2026 Rush Tour

[Steve Haynie]

It is happening!  Alex and Geddy will do some shows next year with Jeff Beck's last drummer, Anika Nilles, and a keyboard player.  

[bry4321]

They also need to get a new singer and let Geddy just play bass, and I say that as a Rush fan. 

[hamerhead]

Robert Plant?

[velorush]

ETA:

  

40 minutes ago, bry4321 said:

They also need to get a new singer and let Geddy just play bass, and I say that as a Rush fan. 

My favorite band, but I began to see cracks beginning as far back as R30. Ged said it himself, the keys used on Hemispheres, for example, never anticipated performance as a septuagenarian.

Would love to go, but they're not coming anywhere near me.

  ETAA:

37 minutes ago, hamerhead said:

Robert Plant?

I see your plant and raise you Rob Halford! THAT I would actually fly to see! 

Edited October 6, 2025 by velorush

[Saul Goodman]

 

[velorush]

Peart's stand-in:

 

[hamerhead]

A girl?? Oh. My. God.

2nd rule (right after NSOS): no chicks in the band.

[tommy p]

3 hours ago, Steve Haynie said:

It is happening!  Alex and Geddy will do some shows next year with Jeff Beck's last drummer, Anika Nilles, and a keyboard player.  

Good!  Maybe if Geddy doesn't have to play keys all the time, he can get better on bass.  🤣😂😉

[Disturber]

3 hours ago, hamerhead said:

Robert Plant?

That guy from Greta Van Fleet?

[alantig]

12 hours ago, bry4321 said:

They also need to get a new singer and let Geddy just play bass, and I say that as a Rush fan. 

The guy on the left?

[RobB]

13 hours ago, Steve Haynie said:

Alex and Geddy will do some shows next year with Jeff Beck's last drummer, Anika Nilles, and a keyboard player.  

Saw her with Beck a coupla years back in LA. She’s a flippin’ monster. They chose well. 

Now, if someone could convince Ged not to strain for the high notes anymore. The vocals on Rush50 were a bit wanting, to say the least. 

[velorush]

20 hours ago, hamerhead said:

2nd rule (right after NSOS): no chicks in the band.

Disagree:

etc...

[hamerhead]

You forgot the best one:

 

[kizanski]

2 hours ago, velorush said:

YES!

[cmatthes]

Anika is a total monster behind the kit.  I also caught her on the final Jeff Beck tour - she is the real deal.  

[beezerboy]

so.... she will apparently be the first female to attend a Rush concert then...

[velorush]

10 hours ago, beezerboy said:

so.... she will apparently be the first female to attend a Rush concert then...

I was thinking, "at least she won't have to wait in line for the bathroom!"

[Jimbilly]

I would have suggested Simon Phillips, - but they didn't ask me

[topekatj]

Hey man! No Neil = No Rush! They should rename the band Bush (or Tush).

 

 

JK: Anybody got a spare ticket?

[specialk]

[Brooks]

Love Rush, good for them, yada yada...

BUT!!! Hard rock vocals just don't work very well w/ old men, and yes I'm including Halford & Dio.

[kizanski]

22 hours ago, Brooks said:

Love Rush, good for them, yada yada...

BUT!!! Hard rock vocals just don't work very well w/ old men, and yes I'm including Halford & Dio.

...and Roger Daltrey...

[veatch]

[veatch]

[bry4321]

IF ONLY this girl could sing