US EditionRush Perform for the First Time With Drummer Anika Nilles in Surprise Appearance at Canada’s Juno Awards
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It's real: Rush is back on top of us.After a 2015 farewell tour that seemed like a final goodbye and losing five years later to one of his engines, the late drummer Neil Peart, the set seemed destined to fade away its functions forever. Both singer Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson were the first to lower the band's curtain by ensuring that "It is impossible for Rush to re-exist, because Neil is no longer here to be part of it."However, in th…
Rush Perform for the First Time With Drummer Anika Nilles in Surprise Appearance at Canada’s Juno Awards
In a full-circle moment that effectively launched the band’s 50 th-ish anniversary tour, Rush performed in public with new drummer, Anika Nilles, for the first time at Canada’s Juno Awards in Hamilton, Ontario on Sunday night. Not only did the group choose to return at their beloved home country’s version of the Grammy Awards, they chose to perform “Finding My Way,” the first song from their first album, the only Rush album not to feature the …
“You really can’t ask us what song to play. We have so many. So we just asked management, and they said 'first song, first album'”: Rush just made their live comeback with new drummer Anika Nilles by going right back to the beginning
u201cAlso, it\u2019s the only song we know how to play," jokes Alex Lifeson
Rush debuts new drummer at Canada’s JUNO Awards - Regional Media News
Rush fans just got a taste of what to expect on their upcoming Fifty Something tour. The band made a surprise appearance at the 2026 JUNO Awards in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Sunday, performing "Finding My Way," the lead-off track from their 1974 self-titled debut album. The appearance marked Rush's first-ever performance at the JUNO Awards, and Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson's first public performance with new Rush drummer Anika Nilles. Rush is set…
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