Geddy Lee opens door to Rush recording new music: “Who knows what’ll happen”
Geddy Lee has suggested that new music from Rush could be on the cards following their reunion tour.
This June, Rush will return to the stage for the first time since the conclusion of their farewell tour in 2015, which was supposed to be their last goodbye.
Following the death of drummer Neil Peart in 2020, it seemed improbable that Rush, even with a new drummer, would ever play live again. However, in October, they announced a North American arena tour to celebrate the band’s legacy, which they later had to extend on multiple occasions due to phenomenal demand.
Now, in a new interview with Music Radar (via Blabbermouth), Lee revealed, “My intent, before we got into this celebration of Rush’s history, was to put some music together.”
However, the music that he planned on making wasn’t for Rush with Lee explaining, “Now, I assumed I would be doing that on my own, not with Alex, but when we started jamming, I started seeing the possibility of doing something with Alex — but all of that went on hold now because there’s too much work.”
Nevertheless, optimistically added, “There’s too much work to do for this tour to even think about that. But if we manage to survive the tour, and go back to Canada and have a rest, who knows what’ll happen, but I suspect some music will eventually come out.”
Another driving force that is making the prospect of recording new Rush music tantalising for Lee is their new drummer, Anika Nilles, who previously played with The Jeff Beck Group before the late guitarist’s death.
Lee noted, “It would be fun to see what [Nilles] can do in a creative situation. Like, that would be fun. But it’s all speculation until it isn’t, so…”
After being announced as the new Rush drummer, Nilles admitted to finding the situation “quite overwhelming”, before thanking “Geddy and Alex for their trust and for welcoming me on this incredible new journey with Rush”.
Rush will hit the road in June, which will run through until December and rules out the prospect of hearing anything new from the prog-rock icons in 2026.
See the full list of dates below.
Rush tour dates 2026:
June
- 07 – Los Angeles, CA, Kia Forum
- 09 – Los Angeles, CA, Kia Forum
- 11 – Los Angeles, CA, Kia Forum
- 13 – Los Angeles, CA, Kia Forum
- 18 – Mexico City, MX, Palacio de los Deportes
- 20 – Mexico City, MX, Palacio de los Deportes
- 24 – Fort Worth, TX, Dickies Arena
- 26 – Fort Worth, TX, Dickies Arena
- 28 – Fort Worth, TX, Dickies Arena
- 30 – Fort Worth, TX, Dickies Arena
July
- 16 – Chicago, IL, United Center
- 18 – Chicago, IL, United Center
- 20 – Chicago, IL, United Center
- 22 – Chicago, IL, United Center
- 28 – New York, NY, Madison Square Garden
- 30 – New York, NY, Madison Square Garden
August
- 01 – New York, NY, Madison Square Garden
- 02 – New York, NY, Madison Square Garden
- 07 – Toronto, ON, Scotiabank Arena
- 09 – Toronto, ON, Scotiabank Arena
- 11 – Toronto, ON, Scotiabank Arena
- 13 – Toronto, ON, Scotiabank Arena
- 17 – Cleveland, OH, Rocket Arena
- 19 – Cleveland, OH, Rocket Arena
- 21 – Philadelphia, PA, Xfinity Mobile Arena
- 23 – Philadelphia, PA, Xfinity Mobile Arena
- 26 – Detroit, MI, Little Caesars Arena
- 28 – Detroit, MI, Little Caesars Arena
September
- 02 – Montreal, QC, Bell Centre
- 04 – Montreal, QC, Bell Centre
- 12 – Boston, MA, TD Garden
- 14 – Boston, MA, TD Garden
- 17 – Cleveland, OH, Rocket Arena
- 19 – Cleveland, OH, Rocket Arena
- 23 – San Antonio, TX, Frost Bank Center
- 24 – San Antonio, TX, Frost Bank Center
October
- 05 – Denver, CO, Ball Arena
- 07 – Denver, CO, Ball Arena
- 10 – Seattle, WA, Climate Pledge Arena
- 12 – Seattle, WA, Climate Pledge Arena
- 15 – San Jose, CA, SAP Center
- 17 – San Jose, CA, SAP Center
- 25 – Washington, DC, Capital One Arena
- 27 – Washington, DC, Capital One Arena
- 30 – Uncasville, CT, Mohegan Sun Arena
November
- 01 – Uncasville, CT, Mohegan Sun Arena
- 05 – Hollywood, FL, Seminole Hard Rock Live
- 07 – Hollywood, FL, Seminole Hard Rock Live
- 09 – Tampa, FL, Benchmark Arena
- 11 – Tampa, FL, Benchmark Arena
- 20 – Charlotte, NC, Spectrum Center
- 22 – Charlotte, NC, Spectrum Center
- 25 — Atlanta, GA, State Farm Arena
- 27 — Atlanta, GA, State Farm Arena
December
- 01 – Glendale, AZ, Desert Diamond Arena
- 03 – Glendale, AZ, Desert Diamond Arena
- 10 – Edmonton, AB, Rogers Place
- 12 – Edmonton, AB, Rogers Place
- 15 – Vancouver, BC, Rogers Arena
- 17 – Vancouver, BC, Rogers Arena
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