RUSH Is A Band reports:

"I've heard from a reliable source (sorry - can't reveal who) that Rush will be making the official announcement of tour dates this coming Monday, March 26th. I've also heard that they'll announce the dates via a press conference in New York City. And no - I don't know any details beyond that.

Warner Music Group, who owns Atlantic Records (Rush's US record company) is based in New York - if that means anything. Maybe they'll be announcing the dates there? I really don't care where they announce them - I just want the dates! Personally I hope I'm completely wrong on this and they instead release the dates sooner. If so, I will gladly eat my virtual hat. :)

I've also obtained information that pre-sales will begin next Tuesday, March 27th for selected cities and that musictoday.com will conduct the pre-sale similar to how it was done in 2004. This is to say that they'll email info (a url and password) out to their email list which you can signup for at Rush.net. I didn't participate in the pre-sale on the last tour, so I'm just going by what others have told me. So please share any info you have about the pre-sale in the comments.

And for the sake of completeness, here's the most current (incomplete, unconfirmed) list of dates:

June

13 - Atlanta, GA at HiFi Buys Amphitheater
15 - West Palm Beach, FL at Sound Advice Amphitheater
16 - Tampa, FL at Ford Amphitheater at Florida State Fairgrounds
18 - Raleigh, NC at Walnut Creek
19 - Charlotte, NC at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
23 - Bristow, VA at Nissan Pavillion
25 - Pittsburgh, PA at Post Gazette Pavillion
27 - Mansfield, MA at Tweeter Center
29 - Scranton PA at Montage Mountain
30 - Saratoga Springs, NY at Saratoga Performing Arts Center

July

2 - Wantagh, NY at Jones Beach Amphitheater
4 - Darien Lake, NY at Six Flags
8 - Homdel, NJ at PNC Arts Center
9 - Uncasville, CT at Mohegan Sun Arena
27 - Phoenix, AZ at Cricket Pavillion
28 - Las Vegas, NV at MGM Grand Garden Arena

August

4 - Marysville, CA at Sleep Train Amphitheater
8 - Morrison, CO at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
17 - Dallas, TX at Smirnoff Music Center
26 - Noblesville, IN at Verizon Wireless Music Center
30 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH at Blossom Music Center

September

1 - Cincinnati, OH at Riverbend Music Center
2 - Columbus, OH at Germain Amphitheater
12 - London, ON at John Labatt Centre
15 - Montreal, QC at Bell Centre

October

3 - Glasgow, UK at SECC Arena
5 - Newcastle, UK at Newcastle Metro Arena
16 - Rotterdam, Netherlands at Ahoy' Rotterdam
17 - Rotterdam, Netherlands at Ahoy' Rotterdam
19 - Oberhausen, Germany at Oberhausen, Germany
21 - Mannheim, Germany at SAP-Arena

As previously reported, Rush are hitting the road in support of their new album, Snakes & Arrows which will be released by Anthem Records in Canada and Atlantic Records in the US on May 1st.