🚨BREAKING NEWS!!!! 🚨 Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have decided to dust off their instruments and bring back the #Rush tour machine with new drummer Anika Nilles for a 7 city, 12 date tour in 2026! rushisaband.com/blog/2025/10…

Neil Peart's widow Carrie Nuttall-Peart and daughter Olivia Peart fully support the tour, and made the following statement included in the release: “We are thrilled to support the Fifty Something tour, celebrating a band whose music has resonated and inspired fans for generations, and to honor Neil's extraordinary legacy as both a drummer and lyricist. Neil’s musicianship was singular. Compositions of intricacy and power that expanded what rhythm itself could express. As both drummer and lyricist, he was irreplaceable. Inimitable in his artistry, and unmatched in the depth and imagination he brought to the lyrics that inspired and moved so many, he profoundly shaped how fans connected with him and the band, giving voice and meaning to their own lives. As the band enters this new chapter, it promises to be truly unforgettable. We are excited to see how their new vision unfolds, and to hear this legendary music played live once again.”

.@RushTheBand drummer Neil Peart has passed away at the age of 67 rushisaband.com/blog/2020/01…

Today is Geddy Lee's 67th birthday and also the 46th anniversary of Neil Peart joining @RushTheBand. Happy birthday Geddy! rushisaband.com/blog/2020/07…

#Rush muppets!

Lego #Rush!

We're very sorry to hear that Neil Peart's younger brother Danny lost his battle with Glioblastoma and passed away on Thursday. Thinking of Danny’s family and friends at this very sad time. RIP Danny. 💔😢🙏

Have a great weekend everybody! #ThankGedItsFriday

.@Metallica brought their #M72 tour to the @RogersCentre in Toronto last night and guitarist @KirkHammett and bassist @RobertTrujillo paid tribute to #Rush with a snippet of "La Villa Strangiato" during their nightly doodle session ... rushisaband.com/blog/2025/04…

RIP Neil Peart, 1952–2020 nationalreview.com/2020/01/r…

51 years ago today, on July 29, 1974 - Geddy Lee's 21st birthday - Neil Peart becomes the "new guy" in #Rush, replacing original drummer John Rutsey. He would have just 2 weeks to learn Rush's songs, with his 1st live performance with the band happening in Pittsburgh on 8/14

🚨BREAKING NEWS!!! 🚨#Rush has added an additional 11 dates to their upcoming "Fifty Something" tour, with 4 shows now in each of the stops in LA, Fort Worth, Toronto, Chicago, and New York - along with 2 in Cleveland, making a total of 23 ... rushisaband.com/blog/2025/10…

In case you missed it earlier in the week, here's @Metallica covering #Rush's "La Villa Strangiato" last Saturday in Toronto ...

Remembering Neil Peart, A Monster Drummer With A Poet's Heart npr.org/2020/01/11/795555335…

Exit the Warrior: Neil Peart 1952-2020. buffalonews.com/2020/01/10/e…

RIP Neil Peart: See you 'wheeling through the galaxies' space.com/neil-peart-drummer…

On this day in 1984, @RushTheBand's "Grace Under Pressure" album is released. Happy 41st anniversary! What's everyone's favorite track?

6 years ago today, on April 18, 2013, @RushTheBand was inducted into the @RockHall of Fame. Here's the video of Rush accepting the award, including Alex Lifeson's now infamous "blah" speech piped.video/watch?v=TKuO1FpC…

October 29, 1981 - #Rush's 2nd live album "Exit...Stage Left" is released. Happy 44th anniversary!!

Seems appropriate today for some reason ... 🤔

Today is Geddy Lee's 65th birthday and also the 44th anniversary of Neil Peart joining @RushTheBand. Happy birthday Geddy! And happy 44th anniversary to the "new guy"! rushisaband.com/blog/2018/07…

Happy 73rd birthday to @IronMaiden drummer Nicko McBrain! Nicko retired from touring last year and #Rush's Geddy Lee gave him a shout-out via Instagram: instagram.com/p/DDX6tW0yba-/ "I want to tip my hat, and congratulate one of Rock’s most talented and truly iconic drummers, Iron Maiden’s Nicko McBrain, on his recent retirement from touring. One of the warmest and friendliest dudes I’ve ever had the sincere pleasure to spend a bit of time with. What a career mate! Well done Nicko!"

.@Primus has just announced that they will be honoring their musical heroes @RushTheBand on their upcoming "A Tribute to Kings" tour where they'll cover the "A Farewell to Kings" album in full every night, before playing a full set of their own songs rushisaband.com/blog/2020/02…

Legendary @KISS guitarist Ace Frehley passed away earlier today in Morristown, New Jersey at the age of 74 and @RushTheBad released the following statement via Instagram ... rushisaband.com/blog/2025/10…

.@RushTheBand's Geddy Lee has checked in via Instagram regarding his status during the COVID-19 pandemic; he is currently self-isolating with his family (and dogs) and advises people to, "social distance, trust the science, wash your hands" rushisaband.com/blog/2020/03…

#Rush's Alex Lifeson turns 72 years young today. Happy birthday Lerxst!! Blah blah blah!!! rushisaband.com/blog/2025/08…

Neil Peart statue pitched for Lakeside Park in St. Catharines niagarafallsreview.ca/news-s…

Today is Geddy Lee's 72nd birthday and also the 51st anniversary of Neil Peart joining #Rush. Happy birthday Geddy!! 🎂 rushisaband.com/blog/2025/07…

Five years ago today @RushTheBand performed their final live show rushisaband.com/blog/2020/08…

.@GFHglobal's "Save Hospitality" charity auction to feature guitars signed by @RushTheBand's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson rushisaband.com/blog/2020/09…

Today is Geddy Lee's 70th birthday and also the 49th anniversary of Neil Peart joining @RushTheBand. Happy birthday Geddy! rushisaband.com/blog/2023/07…

Celebrating @RushTheBand's Neil Peart on what would have been his 68th birthday rushisaband.com/blog/2020/09…

It's quittin' time! Time for a beer #RushFamily. Enjoy your weekend!!

Rush’s Geddy Lee and Neil Peart voted greatest rhythm section of all time musicradar.com/news/rushs-ge…

Here's Alex talking about the recording of #Rush's "Xanadu": "... when we recorded [A Farewell to Kings], Xanadu was the first song we recorded. We were in the studio and weran it down for the engineer one time so he could get his levels on the drums and all of that stuff. Then we were going to do a take, and we played the song from beginning to end and that's the take that you hear on the record. That was the first full take that we did of Xanadu. And Pat Morren - who was the engineer at the time - freaked out he said "What you come in here and you play a 9-minute song in one take and that's it?! who are you guys!?" He was blown away ..."

April 15, 1945 - British soldiers liberated the Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen; Geddy Lee's mother was among the survivors, and her memories from that time served as inspiration for the #Rush song "Red Sector A."

Watch @RushTheBand's Geddy Lee participate in @CBC #StrongerTogether fundraiser for COVID-19 relief. Ged urged Canadians to give to @FoodBanksCanada and also took part in a "Lean on Me" celebrity sing-along rushisaband.com/blog/2020/04…

April 8, 1991 - Neil Peart performs live with the Buddy Rich Band during the Buddy Rich Memorial Scholarship Concert at the Ritz Theater in New York City piped.video/watch?v=uZ2mYpD6…

Today is Geddy Lee's 66th birthday and also the 45th anniversary of Neil Peart joining @RushTheBand. Happy birthday Geddy! And happy 45th anniversary to the "new guy"! rushisaband.com/blog/2019/07…

June 10, 2010 - The #Rush documentary "Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage" released to theaters across North America

.@RushTheBand's Geddy Lee's mother and Holocaust survivor Mary Weinrib has passed away at the age of 95 rushisaband.com/blog/2021/07…

More AI silliness!

Alex Lifeson on working with Neil Peart: "Neil was amazing to work with ... He was very, very bright, very, very intelligent. He was a great observer of things, and he had that skill or that ability, or whatever you wanna call it - talent - to put things in words that everyone can relate to. He was very descriptive in a certain way that you could immediately relate to what it is that he’s talking about. And it was always multi-purpose; there were other layers to his observations. ... As a drummer, obviously, he was amazing. I was lucky to stand in front of him for 40 years, and I can tell you that that guy could play like no one else could."

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 President Trurnp escalates tensions with Canada 🇨🇦 by threatening to annex the band @RushTheBand! He says they can keep @Nickelback though (whew!!) ... More as the story develops #Rush #AF #Rushtheband 🃏

Alex Lifeson on his special friendship with Geddy Lee: “We’ve known each other since ‘65. We were in junior high together. I just had dinner with him the other night. He’s my best bud.”

Here's Alex discussing his recent health issues: "... I went to a clinic in January in Austria, ... I went because I had surgery in 2023 on my stomach, and it left me with gastroparesis, which is slow motility. So, food stays in my stomach for ten or twelve hours rather than two or three hours... they just taught me how to take control of how I'm eating, what to eat, when to eat. ... Since I went to see them, I've lost about 23 pounds, and I lost another I think 15 or 20 pounds before that. So I'm down close to 40 pounds in a year and a half...."

August 29, 1977 - #Rush's 5th studio album, "A Farewell to Kings" is released

The Disney Kids show "Puppy Dog Pals" inserted a brief tribute to @RushTheBand's Neil Peart into their latest episode, "Maple Cheer Up" (Season 3, Episode 8) ...

June 3, 2020 - The St. Catharines city council unanimously voted to officially name the pavilion at Port Dalhousie's Lakeside Park the "Neil Peart Pavilion" to honor the late Neil Peart, who grew up in the city and worked at the park's former midway. "... Of 746 votes, 606 people were in favour of Neil Peart Pavilion and 140 voted for Lakeside Park Pavilion. In its report to council Wednesday, staff quoted from Peart's song "Lakeside Park." "Staff recommend that the Neil Peart Pavilion is a fitting name to complement the history of Lakeside Park's 'willows in the breeze; Lakeside Park's so many memories with laughing rides, midway lights and shining stars on summer nights.'" Council voted to add "at Lakeside Park" to the name Neil Peart Pavilion to identify the setting because it is the name of his famous song...." - St. Catharines Standard, 2020

.@RushTheBand's "A Farewell to Kings" released on this day in 1977. Happy 43rd anniversary!! amzn.to/2DdQoiU

Happy 73rd birthday to Police drummer and good friend to the late Neil Peart - @CopelandMusic piped.video/watch?v=1mUjLAWI… ... [Neil's passing] took longer to hit me than his family and so on. He was a really good friend and a unique character. And a big part of my enjoyment of life was going down to the Bubba Cave and shooting the shit about cars, or him coming over here with Danny Carey and others to have it up at the Sacred Grove. I am very sad to miss those times. When he first passed, I was pleased for him, because [his illness] was a two-to-three-year process. At one point during it, he said, "Look, I'm a year past my sell-by date. I'm still here." And then another year went by. So when he passed, my first thought was, he had an incredible life. What a great way to go out. He saw his train coming and he got a 1st-class seat. That's him. Then comes me, thinking, "Wait a minute. He's not there anymore. I can't call him up anymore." I started to just miss him. I just wish he was back. Like, "That was really cool, Neil! Wow! You really aced it there, buddy! OK, you can come back now." And that's the part that sticks with me. I just wish he was here. ... - Steward Copeland, Rolling Stone, May 2020

October 19, 1993 - #Rush's 15th studio album "Counterparts" was released. Happy 32nd anniversary!!

Billboard off of one of the highways coming into Toronto celebrating International @RushTheBand Day #RushDay - 21/12

Neil Peart remembered loudersound.com/features/nei…

🎂Happy 16th birthday to Neil Peart and Carrie Nuttall's daughter Olivia Louise Peart, born on this day in 2009 "... ... Within a minute after Olivia's birth, I was touching and holding her while the medicos cleared her breathing passages, dried her skin, and swaddled her. Then I carried the tiny bundle over to introduce her to her mother. A few minutes later, I accompanied Olivia on her first journey, down a long hallway to the nursery, where she was weighed (seven pounds twelve ounces) and checked over by the pediatrician. While she lay there in the clear plastic bassinet, I tried to soothe her (the naked weighing had especially outraged her delicate sensibilities, yet I had smiled to hear her strong cry of protest). I reached my finger into her fist, and felt her tiny fingers close tightly around it. I whispered, "Hold on, baby, hold on." I was talking to her, and to myself." - NeilPeart.net Sept, 2009

September 9, 2000 - Neil Peart and Carrie Nuttall were married in Monticeto, California.

A cutout of @RushTheBand's Geddy Lee was placed behind home plate at tonight's @BlueJays game in the team's temporary home in Buffalo rushisaband.com/blog/2020/08…

From Ged's official Instagram story...

Geddy in the house for the #ALDS game 1! Go @BlueJays!

Ged wishes his mother Mary Weinrib a #HappyMothersDay back in 2021 via IG. Mary would pass away later that year instagram.com/p/COqkFnDNswJ/

St. Catharines city council votes to name pavilion at Lakeside Park after @RushTheBand's Neil Peart rushisaband.com/blog/2020/06…

Alex on how much he misses his friend and bandmate Neil Peart: "... every time [Ged and I] play a Rush song - we'll play along with the track for example - and you hear Neil's drums and it just ... I've really been thinking a lot about [Neil] lately and I reached the point now after 5 years that I at least can smile and think about the good stuff. And there was so much good stuff. I was really lucky. I had this ability to make him laugh and I I abused that as much as I could. And that was a big part of our relationship and you know we just we loved each other so much. ..."

.@RushTheBand's classic "Moving Pictures" album was released on this day back in 1981. Happy 37th anniversary!! amzn.to/2BrAgqS

The Glioblastoma Foundation @Glioblastf has announced a new research initiative entitled "The Neil Peart Research Award" and have kicked off a "2112 Tribute Fundraiser" in memory of Neil Peart to benefit the Award @RushTheBand rushisaband.com/blog/2020/03…

Happy 65th birthday to @RushTheBand's Neil Peart! rushisaband.com/blog/2017/09…

Rush Music Streams Surge 776% in U.S. After Death of Drummer Neil Peart billboard.com/articles/busin… via @billboard

.@RushTheBand's "A Farewell to Kings" was released on this day back in 1977. Happy 45th anniversary!! amzn.to/3TnIlSM

Five years ago today, on January 7, 2020, Neil Peart passed away at the age of 67 after a three-year battle with brain cancer. Today we celebrate his life and legacy. RIP "The Professor" ... rushisaband.com/blog/2025/01…

.@RushTheBand's "Roll the Bones" album released on this day back in 1991. Happy 29th anniversary!! amzn.to/353mXvA

Alex in the house for Ged's stop in Portsmouth tonight!

Today is Geddy Lee's 71st birthday and also the 50th anniversary of Neil Peart joining @RushTheBand. Happy birthday Geddy!!! rushisaband.com/blog/2024/07…

.@RushTheBand's groundbreaking "Moving Pictures" album released on this day back in 1981. Happy 38th anniversary!! amzn.to/2tiCL9m

Yet *another* @RushTheBand reference on tonight's episode of @Jeopardy! rushisaband.com/blog/2020/06…

#Rush's Geddy Lee has a new Norwich terrier named Dottie Wasserman, and posted a photo of himself with his new furry friend to Instagram ... rushisaband.com/blog/2024/05…

Geddy's show tonight at Massey Hall is being filmed, and Alex Lifeson is indeed the guest interviewer!

50 Years Ago Today – Rush Releases Self-Titled Debut Album glidemagazine.com/video/50-y…

.@SystemOfADown plays part of #Rush's "Red Sector A" during a show this past Wednesday in Chile ... rushisaband.com/blog/2025/05…

Made by @grok Imagine

Ged was interviewed for @RollingStone to talk baseball and the @BlueJays, but he also had some words about #Rush's upcoming tour: rollingstone.com/music/music… "... I don’t really want to give our set list away because we are learning at the moment our set list contains over 38 songs, because we plan on changing the set every night. There will be a large percentage of songs that we will switch between nights. So if you come to say four shows in Toronto, you’re going to hear four different sets. That’s going to include a lot of songs, obviously. They are obviously the big favorites that you sort of have to have in the set list every night. But we really want to keep the set fresh. And right now, I’m working on five different sets for the shows. So we’re going to move things around quite a bit and have a lot of fun, and hopefully that’ll keep Alex and I fresh. ... Honestly, [the tour response has] blown me away. I was shocked at the overwhelming response and the welcoming response from fans, especially the way they have welcomed [drummer] Anika Nilles into the Rush family. It’s a tough thing for Rush fans. They know us as Alex [Lifeson], myself, and of course, Neil Peart. And it was a very difficult decision for us to make to come back. It’s been 11 years since we’ve even contemplated the tour. So there was a lot of emotional back and forth. There was a lot of work. There was a lot of gnashing of teeth, wringing of hands. But then we finally decided that life is short, we love this material, we haven’t played these songs in a long time, and we know how many fans want to hear these songs. So it became a joyous decision in the end. We hope to carry that atmosphere through on this tour, making it a celebration of our past. And I hope fans just get what they’re after when they come to see us."

It's the 21st day of the 12th month - 21/12. Happy "International @RushTheBand Day" everyone! #RushDay

40 years ago today, on October 11, 1985 - #Rush's 11th studio album "Power Windows" was released in Canada. It released on October 21st in the US. Happy 40th!!!

Today is Geddy Lee's 64th birthday & the 43rd anniversary of Neil Peart joining @RushTheBand. Happy birthday Geddy! rushisaband.com/blog/2017/07…

Legendary rockers @TheWho played Toronto's Budweiser Stage last night with Tom Cochrane supporting, and towards the end of his set, Cochrane brought out #RUSH's Alex Lifeson to play on a few tracks ... rushisaband.com/blog/2025/09…

The May, 2020 issue of @Modern_Drummer magazine is a special edition that pays tribute to @RushTheBand's Neil Peart with an extensive cover feature rushisaband.com/blog/2020/04…

Canadian supermarket chain "Real Canadian Superstore" uses #Rush's "The Spirit of Radio" in this new commercial celebrating Canadian pride 🇨🇦 piped.video/watch?v=Lh3LxxAm…

August 10, 1997 - A sad day in #Rush history, as Neil Peart's daughter, Selena Taylor, was killed in a single vehicle car accident

.@RUSHTheBand is from Canada... therefore @RushIsABand supports Canada against Trump's ridiculous trade war and threats of annexation ... duh.

Neil Peart was mentioned during the "In Memoriam" segment of this evening's virtual @TheJUNOAwards ceremony, which also was introduced with a quote from @RushTheBand's "Presto" rushisaband.com/blog/2020/06…

#Rush's 10th studio album "Grace Under Pressure" is included on @RollingStone's list of the "50 Best 10th Albums of All Time" ... rushisaband.com/blog/2025/06…

RIP Ozzie 😢🤘

Geddy Lee Wants to Tour with Alex Lifeson: ‘I Keep Working on Him’ rollingstone.com/music/music…

Alex on #Rush's "Moving Pictures" album: "... Moving Pictures was the most fun record we ever made. It was such a great energy and a great vibe ... It was winter. It was a very cold winter as well. When I say very cold, I mean, minus 30, minus 40, you'd have a week of that kind of weather, but it was still a lot of fun to work there. We would snowshoe or a ski, like cross country ski to the studio. I generally drove over. But, you know, it was part of that whole Canadian experience, the Great North. And when we started working on Moving Pictures, everything came together. It just so effortless. We were well prepared. We'd written all the material. We knew what we were doing. We actually mixed it down on digital, which was like one of the first Sony digital machines. Compared to modern digital, that thing was a Model T. But the record sounds great. That was really, really a lot of fun to do. ..."

43 years ago today, on September 9, 1982 - #Rush's 9th studio album "Signals" is released

Due to overwhelming demand, @RushTheBand has added 17 more dates to their 2026 "Fifty Something" tour, bringing the total to 40 shows! rushisaband.com/blog/2025/10…

Alex Lifeson of @RushTheBand ... not a fan of modern/pop music. 😆 "Modern music, pop music, all that stuff, I can't stand it, really – to be honest with you. It's just about dancing and jumping around. And I really don't have a lot of respect for it."

June 20, 1998 - A sad day in #Rush history: just 10 months after the tragic death of their daughter Selena, Neil's wife Jacqueline Taylor succumbed to cancer. Rest in peace Jackie.

July 2, 2015 - For the 1st (and last) time in their career, #Rush appears on the cover of @RollingStone Magazine for their July 2, 2015 issue. The feature was posted online on June 16, 2015. It then hit newstands on Friday, June 19th. The cover story was titled "From Rush with Love", where Rolling Stone's Brian Hiatt gives a history of Rush interspersed with several interview snippets from all 3 members of the band that were conducted in the few weeks leading up to the R40 Live tour.

As Geddy was introduced at his book event in Glasgow earlier today, the crowd sang "Closer to the Heart" piped.video/watch?v=H6-micfN…