Health issues force Rush to postpone their show in San Jose

RUSH has rescheduled their concert originally planned for Saturday, October 17, at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. The postponement is attributed to drummer Anika Nilles experiencing illness due to the flu. The band issued an official statement through social media platforms regarding the change. Source.

So sorry everyone! Anika is too ill to perform tonight. Tonight’s RUSH show in San Jose is not happening – now rescheduled for Dec 6, 2026. All previously purchased tickets will be honoured for the new date. Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to coming back and putting on a fantastic show for you.

The band also posted a video about this:

Hi, it’s Lerxst. So this really sucks. The other night [Thursday, October 15] when we played the first show in San Jose, Anika was ill. She was in the early stages of a flu, but she managed to get through the gig, which was really quite incredible and is a testament to her willpower. But over the last couple of days, she’s gotten a lot worse, and, unfortunately, we’re gonna have to cancel the show tonight. It’s a real bummer. We’re crestfallen. We were really looking forward to it, but it is what it is.

So she’s gonna recover hopefully within the next — oh, who knows? — four or five days probably. And then we’re gonna try to come back on December 6th to do the makeup gig here in San Jose. Again, really, really sorry. These things happen. It’s flu season. We’ll do our best to get back in shape and return and put on a fabulous show for all of you. Thank you so much for understanding.

Upcoming shows:

• Friday, October 23, 2026 – Heritage Bank Center, Cincinnati, OH, US
• Sunday, October 25, 2026 – Capital One Arena, Washington, DC, US
• Tuesday, October 27, 2026 – Capital One Arena, Washington, DC, US
• Friday, October 30, 2026 – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT, US
• Sunday, November 01, 2026 – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT, US
• Thursday, November 05, 2026 – Seminole Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, FL, US
• Saturday, November 07, 2026 – Seminole Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, FL, US
• Monday, November 09, 2026 – Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL, US
• Wednesday, November 11, 2026 – Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL, US
• Sunday, November 15, 2026 – PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, US
• Friday, November 20, 2026 – Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC, US
• Sunday, November 22, 2026 – Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC, US
• Wednesday, November 25, 2026 – State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA, US
• Friday, November 27, 2026 – State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA, US
• Tuesday, December 01, 2026 – Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, AZ, US
• Thursday, December 03, 2026 – Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, AZ, US
• Sunday, December 06, 2026 – SAP Center, San Jose, CA, US
• Thursday, December 10, 2026 – Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB, Canada
• Saturday, December 12, 2026 – Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB, Canada
• Tuesday, December 15, 2026 – Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Thursday, December 17, 2026 – Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Friday, January 15, 2027 – Movistar Arena, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Friday, January 22, 2027 – Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, Brazil
• Sunday, January 24, 2027 – Allianz Parque, São Paulo, Brazil
• Saturday, January 30, 2027 – Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos Engenhão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Monday, February 01, 2027 – Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
• Thursday, February 04, 2027 – Arena BRB Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil
• Friday, February 19, 2027 – La Défense Arena, Paris, France
• Sunday, February 21, 2027 – Uber Arena, Berlin, Germany
• Tuesday, February 23, 2027 – Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Thursday, February 25, 2027 – Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
• Sunday, February 28, 2027 – LANXESS Arena, Cologne, Germany
• Tuesday, March 02, 2027 – Barclays Arena, Hamburg, Germany
• Thursday, March 04, 2027 – Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
• Monday, March 08, 2027 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow, UK
• Thursday, March 12, 2027 – Co-op Live, Manchester, UK
• Monday, March 16, 2027 – O2 Arena, London, UK
• Thursday, March 18, 2027 – O2 Arena, London, UK
• Friday, March 27, 2027 – TAURON Arena Kraków, Krakow, Poland
• Monday, March 30, 2027 – Unipol Dome, Milan, Italy
• Thursday, April 01, 2027 – St. Jakobshalle Basel, Basel, Switzerland
• Sunday, April 04, 2027 – Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Monday, April 06, 2027 – Unity Arena, Oslo, Norway
• Wednesday, April 08, 2027 – Avicii Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
• Friday, April 10, 2027 – Veikkaus Arena, Helsinki, Finland