What to know about Anika Nilles and Rush
- Set-list request: Anika Nilles hopes Rush will add “Kid Gloves” to the set list.
- Song history: Rush last performed “Kid Gloves” live during the 1984 tour for Grace Under Pressure.
- Sphere residency: Rush’s “Elevate From the Norm” residency at Sphere Las Vegas begins May 21, 2027.
- Tour plans: Rush’s “Fifty Something” tour dates listed here run from November 2026 through April 2027.
This article covers Anika Nilles’s Rush set-list wish, the band’s history with “Kid Gloves” and the upcoming Sphere Las Vegas residency, so readers can follow the song request and review the concert dates provided.
Which Rush song does Anika Nilles want added to the set list?
Anika Nilles would love to play “Kid Gloves,” a song from Rush’s 1984 album Grace Under Pressure. She told USA Today that the track’s grooves, buildup, harmonies and overall feel make it a favorite.
Nilles has named “Kid Gloves” as her preferred Rush set-list addition.
In a conversation with USA Today, Nilles described joining Rush as a dream gig that also comes with challenges. She said she had asked Geddy Lee whether the band might consider her wish-list song.
“I told Geddy, if I can ever have a wish list song, can we do that one? And he was like, ‘Oh, that’s interesting,’” she says. “I play it a little bit in the dressing room just for fun. I love the grooves, the buildup and everything. I love the harmonies and the vibe.”
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Rush last played “Kid Gloves” live during the band’s 1984 tour for Grace Under Pressure, when the song regularly appeared in the set. According to Setlist.FM, its final listed performance was on the first of two nights in Honolulu in late November, between “Closer to the Heart” and “YYZ.”
Where can you watch Rush perform “Kid Gloves” in Toronto in September 1984?
The heading identifies a video of Rush performing “Kid Gloves” in Toronto in September 1984.
The featured performance is a 1984 live version of “Kid Gloves.”
What makes Rush’s Sphere residency a dream come true?
Anika Nilles is looking forward to playing with Rush in Las Vegas during the residency, which begins May 21, 2027. She has visited the city only once and is also eager to explore it.
Rush’s Sphere residency brings the band’s live show to a venue Geddy Lee sees as suited to its visual production.
“Everything is new for me there,” she said. “I saw video of No Doubt and Metallica and U2 and that was great.”
Geddy Lee said the Sphere’s visual capabilities appealed to Rush because the band has long designed visual elements for its shows. In a press release announcing the Elevate From the Norm residency, Lee described the booking as an unexpected opportunity to make a long-held venue-related idea real.
“When I first heard of Sphere, I thought to myself, ‘Wow, what a shame that Rush is no longer touring, because this venue sounds tailor made for the kind of visual attitude with which we have always designed our shows,'” he said in a press release when the Elevate From the Norm run was announced. “Normally we spend months designing the visual effects for our shows and this scenario seemed like the cherry on top of the ice cream for our design team. But life is nothing if not surprising and now, here we are, living and touring in the present tense and we are able to make that particular dream come true.”
The first round of presales for the Las Vegas concerts begins Nov. 6, with further presales continuing the following week. General ticket sales begin Nov. 13. More information is available on the group’s official website.
What are the dates for Rush’s 2027 “Elevate From the Norm” Las Vegas residency?
The listed “Elevate From the Norm” residency dates are May 21, 23, 26, 28 and 30, 2027, at Sphere in Las Vegas.
Rush’s 2027 Sphere residency has five listed Las Vegas dates.
05/21 – Las Vegas @ Sphere
05/23 – Las Vegas @ Sphere
05/26 – Las Vegas @ Sphere
05/28 – Las Vegas @ Sphere
05/30 – Las Vegas @ Sphere
Where is Rush playing on the 2026–2027 “Fifty Something” tour?
The listed “Fifty Something” tour dates span North America, South America and Europe, from November 2026 through April 2027.
The published “Fifty Something” itinerary lists concerts across three continents.
11/7 – Hollywood, FL @ Seminole Hard Rock Live
11/9 – Tampa, FL @ Benchmark International Arena
11/11 – Tampa, FL @ Benchmark International Arena
11/15 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
11/20 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
11/22 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
11/25 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
11/27 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
12/1 – Glendale, AZ @ Desert Diamond Arena
12/3 – Glendale, AZ @ Desert Diamond Arena
12/10 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
12/12 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
12/15 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
12/17 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
1/15 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Movistar Arena
1/17 – Santiago, CL @ Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida
1/19 – Santiago, CL @ Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida
1/22 – Curitiba, BR @ Arena da Baixada
1/24 – Sao Paulo, BR @ Allianz Parque
1/26 – Sao Paulo, BR @ Allianz Parque
1/30 – Rio de Janeiro, BR @ Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos (Engenhao)
2/1 – Belo Horizonte, BR @ Estadio Mineirao
2/4 – Brasilia, BR @ Arena BRB Mane Garrincha
2/19 – Paris, FR @ Plenitude Arena
2/21 – Berlin, DE @ Uber Arena
2/23 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome
2/25 – Munich, DE @ Olympiahalle
2/28 – Cologne, DE @ LANXESS Arena
3/2 – Hamburg, DE @ Barclays Arena
3/4 – Stuttgart, DE @ Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
3/8 – Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro
3/10 – Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro
3/12 – Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live
3/14 – Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live
3/16 – London, UK @ O2 Arena
3/18 – London, UK @ O2 Arena
3/21 – London, UK @ O2 Arena
3/27 – Krakow, PL @ TAURON Arena Kraków
3/30 – Milan, IT @ Unipol Dome
4/1 – Basel, CH @ St. Jakobshalle Basel
4/4 – Copenhagen, DK @ Royal Arena
4/6 – Oslo, NO @ Unity Arena
4/8 – Stockholm, SE @ Avicii Arena
4/10 – Helsinki, FI @ Veikkaus Arena
Rush Opening Night 2026 Photo Gallery
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson performed their first show together in 11 years.
Why does Anika Nilles want to play “Kid Gloves” with Rush?
Nilles has said she enjoys the song’s grooves, buildup, harmonies and overall vibe. Those are the reasons she shared for choosing “Kid Gloves” as her wish-list track.
When did Rush last perform “Kid Gloves” live?
Rush last performed “Kid Gloves” during the 1984 tour for Grace Under Pressure. Setlist.FM lists its final appearance as a Honolulu concert in late November.
When does Rush’s Sphere Las Vegas residency begin?
The “Elevate From the Norm” residency begins May 21, 2027, at Sphere in Las Vegas.
When do tickets for the Las Vegas concerts go on sale?
The article states that presales begin Nov. 6, continue the following week and that general ticket sales start Nov. 13.
