RUSH - Lineup Of Guests For RushCon 10 Revealed

May 13, 2010, 14 years ago

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As previously reported, RushCon 10 will take place in Toronto the weekend of July 16th, with a smaller one-day event in Las Vegas on August 14th.

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 collectable band memorabilia, a tribute band concert, important guest speakers from inside the bands' inner circle and much, much more.

Organizers have issued the following update:

RushCon is proud to announce the line up of guests for this year's convention.

"We are super excited to welcome singer-songwriter, JACOB MOON! Many of you will recognize him from his phenomenal YouTube rendition of 'Subdivisions' (see below). He'll be treating us to that along with a few more of his amazing tunes on our Friday night harbor cruise.

And as if that wasn't enough, Jacob will be followed by long-time Rush Road Crew member and legend in his own right, JACK SECRET. Jack will surprise and delight Con-goers with stories and photos of life on the road with Rush.

Saturday will be a fun-filled day of trivia and games. Test your knowledge and skill against other fans. The day will culminate with a thought provoking and insightful panel by none other than DONNA HALPER herself. Donna is an author, Boston-based historian and radio consultant who - as radio program director in the 1970's - has been credited with discovering Rush and helping them launch their remarkable career! She will be leading a panel called "Rush versus the Reviewers" to discuss how the band has been treated (and often mistreated) by the media over the years.

You will also get the unique opportunity to be seen with "Chromey," the drum kit Neil Peart played on several epic albums! If you're lucky, the drum set will even sigh autographs.

Saturday will be topped off with - of course! - the Rush concert at the Air Canada Centre. (Hope you scored some good seats!)

On Sunday, we will have our annual RushCon Charity Auction. And a tour of Anthem Records (full of awards and honours for their artists, including a certain Canadian trio.) Afterwards, get your popcorn ready as we round off RushCon/Force/Ten with a big screen showing of the Tribeca Documentary Award winning Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage. You may have seen it on TV by this point, but this will be the way it was meant to be seen. The silver screen, surrounded by Rush Fans.

We have moved venues this year, but not too far. The Courtyard Toronto Downtown is host to this year's convention. Please use the group discount code: "RushCon" to receive our group discount.

Registration is now open for RushCon/Force/Ten in Toronto. Hurry and get your spot reserved. We don't want to rock out without YOU!"

Check out the RushCon website for all the details.



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