thumb|left|Rush performing in September 2004 A live album and DVD, Rush in Rio, was released in October 2003, featuring the last performance of the band's Vapor Trails Tour on November 23, 2002, at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. To celebrate the band's 30th anniversary, June 2004 saw the release of Feedback, an extended play work recorded in suburban Toronto that featured eight covers of artists such as Cream, The Who and The Yardbirds, bands the members of Rush cite as inspiration around the time of their inception. To help support Feedback and continue celebrating their 30th anniversary as a band, Rush launched the 30th Anniversary Tour in the summer of 2004, playing dates in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands. On September 24, 2004, the concert at The Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany was filmed for a DVD titled R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour, which was released on November 22, 2005. This release omitted eight songs also included on Rush in Rio; the complete concert was released on Blu-ray on December 8, 2009.
thumb|left|Rush performing in September 2004 A live album and DVD Rush in Rio was released in October 2003 featuring the last performance of the band's Vapor Trails Tour on November 23 2002 at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro Brazil To celebrate the band's 30th anniversary June 2004 saw the release of Feedback an extended play work recorded in suburban Toronto that featured eight covers of artists such as Cream The Who and The Yardbirds bands the members of Rush cite as inspiration around the time of their inception To help support Feedback and continue celebrating their 30th anniversary as a band Rush launched the 30th Anniversary Tour in the summer of 2004 playing dates in the United States Canada the United Kingdom Germany Italy Sweden the Czech Republic and the Netherlands On September 24 2004 the concert at The Festhalle in Frankfurt Germany was filmed for a DVD titled R30 30th Anniversary World Tour which was released on November 22 2005 This release omitted eight songs also included on Rush in Rio; the complete concert was released on Blu-ray on December 8 2009