“I Haven't Really Listened to Rush Music… I Never Stumbled Into the Catalogue”: Anika Nilles on Her Preparation for Rush’s 50 Something Tour
Lee said the bird appeared to mirror a tour poster and called the encounter remarkable as Rush honors Peart with Anika Nilles on drums.
- On June 7, RUSH bassist Geddy Lee experienced a "spooky" bird encounter in his Los Angeles hotel room during the "Fifty Something" tour's opening night, with the bird resembling the one featured on the tour poster.
- The tour poster features three birds symbolizing RUSH members, with one departing midflight to represent late drummer Neil Peart, who died at 67 in 2020 after battling brain cancer.
- Lee texted guitarist Alex Lifeson about the incident, calling it "remarkable" after the bird returned to "give me another nod." He admitted not being one for "mumbo jumbo."
- The "Fifty Something" tour features a revamped lineup including German drummer Anika Nilles and keyboardist Loren Gold, with Lee emphasizing the band worked hard to perform "at the top of our game."
- RUSH performs tonight, August 11, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, while the documentary "Neil Peart: No One's Disciple" premieres September 23 on CBC, featuring bandmates remembering the late drummer.
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“I haven't really listened to Rush music… I never stumbled into the catalogue”: Anika Nilles on her preparation for Rush’s 50 Something tour
Anika Nilles has been talking about her experience playing with Rush and her preparation for the reunited band’s 50 Something tour.The German drummer has been much praised for not only taking on the immense challenge of replacing the late great Neil Peart, but also – by all accounts – excelling at it. But interestingly, she told Thomann’s Drum Bash podcast that before she started she wasn’t that familiar with their music: “I was familiar with Ne…
Geddy Lee suggests he was visited by Neil Peart as a bird
Rush‘s Geddy Lee has detailed a bizarre encounter with a bird that reminded him of the band’s late drummer Neil Peart. After Rush’s retirement from touring in 2015, Peart sadly became ill with an aggressive form of brain cancer and died in early 2020, aged 67. Since June, Rush have been honouring his legacy on their 50 Something Tour, which has seen Anika Nilles fill in for him with drums. Peart’s family also gave Lee and his bandmate Alex Life…
Geddy Lee tells of spooky Neil Peart-related bird encounter
Geddy Lee has detailed a spooky encounter that took place on the opening night of Rush's ongoing Fifty Something tour in June. During an interview with Toronto radio station Q107 to celebrate the trio's first hometown shows in a decade, host Joanne Wilder asks Lee if he'd felt the presence of late Rush drummer Neil Peart on the tour."Spooky question!" Lee responds. "Well, it's funny. I'll tell you a little story. After the opening night, we were…
Fly By Night: Geddy Lee Talks Feeling Neil Peart's Presence in "Spooky" Bird Encounter
In a recent interview, the Rush vocalist discussed feeling Peart's presence on the opening night of their current tour. The post Fly By Night: Geddy Lee Talks Feeling Neil Peart's Presence in "Spooky" Bird Encounter appeared first on Metal Injection.
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