Mysterious Rush Countdown Conundrum Revealed

The mysterious clock on Rush’s official website has struck 00:00:00 and the big news is... a North American Tour that will see the band play their Moving Pictures album in its entirety.

The not entirely unexpected tour news was revealed on the band’s official website at 7am, east coast time in the States, and it seems that the band have something special in mind for their forthcoming return to the live stage.

The Time Machine Tour will see the band play their 1981 classic in its entirety – meaning that the song ‘The Camera Eye’ will get its first live outing since 1983.

The tour kicks off at the end of June and runs until early October, with the band due to head back into the studio at the end of the year and at the beginning of 2011 to finish off a brand new studio album.

Here are the dates for the Time Machine Tour:

29-Jun Albuquerque, NM - Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents The Pavilion
1-Jul Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
2-Jul Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
5-Jul Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion
9-Jul Sarnia, ON - Rogers Sarnia Bayfest
13-Jul Toronto, ON - Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
15-Jul Quebec City, QC - Festival d'été de Québec
17-Jul Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
19-Jul Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
21-Jul Philadelphia, PA - Susquehanna Bank Center
23-Jul Saratoga Springs, NY - SPAC
24-Jul Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach
5-Aug Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
7-Aug Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheatre
9-Aug San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
11-Aug Los Angeles, CA - LA Forum
13-Aug Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
14-Aug Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
16-Aug Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
20-Aug Wichita, KS - INTRUST Bank Arena
22-Aug St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
25-Aug Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
27-Aug St. Paul, MN - Minnesota State Fair
29-Aug Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
31-Aug Allentown, PA - Allentown Fair
2-Sep Syracuse, NY - New York State Fair
3-Sep Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
14-Sep Boston, MA - TD Garden
16-Sep Pittsburgh, PA - Consol Energy Center
18-Sep Washington, DC - Jiffy Lube Live Amphitheater
21-Sep Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
23-Sep San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
25-Sep Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
26-Sep Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center
29-Sep Atlanta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre @ Encore Park
1-Oct Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
2-Oct West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre