what is rushcon

RushCon is the largest North American gathering of fans celebrating the music of Canadian rock band, Rush.

Once a year, fans from all over the world gather for several days of activities such as games, a charity auction featuring rare and collectible band memorabilia, a tribute band concert, important guest speakers from inside the band's inner circle and much, much more!

RushCon is a by-the-fans, for-the-fans event where folks have an opportunity to raise money for an important charity whilst having an amazing time learning more about the band, getting to know each other and connecting with other fans from around the world. Over the past 11 years, RushCon members have formed life-long friendships and bonded over their fondness of this band.

It's a tremendously fun, informative and exciting series of events where fans are able to spend a weekend experiencing all the sites and sounds of Rush and simultaneously catch up with old friends who'll make you feel like you're not the only kid in the room who can recognize an odd time signature.

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MAY 16, 2012

As you probably have heard by now, Rush is adding a second Toronto show the week of RushCon! The second show is on Tuesday, October 16th at the Air Canada Centre. General on sale is Thursday, May 24th at 10am. What a great way to end your RushCon weekend!

We know you are eager to make your travel arrangements, so we'd have posted travel and schedule updates in our EVENT INFO PAGE.

Calling all Rush tribute bands!
Would you like to perform at RushCon? Want an enthusiastic crowd of Rush fans rocking out to your Rush cover tunes? Does your band know a lot of deep and rare Rush tracks? If so, please email bandsubmissions@RushCon.org and we'll send you the full submission details!
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday 20th July 2012

Clockwork Angels ONLINE Listening Party
You thought we forgot about the new Rush album, didn't you? If you missed our 2112 listening party on 2/1/12, you missed a great time. There were over 200 Rush fans rocking out, chatting and singing along over the video cast, all at the same time!

On Tuesday June 12th, 2012, at 8pm (Central Standard Time), tune into RushRadio.org for the world's largest streaming Rush listening party! Join fans from around the world in an online chat (tinychat.com/rushcon) as we welcome Clockwork Angels to our world!

The party will get started in the chat room around 7:30pm, with the music starting at 8pm CST. Test your radio stream and chat capabilities now! Oh...and don't miss it! The album will play 2 times, starting at 8:00pm CST, then at 9:00pm CST, so everyone will have a chance to listen! The more Rush fans the better!

RSVP HERE



APRIL 23, 2012

AT LAST! Now that the Clockwork Angles tour dates have been officially announced, we are so excited to tell you all that our 12th annual Rush Fan Convention, will be held in Toronto, October 12th-14th, 2012, to conicide with the Rush shows. It will be an amazing weekend to celebrate this very excited time to be a Rush Fan! 3 days of games, events, guest speakers, our memoribilia auction, and much more, all topped off with seeing Rush live in their home town!

Rush Concert pre-sale tickets go on sale soon. So now is the time to plan to make this pligramage to Toronto. See Rush in YYZ, meet some awesome fans, and be surrounded by those who share your love of this magical band. We really hope to see you there!

We will be posting event details and registration details over the next couple weeks. Stay tuned!

(All Rush concert tickets are the responsibillity of each attendee and are not included in any RushCon registration package.)