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Rush to release Super Deluxe box set of 1984's Grace Under Pressure in March

New reissue of Rush's tenth studio album, Grace Under Pressure, features new Terry Brown mix of the album and a full 1984 Toronto concert recording

Louder

Debate: Will the return of Rush be the biggest prog event of 2026?

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson own the limelight all year, or can King Crimson, Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Crown Lands and The Pineapple Thief grab headlines?

Louder

“It’s the worst thing you can imagine – a song written by the rhythm section. I have to fit a guitar part over this?” How Rush made Grammy-nominated instrumental YYZ

When Alex Lifeson got back from a journey his bandmates presented him with a jam piece that finally gelled when they added Morse code to the intro

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“We made a concerted effort to move away from the long thematic songs into something shorter”: Rush were one of the proggiest bands of the 70s. Then they discovered The Police and reggae and wrote the hit that reinvented them

Goodbye sci-fi epics, hello surprise hit singles

Louder

"I don't know if she'd heard of us": Cyndi Lauper, Chrissie Hynde, Aimee Mann and the Rush duets that got away

For their 1987 single Time Stand Still, Rush wanted a female singer. They got someone who turned them into "complete goofballs"

Louder

Every Celebrity We Spotted at World Series Game 6 in Toronto

Drake, Rush and Schitt’s Creek were all represented at Game 6 of the World Series.

Sports Illustrated

“We put in everything but the kitchen sink…It sounded like a real monster”: How Geddy Lee created one of the most outrageous bass tones of all time for a Rush fantasy classic

The Rush frontman played a Rickenbacker 4001 on nearly every track from 1975’s Fly By Night, but found a new bass sound for the role of By-Tor

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"She was not a Rush fan." Geddy Lee on Anika Nilles, who will attempt to fill the very big shoes of Neil Peart

Geddy Lee says new Rush drummer Anika Nilles did not grow up a fan of the band – but she is shining in the role

Louder

Think you know your... Rush?

MusicRadar quiz: Do you know your 2112 from your YYZ? Time to prove it!

MusicRadar

Rush add even more dates to the tour they added more dates to earlier

Two days after announcing shows in 17 more cities on next year's Fifty Something Tour, Rush have added a series of second dates

Louder

“He sounds like he just smoked a big fat doobie”: Comedy fan Geddy Lee on the stand-up comedians he loves

Rush's Geddy Lee on his favourite funny people

Louder

“I never realised just how difficult it was for Alex. He had to rethink everything”: When Geddy Lee’s obsession with synthesizers made Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson feel sidelined in his own band

"The guitar suffered in a lot of the mixes," Lifeson said

MusicRadar

Debate: What’s the best live prog album of all time?

Is it Rush’s Exit… Stage Left? Genesis’ Seconds Out? Yessongs? Jethro Tull's Bursting Out? Something else? Have your say here

Louder

“When we sat down and started playing some of the Rush stuff, I realised how hard it was to play these songs”: Alex Lifeson makes a surprise admission

Bedroom guitarists are doubless nodding in agreement

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"The past few days have been quite overwhelming": New Rush drummer Anika Nilles reacts to sudden spotlight

Nilles has also thanked fans for their "open-minded" reaction to her appointment

Guitar World

“When we sat down and started playing some of the Rush stuff, and I realized how hard it was to play these songs”: Alex Lifeson reveals his biggest challenge when preparing for the Rush reunion tour

Just three days ago, Lifeson and Lee announced that they will be touring again as Rush – with the addition of a new drummer

Louder

Rush add additional dates to Fifty Something 2026 tour

Rush's "evening with" shows will see the band performing two distinct sets from a catalogue of greatest hits and fan favourites

Metal Hammer

“They jammed Cream and Jimi Hendrix at their earliest concerts, and critics compared the thunder of their debut album to Led Zeppelin”: Why Rush are secretly the coolest band on the planet

They eschewed prog cliches, inspired all of your favourite rock bands and made songs that still sound ground-breaking – for 50 years, Rush have been badass

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“The further I got away from it, the more I thought, ‘It’s OK. We had 40 years. I’m tired of hanging around a hotel, being away from family’”: Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee explain why now is the time to reunite Rush

The pair say that the decision to get the prog rock luminaries back together was “relatively recent”

Louder

"We’re fortunate that people now appreciate what we do. It hasn’t always been that way. Nothing polarises people quite like we do, for some reason”: The mindset behind Rush’s final album, Clockwork Angels

In 2012 Geddy Lee discussed their 20th studio title – their only end-to-end concept record – from the aspect of a band who’d come to terms with their youthful years and transformed into a pop-culture phenomenon

Louder

"I think her name is Anika": Geddy Lee was telling people about Rush's new drummer two years ago

Geddy Lee has also revealed how German drummer Anika Nilles became Rush's choice for their first live shows in more than a decade

International Business Times UK

Who Is Anika Nilles? Meet the German Powerhouse Hand-Picked by Rock Gods After a Secret Audition in Canada

Legendary prog‑rock band Rush has named Anika Nilles as their new drummer. Here's how her appointment could reshape their sound and legacy.

The Independent UK

Rush announce reunion tour five years after the death of drummer Neil Peart

Five years after their influential drummer Neil Peart died of glioblastoma, the Canadian band Rush have announced a reunion tour Monday

The Independent UK

Rush announces new drummer ahead of first tour in over a decade

Rock band’s longtime drummer and lyricist Neil Peart died in January 2020

The Guardian - UK

Rush reform for first time since drummer Neil Peart’s death

Canadian prog-rockers will play seven concerts in summer 2026 in the US, Canada and Mexico, after hiring new drummer Anika Nilles

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