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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

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“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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Watch Anika Nilles demonstrate exactly why Rush have chosen her as their new drummer

In other news, Mike Portnoy reacts to Anika Nilles' appointment as Rush drummer

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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”

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"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

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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.

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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

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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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

"Alex and I have done some serious soul searching and come to the decision that we miss it": Geddy Lee confirms that Rush are going back on the road with Anika Nilles joining them on drums

“It’s been over 10 years since Alex and I have performed the music of Rush alongside our fallen bandmate and friend Neil... it’s time for a celebration of 50-something years of Rush music"

MusicRadar

“Alex and I have done some serious soul searching and come to the decision that we miss it”: Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee announce Rush reunion tour – and name who will be playing drums

The seven-city Rush reunion tour – dubbed Fifty Something – is slated for 2026, and kicks off in LA

Guitar World

"Life is full of surprises!" Rush announce first live shows in eleven years, reveal new live drummer

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson will be joined on their first live dates for over a decade by former Jeff Beck drummer Anika Nilles

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“I was familiar with air guitar. I had a giant mirror and a tennis racket. But I’d never conceived that 20,000 humans in a room would be playing air drums!” Ugly Kid Joe’s Whitfield Crane loves Rush

The American singer didn’t even know what a concept album was when 2112 knocked him off his feet, launching a lifelong love affair with the Canadian trio

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"My first guitar was nasty, old, and cheap. It didn’t have a name on it – they were too embarrassed to put it on, I think!” 7 electric guitar icons on the budget acoustics that shaped their early years

From Alex Lifeson to Peter Frampton, Mark Morton to Michael Schenker, we share the stories of famous guitarists' first guitars in their own words

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“It can never be a bad thing to know your triads and inversions!” Rush’s Alex Lifeson was a master of first-inversion chords – here are 5 voicings you can use in your playing today

Don't be intimidated by the terminology. First-inversion chords is the fancy name for slash chords and they can add some range and spice to your songwriting

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“The high priests of conceptual rock!”: Every Rush studio album ranked – from worst to best

Manic Street Preachers' Nicky Wire called them “the world’s biggest cult band”

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"It's so broad a concept that it's impossible to answer objectively": We asked who the 'big four' of classic rock were and you did not hold back

The results are in, and a Mount Rushmore of classic rock is ready to be carved

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“I once played with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. You can imagine how I was feeling… I got through YYZ. They told me I was playing too fast!” Taylor Hawkins’ love for prog stars Rush, Genesis, Yes and more

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins discusses how he got into prog rock

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“They asked Kate Bush, ‘Why do you write about this stuff?’ She said, ‘Well, I’m not very interesting!’ It’s the same with us”: What Sylosis learned from prog stars including Opeth, Tool and Rush

Frontman of the British metal band and his colleagues accidentally discovered a breadth of influences after feeling uninspired by their peers

Guitar World

“There was so much negative feeling from the record company, and our management was worried, we came back full force. There was a lot of passion and anger on that record”: Alex Lifeson on the story behind Rush's longest song

The band’s 1976 record 2112 – which followed the critically panned Caress of Steel – ended up become one of Rush’s most famed albums

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“To those that have said I inspired them to start drumming, the first thing I say is: ‘I apologise to your parents!’”: A rare interview with legendary drummer Neil Peart of Rush

“After 40, 45 years of playing, I wanted to push myself and open up this whole new frontier,” he said

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"Grohl's randomised fills and relentless single strokes at the end of the song makes this one of his greatest drum performances on record": Listen to 11 isolated drum tracks from rock's drumming legends

Led Zeppelin, Rush, The Beatles, Slipknot, The Police, and more

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“It’s pretty progressive, but it’s not Rush, is it? It’s not Dream Theater. The virtuosity comes in the details and subtlety”: When TesseracT introduced themselves and explained the djent movement

At a time when online musicianship was still regarded as a bit geeky, the quintet were preparing to launch debut album One and embark on their first US tour – and they had plenty to say about filesharing, stats and haircuts

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“Was air-drumming even a thing before Tom Sawyer?”: Neil Peart’s greatest moments with Rush

It wasn’t easy, but we’ve boiled the professor of prog’s most powerful percussive performances down to 10 key tracks

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“The way he plays drums without overplaying is extraordinary. He never takes over the music”: Tool’s Danny Carey managed to distract Mick Pointer from Rush

The Marillion and Arena co-founder explains how the American prog metal band astonished him with a track from 1996 album Ænima

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