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Aimee Mann Teams with Rush in LA, Launches Midwest Tour

6/18/2026

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Aimee Mann Performs

Aimee Mann performed “Time Stand Still” with Rush at four Los Angeles shows on the Fifty Something tour.
She almost declined after a March email from bassist Geddy Lee, then announced her participation via an Instagram comic.
Guitarist Alex Lifeson praised her in the post’s comments, calling her “magic.”
Rush will play two Mexico City shows Thursday and Saturday while Mann begins a Midwest tour in July featuring her 2000 album.

Summary

Aimee Mann Returns

Rush contacted her after seeing 1980s “Voices Carry” video with Til’ Tuesday.
Geddy Lee signed her baseball mitt in Toronto, which she still keeps.
She filmed a “Time Stands Still” video with the band in New York, her revisit of song.
Concert staff asked her to dumb down the high vocal line, which made her uneasy.
She initially hesitated because of severe depression and feeling the world was on fire.

History

Historical Context

When Queen and David Bowie spontaneously recorded “Under Pressure” in 1981, the jam-session produced a UK-number-one single that later helped Queen’s Greatest Hits album log over 1,200 weeks on the British chart. That cross-generational hit demonstrated how veteran acts can refresh their audience, a pattern echoed today by Aimee Mann’s new collaboration with Rush.

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Aimee Mann Performs

Aimee Mann performed “Time Stand Still” with Rush at four Los Angeles shows on the Fifty Something tour.
She almost declined after a March email from bassist Geddy Lee, then announced her participation via an Instagram comic.
Guitarist Alex Lifeson praised her in the post’s comments, calling her “magic.”
Rush will play two Mexico City shows Thursday and Saturday while Mann begins a Midwest tour in July featuring her 2000 album.

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