Rush’s Geddy Lee talked about getting prepared for the band’s upcoming reunion tour — and his beloved Toronto Blue Jays making the World Series — in a new interview with CBC News. “Well, I’m a bit overwhelmed right now, to be honest. Alex [Lifeson]and I took a long time trying …
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Earlier this month, Rush rattled the rock world by announcing a 2026 tour, then doubled its length due to increased demand. Now, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have added even more dates to the trek. The new dates mean the Fifty Something Tour will stretch into the fall and early …
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The members of Rush are looking back on their time touring as an opener for Kiss in the Seventies. Following Ace Frehley‘s death on Thursday, Oct. 16, Rush shared a tribute to the Kiss guitarist, calling him an “undeniable character.” “Absolutely stunned and saddened by the news Ace Frehley has …
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Rush fans still recovering from the shock of learning that the band will be back on the road next year for the first time since the death of drummer and lyricist Neil Peart may have to adjust their 2026 plans once again: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson announced today that …
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Rush co-founders Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson will return to the road as Rush next year for a 50th-anniversary tour dedicated to the memory of their late bandmate Neil Peart, they announced today. German drum virtuoso Anika Nilles, who’s previously backed Jeff Beck, will join them for the 12-date, seven-city …
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When the initial wave of shock wore off this morning that Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson are touring as Rush next year, most fans turned their attention to who will be taking on the absurdly difficult task of replacing the late Neil Peart behind the kit. The answer: German virtuoso …
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Forty-seven tracks into Rush 50 — a new career-spanning anthology presenting 50 songs across nearly five hours — a cool sonic Easter egg arrives. Near the beginning of “Headlong Flight,” a track from Rush’s final studio album, 2012’s Clockwork Angels, Alex Lifeson plays a slashing solo-guitar break, which Geddy Lee …
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A little more than a year ago, Geddy Lee told Rolling Stone that he was trying to convince Alex Lifeson to agree to a tour that would put them back on the road together for the first time since the final Rush outing in 2015. “Alex has some concerns about …
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Rush have reflected on their 2015 farewell tour, acknowledging that they “let our British and European fans down” by not performing shows abroad. In a new interview with Classic Rock, bassist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson discussed the band’s conclusive world tour, which coincided with drummer Neil Peart‘s failing …
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“Too twiddly didn’t really exist to us, in our minds,” guitar legend Steve Howe of Yes says in the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, explaining the musical mission of his band — and of prog-rock itself. “There wasn’t really such a thing. If you could play it, then …
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