UPDATE: Check out the video of the segment with Rush right here below!!!

I don’t get to do a lot of writing about music here on Geeks of Doom, so our readers might not know where I stand music-wise. You might have seen my pieces on Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Testament, as well as my declarations of devotion to heavy metal. Those of you who really know me, know that, like Manowar, I’m made of steel, not clay.

But one thing you readers might not know about me is that Rush, the Canadian rock band famous for the tune “Tom Sawyer,” is my favorite band of ALL time and has been since I was 9 years old. I WORSHIP RUSH. And yes, I’ve taken quite the ribbing over the years for it, but I care not. Rush fucking rules.

Which is why I’m prompted to tell you that the trio will be performing on tonight’s episode of The Colbert Report on the Comedy Central channel at 11:30pm ET/PT.

This is the Canadian band’s first U.S. television appearance since 1975! The fact that they chose, after 30 years, to perform on The Colbert Report of all shows, is friggin’ awesome (btw, I LOVE Stephen Colbert).

If you don’t catch the episode tonight, it will be repeated a few times during the week. See below for more information.

Rush to Perform for the First Time on U.S. Television
in Over 30 Years on ‘The Colbert Report’
on Wednesday, July 16 at 11:30 P.M. ET/PT

Other Musicians Scheduled To Perform Include NAS (7/23), Toby Keith (7/28) And Crosby Stills And Nash (7/30)

NEW YORK, July 15 / — Renowned rock icons Rush will make an extremely rare television appearance as they perform their massive hit “Tom Sawyer” on COMEDY CENTRAL’s Peabody(R) Award-winning and Emmy(R)-nominated “The Colbert Report” on Wednesday, July 16 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT. It’s the band’s first U.S. television performance since “Don Kirschner’s Rock Concert” in 1975.

Upcoming musical appearances on the show include: NAS performing from his self-titled album (July 23), a second appearance by Toby Keith promoting his release “35 Biggest Hits” (July 28) and Crosby Stills and Nash to culminate the month (July 30).

Other musicians who have previously performed on the show include Tony Bennett, Peter Frampton, Chris Funk (The Decemberists), Carole King, John Legend, Barry Manilow, John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, R.E.M., The Roots and Neil Young.

Repeat episodes air Monday-Thursday at 1:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and Friday at 8:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. (all times ET/PT). “The Colbert Report” airs regularly Monday-Thursday at 11:30 p.m. following “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.”

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