Into The Rush...

R&M came on the scene back in 2008 with their smash hit single ‘Hugs, Love, Kisses’ a song which was described by critics as a ‘sensational debut single’, ‘Hugs, Love, Kisses’ reached #1 within two weeks of its release, a rare feat for a new artist and would soon wind up being nominated for three Grammys including ‘Song Of The Year’, ‘Best Pop Duet’ and ‘Best Pop Vocal Performance’. With such a warm reception for the first single, it was no surprise that when ‘Envy’ hit music stores that it debuted at #1 with an unheard first week sales total of 2 500 000.

‘Mirrored Love’, the second single from ‘Envy’ proved that R&M were not just one hit wonders quickly going platinum without support from a physical single but just from digital downloads alone. The song would soon establish R&M as artists to be reckoned with, with critics describing it as ‘an intoxicating pop gem, reminiscent of early Madonna’. Mirrored Love reached #1 and stayed there for a total of three weeks, just in time for the stunning ballad ‘Garden Of Whispers’ which quickly became a top ten hit, followed by ‘Key To My Heart’ which became R&M’s third #1.

After some time in the studio R&M returned with promises of a more urban sound and an album full of ‘club bangers’ and ‘pull-at-the-heart-string-ballads’. The first single ‘Hit The Spot’ did not fail to please fans and saw critics describing the song as a track that does exactly what the title promises. Hit The Spot reached #1 upon the release of its video which featured cameos from artist’s R&M consider influential to their music, including Kylie Minogue and Mariah Carey, whom both had nothing but good things to say about working with Ryan and Mark.

‘Losing My Faith’, the inspirational ballad that quickly saw R&M receiving fan mail about how the song had saved their lives was released shortly before the album’s release after it was postponed as a means to keep the buzz for the album continuing, and achieved exactly that. The song became a top ten hit and stayed in the top twenty for a total of eight weeks. The song was heralded as ‘Ryan Bartlett’s best work as a writer to date’ and as a song that displayed ‘impeccable vocal control’.

Then came ‘Rush’; the album that had already garnered two top ten hits prior to its release. The album debuted at an impressive #4 and saw immense critical praise, eventually resulting in second week sales higher than its debut week, shooting it up to #1. The slick track ‘Excuse My French’ was released two months later and became R&M’s fifth #1. Excuse My French is still to this day going on strong with airplay and plans for a fourth single are already formulating.

With only two albums to their name R&M have already established themselves as pop icons. Now the pop duo are ready to take on their next challenge; a world tour.

Into The Rush, the pop spectacle in support of their new album ‘Rush’ is set to be the tour of the year and will see R&M perform tracks from both ‘Envy’, ‘Rush’ and two tracks from other iconic artists. The tour which has been in the works for over six months now sees Ryan and Mark as co-creative directors along with Jamie King the man behind concerts for artists including Madonna, Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey. The tour will see choreography from Michael Rooney who was responsible for Kylie Minogue’s ‘KylieX2008’ and costuming from none other than Giorgio Armani.

With a budget of $100 000 000 the tour is bound to be nothing short of the night of your life and so get your skates on because tickets for the first leg of the tour are set to go on sale the 25^th of June and they are bound to sell fast.

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Dates

North American 'Into The Rush' Dates

New York (United States) – Madison Square Garden – 22 August 2010

Atlanta (United States) – Fox Theatre – 24 August 2010

Hollywood (United States) – Hollywood Super-bowl – 27 August 2010

Miami (United States) – American Airlines Arena – 30 August 2010

Chicago (United States) – United Centre – 2 September 2010

Las Vegas (United States) – MGM Grand Garden Arena – 5 September 2010

Toronto (Canada) – Air Canada Centre – 7 September 2010

Ottawa (Canada) – Scotia Bank Place – 9 September 2010

Vancouver (Canada) – General Motors Place- 12 September 2010

Montreal (Canada) – Bell Centre – 14 September 2010

European 'Into The Rush' Dates

Paris (France) – Palais Omnisports de Paris de Bercy – 19 September 2010

Antwerp (Belgium) – Sportpaleis – 22 September 2010

Berlin (Germany) – Velodrom – 26 September 2010

Rome (Italy) – Stadio Olympico – 29 Septmber 2010

Zurich (Switzerland) – Hallenstadion – 1 October 2010

Madrid (Spain) – Palacio De Deportes – 3 October 2010

Stockholm (Sweden) – Stockholm Globe Arena – 6 October 2010

Dublin (Ireland) – The O₂ – 8 October 2010

Glasgow (Scottish) – Scottish Exhibition And Conference Centre – 10 October 2010

London (England) – The O₂ Arena – 12 October 2010

Note: Tickets for the North American leg will go on sale the 25/6/2010, tickets for the European leg will go on sale the 2/7/2010, which is also when additional legs of the tour will be announced

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Set-List

Act 1: Into The Rush

Into The Rush (Video intro set to Rush Dub Mix)

1. Excuse My French

2. Hit The Spot

3. Kick It Up

Act 2: Green Monster

Green Monster Video Interlude (Set to 'Envy' Intro)

4. Hugs, Love, Kisses (Tour Mix)

5. Key To My Heart (Tour Mix)

6. The Roof (Back In Time)

7. Green Monster (Tour Mix) (With elements of Envy Outro)

Act 3: Calling A Taxi

Video interlude (Set to extended Backseat opening)

8. Backseat

9. Invasion (Acoustic)

10. Mirrored Love

11. You Say (Club Mix)

Act 4: Bittersweet Melody

Video Interlude (Set to 'Fortified' Instrumental)

12. Not Lucid

13. If I Lost You (Audible)

14. Not With Me (Audible)

15. Losing My Faith

16. Garden Of Whispers

Act 5: Encore

17. On A Night Like This

18. Invitation

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Ticket Information

Bronze - Price and location vary from venue to venue*

Silver - Price and location vary from venue to venue*

Gold - Price and location vary from venue to venue*

Platinum - Price and location vary from venue to venue*

VIP - Price and location vary from venue to venue*, information for the VIP package can be found below

Rush VIP Package

- Prioritised seating

- Meet and greet with R&M including signing

- 1 x Into The Rush Tote Bag

- 1 x Into The Rush Tour Program

- 1 x Unisex Tour T-Shirt

- 1 x Promo Poster

- 2 x Key-ring

- 1 x Six Sticker Set

- 2 x Red Glow Stick

- 2 x Red Rush Glasses

- 1 x The Singles EP**

**The Singles EP – Track-listing

· Excuse My French

· Hugs, Love, Kisses

· Hit The Spot

· Mirrored Love

· Backseat

· Key To My Heart

· Losing My Faith

· Garden Of Whispers

* This information will be provided by your ticket retailer