Rush Premieres "Headlong Flight", Announces North American Tour

First, the new single "Headlong Flight" is available for streaming, either in its five-minute version at Rolling Stone or better yet, in its full 7:20 running time in the video posted below. Much like 2010's "Caravan" and "BU2B" - which will also be on the new album Clockwork Angels, out June 12 on Roadrunner - the band is sounding heavier than they have in a while, but "Headlong Flight" is the superior track of the three, built around a nasty little riff that nods subtly to "Bastille Day". Give it a listen:

Secondly, Rush has released the initial dates for their big three-month North American tour. According to Roadrunner, "Tickets for the Manchester, NH; Philadelphia, PA; Newark, NJ; Brooklyn, NY; Boston, MA; Anaheim, CA; and Los Angeles, CA concerts will be on sale Friday, April 27; tickets for Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; and Buffalo, NY concerts will be on sale Saturday, April 28. On-sale dates for the rest of the shows will be announced soon."

Sep-7 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena
Sep-9 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live Amphitheater
Sep-11 Pittsburgh, PA CONSOL Energy Center
Sep-13 Indianapolis, IN Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Sep-15 Chicago, IL United Center
Sep-18 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills
Sep-20 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
Sep-22 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
Sep-24 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
Sep-26 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
Sep-28 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre
Sep-30 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
Oct-10 Bridgeport, CT Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard
Oct-12 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
Oct-14 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Oct-18 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Oct-20 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
Oct-22 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
Oct-24 Boston, MA TD Garden
Oct-26 Buffalo, NY First Niagara Center
Oct-28 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
Oct-30 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
Nov-1 Atlanta, GA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Nov-3 Tampa, FL 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
Nov-13 Seattle, WA KeyArena
Nov-15 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
Nov-17 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
Nov-19 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheatre
Nov-23 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
Nov-25 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center
Nov-28 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
Nov-30 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
Dec-2 Houston, TX Toyota Center