A Rushcon is planned for Toronto, August 8, 2026

[blueschica]

Announcement on the Rushcon page - one is planned for August 8th in Toronto! I know that some here enjoy them, some don't but thought I would post the info.

"The Time Is Now Again!
For years, we’ve talked (and dreamed) about what it would take for us to bring RushCon back. The reason had to be special, had to be timed just right. And most importantly, It had to feel right. 

Then Monday morning happened. The news dropped. Rush is officially hitting the road again.

We looked at each other and thought… we can’t NOT be part of this, right? The answer was a loud, resounding YES.  RushCon is BACK. Toronto August 8, 2026. Smack dab between two Rush shows.

Stay tuned to our socials and sign up for our email list for all the details as they roll out. (No, Geddy and Alex will not be in attendance. We wish!)"
 

Edited October 10, 2025 by blueschica

[Bahamas]

I have never looked at the RushCon website. Wow!

And thank you blueschica and all who are preparing this. If we are down for the concert, and it looks very likely as we have set up the Rush.com ticket sale pre-order business, it would be great to meet others. I have never been in schedule-sync with earlier Cons but always wanted to be there.

 

Has a venue been chosen? Is it a secret until more folks come on board? Now that more dates in Toronto are set, might the date change? I am thinking about concert goers listening to those who already attended vs. those still to attend and not wanting spoilers and such.

 

Thanks again, and hoping to meet many fellow fans. This is all very exciting news :)

  

[blueschica]

1 minute ago, Bahamas said:

I have never looked at the RushCon website. Wow!

And thank you blueschica and all who are preparing this. If we are down for the concert, and it looks very likely as we have set up the Rush.com ticket sale pre-order business, it would be great to meet others. I have never been in schedule-sync with earlier Cons but always wanted to be there.

 

Has a venue been chosen? Is it a secret until more folks come on board? Now that more dates in Toronto are set, might the date change? I am thinking about concert goers listening to those who already attended vs. those still to attend and not wanting spoilers and such.

 

Thanks again, and hoping to meet many fellow fans. This is all very exciting news :)

  

The main woman behind Rushcon, a woman named Jill (ive never met her)  is really good about conveying information and keeping the group up to date!  I would guess that they are still working on a venue if one hasnt been announced yet, but I dont know for sure?  Glad to hear you are thinking of attending!  That would be my dream, but a few things in my life right now mean I cant take too much time away so it looks like Mr. blues and I will be doing NYC because it's a bit quicker for us with the train.

[Blue J]

On 10/9/2025 at 10:43 PM, blueschica said:

The main woman behind Rushcon, a woman named Jill (ive never met her)  is really good about conveying information and keeping the group up to date!  I would guess that they are still working on a venue if one hasnt been announced yet, but I dont know for sure?  Glad to hear you are thinking of attending!  That would be my dream, but a few things in my life right now mean I cant take too much time away so it looks like Mr. blues and I will be doing NYC because it's a bit quicker for us with the train.

 

Yes, her name is Jillian Maryonovich- I talked to her a couple of times, several years back. She was the main mouthpiece for the RushCon coverage in the Time Stand Still docu-pic about the R40 Tour.

[Lurkst]

Schedule published now including ticket prices (on a par with Rush's 😬)

 

https://www.rushcon.org/

 

[BastillePark]

I went once and had a pretty good time, but you could tell there was a little clique stuff going on with some people. But, what goes on at Rushcon, stays at Rushcon. 

[James Bond]

Henderson's is doing their annual Rush Day on Saturday the 8th as well. There will be no shortage of Rush things going on, that's for sure.

[Bahamas]

Have tickets for the August 13th concert. Not sure how long we can stay away, or arrive a few days earlier, but it's early days yet. What a great combination of events!

The only other time I ever did a "harbour tour" on a ferry at the Toronto waterfront was high school graduation, maybe 1986, when NTCI did a "booze cruise" and it was very messy  

Time Stand Still is so much about the Rushcon idea. I can only hope next year's will be well attended.