Rush to Film New Concert DVD

Rush will film both of their Toronto performances this month, returning for a hometown concert recording for the first time since their Test for Echo dates nearly two decades ago.

Rush play Toronto's Air Canada Centre on June 17 and 19, as part of their ongoing R40 Live Tour. These shows are part of what looks to be Rush's last large-scale tour, though guitarist Alex Lifeson says the group will remain active, just on a smaller scale.

“I could still see us going out and doing a special run – a couple of weeks here and there, those sort of things," Lifeson told Guitar Center (via Classic Rock). “We haven’t discussed that, but I could see that happening. And possibly making another album or two. We love playing together and we really enjoy that aspect of our relationship.”

The rigors of crisscrossing the globe are made all the more difficult both by age (Lifeson’s arthritis is a major concern) and with an increasing focus on family. "After 40 years of being away from family and friends and that life, it’s time to review that and see where our priorities lie," Lifeson added.

Rush kicked off their R40 Live tour on May 8 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., with a career-spanning set of favorites and choice deep cuts. The 40th anniversary tour continues though Aug. 1 at Los Angeles. Rush's 1997 concert recording was held at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre. They also taped Exit ... Stage Left at Toronto's Massey Hall in 1980.

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