{"id":2449915,"date":"2026-06-08T14:19:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2449915"},"modified":"2026-06-08T14:19:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:19:58","slug":"rush-returns-to-the-stage-after-11-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/rush-returns-to-the-stage-after-11-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Rush Returns To The Stage After 11 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rush embarked on its first run of performances since 2015 last night (June 7) at the Los Angeles opener of the Fifty Something tour<\/a>, which features drummer Anika Nilles filling the seat once held by the late Neil Peart. Core members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson were also backed by keyboardist Loren Gold and welcomed singer Aimee Mann for the first-ever live performance of Rush\u2019s 1987 song \u201cTime Stand Still\u201d with her on guest vocals.<\/p>\n

The 24-song set was loaded with rarely played favorites, including \u201cBy-Tor & the Snow Dog\u201d (first time since 2004) and a host of tunes not aired since 2011, including \u201cFreewill,\u201d \u201cVital Signs\u201d and \u201cLa Villa Strangiato.\u201d Lee previously promised a nightly tribute to Peart and said, \u201cwe\u2019re going to hope to learn around 40 songs and 40% of the set will be different from night to night.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Of course, the show offered up hits like \u201cTom Sawyer,\u201d \u201cLimelight\u201d and \u201cThe Spirit of Radio,\u201d plus the 2112<\/em> suite (condensed into three sections). Always gear-savvy, Lee and Lifeson also each wielded double-necked instruments at times.<\/p>\n

Per Billboard<\/em><\/a>, Peart \u201cappeared in various digital renderings, with illustrations of his face intermittently showing up in a cloud bank, in a rock face and, finally, with him drumming in the cosmos. While his spirit would have always been alive in the performance given how much he contributed to the music, the production did a classy and even-handed job in making him a wise recurring presence.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Fifty Something tour plays three more shows in Los Angeles through Saturday and then continues to Mexico City on June 18 and 20. Dates are on the books through April 10, 2027, in Helsinki.<\/p>\n

To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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