RUSHfest Scotland 2026 was a roaring success - hitting new heights and raising a record amount for charity.
Events took place at the Drygate Brewery and the iconic Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow on 15 - 17 May 2026 with musicians, VIPs and fans coming in from all over the globe. The weekend made £20k profit, which was split between the registered charities Funding Neuro and Beatson Cancer Charity, with another £10k going to Funding Neuro from merch sales and JustGiving campaigns from the previous 12 months.
Founded in late 2013 by Steve Brown, RUSHfest Scotland is an annual fan convention celebrating Canada's finest musical exponents RUSH. All profit goes to registered cancer charities.
RUSH FANS RAWK!!!
All profits made from merch sales will go to Funding Neuro. All donations appreciated — all year round. Please send to Steve Brown via paypal.me/stevebrownmusic. Every penny will go to charity. Thank you.
Featuring LIMELIGHT Nina DiGregorio & Brody Dolyniuk, SECOND NATURE Mike Massé & Gilson Naspolini, 2112 Pyroclast, DRIVEN Moving Pictures
For multiple sales, economy shipping rates and all other enquiries please email steve@broon.net.
All profits to FUNDING NEURO registered charity SC042061.
£15,000 donated to Funding Neuro
All profits from RUSHfest Scotland events, Songs For Neil albums and merch sales will now go to Funding Neuro Registered charity number SC042061.
We thought we couldn't top RFS 2023 - I think we did!!
Thanks to everyone involved in RUSHfest Scotland event weekend in May 2024.
We raised £12,800 for Cancer Support Scotland!
On top of our other fundraising, merch and album sales in the past 12 months, we donated an incredible £20,100 to the charity.
We also donated £1000 to Myeloma UK
Here's one of the many highlights from RFS 2024 - LOSING IT performed by MOVING PICTURES with JONATHAN DINKLAGE.
Based on Neil’s favourite dram, we have one cask, 178 bottles of 15 year old Speyside Sherry cask at cask strength 53.3%. See merchandise page for details.
RUSHfest Scotland 2023 has been hailed by many as the one to beat. Everything was knocked out of the park in terms of musicians, VIPs and a record amount raised for charity. Thanks to Graeme Ogle for this magnificent montage featuring all participants including Terry Brown, Hugh Syme, Judy & Nancy Peart.
VIPs with organisers Steve, Sandy and Paul Beaulieu from the Canadian Music Scene.
Moving Pictures after their headlining set at RFS 2023 with one of the Very Important Persons - Nancy Peart.
Steve was honoured beyond belief to toast Neil Peart at the Memorial / Celebration concert A Night For Neil
in St. Catharine's, Canada on 22 October 2022.
He was joined on stage by Neil's sister Nancy, brother Danny, Starman Bob King and organisers Lance Kasten and Paul Beaulieu.
OUT NOW — Go to SONGS FOR NEIL page for info and orders.
RUSHfest Scotland has produced three albums of Rush songs covered by Rush tribute bands from around the world - including Jacob Moon (Canada), Fleesh (Brazil), YYNOT (USA), Moving Pictures (Scotland) and many more.
These limited edition albums are available on CD, coloured vinyl (Vol. 1 sold out) and download - with all profits going to Cancer Support Scotland in the UK and Glioblastoma Foundation Neil Peart Research Award in USA.
See Songs For Neil page for details.
In September 2020 Steve Brown was interviewed by the guys on the SFN Rush Fancast to promote the first Tributes album. listen to the interview and a few tracks from the album here.
Steve from RFS gave John Petrucci a few beanies for the band - we think he liked them! Dream Theater are massive Rush fans.
Organiser Steve Brown and fellow fan Maurice Pickles sporting the 2015
RUSHfest Scotland t-shirts when they met Alex and Geddy on the R40 tour.
Thanks to the wonderful Graham “Gebs” Gebbie for setting this up and filming every RUSHfest Scotland event.
You can jump to the complete Terry Brown interview from the 2016 event here.
I NEVER MET YOU.
SO YOU HAVE NEVER LEFT ME.
AND YOU NEVER WILL.
