RUSH moved to Sunday the 20th.

[GuitarPLYR]

The New Orleans and Houston dates have been swapped.

http://www.rushisaband.com/

[zebrarette]

From the ticketmaster:

Rush
Date has changed from Saturday, 4/19 to Sunday, 4/20, still 7:30PM. Tickets for the previous date will be honored for the new date.


Jeff and I are talking about we are going to do. With work on Monday..it's real iffy if we will make the show. Will post our plans later on this afternoon....all I can say is...THIS BLOWS BIG TIME! If we decide to attend...we will still do the tailgate party. More info later.....ggeezzzz...I'm so bummed.......:sad_2:

[zebrarette]

How quickly things can change.....GOOD NEWS!
Jeff and I will be at the show! Jeff decided it's worth going to work on Monday with a hangover. :boxed2:

TAILGATE PARTY IS A GO!

Call me on Sunday for where we are parked! 337-322-7500

Oh..almost forgot.....we might have a ticket for sale. Richard from Jackson is trying to decide if he's going to drive in or not. Will know more later this afternoon on ticket.

[yleekiyote]

This seems to be official as it is posted at the Rush website....I guess I can go and purchase my ticket now. I'll probably be sitting with those wacky guys from the Bag Of Donuts.

[bayougirl]

I wanna sit with them too. Where ya't

[yleekiyote]

I just talked to John....no go. He's got three fairs this week, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday. He is totally bummed. The fair says 4:30 till 6, but he doesn't think it would give them enough time to go. He said that if they started earlier then the band would be there. I told him I would make a boot for him if it came out.

[zebrarette]

Well....Richard is unable to make it Sunday......after I talked to him it wasn't long before I had his ticket SOLD! Thanks for calling Jamie! We will see you guys Sunday! :emoticon:

[bayougirl]

I may have a ticket for sale. I've gotta tell Andy the bad news and see if he wants to go. I AM GOING THOUGH.

[zebrarette]

Just wanted to put this out there in case someone ordered their tickets from Tix Music...received this e-mail today.

Dear Fan,

Due to the NBA playoff game in New Orleans the Rush show dates in New Orleans and Houston have been switched. Rush will now be playing Houston on Saturday April 19th and New Orleans on Sunday April 20th.

Your tickets will be honored at the venue listed on your tickets on the
rescheduled date. Your ticket order is still valid.

If you cannot attend the rescheduled date, please reply to this e-mail with a
refund request no later than 3:00 PM ET on Friday April 18th. The barcodes will be cancelled immediately upon receipt of your e-mail and the tickets will be invalid.

In order to receive the refund, you will need to return the tickets to us
immediately. Returned tickets must be postmarked by Saturday April 19th, 2008.

We will not be able to honor refunds if tickets are shipped past April 19th.

Please ship your tickets back to
Musictoday:
Attn: RUSH Ticketing Customer Service
5391 Three Notch'd Road
Crozet, VA. 22932

Once tickets are returned we will process a refund of the face value of the
tickets as per the cancelled/ postponed show refund policy stated in the online user agreement.

Please allow 48 business hours for the transaction to appear on your statement following the refund.

Sincerely,

Ticketing Customer Service Dept

[yleekiyote]

I may have a ticket for sale. I've gotta tell Andy the bad news and see if he wants to go. I AM GOING THOUGH.

Let me know, I still haven't purchased mine yet.

[rushtrader]

For Immediate Release
April 17th, 2008

Rush has announced that two of the tour dates on this year's continuation of the Snakes and Arrows tour will be switched. The New Orleans date scheduled for Saturday, April 19th at the New Orleans Arena will be moved to Sunday, April 20th at the same venue. The Houston date originally scheduled for Sunday, April 20th will be held on Saturday, April 19th at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. The reason: The New Orleans Hornets have clinched their first playoff berth in four years and will play their first playoff game at the New Orleans Arena on Saturday, April 19th, the same night that Rush was scheduled to perform.

"You always know that there is a slight possibility that this could happen" says Rush Manager Ray Danniels, "but no one was expecting it to. We have to congratulate the New Orleans Hornets on capturing their first division title in their 20 year franchise history. Concerts are often booked on potential playoff dates using an educated guess at the time, in all our years of touring this is a first time a date has been forced to change. We apologize to any Rush fan who is inconvenienced by this.”

This change will not be an easy one for the band as it will necessitate additional travel for band and crew as they bypass New Orleans on their way to Houston, backtrack for the New Orleans show and then head back to Texas for Rush's Austin show on April 23rd. "It's disappointing" says Danniels "we have 40 crew members who are logging a lot of extra miles and additional expense as a result of this shift". Still, Rush is expecting a sold out crowd when they play New Orleans for the first time in 12 years.

Rush is also announcing that they will contribute $100,000 from the show in New Orleans to assist in the continuation of revitalizing the city post Katrina.

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[zebrarette]

This change will not be an easy one for the band as it will necessitate additional travel for band and crew as they bypass New Orleans on their way to Houston, backtrack for the New Orleans show and then head back to Texas for Rush's Austin show on April 23rd. "It's disappointing" says Danniels "we have 40 crew members who are logging a lot of extra miles and additional expense as a result of this shift". Still, Rush is expecting a sold out crowd when they play New Orleans for the first time in 12 years.

Rush is also announcing that they will contribute $100,000 from the show in New Orleans to assist in the continuation of revitalizing the city post Katrina.


Just reading this makes up for the "what are we going to do now" drama from yesterday. Thanks Rushtrader. It made my heart soar!

[zebrarette]

Whoopsss...forgot to mention this:

TAILGATE PARTY WILL COMMENCE AT 2 P.M. SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY!. CALL ME FOR DIRECTIONS!

PARTY ON!

[yleekiyote]

I think to show our deepest appreciation, we should scream as loud as we can and show them that they should NEVER FORGET US AGAIN. I know fans have never done this before and you probably wouldn't get a huge turnout but to have everyone thank the crew for putting the show together, even nice gestures of money and or thank you notes and letters. I'm sure they would appreciate it much to the likes of our own guys that help put the shows together. It's nice to be recognized, even though they aren't the ones we come to see, but they are the ones that make the band who they are.

We need to make some signs that say "Thank You Rush Crew...You Are The Best"

[Don Wishon]

I think to show our deepest appreciation, we should scream as loud as we can and show them that they should NEVER FORGET US AGAIN. I know fans have never done this before and you probably wouldn't get a huge turnout but to have everyone thank the crew for putting the show together, even nice gestures of money and or thank you notes and letters. I'm sure they would appreciate it much to the likes of our own guys that help put the shows together. It's nice to be recognized, even though they aren't the ones we come to see, but they are the ones that make the band who they are.

We need to make some signs that say "Thank You Rush Crew...You Are The Best"

Great idea, Steve...let us know on Monday how everything went! Have a great time for those that are able to make it on Sunday.

[zebrarette]

I think to show our deepest appreciation, we should scream as loud as we can and show them that they should NEVER FORGET US AGAIN. I know fans have never done this before and you probably wouldn't get a huge turnout but to have everyone thank the crew for putting the show together, even nice gestures of money and or thank you notes and letters. I'm sure they would appreciate it much to the likes of our own guys that help put the shows together. It's nice to be recognized, even though they aren't the ones we come to see, but they are the ones that make the band who they are.

We need to make some signs that say "Thank You Rush Crew...You Are The Best"

LOVE THIS IDEA STEVE! I'm going to bring the sign. maybe get some people to sign it..try to get it backstage some kind of way....No matter...a sign will be done!

[earl]

LOVE THIS IDEA STEVE! I'm going to bring the sign. maybe get some people to sign it..try to get it backstage some kind of way....No matter...a sign will be done!

that might be fine for the ladies to do,but it sounds a bit gay to me.lol

[OU812]

LOVE THIS IDEA STEVE! I'm going to bring the sign. maybe get some people to sign it..try to get it backstage some kind of way....No matter...a sign will be done!

give me what ever you want the band to have because i will be back stage before show time

[rushtrader]

give me what ever you want the band to have because i will be back stage before show time

How about a blank DAT for a soundboard recording of the show? :)

[OU812]

we will be recording the show hopefully i will beable to get one of the guys cell number so i can benefit for later shows that way i can make a phone call and get RT back stage in NY HA HA .

[bayougirl]

Tim, take my panties out from under your pillow and give them to Geddy for me.

[earl]

Tim, take my panties out from under your pillow and give them to Geddy for me.

Tim told me he was going to wear them

[ledzeb]

anyone knows what time the doors well be open?

[zebrarette]

Door's opening is a good question......tickets say 7:30....that might be showtime...Dallas show last year started at 7:45 p.m. I remember that because I was in line getting beers when the show started! :furious:

[zebrarette]

Please remember to bring your booze, snacks, chairs, etc.! Won't post until Monday...so...until then ladies & gents.....WE WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW!

PARTY ON!