Who Is Anika Nilles? Meet the Drummer for the Rush 2026 Reunion Tour

All about Anika Nilles, iconic rock band Rush's new drummer as group sets reunion tour

Here's all you need to know about Rush's new drummer for their reunion tour Anika Nilles

Drum roll, please: Who is Anika Nilles, and why is she Rush’s new tour drummer?

The German drummer will join the band for their reunion tour, which is stopping at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena in August

Rush names its new drummer years after Neil Peart’s death

NEW YORK CITY, New York — Nearly five years after the death of drummer Neil Peart, rock legends Rush have revealed their new drummer: German virtuoso Anika Nilles, as part of their surprise 2026 reunion, the Associated Press reported.

Rush's 2026 North American tour isn't coming to Phoenix

The legendary prog-rockers, featuring a new drummer, are hitting the road for the first time in over a decade. Though there's no Arizona stop, they'll be pretty close.

Who Is Anika Nilles? Meet the Drummer for the Rush 2026 Reunion Tour

Rush is heading on the band’s first tour in over 10 years in 2026, and they’ll have a new drummer coming with them. The band’s leaders, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, shared the news in October 2025. The Fifty Something Tour will celebrate “RUSH’s music, legacy and the life of late drummer and lyricist Neil Peart,” the pair wrote in a statement shared on the band’s website. The statement also announced that relatively unknown drummer Anika Nilles w…

Who Is Anika Nilles? Meet Rush’s New Virtuosic Drummer

When Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson announced plans to reform Rush, they stunned fans by saying that German drummer Anika Nilles was joining the group.