Rush Raise $50k For Charity
Plus they reveal details of their various new live releases
Hennemusic reports that the Canadian trio and their fans have raised more than $50,000 for Grapes for Humanity, an organization that helps to raise funds to benefit humanitarian causes around the world with the assistance of the international wine community.
Geddy Lee is a member of the board of directors for the organization and Rush has sponsored past eBay auctions to benefit the charity.
The three members of Rush all donated personal items to the auction, and fans snapped up memorabilia including signed and one-of-a-kind items like Neil's cymbals, a guitar and a bass used on the Time Machine tour, as well as nostalgic Rush items used on the Snakes and Arrows tour.
"I would like to take a moment to thank all those fans and friends who participated in the GRAPES UNDER PRESSURE eBay auction to benefit GRAPES FOR HUMANITY CANADA," writes Geddy. "With your help, we managed to raise over $50,000 dollars! When combined with monies raised in our other G.U.P. events, we will be able to significantly improve the lives of disadvantaged and injured people around the globe and more immediately will aid THE HALO TRUST in establishing a pilot project in Savannakhet Province, Laos, to address the urgent problem of casualties caused by cluster bombs. Alex, Neil, myself and the entire G.U.P. Team, thank you from the bottom of our hearts!"
In other Rush news, the band have revealed a few live releases for later this year.
Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland is released on Blu-Ray/DVD through Eagle Rock and also on a double CD via Roadrunner in November. The sets contain the band's full set performed on their Time Machine Tour last year.
Here's the tracklist for the CD set:
CD1
The Spirit Of Radio
Time Stand Still
Presto
Stick It Out
Workin' Them Angels
Leave That Thing Alone
Faithless
BU2B
Free Will
Marathon
Subdivisions
Tom Sawyer
Red Barchetta
YYZ
Limelight
CD2
The Camera Eye
Witch Hunt
Vital Signs
Caravan
Moto Perpetuo (featuring Love For Sale)
O’Malley’s Break
Closer To The Heart
2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx
Far Cry
La Villa Strangiato
Working Man
Classic Rock Magazine also reports that the band are to release a new vinyl under the title of Moving Pictures: Live 2011 which will also be available in digital format (not sure how this differs to the Cleveland CD).