May 19, 2025 | Entertainment
Tickets On Sale Friday, May 23rd
UNCASVILLE, CT (May 19, 2025) –– Get ready for a night of epic Rock nostalgia as The RUSH Tribute Project brings their powerhouse performance to Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, August 9th. Celebrating the legendary music of RUSH with high-energy showmanship, this tribute act has captivated fans across the country. The 7:00pm show promises an unforgettable experience for Rock enthusiasts and RUSH fans alike.
Tickets for this must-see event go on sale Friday, May 23rd, at 10:00am via Ticketmaster.com. Rock music fans can also purchase tickets at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning on Saturday, May 24th, subject to availability.
Combining skilled musicianship with exciting performances, The RUSH Tribute Project (known as RTP to its fanbase) delivers the magic of Rush’s famous live concerts, Covering all 40-plus years of Rush’s amazing career, RTP painstakingly recreates the sound and energy that made Rush one of the top-selling Rock bands of all time. With a lineup that has performed Rush tribute shows for over a decade across North America and around the world, RTP delivers a concert experience for both casual fans and hardcore loyalists of the legendary Rock power-trio. Bringing the spirit of Rush to you! The Rush Tribute Project is a homage to one of the most enduring and influential bands in Rock music. These three-pieces use vintage instruments, clothes and sounds to produce a Rush concert experience that is unparalleled for the casual fan as well as the most discerning Rush fan.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
Mohegan Sun Arena, one of the busiest sports and entertainment venues in the world, was awarded the 2024 Newsweek Readers’ Choice award for “Best Casino with Live Entertainment in America.” Mohegan Sun Arena was also named “Best Casino/Resort Venue of the Year” at the 35th Annual Pollstar Awards. In 2021, the 10,000-seat Arena also received its first worldwide “#1 Indoor Arena” ranking for its size from both Pollstar and VenuesNow. In recent years, the “Most Beloved Venue in America” has also been named the “World’s Best Casino Venue,” by Hartford Magazine, and is a eight-time national award winner for “Arena of the Year” by the Academy of Country Music Awards and one from G2E Las Vegas. For more information on concerts and other great events, visit the Mohegan Sun website. For this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711. Complimentary self-parking is available in three convenient garages.
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Jan 22, 2013 | Breaking News, Entertainment, General News
Rock & Roll legends to play the Arena on May 9th
Live Nation announced today that due to overwhelming demand, the highly acclaimed RUSH Clockwork Angels Tour will return to North America including a May 9th date at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Tickets are $96.00 and $76.00 and go on sale Monday, January 28th through Ticketmaster at 10:00am. Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge By Phone number 1.800.745.3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Tuesday, January 29th, subject to availability.
Rush’s 20th studio album, Clockwork Angels has earned rapturous accolades by fans and press alike since its release June 12th of last year. Describing Clockwork Angels as “an extremely accomplished piece of music composed and performed absolutely flawlessly” by The Quietus; Q magazine called the taut songcraft “utterly engaging”; Rolling Stone declared “the power-trio interplay could put guys half their age in the burn ward”, while All Music Guide succinctly summed up “Clockwork Angels demonstrates why, after 36 years, Rush’s fan base continues to grow. Its musical athleticism and callisthenic discipline are equaled only by its relentless creative drive and its will to express it discipline are equaled only by its relentless creative drive and its will to express it discipline are equaled only by its relentless creative drive and its will to express it in a distinct musical language”; and The Guardian UK claimed, “Those who worship at the temple of Rush will be in raptures; for those who remain agnostic, there may well be enough here to justify a leap of faith.”
At the end of 2012, Rush won both the “Band of the Year” and “Album of the Year” awards at the Classic Rock Awards in London, UK. This year, to the delight of patient Rush fans worldwide, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame at the momentous ceremony in Los Angeles on April 18th.
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked 3rd in the U.S. and 5th in the world by Billboard Magazine and was the 2008 and 2010 recipient of a Country Music Award for “Casino of The Year.” Venues Today also ranked Mohegan Sun Arena #4 in 2011 and ranked in the top six of “Top Stops of The Decade” in 2012. For more information on concerts and other great events at Mohegan Sun, visit mohegansun.com. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.
Apr 12, 2010 | Entertainment
Featuring for the first time Moving Pictures live in its entirety
Rush – Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart – is without question one of the most inventive and compelling groups in Rock history, equally famed for both its virtuoso musicianship and provocative songwriting. The Time Machine Tour is an evening with Rush, where they will perform their classics, give a taste of the future and, for the first time ever, feature the Moving Pictures album live in its entirety. This very special show will be live in Mohegan Sun Arena on Monday, July 19th at 8:00pm.
Tickets are $90.00 and $70.00 and go on sale Friday, April 16th at 10:00am through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log onto ticketmaster.com; call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge by Phone number 1.800.745.3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Saturday, April 17th, subject to availability.
Rush has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and garnered untold legions of devoted and admiring fans. According to the RIAA, Rush’s sales statistics place Rush third after The Beatles and The Rolling Stones for the most consecutive gold or platinum studio albums by a Rock band. Released in 1981, Moving Pictures was their most successful album, certified 4x platinum and features some of Rush’s most well-known songs and perennial radio favorites “Tom Sawyer,” “Limelight” and the Grammy-nominated instrumental “YYZ.”
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked the 4th best venue by Billboard Magazine and was the 2008 recipient of a Country Music Award for “Casino of The Year.” For more information on concerts and other great events at Mohegan Sun, visit mohegansun.com. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.
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