?subId1=rush&amp;subId2=las-vegas-sphere&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vividseats.com%2Frush-tickets%2Fperformer%2F745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Get tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For clarity I have said I have heard this has been rumored and as of now unconfirmed.. so we shall see. When I asked Alex about a Vegas residency a couple years ago on air he was not into the idea .. but then again at that time he was totally not into ever touring again. Ha! So\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g7kVkgzH05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/g7kVkgzH05<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eddie Trunk (@EddieTrunk) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EddieTrunk\/status\/2078314712043749788?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=1;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('set','agent','tmgoogletagmanager', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('track', \"PageView\");\n\t<\/script><script defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v7.0&#038;appId=434175690014\" nonce=\"6gwmbCtM\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RUSH are rumored to play a residency at the Las Vegas Sphere in 2027, based on comments from radio host Eddie Trunk and a report by The Sun. 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