Rush News Stories

Rush Legend Neil Peart Voted Best Prog Musician Of All Time
Late Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart has been voted the greatest prog rock musician of all time by readers of Prog Magazine

Fu Manchu Tribute Rush's Neil Peart With 'Working Man' Cover
Fu Manchu are paying tribute to late Rush drummer Neil Peart with a newly-released cover

Rush Legend Neil Peart To Receive All-Star Tribute
An all-star tribute to late Rush legend Neil Peart will be takomg place this weekend as part of a livestream event

Rush's Geddy Lee Pays Tribute To Pete Way
Rush frontman Geddy Lee has taken to social media to pay tribute to legendary UFO bass player Pete Way

The Sword Rock Rush Classic 'Working Man' For Lockdown Series
The Sword have released their cover of the Rush classic 'Working Man'

Tool, Mastodon, Primus Stars Lead All-Star Rush Tribute Jam
An all-star lineup of musicians have teamed up for a 'bedroom cover' of the Rush classic 'Anthem,'

Rush's Geddy Lee Shares Rare 1960s Live Photo
Legendary Rush bassist/vocalist/keyboardist Geddy Lee took to social media to share a rare, vintage photo of himself

Rush Legend Neil Peart Narrates Short Film 'Growth Rings'
Rush drummer Neil Peart can be heard narrating 'Growth Rings', a newly-released short film by the rocker

Rush Tribute Neil Peart In New Animated Video
Rush pay tribute to late drummer and lyricist Neil Peart as a part of their new animated music video for their 1980 classic

Rush Pay Tribute To Producer Rupert Hine
Rush have shared an online tribute to producer and musician Rupert Hine, who has died at the age of 72

Rush Legend Neil Peart To Receive Hometown Honor
Late legendary Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart will be honored by his hometown of St. Catharines, Ontario

Rush's Alex Lifeson Looks Back At Fun 'Permanent Waves' 40 Years Later
Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson reflected on the 40th anniversary of their 1980 album 'Permanent Waves

Rush Release Promo Video For Permanent Waves Super Deluxe Edition
Rush are streaming an unboxing video for the Super Deluxe Edition of the 40th-anniversary reissues of their 1980 album, 'Permanent Waves.'

Rush Streaming Previously Unreleased 1980 Live Recording
Rush are streaming live audio of a previously-unreleased 1980 performance of 'Natural Science'

Rush Stream Unreleased 'Freewill' Live Performance
Rush are streaming live audio of a previously-unreleased 1980 performance of 'Freewill'

Rush Stream Unreleased 'Spirit Of Radio' Performance
Rush are streaming live audio of a previously-unreleased 1980 performance of 'The Spirit Of Radio'

Rush Classic Gets All-Star Quarantine Cover
Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante has recruited some of his metal musician friends to record a quarantine cover

Primus Postpone North American Rush Tribute Tour
Primus have announced that they have been forced to postpone their North American spring and summer A Tribute To Kings Tour

KISS Not Rushing Rescheduling Farewell Tour
KISS cofounder Gene Simmons says that once there is a 'cure' for the Covid-19 coronavirus, the band will resume their farewell tour

Rush's Geddy Lee Part Of All-Star 'Lean On Me' Covid-19 Relief Cover
Rush bassist Geddy Lee is featured as a part of an all-star cast of Canadian musicians on a cover of the Bill Withers classic

Rush's Alex Lifeson Reflects On 'Permanent Waves'
Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson recently took a look back at the legendary band's 1980 album 'Permanent Waves'

Rush Announce 'Permanent Waves' 40th Anniversary Editions
Rush will release multiple 40th-anniversary editions of their seventh studio album, 'Permanent Waves', on May 29th

Rush Frontman Geddy Lee 'Self-Isolating'
Rush frontman Geddy Lee shared online last week that he is currently 'self-isolating ' due to the Covid-19 coronavirus

Rush and Blink-182 Stars Self-Quarantine
Rush legend Alex Lifeson and Blink-182's Mark Hoppus both shared via social media that they and their families

A Night For Neil Peart Memorial Event Announced
A Night For Neil Peart Memorial Celebration is set to take place in the legendary Rush drummer lyricist's hometown

Rush's Neal Peart Remembered By Mike Portnoy
Legendary Rush drummer and lyricist Neal Peart, who died last month from brain cancer, was remembered by Mike Portnoy

Primus To Tribute Rush On Upcoming Tour
Primus have announced a very special tour that will find them playing very special tribute to prog rock legends Rush

Iron Maiden Stars Remember Rush Icon Neil Peart
Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris and drummer Nicko McBrain have separately shared their reaction to the death of Neal Peart

Redlight King Share Their Cover Of Rush's 'Working Man'
Redlight King have released a video for their cover of the Rush classic 'Working Man'.

Rush Thank Fans For Outpouring Of Love Over Neil Peart's Death
Rush, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, took to social media to thank fans for honoring drummer and lyricist Neil Peart

Rush Music Surges Following Death Of Drummer Neil Peart
Rush music has dominated US music sales and streams following the January 7th passing of drummer Neil Peart

Music World Pays Tribute To Rush Legend Neil Peart
The music word is mourning the loss of Rush legend Neil Peart, who passed away this past Tuesday (January 7th)

Rush Legend Neil Peart Dead At 67
Legendary Rush drummer Neil Peart died from brain cancer this past Tuesday, January 7th, at the age of 67

Rush Tour Rumor Addressed By Mike Portnoy
Former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy says that there is no truth to a report that he will be joining Rush (replacing Neil Peart)

Rush Geddy Lee Was Thrilled To Say Yes To Historic Jam 2019 In Review
Rush Geddy Lee Was Thrilled To Say Yes To Historic Jam was a top 19 story of Aug. 2019

Rush's Geddy Lee Doesn't Rule Out Playing Without Neil Peart 2019 In Review
Rush's Geddy Lee Doesn't Rule Out Playing Without Neil Peart was a top 19 story of July 2019

There's No Plans To Do Any More Rush Projects Says Geddy Lee 2019 In Review
icon Geddy Lee says that there are no plans to do any more projects with the band

Rush Reunion Unlikely Says Geddy 2019 In Review
Rush Reunion Unlikely Says Geddy was a top 19 story of May 2019

Rush's Geddy Lee Jams Beatles Classic With Les Claypool, Sean Lennon 2019 In Review
Rush's Geddy Lee Jams Beatles Classic With Les Claypool, Sean Lennon was a top 19 story of April 2019

Geddy Lee In No Rush For New Music 2019 In Review
Geddy Lee In No Rush For New Music was a top 19 story of Mar. 2019

Rush's Geddy Lee Reveals One Of His Biggest Inspirations
Rush icon Geddy Lee has revealed that the live recording of 'Crossroads' by Cream

Rush's Geddy Lee Adds More Book Tour Dates
Rush frontman Geddy Lee has announced a handful of December dates for a series in-store signing events

Def Leppard In No Rush To Make New Music Says Elliott
Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott says that the band is no rush to make the follow-up to their 2015 self-titled album

Rush's Geddy Lee Announces US Book Tour Dates
Rush frontman Geddy Lee has announced a handful of November US dates for a series in-store signing events

Rush Announce Clockwork Angels Tour 5LP Package
Rush will release a 5LP edition of their 2013 live package, 'Clockwork Angels Tour', on October 11th

Rush Preview 'Cinema Strangiato' Event
Rush are streaming a pair of new video previews for their upcoming worldwide event, 'Cinema Strangiato.'

No Rush Do-overs For Geddy Lee
Rush frontman Geddy Lee says that with hindsight he recognizes something he might have done differently

Rush Share Live Video From 'Cinema Strangiato'
Rush are streaming live footage of a performance of their 1984 track, 'Distant Early Warning',

The End Of Rush Was The Best For Geddy Lee
The final era for Rush was the best for the band says frontman Geddy Lee,

Rush Geddy Lee Was Thrilled To Say Yes To Historic Jam
Rush frontman Geddy Lee says he was 'flabbergasted and honored' to be asked to perform with prog legends Yes

Rush's Geddy Lee Doesn't Rule Out Playing Without Neil Peart
Rush frontman Geddy Lee says that it is 'hard to say' if he and his bandmate Alex Lifeson would consider playing together again

Rush Celebrating Final Tour With Cinema Strangiato Event
Rush frontman Geddy Lee says that their upcoming Cinema Strangiato theatric event is a way for fans to celebrate

Rush's Geddy Lee Adds New Stop To Book Tour
Rush frontman Geddy Lee has expanded his upcoming series of US store signing events in support of his latest project

Rush Icon Geddy Lee Announces US Book Tour
Rush frontman Geddy Lee has announced a handful of US dates this month for a series in-store signing events

Geddy Lee Explains Rush's Longevity
Rush frontman Geddy Lee recently explained in an interview why he believes the band had a very long career

Rush Share Video Preview For Cinema Strangiato Event
Rush are streaming a video preview for their upcoming worldwide event, 'Cinema Strangiato.'

There's No Plans To Do Any More Rush Projects Says Geddy Lee
Rush icon Geddy Lee says that there are no plans to do any more projects with the band

Rush's Cinema Strangiato Hitting Theaters For One Night Only
Rush will screen the event, 'Cinema Strangiato', in theaters worldwide on Wednesday, August 21

Rush Frontman Geddy Lee Announces More Book Tour Dates
Rush frontman Geddy Lee has announced a handful of European dates for a series in-store signing events

Rush Reunion Unlikely Says Geddy
Rush unofficially retired following their last tour due to health reasons and now frontman Geddy Lee

Bobby Rush Announces New Album 'Top Of The Blues'
Bobby Rush has announced that he will be releasing his new studio album 'Top of the Blues ' on August 16th

Rush's Geddy Lee Announces Big Beautiful Book Of Bass Tour
Rush frontman Geddy Lee has announced dates for a series in-store signing events in support of his latest project

Geddy Lee Would Love To See Rush Inspired Stage Musical
Rush frontman Geddy Lee says in a new interview that he believes that some of the iconic band's concept albums

Rush Classic 'A Farewell To Kings' Getting A Graphic Novel
Rush have teamed up with Fantoons for an official graphic novel chronicling the making of the band's 1977 album

Rush's Geddy Lee Jams Beatles Classic With Les Claypool, Sean Lennon
Rush icon Geddy Lee surprised fans at The Claypool Lennon Delirium's concert in Toronto last Wednesday night

Rush Announce 4LP Time Machine 2011 Package
Rush will release the debut vinyl edition of 'Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland', on June 7th.

Geddy Lee In No Rush For New Music
Rush frontman Geddy Lee is enjoying the legendary band's retirement and recently release his 'Big Beautiful Book Of Bass'

Rush Legend Returns On New Song From The Mute Gods
Legendary Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson makes a very special guest appearance on the new song from The Mute Gods

Rush Wandering The Face Of The Earth Announced
A new book due this fall will document the global touring history of Canadian rockers Rush

Rush Star Guests On New Song Streaming Online
Rush may have retired but that is not keeping guitarist Alex Lifeson from making new music

Rush Members To Make Special Appearance
Rush bassist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson will appear at a Rush Fan Day event at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Rush's Alex Lifeson Has A New Gig 2018 In Review
Rush may have retired but that isn't stopping guitarist Alex Lifeson from still playing with a world renown drummer

Alex Lifeson Jams Rush Classics At Benefit Concert 2018 In Review
Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson performed a trio of classics by the legendary Canadian band during an appearance

Rush's Alex Lifeson Records Epic Track With Fu Manchu 2018 In Review
Fu Manchu have brought in Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson to add 'awesome riffs'

Rush's Neil Peart Has Retired From Drumming
Rush bassist and frontman Geddy Lee confirms that bandmate Neil Peart has retired from drumming

Geddy Lee Reveals That He Is In No Rush
Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass book just hit stores and the legendary music star is busy promoting it

Rush's Geddy Lee Announce Signing Events
Rush frontman Geddy Lee has announced the first pair of in-store signing events to launch his forthcoming project

AC/DC and Rush Receive Big KISS
As KISS prepare to launch their latest farewell tour the members of the band recently reflected on some the legendary bands

Rush Announce Special Reissue And Vinyl Debut
Rush will release the vinyl debut of their 2003 live package, 'Rush In Rio', on January 18, 2019

Corey Taylor Rushed By Fan On Stage In Russia
A fan learned the hard way that it is not a good idea to try to rush Corey Taylor on stage during Stone Sour's concert

Rush's Alex Lifeson Has A New Gig
Rush may have retired but that isn't stopping guitarist Alex Lifeson from still playing with a world renown drummer

Aerosmith's Joe Perry Rushed To Hospital
Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry reportedly collapsed backstage following a special guest appearance at Billy Joel's Madison Square Garden concert

Alex Lifeson Jams Rush Classics At Benefit Concert
Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson performed a trio of classics by the legendary Canadian band during an appearance at a charity event

Rush's 2112 Receive Polaris Music's Heritage Prize
Rush's landmark '2112' 1976 concept album has been selected as one of the records to receive Heritage Prize

Rush Expanding Hemispheres For 40th Anniversary
Rush will release a series of expanded reissues of their 1978 album, 'Hemispheres', on November 16.

Rush and Alice Cooper Lead New Rock Hall DVD
Rush, Alice Cooper and Heart are among the rockers featured on 'Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In Concert: Encore',

Rush's Geddy Lee Publishing New Book This Fall
Rush frontman Geddy Lee has announced that he will be releasing a new book entitled 'Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book Of Bass'

Dave Grohl Addresses Idea Of Replacing Neil Peart In Rush
It is hard to imagine the band Rush without legendary drummer Neil Peart but that was an idea recently proposed to Dave Grohl

Rush Announce Special Limited Edition 2112 Release
Rush's 1976 album classic, '2112', will be released for the first time on colored vinyl on April 27th

Rush Release 'A Farewell To Kings' Video
Rush have released a lyric video for the title track to the expanded 40th anniversary reissue of their 1977 album, 'A Farewell To Kings.'

Guns N' Roses Founder Wanted To Follow Rush's Example
Original Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler said in a recent interview that he had hoped that his relationship with Slash

Why Amy Schumer Rushed Wedding To Chris Fischer
Comedian Amy Schumer has revealed why she fast-tracked her marriage to chef Chris Fischer.

Rush's Alex Lifeson Records Epic Track With Fu Manchu
Fu Manchu have brought in Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson to add 'awesome riffs' to their epic 18-minute track

Alex Lifeson Has Bad News For Rush Fans
Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson shared an update on the band's status in a new interview with The Globe And Mail

Man Rushes Britney Spears' Stage In Las Vegas 2017 In Review
Man Rushes Britney Spears' Stage In Las Vegas was a top 17 story of August 2017

Rush Legend Neil Peart Voted Best Prog Musician Of All Time
Late Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart has been voted the greatest prog rock musician of all time by readers of Prog Magazine

Fu Manchu Tribute Rush's Neil Peart With 'Working Man' Cover
Fu Manchu are paying tribute to late Rush drummer Neil Peart with a newly-released cover

Rush Legend Neil Peart To Receive All-Star Tribute
An all-star tribute to late Rush legend Neil Peart will be takomg place this weekend as part of a livestream event

Rush's Geddy Lee Pays Tribute To Pete Way
Rush frontman Geddy Lee has taken to social media to pay tribute to legendary UFO bass player Pete Way

The Sword Rock Rush Classic 'Working Man' For Lockdown Series
The Sword have released their cover of the Rush classic 'Working Man'