Geddy Lee of Rush will embark on a North American spoken-word tour this November.
“My Effin’ Life in Dialog” will start on Nov. 13 in New York and conclude on Dec. 7 in Toronto. The run will help Lee’s upcoming memoir of the identical identify, which arrives on Nov. 14.
Tickets for “My Effin’ Life in Dialog” go on sale to most people on Friday. Every ticket bought features a copy of the e book. You may see an entire checklist of dates under.
The spoken-word trek will discover Lee joined onstage by a particular visitor interviewer as he displays on his household and childhood, his time in Rush and private reminiscences together with his bandmates Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart. Lee will learn passages from My Effin’ Life and reply fan questions at every cease.
‘My Effin’ Life’ Began In the course of the Pandemic
The COVID-19 lockdown discovered Lee at dwelling in Toronto for the longest interval since he was 19. Daniel Richler, his collaborator on 2018’s Geddy Lee’s Large Stunning Ebook of Bass, urged that he reap the benefits of the time and share a few of his life experiences. Although he was “reluctant” at first, he ultimately remembered how a lot he favored “wrestling with phrases,” as he wrote on social media when he informally revealed the mission in 2021.
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“Scripting this e book has meant spending a lot time residing prior to now,” Lee mentioned in an announcement. “I’ve by no means lived my life wanting anyplace however ahead, which is why I resisted doing this type of factor for therefore lengthy. Being in a band all these years was reassuring as a result of it was an ongoing factor. It felt prefer it was eternally. There was all the time unfinished enterprise: the subsequent file, the subsequent set design, the subsequent tour. It has been the theme of my life. However you want much more dedication to proceed on this planet of music with out the consolation of your bandmates, and I can solely hope that ending this e book will launch me to return to what I do and love finest.”
Lee’s North American tour dates be a part of 5 beforehand introduced U.Okay. occasions, with plans for extra travels in 2024.
Geddy Lee, ‘My Effin’ Life in Dialog’ Tour
Nov. 13 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
Nov. 15 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia
Nov. 17 – Nationwide Harbor, MD @ The Theater at MGM Nationwide Harbor
Nov. 18 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre offered by Residents
Nov. 19 – Cleveland, OH @ State Theatre at Playhouse Sq.
Nov. 21 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre Maisonneuve
Nov. 23 – Vancouver, BC @ The Centre in Vancouver
Nov. 24 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
Nov. 26 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
Nov.. 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre
Nov. 30 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
Dec. 3 – Chicago, IL @ Auditorium Theatre
Dec. 4 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
Dec. 7 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Corridor
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