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RUSH - back on the road 2026 - New drummer and maybe new Keyboard player too


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GREAT NEWS - Alex and Geddy just announced that RUSH is back on the road 2026 with every show in part an homage to Neil:

Here are the dates SO FAR .. Lucky US people 🙂 .. love the symbolism of the 3 birds in this pic 🧡

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AND the new drummer is the amazing ANIKA NILLES .. Check her out live here

 

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On 10/6/2025 at 5:55 PM, craigb said:

I haven't had time to check this out but, whoever the new drummer is, they'll have some pretty large shoes to fill!

RIP Professor!

While the Professor is a legend, I think they picked arguably the best possible choice.  

Anika is a complete monster on drums and very entertaining to watch.  The 73 years olds in the band are going to have to try to keep up is my prediction.  

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Strangely enough I'm not put out by the idea of a new drummer as much as the addition of a keyboard player? Rush fans help me out here, have they ever toured with a (visible) keyboard player before? All the vids I've seen are just a tight 3 piece. I'd hate to hear them lose that 3 piece tightness which is what separated their sound from the more elaborate prog bands.

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Anika is amazing. I trust her to be entirely up to the task. The one thing I am a little more concerned about is Geddy's voice. I feel that even though he was ok on the last tour in 2015, one had to be a little forgiving in some places. And that is of course understandable. Actually, compared to other legendary rockers, he was incredible. Hell, I couldn't have sung those tunes when I was in my twenties or at any point after I hit puberty. But I guess I'm not used to having to be forgiving about anything when it comes to Rush. And that was 10 years ago.

So it's hard for me to imagine this as Rush, THE Rush, and not just because Neil is gone. As I said, I am convinced that Anika will do great.

That being said I'm extremely happy to see Alex and Geddy back on stage doing what they were born to do - there's such a chemistry between these two. That part of the magic can't be taken away, regardless of the years. And it's not like they could embarrass themselves, they're still the mighty Geddy and Alex.

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The elephant in the room here is Geddy's voice. I'm all in favor of Augmented-Rush touring (or more accurately, a short chain of residences), but Geddy barely got through the last tour, and it is 10 years later now.

So if Augmented-RUSH includes a new singer, I could believe it was a celebration of the music and not a borderline ego-trip. The suggestion that there will be a possible keyboard player is a good start. Maybe they are testing the waters? 

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