The Toronto Star posted a review of the Rush R40 Live show in Toronto last night, and the fact that it led with “★★★★” was a pretty nice indicator of what writer Nick Krewen was to say next

The Toronto Sun’s Jane Stevenson posted a review of Rush’s first of two shows on their R40 Live tour at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre

The Globe and Mail’s Brad Weaver took a look back through their archives in search of early-career Rush concert reviews.

Neil Peart published a new update on neilpeart.net called “Backstage Byways”where he chronicles his journey by motorcycle during the fist leg of the R40 Live tour.

The Montreal Gazette’s Jordan Zivits published an interview with Geddy in advance of the R40 Live tour heading up to Montreal on June 21st.

“Watching virtuosos in throes of impassioned performance is always electrifying; beholding power-rock trio Rush perform before a sold-out First Niagara Center crowd in Buffalo on Wednesday night was just that.”

Beth Volpert Johansen from the Gwinnett Citizen published a review of the Rush show in Atlanta on May 26, calling the show “a comprehensive and masterful tour through their eclectic discography.”

The Tampa Bay Times’ Jay Cridlin published a review of Rush’s show on May 24th: It’s a guesstimate, but scanning Tampa’s Amalie Arena on Sunday night, I’d say a solid third of the sold-out crowd of 14,827 was wearing Rush T-shirts. “It’s not retro, it’s original!” I overheard one T-shirted fan emphatically attest to another. Who would doubt it? Rush’s legendarily obsessive fans live and die with the band, and you just know many have a drawer full of faded tees back at home. Rush may not be cool, you see, but for 40-plus years, they’ve never gone out of style. So it’s no wonder they all lifted their lighters and roared with approval as the …

New Orleans’ The Times-Picayune published a review today by Keith Spera on May 23rd: “After Peart and Lifeson already had bolted from the stage, Lee said, “We do hope we’ll see you again one day.” Maybe they will, maybe they won’t. If not, they gave fans one last look at Rush, then and now.”   Additionally, The New Orleans Advocate posted their own review by Alex Rawls: When Foo Fighter Dave Grohl inducted Rush into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013, he said, “They did it from the ground up. No hype, no bulls***, without any help from the mainstream press — cough — Rolling Stone!”  

“Rush remains one of those rare musical acts that can bridge the generations without anything getting lost in translation.”