JANUARY 24 2012
SYNC UP. ROCK OUT. THE 2112 LISTENING PARTY.
Tune into RushRadio.org on Wednesday February 1, 2012, at 9:12pm (in your time zone) for the world’s largest streaming Rush listening party! Simultaneously, join fans across the world in an online chat (tinychat.com/rushcon) as we crank this epic album and fill the world with our music. This is the closest we will get to the year 2112 in our lifetime, so celebrate and assume control!
The party will repeat 4 times, starting at 9:12pm EST, then at 9:12pm Central, Mountain, and Pacific timezones. So everyone will have a chance to join! Or heck, come for all 4 hours! The more Rush fans the better!
DeCEMBER 20 2011
A Special Holiday greeting, from your friends at RushCon. Happy Holidays to all! Click here!
AUGUST 25 2011
Fan of Alex Lifeson? Do you hang out at the Orbit Room (or at least hope to some day?) Into wearing T-shirts? If you've answered "Yes" to any of these, we have the shirts for you! Check out Official Orbit Room Merchandise here. T-shirts and drinkwear!
Wear these shirts to the show and you're SURE to catch the guitarists eye.
AUGUST 3 2011
So sad that the con is over. Full wrap up posted here! Also, RushCon:X1 shirts now on sale!
JUNE 24 2011
It's the day of the show, ya'll!
Online registration is now closed! You can still pay at the door at the early check-in table in Hooters Lobby, from 4-6 today, or at the door tonight at The Hard Rock Cafe on The Strip. $20 at the door for the After Party, $50 at the door for Saturdays convention. Cash please!
See all you party animals TONIGHT!
June 21 2011
t-minus 3 days until rushcon:x1 launches!
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Online Registration closes Friday June 24th at 12:00pm Las Vegas time for all events! Attendees MAY pay at the door if they want, or at the early check-table!
(At the door cost- Friday night $20, Saturday Convention $50)
- Want to avoid the lines at the RushCon events? Check-in early at our desk at Hooters Hotel lobby! Between 4:00pm - 6:00pm on Friday, June 24th, you can check-in, and get your badge so you can skip the check-in lines later. Have your printed tickets ready.You can also buy a sweet new RushCon:X1 shirt to wear to the show! And sign up for Saturday's games early. We will be set up on the left side of the Hooters casino when you enter, right near the "Night Owl" room. You can't miss us.
- If you have registered for the after concert party, on June 24th, just head on over to the Hard Rock Cafe on the Strip after the Rush Concert. (It's right around the corner from MGM) Bring your RushCon:X1 ticket print out to show at the door. Remember its 21+, so please bring photo ID. There will be drinks, snacks, music, Rush games and prizes. We will rock out until about 2am. Enough time for you to get enough sleep before Saturday morning rolls around.
- If you have registered for Saturdays RushCon:X1 events, June 25th - Doors open at 10:30AM, with the first event at 11:00. Bring your RushCon ticket print out to show at the door. Snacks will be provided. This is an ALL AGES event. Events end around 5:00pm. Full schedule listed HERE.
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If you are bringing auction items, please pre-plan with Holly to arrange drop off.
- Game sign ups will be at our RushCon Merch table on Saturday
- Don't forget your Rush concert tickets!
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If you plan on bidding in the charity auction. (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!) and you can pay with PayPal at RushCon. But, why not download the PayPal app to your smart phone, so you can "Bump" us the money. Pretty sweet, eh? (our account is info@rushcon.org- if you want to practice your bumping.) (FYI: if you do want to pay with CC, it will cost you an additional 3% for processing through PayPal.)
- The line for cabs at McCarren can be a bit insane. Especially on a Friday night. If you're coming in just in time for the concert, you may want to book your own shuttle service.
- We need a videographer! If you've got the gear, and you're planning on being there, give us a shout upon arrival so we know who you are.
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Avoid being a Stinky Rush Fan! A quick reminder that it will be 108 degrees F this weekend -hydrate, stay cool, hydrate, wear hat & sunscreen if outdoors!
- RushCon:X1 is B.Y.O.A.I. (Bring Your Own Astronaut Ice Cream)
- Not able to make it this year? Well ok, we forgive you THIS time. We will be tweeting and posting photos like mad. Join us! Follow us! Include #RushCon on all your tweets!
Questions, concerns? Please reach: info@rushcon.org
June 1 2011
After-concert party venue change!
Great news! Due to the overwhelming response for our Rush After-Concert party, we have decided to move it to a larger venue. This way, no Rush fan is left out. Our after party will now be held at the Hard Rock Cafe on the Strip. It is conveniently located a mere 5-minute walk from the Rush Concert. We will dominate the airwaves and screens (with Rush tunes and videos) at our private third floor takeover, which features a great bar, VIP area, and a giant patio overlooking the Strip. Rush fans will party it up in style!
- Entrance into this private concert after party at the Hard Rock Cafe (Friday June 24th, after Rush concert ‘til 2 am)
- One (1) beer/wine drink ticket
- Appetizers
- Full cash bar
- Games and Awesome Rush prizes
- Kicking back after a great show with great friends and fellow Rush fans
APRIL 4 2011
Hello again friends! There is a lot going on in Rush world at the moment.
The documentary, "Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage took home a Juno Award," the Time Machine Tour kicked into gear, and we are ready to get the RushCon ball rolling. We've got some truly special things planned that no Rush fan will want to miss! We have 2 days of events for you planned.
The Friday night concert afterparty will be THE place to be after the Rush concert at MGM. Capacity is limited on this one, and it will sell out quick.
Saturdays convention day will be filled with all the fun and games you have come to expect at RushCon. 1 brand new team game, "We Draw Our Own Designs," and then the now classic, "Words of the Profits" will be resurrected to decide which team is the champ. We are super excited to be presenting an exclusive multi-media show, "Freeze This Moment" featuring 3D photography, captured from beyond the front row at a couple Rush concerts. I am sure you will see some familiar faces on the screen. (Perhaps your own?) The images will jump off the screen as if you were at live show. And yes, you will get your own 3D glasses. We round out the day with our Charity Auction, which will feature super rare and collectible Rush gems. There will be other surprise yet to be announced. We really hope to see you all there!
Check out our events page for all the details.
MARCH 21 2011
Ahhh 2011. Where has the time gone?
So, here at RushCon camp we've been doing a lot of thinking. Where to have this year's convention? What to do?
We have the Time Machine tour embarking in weeks, and we know we needed to make some decisions. As always, we want to give our attendees the best possible convention, filled with the best events. We have found, over the past years, that we usually get a great turnout when our event coincides with an actual Rush concert. It's the perfect way to celebrate this band that we love, with the fans that we cherish.
Without a Toronto show this summer, combined with the incredible time we had in Las Vegas last year, we thought it would be best to keep the con around the same time as a concert.
So we are back in Vegas this summer.
We will do 2 days of events: Friday, June 24th after the concert, and a full day of events Saturday June 25th.
What does this mean for you, dear Toronto? It means that in 2012, we will be coming back at you in a MAJOR way. RushCon will explode onto Toronto next summer.
But this year... here's looking at you, Vegas...
And though it's a shorter con, we really have some amazing and exclusive stuff planned that you will never see anywhere else. We promise you won't be disappointed!
More details to come.
September 1 2010
Full convention recap posted! Super long with lots of photos. (Just how we like it!)
Much Love,
Eddy, Kristy, Mary Jo, Holly and Jillian
Your RushCon Team